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#50 Women that Thrive Worldwide - Lauren Supina Oct 19, 2014

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This advocacy organization represents women in the world that live in extreme poverty (under a $1.25 a day). Through partnerships and coalitions, they work on Capitol Hill to make sure the U.S. government helps create the conditions for economic opportunity and supporting quality education for all. While their work is focused on policy, they make sure the message is delivered through stories.

Lauren Supina is Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships at Women Thrive Worldwide including philanthropic outreach to corporations, foundations and private sector partners. She has worked, lived and traveled extensively around the globe. Appointed by President Clinton as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Women's Initiatives and Outreach at the White House, Lauren reported to the President on issues important to women and families, and represented the United States on international delegations.

Women Thrive Worldwide is a non-profit organization working on behalf of women and girls who live in poverty globally. We advocate on issues such as economic opportunity, violence against women and girls, education and food security.

#49 Word of Pie - Laurence Hart Oct 05, 2014

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Content management systems can help you to keep control of your site and ward off trolls. Laurence is here with us to teach us about what a content management system can do for a project.

Laurence helps organizations develop and implement their Content Management and Information Governance strategies. He has led a wide range of projects including content digitization, Records Management, BPM, and Collaboration for both the commercial and public sectors.

Today Laurence is a free agent, working with people and organizations on the best direction that they and the industry can take to finally make Content Management an easy challenge.

#48 Cornerstone Montgomery - Heidi Webb Sep 28, 2014

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We have all attended some fundraising event for charity before in our past. But have you ever really stopped to think about what those fundraising events were able to accomplish? Here is a little bit about the good causes behind fundraising.

Currently the Director of Development & Organizational Advancement at Cornerstone Montgomery, Heidi is a career development professional who brings an extensive network of contacts and wealth of knowledge about fundraising, non-profits, and board engagement.

Previously at the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF), Heidi led a successful $7.2 million capital campaign, grew the donor database by an average of 30% a year for over 5 years. Charities LIKE NCCF thrive under Ms. Webb's leadership advice and coaching, which ultimately results in strong, effective, and collaborative development departments. In addition to her work, Ms. Webb volunteers extensively. She is a Rotarian, and has served on benefit committees for multi-million dollar fundraising events for American Cancer Society, Duke Ellington School for the Arts, and the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. Heidi served as Campaign Chair for a State Legislator. In that role she authored and signed into law, a teen suicide prevention bill for the State of Maryland in 2005.

#47 Independent Playa - Diego Torres Coló Sep 21, 2014

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Diego Torres Coló tells us about the freelancing and independent business opportunities in a tourist town such as Playa del Carmen. We talked about the importance of creating a community of entrepreneurs with the objective of creating a healthier economy and having a better lifestyle.

With over 12 years of international experience in different sections of the corporate, tourism and leadership industries, Diego has been living in the Caribbean for over 4 years and is now the founder and Networking Director of Independent Playa.

Inspired by the drive and passion of freelancers in the area, Independent Playa is the most reliable and trustworthy directory of Independent Business owners and it has become a consulting agency for this very special niche.

#45 United Charitable Programs - Jan Ridgely Sep 09, 2014

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If you have an idea to help your community but don't want to go through the process of incorporating a charity, there is hope.

As Executive Director of United Charitable Programs, Jan does whatever it takes to keep her organization in top condition, to keep up on the latest laws and regulations, to keep her staff and Board happy and humming, and most importantly, to keep pushing for better ways to make doing charitable work easy and make giving fun and rewarding.

UCP's mission is to make philanthropy accessible to everyone by providing the infrastructure required to efficiently and effectively run charitable programs through the management of Fiscally Sponsored Programs and Donor Advised Foundations.

#46 Bernstein Global Wealth Management - Brad Hawkins Sep 06, 2014

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Managing money can be difficult especially in these last 6 years. For non profits, this challenge exists as well.

Brad Hawkins is a Financial Advisor and Vice President with Bernstein Global Wealth Management. He advises nonprofits and individuals on a variety of investment strategies.

Since 1967 Bernstein has focused squarely on providing research and investment management services to institutions and individuals. Bernstein currently manages assets for over 3,000 endowments, foundations, charities and trade associations.

#44 Levick - Simon Owens Aug 30, 2014

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Need to get the right group together or put pressure on a hot topic? Or do you need something not to become a hot topic? Digital content may be the way to go.

Simon Owens is the Director of Digital Content at LEVICK. A longtime journalist, Simon built out the social media presences for US News & World Report and has written for The Atlantic, Harvard's Nieman Lab, US News & World Report, and others.

LEVICK is a communication firm specializing in crisis PR, public affairs, lobbying, and grassroots mobilization.

#43 Carousel30 - Greg Kilstrom Aug 26, 2014

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PR and marketing should not be done for the sake of getting it done. It needs to have results. And not everyone is a marketer or PR person. On this episode, get real advice from Greg who gives you the truth about PR and marketing.

Greg is an award-winning creative director, digital strategist, writer and motion graphics artist. He serves as the Vice President on the board of the DC Ad Club, and also speaks at colleges in the D.C. area about DC Ad Club.

Carousel 30 is a digital agency that helps brands translate business objectives into strategies that incorporate tactics such as advertising and marketing campaigns, websites, mobile apps and more.

#42 CharityEngine - Hossein Noshirvani Aug 17, 2014

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Want technology to do your work? That's what Hossein does when he is not playing soccer (or football) for nonprofits with his software solution CharityEngine.

Hossein Noshirvani is the President of CharityEngine overseeing the sales and marketing teams. Prior to joining CharityEngine, Hossein was founder of gym management software company, Motionsoft. Along with his brother, they grew the company to over $30,000,000 in annual revenue with a staff of 125 people. He currently resides in Potomac Maryland with his wife, and tiny dog, Miso. In his spare time he enjoys biking, gardening, fishing and playing soccer.

CharityEngine's "One Platform. One CRM. One Support Team." solution gives nonprofits more control over the technology behind their online fundraising, communications, events & donor management.

#41 YWCA - LeAnn Harley Aug 10, 2014

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Since 1905, the YWCA has been advocating for women. Between running adult education and youth development programs for women, the YWCA works hard to provide comfortable environments for personal growth and development. LeAnn gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how communications works for this busy nonprofit.

LeAnn Harley is the Manager of Marketing and Advocacy Communications at the YWCA National Capital Area in Washington DC. She joined the YWCA in 2010 and handles all communications and branding to support the youth development, adult education, and advocacy programs.

The YWCA is one of the oldest women's organization in the nation and the National Capital Area aims to provide a majority of women and girls of color in high need communities across the national capital area with the resources and support necessary to achieve personal, educational and professional success.

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