Meet Leigh Matthews. She's an Aussie nonprofit ethicist who's worked in the ‘do good’ sector for the last 15 years. In that time she set up her own NGO in Cambodia, worked as a human rights monitor, won a whole bunch of awards, burnt out, had two children, learned a lot of lessons, set up a consulting company, co-founded the ReThink Orphanages Network, traveled the world, wrote a book, started a podcast, and spoke to global audiences. Her tough questions on the social responsibility we assume as we perpetuate good is something you'll want to stop and consider.

Meet Robin. She's here to help us prep for end of year giving, especially during an election year, during our first “minisode”. She has great advice about how to craft a clear message during a time with a lot of white noise. We work through the top questions you should ask yourself while preparing your year end giving campaign, and how you should be utilizing a multichannel communication approach this year.

Meet Shelley Danner. She's united her business acumen and passion for impact into a super cool project. Challenge Detroit offers paid fellowships to live, work - and hopefully stay - in the Motor City while pairing a job with nonprofit service. Challenge Detroit was founded in response to the exodus of young talent leaving Detroit and Michigan. Shelley shares how to leverage young professionals in your community and get them working on the frontlines to the improve their own community.

Gratitude will never be overstated nor should goodness be silenced. Grab a megaphone, a pen and paper, craft that immersive experience and embrace unparalleled levels of stewardship. Join Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they share tips to help you reimagine how you connect thank you + impact together in your donor experience.

Meet Ross. His thick Texas drawl and easy kindness will immediately put you at ease as we chat with this generous philanthropist. The self-professed big dreamer has a pure heart for giving, and is using his savvy know-how to inspire extraordinary generosity in others. He'll share how a $25M gift he and wife Billie made to their alma mater infused an arts Mecca in the middle of the Heartland (& flying the entire NY Philharmonic to Oklahoma!) and how the kindness of one frontline staff member inspired a $10M gift to name a cancer center in her honor at Baylor Scott & White Health. We're getting cozy during this Fireside Chat with a philanthropic legend. It's an inspiring story of how seeds of gratitude can grow early and how storytelling can pull it all together.

Meet Alice. She’s the President & CEO of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and the resident torchbearer for gratitude around her kitchen table. By day she strives to equip healthcare development professionals to do the most good - with even more urgency as we face a global pandemic. In this conversation we explore the power and leverage unique to healthcare philanthropy, and explore how connection + camaraderie are at the core of AHP’s approach. Kick back and lean in, as I know this conversation elevated our appreciation of the power and urgency of philanthropy.

Ever notice how one person’s profound passion can create a ripple? That’s our goal. Tossing a pebble into the hands of those who don’t simply want to make a transactional gift - they want to start a movement. Join Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they help you identify, engage, and mobilize your rabid fans.

Meet Tycely. She's a dynamic leader, chief development officer and compelling storyteller. As a student of Dr. Maya Angelou, she seized the advice from this wise professor and mentor who said "it is critically important to be joyful.” Understanding that pathways of joy lead to courage, she's armed with the resolve to be brave, not perfect. Her tips to becoming a radical change agent have benefitted her nonprofit, and she's eager to pay those lessons learned forward.

Meet Lynne.This self-professed Donor Relations Guru has built a career reimagining how we engage, show impact and thank donors in a more strategic, meaningful way. She'll break down the 4 Pillars of Donor Relations and even find time to provide 3 quick ways small nonprofits can start to rebuild their donor relations program. We'll talk differences between stewardship and donors relations, see how you'd stack up to Lynne's covert Giving Experiment, and praise the yumminess of Doritos. Don't miss this must-listen-to episode!

Storytelling is the heartbeat of connection. And we strive to tell it rawly, transparently and kindly...because story opens the doors to the empathy required to create an uprising. Join Jon & Becky as they share why storytelling is absolutely essential to bringing others to know and love your mission. They walk through some simple Do's and Don'ts, and finish by sharing a deeply personal story of hope.

Meet Terri. She believes leaders turn moments into movements, and she's passionate about activating that movement toward social good. Tune in and learn the 4 things you need to be an agent of good in your space of the world from this accomplished nonprofit professional, author and speaker. We'll also explore a couple tips for learning during hard times. Timely advice for all of us.

Storytelling is the heartbeat of connection. And we strive to tell it rawly, transparently and kindly...because story opens the doors to the empathy required to create an uprising. Join Jon & Becky as they share why storytelling is absolutely essential to bringing others to know and love your mission. They walk through some simple Do's and Don'ts, and finish by sharing a deeply personal story of hope.

Meet Dr. Ryan Bisel. Ok. We'll admit it. Many nonprofit leaders have poor communication. The Professor of Organizational Communication talks through keeping focus on meaning and connects it as the lifeblood of successful nonprofit leaders. He's got practical advice for connection and drafting two-sided messages. He even shares some of the great outcomes from his students' social/business projects: the Do Good Project.

Throw out the gimmicks and get rich quick fundraising schemes! Join Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they share their second core belief to revolutionize fundraising: Play the long game. Through the lens of a decade of work in healthcare philanthropy, they share practical tips, guidance and stories of how they witnessed this belief come to life and result in multi-million dollar commitments.

Meet Brigette. She describes herself as “values obsessed.” With intimate storytelling and engaging activities, Brigette cuts straight through the small talk to deep conversation about values. She inspires audiences to think differently about what matters most in their lives, in their families and at work. Learn 3 Steps to Define your Values leading to richer relationships professionally and personally.

Meet Thomas and Kelley. They believe food binds us. When COVID-19 hit Florida, their nonprofit, Feeding Tampa Bay, went into turbo innovation mode. They're rethinking food delivery and putting mission above ego to join forces with a partner organization to provide both a greater impact and delivering a meal with dignity and respect. It's an excellent case study in what 'to do' to see your mission flourishes during a pandemic. And they've got 15,000 new donors in the last six months to prove it!

Meet Christal. She's a woman on a mission. She's seen immobile nonprofit boards hold an organization's mission and people hostage and she's rewriting the Helpful Boars playbook. She throws down about a dozen amazingly simple tips to reengage and refocus your board on getting active (instead of advisory). Young professionals: we'll talk through finding your seat and voice at the board table too.

Meet Diana Hartley. This self-professed “creative rebel,” is working to disrupt how philanthropy is taught, perceived, experienced and imparted to her college-level students in the nonprofit organizational studies minor at the University of Oklahoma. She’s laser focused on the question of “how do we leverage the hunger of these new professionals into meaningful contributions on the front lines of our missions and teams?” Her slant on risk taking (it’s a positive thing, folks!) is emboldening a brave new creative world to emerge among her bright young minds.

Meet Mary Kate Tolan. The Oreo-loving Oregon girl is the Manager of the Youth Development Programs team at ALSAC St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Mary Kate is skilled in the cultivation, management, and stewardship of regional and national partners and leverages her passions for customer service and leadership development into these relationships! Tune in and hear 3 Tips for building deeper, more meaningful relationships with organizational partners.

They're back. Today, Jon and Becky do a deep dive into why every organization should be placing people front and center AND on an equal playing field.