Scaling Impact

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Data & The Age of Transparency - Sherrell Dorsey, The Plug | Ep.5 S.2 Feb 16, 2021

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In this episode, join us for a powerful conversation with Sherrell Dorsey, the Founder & CEO of The Plug, a digital news and insights platform covering the Black innovation economy. We discuss the impact of contextualizing moments by pulling together datasets to make great stories and how to use data to make decisions, prove worth, and expose the truth. In June 2020, The Plug released a report that spurred headways by using data to call out corporations that made statements against racial and social injustice in America. As the report surfaced throughout social media streams, Dorsey’s inbox flooded with Black employees concerned about racial injustices in their companies and were now using her platform’s data report to confront their organizations. Tune in to learn more!

Advance DEI Goals with The Cause Center Model - Allen Thornton, Grant Source | Ep.4 S.2 Feb 09, 2021

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Resilia partnered with the Founder and CEO of Grant Source, Allen Thornton, for an Office Hours discussion on how organizations can advance their DEI goals with The Cause Center Model. Join us as Allen defines what a cause center is, review its benefits, and details how businesses can generate indirect returns using grants. See how your business or organization can get an immediate $50K tax write off, $120K in marketing grants, and about $30K in increased sales.

How to Choose the Right Nonprofit Technology - Mitch Stein, MPowerUs | Ep.3 S.2 Feb 02, 2021

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This week, we welcome Mitch Stein, Founder & CEO at MPowerUs, to Resilia's Office Hours podcast episode. Join us for an in-depth conversation exploring the steps necessary for nonprofit leaders to take in order to ensure their organization has the right technology for growth and long-term success. MPowerUs is like the TripAdvisor of nonprofit tech resources—it’s a free, shared knowledge-base where you can discover and compare solutions, review peer feedback, and learn from a robust resource library.

Transforming High-Impact Stories Into Grant Funding - Margit Brazda Poirier, Grants4Good | Ep.2 S.2 Jan 27, 2021

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In this episode, we welcome Margit Brazda Poirier (CEO and Founder, Grants4Good) to our Office Hours series. We explore Margit's commitment to assisting nonprofit organizations in securing grant funding. Over the past eleven years, Grants4Good has helped to raise over 20 million for its clients.

We’ll explore questions like: What steps lead to successful grant preparation? What should high-performing nonprofits consider when preparing proposals? And, what makes for a productive and strong grantor/grantee relationship?

Become Competitive by Building a Solid Foundation - Joi Owens, Esq. of Oxfam, Adam Liebling of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Ep. 1 S.2 Jan 20, 2021

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This week, join us in our Office Hours discussion on how newly formed nonprofit organizations can become more competitive by building a solid foundation. Our guests, Joi Owens, Esq., Senior Policy Advisor at Oxfam, and Adam Liebling, Director of Grants Management at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will reveal what newly formed nonprofits should and shouldn't be laser-focused on this year, how to approach securing grant funding, and the "Solid Foundation Checklist?"

Revolutionizing Healthcare - Justin Dangel, Ready Responders | Ep. 4 S. 1 Apr 14, 2020

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Join our conversation at the INNO Conference in New Orleans with Justin Dangel, the Co-Founder of Ready Responders, located in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vegas, and Reno. Justin created an Uber-like urgent care for locals who need a doctor but don't have an emergency and would like to receive care in the comfort of their homes. With a simple call, a trained paramedic heads to the scene, assess the patient and connects with a doctor via video chat for further review. Tune in to hear how Justin came up with this revolutionary idea and is transforming healthcare.

Ending Homelessness Through Employment - Brit Gilmore, The Giving Keys | Ep. 3 S. 1 Apr 06, 2020

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This week, we're in conversation with Brit Gilmore, the President of The Giving Keys, a Los Angeles based jewelry company that employs those transitioning out of homelessness. With each job, The Giving Keys offer benefits, paid time-off for housing, education and case management appointments, and a supportive environment that cares for the whole person. Tune in to hear Brit's fascinating story, why they chose for The Giving Keys to be a social enterprise and the impact it's making on countless lives.

Transforming Urban Communities - Raymond Jetson, MetroMorphosis | Ep. 2 S. 1 Mar 23, 2020

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This week, we're in conversation with Raymond Jetson, President and CEO of MetroMorphosis, a nonprofit transforming urban communities from within. Raymond has taken MetroMorphosis from just an idea to a seven-figure annual budget. Whether it's working through its "Our Schools, Our Excellence" education initiative or "LaunchBR" which seeks to ensure minority business owners secure government and private contracts and other opportunities, his visionary approach and execution is one you must hear.

Making Money & Doing Good - Aaron Dirks of Joieful, Calvin Mackie of STEM NOLA, & Joi Owens Esq. of Oxfam America | Ep. 1 S. 1 May 30, 2019

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Join our panel conversation at NOEW Conference in New Orleans with Aaron Dirks, Founder & CEO of Joieful, Calvin Mackie, Founder & CEO of STEM NOLA, and Joi Owens, Esq., Senior Policy Advisor at Oxfam America. These amazing individuals have transformed their philosophical organizations by generating revenue in a way that will not only change the city and culture of New Orleans but everything we imagine for cities across the country.

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Trailer Mar 28, 2019

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Welcome to Scaling Impact, a podcast highlighting how nonprofits and social ventures grow into multimillion-dollar operations. On each episode, Resilia founder and CEO Sevetri Wilson will be interviewing successful nonprofit founders and business leaders who have scaled their organization and enterprises in a way that drastically increased both their operating budget and impact, and sharing tips and strategies they've learned along the way. If you’re a nonprofit leader or social entrepreneur who’s unapologetic about taking your vision to the next level, then this is the show for you.

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