We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

Meet Antoinetta . She’s a courage curator, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategist, author and CEO at I Follow the Leader LLC. She’s a big believer in the power of consistently cultivating courage. We’re so excited for her to join us on the podcast today and share her playbook for how we can step out of complacency and into courage - don’t miss it.  💡 Learn About the 7 Attributes of Cou...

Last week, we kicked off our Friday Series on 9️⃣ Trends that Matter in 2023 with a tonesetting conversation.🥳 This week, we’re diving into the 1st trend: Prioritizing Self-Growth. Plus, we brought in our dear friend Mallory Erickson who is one of the wisest people we know to speak into how you can and need to invest in yourself. She provides a roadmap for personal self-growth and gives the pep-t...

Meet Alex. He’s the Director of Programs + Impact at Born this Way Foundation . That’s right - Born This Way Foundation - as in the nonprofit co-founded and led by Lady Gaga and Cynthia Germanotta 🤩 The team at Born This Way have spent the past 🔟 years working with and for young people to build a kinder, braver world - particularly. Alex talks us through their high-impact programming, youth-led...

Meet Tony . If you term “planned giving” strikes either fear or confusion in your heart, get excited, because we brought the OG of planned giving knowledge and dispelling  tired myths about this part of our business. For more than two decades, he’s been starting and growing planned giving programs at nonprofits across the United States. He’s sharing how to know when your nonprofit is ready to take...

Join Jon and Becky as we kick off our 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2023 Series! This is the primer for the trends we believe nonprofits should prioritize in the new year and beyond. We'll dive deeply into each topic over the course of the coming weeks to ensure you're informed and activated. We’re sharing how you can shift your mindsets to meet the moment, tips for success and examp...

Meet Rena . She’s an award-winning social entrepreneur, philanthropy leader, and advocate for women and girls. She’s the Director of Individual Philanthropy at Population Services International (PSI) and the Managing Director of Maverick Collective by PSI, a community of bold philanthropists advancing health and gender equity. We’re chatting through taking a business approach to saving lives and p...

Meet Scott. This nightclub promoter turned nonprofit founder won’t stop until all people have access to clean water. In 16 years, charity: water has funded over 111,000 water projects in 29 countries bringing water to more than 15 million people. With a focus on innovation, Scott leads charity: water with optimism and a can-do-attitude. You won’t want to miss this conversation that’s a pep-talk fo...

Jon, Becky and Julie are in the house for the Season 6 Finale 🎉Tune in to hear the biggest takeaways we've gleaned six months of action-packed, impact-forward conversations. Tune in for the best-of-the-best convos and the themes that thread through the season. Plus, we’re giving you one more gift before we ring in 2023 - a playlist of the top 15 most downloaded episodes during season 6. Tune...

Meet Meghana. This high-schooler is the founder of Neurodiversity Horizons , a nonprofit that aims to increase public accommodation for people with disabilities. Neurodiversity Horizons has 22 international chapters (Switzerland, Australia, France, India, UK, South Africa, Canada, and all over the United States). She runs social media campaigns to generate awareness and launched a podcast that has...

Meet Kevin . Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact and Equity at the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He believes everyone is part of the diversity and inclusion landscape. Through this approach, he has created results affecting representation and culture in the workplace, revenue from the marketplace, authentic community and fan engagement. It's no wonder he was named as one of the 202...

Meet JJ. He’s worked tirelessly to redefine the humanity of incarcerated people . Even while spending 24 years incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit, he seized every opportunity to learn, lead, support and give to others. This fierce advocate for justice holds many titles including son, dad and grandpa. He’s co-founder of Voices From Within, an educational program addressing gun violence in Ne...

Overview Welcome back to our Habits of an Impactful Nonprofit Friday series. We’re ending this series by looking at the entire nonprofit shop with Meghan Cressman , Senior Director of Development at New Story. We're bringing tips, case studies and the Do's/Dont's for a modern, innovative nonprofit. Tune in as we round out this Friday series with the belief that powerful impact-drive...

