The Official Do Good Better Podcast

For the LAST episode of The Official Do Good Better Podcast, podcast producer Lee Schwartz interviews 5-Star Guest Patrick Kirby! Patrick answers tough trivia questions, responds to listener mail, and answers some questions only Zach Galifianakis could love...questions that are perfect for when you're "Between Two Podcasts." Look for updates on our social media pages for the upcomin...

Today's 5-Star Guest is...Patrick Kirby! It's another great solo episode where Patrick shares all the great advice others have to pay for! Patrick shares his impressions of some recent conversations with Executive Directors and stories from the fundraising "trenches." Get on our waiting list for our new nonprofit & fundraising community filled with on-demand courses and liv...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Dan Pallotta, a legend in the nonprofit world due to his dynamic impact on fundraising, communication and his unique ability to positively transform nonprofit supporters, funders and those who serve.    Dan invented the multi-day charitable event industry. Dan was one of the founding partners for TED’s phenomenally successful Audacious Project , which curates some o...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Devika Narayanan, Chief of Staff of Nostos Homes Internal displacement can happen suddenly, following an environmental disaster like a hurricane or an earthquake. It may occur over a short, intense period of civil war; it may take place slowly and continually over decades; it may be the result of public or private sector development projects. At Nostos, they build h...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Paul Zelizer.  Paul Zelizer is a leading social entrepreneur coach who helps founders & leaders increase their impact, profitability and quality of life. Paul always knew that his purpose was to help people and work to make the world a better place. So when it came time to choose a career, he went into community mental health and organizing.  Much of that work w...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Courtney Backen, Director of Community and Capacity Development for GiveMN and RaiseMN. Courtney leads the charge on resource and tool building for GiveMN and RaiseMN. With a background in fundraising for several Minnesota-based organizations like Friends of the Hennepin County Library, Environment Minnesota, and Minnesota Public Radio, Courtney helps provide fundra...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Teri Beckman, Founder and CEO of HIGOL.   Teri is deeply influenced by Skillful Means, a fully integrated approach to life and work developed by Tarthang Tulku uniting business practices with personal and spiritual growth – including the development compassion and wisdom. Her lifelong passion lies in integrating eastern and western psychology, organizational behavio...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Bill Yoh, Chairman of Yoh Staffing & Recruitment and best-selling author. A lifelong writer and award-winning author, Bill has published business and literary articles and blogs, and produced an award-winning feature film about human relationships. Bill also serves as a speaker , biographer and strategist, helping other family business owners navigate the opport...

Today's Five-Star Guests are (Director of Product Marketing) Steve Lausch and (Director of Corporate Communications) Sarah Sebastian...both are event and fundraising experts from (industry-leader) One Cause. Download Their 2024 Fundraising Outlook Report: https://www.onecause.com/ebook/2024-fundraising-outlook-report/ More About Sarah:   Sarah is a marketer and brand geek with 8+ years of exp...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Youth and College Sports Leadership and Operations Consultant Renata Porter. Renata is a seasoned business consultant with a focus on delivering positive outcomes for youth sports clubs. As an end-to-end partner, she provides actionable guidance and support to help these clubs evolve and achieve success. Her company’s goal is to help sports clubs break free from out...

