IMPACTability: The Nonprofit Leaders' Podcast · Soukup Strategic Solutions

Mission Over Tradition: Rethinking Fundraising and Board Leadership

September 23, 2025·50 min·4 clips

Naftali Feliciano left wealth management after his uncle's cancer death to lead a nonprofit helping patients.

Sheryl Soukup interviews Naftali Feliciano, CEO of Cancer Alliance Network, about his transition from finance to nonprofit leadership, focusing on mission-driven strategies for board governance and innovative fundraising. They discuss personal connections to cancer, challenges in revenue diversification, and the importance of community-focused events to support patients in Southwest Florida.

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A practical board-governance conversation about how nonprofits outgrow founder-mode operations.

On Impactability, Cheryl Sukup talks with Naftali Feliciano, CEO of Cancer Alliance Network, about how a nonprofit shifts from a grassroots scramble to more formal board governance.

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For board members who need to stop governing like a startup crew.

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