Do Your Good

In this episode, Nicole Bice, Executive Director of the Hovde Foundation joins us to discuss her organization’s initiatives in supporting local children in the areas of housing, health, community development, and youth development and education in their fight for survivor-driven change.   Episode Highlights: • What inspired Nicole to work for survivor-driven change. • Hovde Foundation’s initiative...

In this episode, I share tips and tricks that will help you develop your giving strategy to support nonprofits to continue their forward momentum in the short-term while also recognizing that making a difference can take a long time.   Episode Highlights: • My personal and professional experiences that explain how success can take time. • Questions you can ask to help nonprofits move forward on an...

In this episode, I discuss four special strategies and things you should prioritize in order to move the needle on the issue you care about for maximum impact.    Episode Highlights: • Focusing your giving strategy is important. • How to maximize your gift. • How to engage with the cause you care about beyond money. • Four key things to think about in order to center your giving strategy on who yo...

In this episode, I go in-depth about the three main key areas donors need to consider. These practices will help you get the most out of your donations and equip you to build a supportive and trustworthy relationship with the experts who are helping you do good in the world.   Episode Highlights: • The three main benefits of hiring staff or contracted advisors. • Threshold questions you need to as...

In this episode, Shakira Releford, President of Nonprofit Unplugged joins me today to share her expertise in supporting nonprofits to receive government grants. As a professional grant writer, she aims to assist nonprofits in best formulating their proposals so they can gain easier access to government grants.   Episode Highlights: • Shakira’s unexpected journey into the nonprofit world. • One of...

I am excited to welcome back to the show, Patton McDowell, Founder of PMA Consulting. He is here to talk about his new book, Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector, which lays out a detailed plan guiding professional talent towards a successful career in philanthropy.   Episode Highlights: • The three distinct leadership groups nonprofit...

Richard Leong, Founding Member of Renewal Philanthropy, joins me today to share his personal journey in supporting survivor driven-change and what it means to him. He will also share his unique insights on the value of a funder collaborative called Renewal Philanthropy on bringing justice to survivors of systemic injustice and creating opportunities to leverage funding for greater impact.   Episod...

Today, I show how you can fund outside of the box and do it in a way that stops the extremism. I pull stories from my experiences working with nonprofits who are continuing to do amazing work on the ground. Talking to these nonprofits, seeing that there are still good people out there, helps me stay optimistic about our future. I hope this episode will help you keep that same spark of hope. Enjoy!...

In this episode, I discuss four key tips and tricks for donors to offer advice to the nonprofits they care deeply about during their Executive Director transition so they can come out the other side just as strong as they were in the past.   Episode Highlights: • Talk to nonprofits about being communicative with all of their donors during the transition. • Talk to nonprofits about no surprises and...

In this special episode of Sybil Speaks, I’m interviewed by my husband about a difficult thing I have ever experienced in my career where I felt like my desire to do good was being challenged and how it has changed me as a nonprofit professional.   Episode Highlights: • How to navigate being thrust into the spotlight as a funder. • How that controversy served as an eye-opening experience for me. •...

Christy Boysen and Monique Kleinhuizen, CEO and CMO of Apex Legacy Consultants join me today to talk about their thoughtful and comprehensive approach to legacy planning by celebrating the passions and values of families and individuals, helping them leave a lasting impact on the world through charitable giving to the causes they care about.   Episode Highlights: • Christy and Monique’s personal j...

In this episode, Ansley Fender, Founder & CEO of Atlas, joins me to discuss how she and her team connect donors with nonprofits through their industry agnostic, end-to-end, and collaborative funding management software. Atlas’ platform automates the grant management process not only for nonprofits but also for donors for greater effectiveness and efficiency.   Episode Highlights: • How Ansley...

Joining me for this episode is Geneva Wiki, Yurok Tribal Member and Senior Program Manager of The California Endowment. Coming from a long lineage of leaders and activists who continuously fought for the rights and freedoms of Indigenous Americans, Geneva shares how she continues to follow in their footsteps through her storied journey into mainstream philanthropy. She will also speak about philan...

In this week’s episode, Lisa Holtan joins me to share the kind of work she does in supporting her clients to fulfill their personal goals and mission in life through incorporating health and wellness into their money mindset.   Episode Highlights: • How Lisa’s background in health and wellness ties in with money and giving. • Lisa’s “Three Pillars” and how you can use them to focus on a giving str...

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, I wanted to dedicate this episode to highlighting past conversations with funders and nonprofits to honor all of the amazing work they do to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).   Episode Highlights: • The premise of Trust-based Philanthropy and how it works in reality. • Past conversations with people who put DEI at the core of their work.   Get the...

My son, Cody Visnick joins me on the podcast today to talk about how the older generation can empower the younger generation to give back to their community. As a teen who was raised around a family that encourages giving, he shares his do’s and don’ts for parents so they can successfully instill that spirit of giving and kindness in their children.   Episode Highlights: • The things that our fami...

Happy  New Year! I want to talk about New Year’s Resolutions and how you can incorporate them into simple strategies that will keep you anchored to your giving strategy and stay passionate about the issues you deeply care about.   As we begin 2022, let’s continue to help each other grow so we can give more than we did in the past and do so with the knowledge that we are not only enabling nonprofit...

I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Michael Chatman, President & CEO of “The Community Foundation” and today, he joins me to speak about his journey in the world of philanthropy and how he managed to build a small  Community Foundation into a thriving organization that works with locally-based organizations to give effective grants.   Episode Highlights: • How Michael’s career as a pub...

Maria Azuri, Director of Capacity Building at “Network for Good”, joins me this week to share how she has created avenues dedicated to supporting diverse nonprofits. With equity, diversity, and inclusion at the forefront of her mission, she helps these nonprofits break past barriers and provides a foundation where everyone can unleash their generosity and fund with power.   Episode Highlights: • W...

Sara Lowell, Marine Program Director and Trustee of The Marisla Foundation, joins me this week and I am excited for you all to listen to her discuss her special approach as a funder and the unique opportunities she had to navigate being a staffer at her family’s private foundation. Additionally, she’ll share special tips that will help you get as much money as you can out the door so your grantees...

Joining me this week is Heather Tuininga and she will share with us how she created SAFE, an alliance composed of philanthropists who work together to move the needle to fight exploitation in Washington State. In addition to this, she discusses how she evaluates priorities and success all the while navigating the unique dynamics that come with collaborating with groups from various fields of work....

I have the pleasure of introducing my good friend, Lisa Jaguzny to the show! With over two decades of experience working in the philanthropic world on an executive level, she will share her three most amazing experiences working with donors throughout her professional career before moving on to take the next step in lending further support to nonprofits by joining a funder collaborative.   Episode...

In this episode, I’m going to talk about the top 2 most important things you need to address that will ensure you’ll be able to fund coalitions effectively. Because when you do so, you not only avoid a lot of unneeded conflicts, but you also empower these groups to a whole new level. Stayed tuned!   Episode Highlights: • Make sure that the coalition has a clear decision-making structure and strate...

In this week’s episode, I discuss the differences and similarities between a general support grant and a project grant. And I think this is an important topic to talk about because a lot of people in the philanthropy world seem to struggle with this and get the two mixed up which can lead to frustration and miscommunication between you and the nonprofits you work with.   Episode Highlights: • The...

I’m going to talk about the two important approaches you need to take into consideration when navigating the topic of salaries and compensation. By doing so, you will be able to provide support from a place of abundance over the long haul while also avoiding the pitfall of coming in with a judgemental mindset.   Episode Highlights: • Two ways you can make the staff of a nonprofit organization feel...