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Ever wanted to have a cup of coffee with Jon and Becky so you could lift the veil on those same questions we volley to our guests? Then you're going to love our next series: Get To Know Us. Coffee Talk with We Are For Good. For the next two weeks, we're going to be interviewing each other on all things philanthropy, business, family, failure, hilarious moments and irreverent facts. We don't know each other's questions, so all the reactions you hear are live and sincere. Oh, and be prepared to laugh. A lot.

“Becky knows how to love people, seek people out, and she’s using that super power to grow the heart of our company.”

— Jonathan McCoy, CFRE

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Episode Overview

How Becky grew her heart for other people (5:30)
Becoming a collector of people (10:00)
Becky’s college experience and how she got to where she is today (12:00)
Meet Kyle, Becky’s husband (16:30)
Becky’s family and how philanthropy is threaded into their story (19:00)
The transition from marketing to becoming a major gift officer (25:00)
Take a leap of faith into something that is new and different (29:00)
Becky’s passion for mental health (32:00)
What Becky would say to 10 year old Becky: Be you and be patient. (36:00)
Becky’s journey to We Are For Good (37:00)
Rapid Fire Questions with Becky (39:00)
Becky’s big dream for We Are For Good (43:00)
Becky’s One Good Thing: Look around you and learn someone’s name. Do what you can in the space of the world you are in right now. (46:00)

Powerful quotes

“I don’t feel like you really have gotten to know the Becky Endicott that we see behind the scenes.” -Jon

“Becky is exactly the same human being that she was 20 years ago.” -Jon

“Becky has a way of collecting people. She cares so deeply about people and is never the person to walk by someone and not hear their story and learn how she can help them.” -Jon

“Becky knows how to love people, seek people out, and she’s using that super power to grow the heart of our company.” -Jon

“I’ve always been hardwired to be looking around.” -Becky

“I have been extremely well loved my entire life.” -Becky

“There is something hard wired in my brain that shut down the practicality and amplified the empathy. I’m very curious about people, and I have such a sense for wanting to find harmony.” -Becky

“I am an enthusiast about the place that I’m in.” -Becky

“A lot of people in the nonprofit space find themselves wanting to plug in. I always felt that innate desire to plug in.” -Becky

“Don’t just go to college, embrace the journey. There are so many opportunities there.” -Becky

“Walk through your life thinking that everybody is a connection. Anybody can collect people.” -Becky

“Kyle is truly the greatest human being I have ever known.” -Becky

“I can never give Kyle enough credit because as out loud of a person I am, he is the equalizer. He is just as impactful as I am for people who are watching and listening and seeing him do it quietly.” -Becky

“We went through IVF and I was scared to death. I was so desperate at the time to cling to any level of hope.” -Becky

“I had the best time of my life as a major gift officer.” -Becky

“I have great respect for the science of fundraising, but for me, I am way over on the art side of fundraising.” -Becky

“Self care is massively important. Taking care of yourself, making time for yourself was not something that I was doing. I had the physical, mental, and emotional complete collapse. I feel very passionate that our nonprofit professionals have mental health resources and support. We can’t just pile on and not check in on each other.” -Becky

“Even when you don’t know what to say, say that.” -Becky

“I was looking at corporate America and feeling like I was in a box. I felt suffocated. I loved where I was, but I wanted to learn how I could do the most good, not just in my community, but in many communities.” -Becky

“My husband told me to chase my dreams, and our daughters would watch me chasing things that matters.” -Becky

“I want people to look within and discover their gifts, and learn how they can activate them to do good.” -Becky

“No matter who you are, you have something to give someone. If we can tap into that and find a way to match it with your passion, it will fill your life in so many beautiful ways.” -Becky

“We want to change the landscape of philanthropy, for the way we show up, and how we see each other.” -Becky

“Empathy could be the great catalyst of change that we are missing.” -Becky

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