Meet Aidan . This founder is the king of our favorite phrase “try stuff.” We love our buds at Feathr who are leading the way with digital marketing support for nonprofits. He recognizes marketing often gets a bad wrap, and he’s brought the case for why now is the time nonprofits need to lean in. Tune in for his expert tips and advice for the new digital marketing adapter 👨‍💻✌️ 💡Learn Website re...

Meet Heather . She’s the Managing Director at Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) where research is identifying the programs and policies that help people move permanently out of poverty. LEO’s nonprofit partners test their ideas and programs and then share their strategies to ultimately have an even greater impact in the pursuit of eradicating poverty. Tune in for this conversatio...

Overview Welcome back to our Friday Series: The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser. We simply couldn’t miss the opportunity to talk all things donor relations with two of the most dynamic people we know - Lynne Wester (The DRG Group) and T. Clay Buck (TCB Fundraising). They’re sharing their collective wisdom including the one KPI you need to measure, building an attitude of gratitude and mental hea...

Overview Meet Melissa . This marketer spent 13 years at Google before co-founding Gated, a startup challengings unknown senders to donate to charity in order to reach you - so everything in your inbox is worth your attention. Join us for a conversation all about modern corporate social responsibility programs and how nonprofits can maximize their digital footprint even when strapped for money and...

Overview Meet Barbara . With her 30 years of experience in fundraising, she understands fundraising is more than just raising money. She’s bringing her roadmap📍🗺️ at just the right time, as many of us are looking toward the new year. Join us to talk about how to outline this strategy, conditions for growth, and how to prioritize capacity building. Don’t miss this hopeful conversation that will he...

Overview Welcome back to our Friday Series: The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser. This week we’re chatting about impactful storytelling with Julia Campbell , nonprofit storytelling expert and our very first podcast guest . She’s sharing her insight on defining your goal, balancing qualitative and quantitative information, and developing trust. Tune in for tips, case studies and the Do’s/Dont’s fo...

Overview Meet Dominic . He’s an entrepreneur, founder, philanthropist and a big believer in our collective ability to achieve more together through technology. Today, Dominic is CEO of B Generous, which is changing how people donate to nonprofits through the first-ever philanthropic credit product. We chat about practices and mindsets that will set your nonprofit up for resiliency and success even...

Overview Meet Shanna . Prior to founding Hocking Leadership, she spent 2 decades at major nonprofit orgs including the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Alabama, and Duke University and has personally raised upwards of  $153 million. Her brand-new book One Bold Move a Day is a roadmap to achieving your career, leadership, and perso...

Meet Cameron . He’s the Director of Global Partnerships at A Child's Hope Foundation, an org existing to break the cycle of poverty and trauma for orphaned and vulnerable children 🙌He recognizes there’s no magic cure to solving complex global problems, and he’s passionate about asset-based community development, collaboration, empowerment, and education. We’re fortunate enough to see this pl...

Overview This episode is part of Community Week , a celebration of the radical connections and community of belonging exploding here at We Are For Good.  Meet Adam . We’re so honored that our paths crossed with this founder through the We Are For Good Community where he’s quick to offer encouragement and pursue meaningful connections that help his nonprofit scale. Drawing inspiration from the powe...

This episode is part of Community Week , a celebration of the radical connections and community of belonging exploding here at We Are For Good. Meet Monique . This We Are For Good rabid fan is all over the Community and studying in PRO. Her career started in recruiting where her interest in DEI and representation grew. Without any nonprofit experience but armed with a dream for change, she launche...

Welcome back to our Friday Series The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser. This week we're taking the conversation to the operations team with accounting visionary Germeen Guillaume as she explores the Habits of an Impactful Operations Team. We're bringing tips, KPIs to focus on, and the Do's/Dont's for the modern ops team. Tune in✌️ Special Guest Germeen Guillaume, Founder and C...

Meet Nathan and Brian . They're co-authors of the next must-read book for nonprofit leaders that’s hitting our industry with some serious truths. “The Generosity Crisis” includes some truly shocking realities like how philanthropic giving will cease to exist in 49 years if nothing changes. Tune in for a behind the scenes look at why they wrote the book, some key takeaways and what we can do t...