{"podcast":{"title":"Successful Nonprofits Podcast","slug":"successful-nonprofits-podcast-538501","podcast_index_feed_id":538501,"rss_url":"https://nonprofits.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://successfulnonprofits.com/successful-nonprofits-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/8/8/5/58855f217abd5dbed959afa2a1bf1c87/High_Res_Logo_for_Podcast.png","author":"Successful Nonprofits, LLC","episode_count":340,"summary":"With more than half a million downloads, the Successful Nonprofits Podcast helps nonprofit chief executives lead effectively and build stronger organizations. Hosted by Dolph Goldenburg, a consultant, coach, and confidant to nonprofit leaders across the country, the podcast helps nonprofit executive directors navigate board relationships, staff leadership, financial stewardship, fundraising pressure, strategic planning, leadership transitions, and the hard decisions only the CEO can make. Each episode is created for busy nonprofit chief executives leading through complexity, often without a deep bench of finance, HR, fundraising, or operations support. Through conversations with nonprofit leaders and experts, along with practical episodes drawn from Dolph's three decades of nonprofit leadership, the Successful Nonprofits® Podcast offers clear-eyed guidance to help you and your organization thrive.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:21:11.012190+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-nonprofits-podcast-538501"},"episode":{"title":"A Sabbatical Made My Nonprofit Stronger with Rebecca Stapel-Wax","slug":"a-sabbatical-made-my-nonprofit-stronger-with-rebecca-stapel-wax","published_at":"2026-06-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-nonprofits-podcast-538501/a-sabbatical-made-my-nonprofit-stronger-with-rebecca-stapel-wax","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-nonprofits-podcast-538501","url":"https://successfulnonprofits.com/portfolio/sabbatical-for-nonprofit-ceos","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/sabbatical-for-nonprofit-ceos.mp3?dest-id=574799","summary":"Many nonprofit chief executives dream about taking a sabbatical, but few believe their organization is too small to offer sabbaticals . In this episode, SOJOURN Executive Director Rebecca Stapel-Wax shares how she prepared her board, staff, systems, and interim leader for a successful three-month sabbatical that ultimately strengthened the organization. Dolph and Rebecca discuss succession planning, executive burnout, communication boundaries, re-entry planning, and the operational systems every nonprofit CEO should have in place before stepping away on a sabbatical . This episode answers questions like : How do I ask my board for a sabbatical? Can a nonprofit executive director take a paid sabbatical? What should a I put in place before taking a sabbatical? How do I handle leadership coverage during a n executive director's sabbatical? How do I prepare my staff and board before taking extended leave? What should be included in a nonprofit succession planning playbook? Links mentioned in this episode: SOJOURN: sojourngsd.org Looking for more? Check out these amazing episodes: I took a sabbatical and so can you with David Huitstuman: [ on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or our website with show notes ] Make your dream sabbatical a reality with Emil Raskin [ Episode Title on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or our website with show notes ]","meta_description":"Many nonprofit chief executives dream about taking a sabbatical, but few believe their organization is too small to offer sabbaticals . In this episode, S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1835,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/successful-nonprofits-podcast-538501/episodes/a-sabbatical-made-my-nonprofit-stronger-with-rebecca-stapel-wax/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/successful-nonprofits-podcast-538501/a-sabbatical-made-my-nonprofit-stronger-with-rebecca-stapel-wax.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}