AI Doesn't Know What Empathy Looks Like

Tina-Marie Gulley, former CEO of Ada Developers Academy, on why the people creating technology should reflect the people affected by it.

Apr 7 • Eric Ressler

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March 2026

Funders Don't Owe You Anything

Eric and Jonathan debate whether nonprofit entitlement is killing fundraising relationships, and who's really responsible for fixing philanthropy.

Mar 31 • Eric Ressler and Jonathan Hicken

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Inside charity:water's Big Brand Bet

Brady Josephson, Head of Growth & Innovation at charity:water, on why the nonprofit sector's obsession with bottom-of-funnel marketing is hollowing out…

Mar 24 • Eric Ressler

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Who Are You Becoming?

The one question that stops social impact leaders in their tracks, and why your answer matters more than your strategic plan.

Mar 17 • Eric Ressler and Jonathan Hicken

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Storytelling Needs an Ecosystem

Heather Mason on why the social sector's obsession with problem framing is killing its ability to build visions people actually want to fund.

Mar 10 • Eric Ressler

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WTF Even is Strategy?

Why conviction matters more than your strategic plan

Mar 3 • Eric Ressler and Jonathan Hicken

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February 2026

Philanthropy Can Afford to Give More

How the Level Up Campaign Could Unlock Hundreds of Millions for Communities in Crisis

Feb 24 • Eric Ressler

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The Great Content Reset

AI slop is flooding every channel. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and how to cut through the noise.

Feb 17 • Eric Ressler and Jonathan Hicken

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Who Should Fund The People?

Watch now | Rusty Stahl on why the nonprofit sector runs on people — and why nobody wants to pay for them.

Feb 10 • Eric Ressler

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January 2026

The Cost of “Someday”

A behind-the-scenes look at what happens when you stop deferring and start building.

Jan 27 • Eric Ressler and Jonathan Hicken

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Making Your Movement Irresistible

Beulah Osueke on co-creation, practical radicalism, and why you can't change a system by imposing solutions from above.

Jan 20 • Eric Ressler

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December 2025

Jonathan's Back?!

Wins, Struggles, and What We Learned in 2025

Dec 19, 2025 • Eric Ressler and Jonathan Hicken

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