{"podcast":{"title":"RKD Group: Thinkers","slug":"rkd-group-thinkers-239730","podcast_index_feed_id":239730,"rss_url":"https://fast.wistia.com/channels/ks8jtknsid/rss","website_url":"http://rkdgroup.com/podcast","image_url":"https://embed-ssl.wistia.com/deliveries/663fab1b8b62c0751628add60d53c4c8.png?image_crop_resized=3000x3000","author":"Ronnie Richard","episode_count":153,"summary":"RKD Group: Thinkers, the nonprofit marketer's podcast, is a must-listen experience of thought-provoking content that inspires strategic decisions and insight on the industry. Group: Thinkers brings together innovators and curators in nonprofit marketing, branding and direct response to tackle the major issues facing nonprofits today.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T06:19:05.948643+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730"},"episode":{"title":"What nonprofit leaders learned in 2025","slug":"what-nonprofit-leaders-learned-in-2025","published_at":"2026-01-02T16:08:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730/what-nonprofit-leaders-learned-in-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730","url":"http://rkdgroup.com/podcast?wchannelid=ks8jtknsid&wmediaid=9w96x9axzk","audio_url":"https://podcast.wistia.com/deliveries/90cbe3c31948eec7c667337365815a06b36f2145.mp3?d=eyJtIjoxNDI0MDk3NjcsIm1kIjoyMDk0LjY1LCJhIjoid2lzdGlhLXByb2R1Y3Rpb25fMTI5NDY5OSIsImMiOjYxMzQ4LCJlIjoyMDI3Njg4LCJiIjoiOTBjYmUzYzMxOTQ4ZWVjN2M2NjczMzczNjU4MTVhMDZiMzZmMjE0NSIsIm1iIjo3MDEsIm9iIjoxNDQwMDIxLjE2ODIxNDI2MDF9--2a0bc3a01b1ff2c856568d0a5d18b065854b2df94a087fc1185a97007a21625a","summary":"In this special edition of the RKD Group: Thinkers podcast, Justin McCord and Ronnie Richard take a step back to reflect on another year of conversations, insights and moments that shaped the podcast, and the nonprofit sector, throughout 2025. Inspired by high-impact conversations, Justin and Ronnie examine what those conversations revealed about the evolving landscape of nonprofit marketing, fundraising, leadership and purpose. Over the course of the episode, four defining themes emerge: the maturation of AI in the sector, the enduring importance of human-centered fundraising, the power of purpose-driven career shifts and the resilience required to navigate constant change. In this conversation, Justin and Ronnie reflect on the year behind them, the lessons surfaced through their guests and even a spilled Topo Chico.","meta_description":"In this special edition of the RKD Group: Thinkers podcast, Justin McCord and Ronnie Richard take a step back to reflect on another year of conversations,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2095,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rkd-group-thinkers-239730/episodes/what-nonprofit-leaders-learned-in-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730/what-nonprofit-leaders-learned-in-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}