Today's Five-Star Guest is grant-writing expert Rachel Waterman. Rachel Waterman has over 25 years of community development and grant writing experience, is Grant Professional Certified (GPC), a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), a Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Approved Trainer, and an expert in grant management. She holds a Master’s degree in community and economic development...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Lori Van Dusen, Founder & CEO of LVW Advisors.   Lori Van Dusen, CIMA®, is the Founder and CEO of LVW Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm that serves both wealthy families and individuals, as well as nonprofit institutions throughout the United States. An advocate of client-focused strategies for more than 25 years, she has become the voice of reason...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Dan Wagner, Founder & CEO of Civis Analytics. The Civis team is full of the best and brightest minds, from former particle physicists to seasoned corporate strategists. They’ve worked on election campaigns, at CERN, and in Antarctica. They accept that we don’t know everything, but they pursue the truth relentlessly. They fiercely believe in using the scientific...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Anne Vela-Wagner, Executive Director of the Mars Wrigley Foundation. The Mars Wrigley Foundation’s mission is to nurture wellbeing to improve lives and inspire happiness in our communities. They also realize people face very real challenges to their happiness and wellbeing. From addressing a lack of oral health education affecting children and adults worldwide to ga...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Joey Goone, President of Utopia Experience.  What is Utopia Experience? Founded in 2002, Utopia is a proud family owned and operated business. Whether they’re producing multinational conferences for Fortune 100 companies, helping nonprofit organizations rethink how they bring people together through fundraisers, or creating video content to help businesses build bra...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Ann Lee of Los Angeles-based disaster relief organization, CORE.    Co-founded by Ann and actor Sean Penn, CORE is a crisis response organization that brings immediate aid and recovery to underserved communities across the globe. CORE’s ongoing global efforts to save lives and empower communities in and beyond devastating crises.   Donate to CORE:  https://www.corer...

T oday's Five-Star Guest is Chase Harmer,  Founder of Wishes--an innovative payment system for nonprofits  More About Chase: Chase Bio More About Wishes: www.wishes.inc Connect with Chase on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-harmer-657a5b5/ Get on our waiting list for our new nonprofit & fundraising community filled with on-demand courses and live webinars that are exclusive to...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Rowan Vansleve of HopetheMission.org.   Rowan currently serves as the President of Hope the Mission, he first worked for Hope in 2010. He leads the day to day operations of the Mission and its long term strategic vision. He is responsible for the Mission’s financial stability, personnel, communications, fundraising, media engagement and community awareness. During h...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Beth Ridley, Leadership & Workplace Culture Expert. Beth is a former corporate executive turned organizational transformation consultant, speaker and author. She combines her 25 years of global leadership and management consulting experience with expertise in diversity and inclusion and positive psychology to partner with leaders to transform workplace cultures...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Rebecca Undem. Our first three-time guest!  Learn More About Growing Small Towns:  https://www.growingsmalltowns.org/ Listen to Rebecca's Podcast (it's great!): https://rebeccaundem.com/podcaster L earn More About Rebecca:  https://rebeccaundem.com/about-rebecca Read Rebecca's Book (it's also great!):   https://rebeccaundem.com/author Get on our...

Today's Five-Star Guests are Stephanie Yan (Managing Director) and Amber Coatney (Non-Profit Expert & CPA) from GHJ Advisors. With offices located in Southern and Northern California, market hubs in Utah, Colorado and New York and practice leaders and team members across the U.S., GHJ has a national footprint and a global reach. They believe in meeting clients where they are to help them...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Dr. Paul Zeitz. Dr. Paul Zeitz is a physician, epidemiologist and tenacious award-winning advocate for global justice and human rights with over 35 years of advocacy, campaigning, and movement-building experience.  To respond to the challenging times we are living through, Dr. Paul Zeitz launched a podcast (and forthcoming book) called Revolutionary Optimism , an in...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Heidi Gullickson, Executive Director of the Brookings (SD) Area United Way.    Stepping into her role on April 1st, 2014, Heidi Gullickson has taken Brookings Area United Way to new heights. As a Brookings native, Heidi fell in love with her community. Staying close to home for higher education, she graduated from South Dakota State University in 1995 with a Bachelo...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Tory Howell, Co-Founder of Doorway Creative.     Tory leads operations, design, and development at Doorway Creative. She’s partnered with dozens of justice-centered organizations to build digital experiences that further their life-changing work. Her approach to visual communications relies on the pillars of accessibility, community, iteration, and transparency. Tor...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Teri Beckman, Founder and CEO of HIGOL.    Teri is deeply influenced by Skillful Means, a fully integrated approach to life and work developed by Tarthang Tulku uniting business practices with personal and spiritual growth – including the development compassion and wisdom. Her lifelong passion lies in integrating eastern and western psychology, organizational behavi...