161. A Haitian Founder's Guide to Recruiting + Activating Volunteers - Jean Pierre-Louis
Meet Jean. Or JPL, as we now call him. This Haitian-born New Yorker has THE most inspiring story of taking his education back to Haiti in the form of a nonprofit healthcare and education organization benefiting his childhood community. He's also a savvy founder at capracare, and he breaks down how to recruit the right volunteers and board members to your organization. Get those tips, and find out how you can help JPL and our suffering Haitian friends with your support.
160. Disruption for Good + The Business of Changing the World - Raj Kumar
Meet Raj. He's not just the Founding President & Editor-in-Chief of Devex, he's noticed the little guy ever since he was a boy playing soccer in the streets of India. This former political strategist built Devex, a global news platform, in grad school alongside his friends to inform development professionals and aid workers all over the world. Today we launch Season 4 exploring the new era of global development and how to set zero goals for yourself (we had to have him define that too, but we were LOVING the answer). Tune inπ§
155. How to Activate Your Personal Network to Grow Your Mission - Prabhat Gautam
Meet Prabhat. He's one of L.A.'s leading voices in the worlds of entertainment and activism, but he's also pretty passionate about doing good too. Prabhat created Positive Television which has produced 800 charity events in L.A. in 21 years and connected him with plenty of movers and shakers in the philanthropic world. Today we're talking events - from taking it from the idea phase to launch phase with this event guru.
154. Podcast Replay: As Seen on School of Ethical Impact Podcast - Jenny Nuccio and Hayley Adamski
Meet Jenny & Hayley. They're the voices and brainpower behind the School of Ethical Impact, an institute + community equipping changemakers with the confidence to create real impact through business. Plus, their purpose-driven brand, Imani Collective, employs more than 80 Kenyan women and men to make ethically-sourced artisan products. The story of how our two companies met is one for the books. Tune in and hear about "The Little Banner That Could."
152. How Nonprofits Should Step Into an Activist Role - Robert Egger
Meet Robert. This nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, author, speaker and activist is a passionate proponent of social good. In fact, he's the founder of D.C. Central Kitchen, the Campus Kitchen Project and the L.A. Kitchen, which have collectively produced over 40 million meals and helped over 2,000 individuals attain jobs. He's talking about the economics of nonprofit (Spoiler: we're REALLY good for business) and sharing why activism matters to the sector. Bottom line: you donβt have to choose between making good and making a living.
151. Meet Akashinga: The Women Saving Africa's Wildlife - Damien Mander
Meet Damien. He's an Australian special operations sniper who was traveling through Africa in 2009 and was inspired by the work of rangers and the plight of wildlife. Liquidating his life savings, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation was established to be the last line of defense for nature. Over the past decade the IAPF has scaled to train and support rangers which now help protect more than 1.1 million acres of habitats in Zimbabwe. And these rangers are ALL WOMEN. They're trained like special operations soldiers and are warriors protecting wildlife and wild spaces. Ya'll. This storyππ₯° Do yourself a favor, and don't miss it π§
149. Cryptocurrency + Fundraising: The Next Frontier? - Pat Duffy
Raise your hand if you're still trying to figure out how the heck cryptocurrency and philanthropy intersect? πββοΈπββοΈ We've got you! Meet Pat. He merged his nonprofit experience and passion for Bitcoin trading to create The Giving Block, a company helping nonprofits transact cryptocurrency donations. He's giving the simplest explanation into the ins and outs of cryptocurrency, blockchain and the underlying technology needed to accept this new form of currency. Tune in to hear which orgs are doing it well.
143. Do Your Good: Discovering Your Own Personal Giving Strategy - Sybil Ackerman-Munson
Meet Sybil. She's a nonprofit purist on a mission: to help you do the most good when it comes to your personal philanthropy. It starts with building a personal giving strategy, aligning values and narrowing your giving goals. We're chatting about how to channel passion, creating focus and giving away money with humility. We believe everyone - especially nonprofit professionals - is an important philanthropist. Start here, and let's allow our collective giving to improve our world.
140. Love Has No Limits: How to Organize + Mobilize Volunteers to Do the Most Good - Dominic Russo
Meet Dominic. He's a humanitarian and innovator, and he knows how to mobilize massive audiences toward good. At the age of 20, he founded Missions.Me and began organizing strategic outreach campaigns in cities across Latin America. Today, his Love Has No Limits grassroots org has an audacious goal: calling all to be part of the greatest display of love Southern California has ever experienced through volunteer efforts addressing homelessness, poverty and other crippling community issues. Learn how to inspire and mobilize rabid fans, or join the Love Has No Limits event this month!
139. How Collaborative Giving is Solving the World's Greatest Challenges - Sianne Haldane
Meet Sianne. Her passion is simple: bring the philanthropic community together working toward achieving the UNβs Sustainable Development Goals. Why? Because we know unified efforts lead to greater global equity for all. As a Chief Impact Officer and dual qualified lawyer in the UK and in her native South Africa, Sianne builds more impact equity for the London-based Maanch organization through an impact-platform uniting philanthropy, impact investors and corporations. We're talking impact investing and how to check off the world's Honey Do list. Tune in!
