{"id":596173,"date":"2023-05-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/?post_type=podcast&p=596173"},"modified":"2023-05-05T14:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T18:19:44","slug":"ep-180-internal-conflict-nonprofit-organizations-with-aarati-kasturirangan","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/podcast\/ep-180-internal-conflict-nonprofit-organizations-with-aarati-kasturirangan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 180: Tackling Internal Conflict – Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations (with Aarati Kasturirangan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What happens when the values you espouse for the world or for your clients don\u2019t show up at the office? Many advocates take their anger out on each other. Today, we’re going to talk about internal conflict within nonprofit organizations and why it seems to be hard-wired into the DNA of the nonprofit sector\u2019s strongest champions\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’ve ever been part of a nonprofit team, then you know that we’re a passionate bunch. We’re fierce, gritty, persistent, and feisty \u2013 attributes that make us great advocates for the causes we care about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But sometimes, these same attributes can make us challenging colleagues to work with\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

I remember my days working with an LGBTQ organization back in the late 90s. Whenever I\u2019d do media appearances, I would face blatant homophobia and receive TONS of hate mail. I even remember one media personality telling me that if they could, they would work to have my children taken from me.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes these experiences would leave me in tears and other times, they left me infuriated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That anger fueled my advocacy work, but it would also spill over into my day-to-day life as a member of the staff at the organization, leading to internal conflict and challenging workplace dynamics. I\u2019m sure many of you reading this can relate in your own way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today we\u2019ll talk about what that looks like, and what folks like my guest, \u200b\u200bAarati Kasturirangan, and her team do about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aarati has spent over 22 years working with diverse changemakers from all walks of life to transform internal cultures and structures, and build effective, values-aligned strategies for change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this episode, we talk about the most effective ways for nonprofit organizations to navigate the internal conflict that can arise in the midst of the fierce advocacy that drives our work, and how we can all work together to create healthier, more supportive environments for everyone working in the nonprofit sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tune in to learn:<\/h2>\n