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Legends from the Nonprofit Crypt

Legends from the Nonprofit Crypt

By: JESSICA AVIVA Ph.D.
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Join Jessica Aviva, Ph.D. on a shadowy tour through the nonprofit underworld as she conjures short stories from the haunted halls of community work – where good intentions go to get gaslit and overworked. Each episode unearths a deliciously dramatic short story inspired by the real-life absurdities of doing good in a broken system. If you’ve ever been voluntold, undervalued, or asked to “just tweak the theory of change by 5 p.m.,” you’ll love these sweet revenge fantasies. Spoiler alert: each story ends with poetic justice and a glimmer of the impact we all thought was possible back when we still believed we could change the world. It’s storytime for burned-out change agents with a ridiculous sense of humor who are in desperate need of catharsis.

This podcast is a work of fiction. All characters, names, places, events, and incidents are products of the creator’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental.

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Episodes
  • The Red Pen

    The Red Pen
    Sep 19 2025

    Angelica was a writer at heart—an author, poet, and podcaster whose words captivated thousands. But like so many artists, her passion didn’t pay the bills. By day, she worked as a development coordinator at an arts nonprofit, where her creativity was constantly stifled by a red-pen–wielding boss who turned elegant prose into clumsy clichés.

    When a last-minute donor letter and a flood of humiliating edits push her to the breaking point, Angelica makes a bold decision to walk away—without notice, without a plan. What happens next feels almost too good to be true: a dream job offer, the chance to publish a book, and an unexpected twist that ties her fate back to the very donor who drove her over the edge.

    🎙️ Tune in to The Red Pen for a tale of art, survival, and the strange ways the universe sometimes rewrites our stories.

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    9 mins
  • Attractive

    Attractive
    Sep 12 2025

    Farrah was eager, idealistic, and ready to change the world in her first nonprofit job. But she quickly discovered that in the eyes of her boss, her value wasn’t her talent, dedication, or creativity—it was her looks.

    What begins as an uncomfortable comment in the hallway spirals into a reckoning with toxic leadership, casual sexism, and the exploitation of women in fundraising. Just when Farrah thinks her career may be over before it’s even begun, an unexpected ally changes everything—proving that courage, integrity, and hard work will always outshine sleazy shortcuts.

    🎙️ Tune in to Attractive for a tale of resilience, power, and the ghosts of workplace cultures that need to be left behind.

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    10 mins
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