137. Using Tech for Good: Celebrating + Growing Everyday Philanthropists - Brian Ford
Meet Brian. He's the host of the Self Improvement Daily podcast (you know, a podcast with a casual 8M+ downloads where each episode lasts less than 2 mins π²π±π€) as well as the founder of For Purpose - a social impact platform modernizing what it means to make a difference. This self-professed Social Impactivist is breaking down how to capture impact and amplify it for good. Tune in and learn how to activate everyday philanthropists for your mission.
134. Philanthropy Trends: Breaking Down the Giving USA 2021 Report - Elizabeth Abel
Meet Elizabeth. She's answering the questions we've all been wondering the past year: what happened to philanthropy in 2020? This seasoned fundraising pro is breaking down the 2021 Giving USA Report on Philanthropy, which dropped last week. Beyond the headlines and major takeaways, she's giving us some actionable steps to provide focus - no matter the size of your fundraising shop. Tune in and hear where the sector is moving and how you can level up your preparedness.
119. The Urgent Case for Latinx Philanthropy + Unlocking the Power of Unrestricted Giving - Ana Marie Argilagos
Meet Ana Marie. The CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy is mobilizing her community to combat that 1% of U.S. philanthropic dollars currently go to Latinx organizations, a margin so far from the need reflected in our communities. She's also talking through the moment she learned of their organization's selection as a beneficiary of MacKenzie Scott's donation and how the unrestricted gift was groundbreaking to organizational growth.
112. Minisode: The Mission of the Crayon Initiative: Providing Joy to Millions of Children - Bryan Ware
Meet Bryan. After years of helping Fortune 100 companies streamline their manufacturing and products for ultimate efficiency, Bryan combined his manufacturing skills and his love for the arts to help children in need. And thus The Crayon Initiative was born. If you've ever wondered what happens to restaurant crayons after their one use - then tune in. We're talking about an incredible mission story that's benefiting hospitalized children. You'll never look at crayons the same again - guaranteed.
111. Training Leaders on Building Safe, Inclusive Spaces - Rashaunda Williams
Meet Rashuanda. She's passionate about equipping this generation's nonprofit leaders with the soft skills needed to build high-performing team. And it starts with creating a space where people feel they can thrive, share their experiences and be their authentic selves. Her team at Collective Impact is breaking through diversity and inequity gaps to train leaders to build healthy cultures which inevitably lead to healthier teams.
108. How to Foster Grief Informed Teams at Work - Michael Turner
Meet Mike. You're about to meet one of the world's most kind, giving CEOs. When your company's mission statement is "we exist to give generously," you know everything that comes afterward is going to come from a pure place. We're sitting down for a founder's story about a socially good company that's turning the water bottle industry on its head, and each measure of success is getting poured back into incredible philanthropic missions. It's a thought-provoking discussion about doing business differently.
107. Collective Giving and the Power of Giving Circles - Kyson Bunthuwong
Meet Kyson. This gritty optimist got his start in social good when he co-founded a startup aimed at tackling Malawi's illegal charcoal trade.Today, he and the Philanthropy Together team are working to empower us all with the knowledge of giving circles to build powerful communities for good. There are many in our sector who arenβt familiar with Giving Circles πββοΈπββοΈ Tune in as we dive into this powerful community-building strategy. Kyson also throws down some wise counsel on democratizing and diversifying philanthropy through giving circles and collective giving. If you have passionate ambassadors, volunteers or rabid fans - this episode is for you.
105. Uniting Athletes Around Purpose - Marcus Daniell
Meet Marcus. He may be a professional tennis pro who regularly rubs elbows with the likes of Federer and Nadal, but that's not how he wants to be remembered. As the founder of High Impact Athletes, he's challenging his fellow athletes to connect with their favorite missions and join him pledging 10% of their annual earnings to those causes. His life goal: to create a movement in the sporting world where athletes can maximize their position of power to influence good. Three cheers for this!
104. Soliciting Major Gifts in a Virtual World - Lereca Monik
Meet Lereca. She's an accomplished Houston-based major gift officer who knows all too well about the power of philanthropy. As a recipient of human and youth services, she's always had an innate desire to give back. And she's channeling that passion into activating gift officers to "thank to the bank" in an approach that equally uses the head and the heart to engage. She's walking us through virtual major gift asks and setting smart metrics.
98. How to Diversify the Talent Pipeline in Philanthropy - Karon Moody Harden
Meet Karon. She believes philanthropy can be a trusted partner in advancing the greater good. And her team at the Council on Foundations is centered on doing just that by fostering heathy work environments, developing diverse people and advocating for progress. By bringing people together around these topics, her org is bridging divides and creating opportunities for people to listen, share and do the work. And her One Good Thing will move your heart.