Sorry Isn't Enough: A 5-Step Framework for Nonprofit Accountability That Actually Repairs Harm

Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofits are good at issuing apologies, but terrible at actually changing. There's a difference between saying "I'm sorry" and doing the work of repair, and that gap is exactly where trust goes to die. In this episode, we get into what accountability actually means, why so few organizations do it well, and what it looks like when it's done right. On this week's episode of The Small Nonprofit Podcast, Maria sits down with Chris Talbot (they/them), Communications Lead for Community-Centric Fundraising, and a queer, transmasc, non-binary, mixed race, autistic advocate who has spent years working to make spaces genuinely safe for marginalized people. Nonprofit leaders listening to this episode will walk away with a concrete framework for taking accountability, a clearer picture of why changed behavior, and not apologies, is the actual measure of accountability, and a harder look at the double standard of who gets held to account in our sector. - Shahem Mclaurin's page, which has links to their socials, podcast, and work: https://www.5hahem.com/ - Christabel Mintah-Galloway's page, which has links to her relational toolkit, relational skills workbook, workshop, and socials: https://www.christabelmintahgalloway.com/ - Book: *Turn this world inside out: The emergence of nurturance culture*: https://bookshop.org/p/books/turn-this-world-inside-out-the-emergence-of-nurturance-culture-nora-samaran/012f25ca4db67954 - Chris's website: https://www.mxchristalbot.com/ - Twitter: https://x.com/mxchristalbot - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxchristalbot/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mxchristalbot/ - Them's Wild podcast: https://dashboard.rss.com/podcasts/themswild/ If this episode was useful, grab the 30-Day Board Fundraising Challenge at gofurthertogether.ca/boardchallenge — it's free and it gives your board actual structure. Book a Discovery Call with Further Together if you need help raising money in a way aligned with your values.  Check out the What The Fundraising podcast here. Support the show