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547. Overcoming Toxicity from the Inside Out: Building Resilience + Driving Change - Dr. Kevin Sansberry II Jun 24, 2024

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Meet Dr. Kevin. He’s a seasoned behavioral scientist, executive coach, and host of the Toxic Leadership Podcast🎧 He’s bringing his expertise in eradicating toxic behaviors and promoting employee well-being through evidence-based, inclusive, and equitable approaches. Plus, he’s sharing strategies to transform cultures, build resilience, and activate change. Tune in to learn about the role of humanity, kindness, listening, and reflection in building healthy workplace cultures 🤝🌱

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How Toxic Workplace Cultures Manifest
The Retention Crisis in the Nonprofit Sector
How individuals and teams can activate to build resilience

Today’s Guest
Dr. Kevin Sansberry II, Behavioral Scientist, Executive Coach + Host, Toxic Leadership Podcast
For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/547.

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546. How It’s Built: Operational Magic That Puts Your Values to Work - Dorothy Chang Jun 19, 2024

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Meet Dorothy. Her mission is to activate everyone’s capacity to become a more powerful version of themselves—in the workplace and beyond. She helps teams and leaders design the organizational tools, systems, and processes they need to put their values into practice. In this episode of "How It's Built," Dorothy shares how those of us in the social impact sector can create conditions intentionally designed for people to do their best work. Tune in for pro tips on operationalizing values in your work🛠️
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The Impact + Case for Putting Your Values to Work in Your Operations
The Importance of Participatory, Community-Driven Processes
Pro Tips + Lessons Learned

Today’s Guest
Dorothy Chang, Business Operations Consultant

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/546.
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545. Human-Centered Leadership + The Power of Adaptability: Thriving Through Organizational Transitions - Kamilah Martin Jun 17, 2024

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Meet Kamilah. She’s successfully led and stabilized internal teams during several CEO and Executive Director transitions, known for her ability to heal fractured teams and lead with humanity. She’s sharing insights from her experience leading those teams with adaptability and curiosity. Tune in for expert advice on fostering thriving, equitable cultures through human-centered leadership. This episode is for anyone looking to create healthier, more resilient nonprofit workplaces🫶

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All about Human-Centered Leadership
How to Understand + Meet the Needs of Your Team
Ways to Thrive Through Organizational Transitions

Today’s Guest
Kamilah Martin, Founder + CEO, Katalyst

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544. How It's Built: From Grassroots Campaigning to Nurturing a Thriving Monthly Donor Base (with Katherine Lacefield) Jun 12, 2024

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Meet Katherine. She’s sharing the case study of how she moved from street fundraising to sustaining a group of 2,000 monthly donors🥳 She’s sharing her grassroots fundraising strategies, how to build a recurring donor program + use storytelling and engagement to build a digital community and movement. Tune in to hear how you can adapt this modern framework for your org✨
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The Impact + Case for establishing a monthly donor base to increase internal capacity and stability
How to Build + Nurture a Thriving Monthly Donor Base
Pro Tips + Lessons Learned

Today’s Guest
Katherine Lacefield (Macdonald), Just BeCause Philanthropy Consulting
Episode Highlights

Katherine’s story and journey to where she is today (3:50)
The Impact: what 2,000 monthly donors unlocked for this organization (10:00)
The Playbook (14:00)
Katherine’s Pro Tips + Lessons Learned (24:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Katherine’s life (28:00)
Katherine’s One Good Thing: Open your eyes to collaboration. How can you build each other up? (32:00)

Learn more: weareforgood.com/episode/544

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543. Fundraising Best Practices in an Election Year - Shanna Birky Jun 10, 2024

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Meet Shanna. She’s the Vice President of Customer Experience at Classy, a GoFundMe affiliate. She’s helping nonprofits stay strong amid election-year noise 🗳️ Even during election years, charitable giving has increased in 8 of the last 9 cycles 📈 Nonprofits need to know how to maximize fundraising dollars, even if not directly linked to election causes. Tune in to discover key strategies to keep your fundraising strong even when emotions are running high and mailboxes are overflowing 📬

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Tone-setting and myth-busting
Fundraising Best Practices During an Election Year
Using storytelling to stand out in a crowded, noisy space

Today’s Guest
Shanna Birky, VP of Customer Experience, Classy

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/543.

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542. How It's Built: How to Create a Modern Donor Journey - Nicholas Kristock, Fleece and Thank You Jun 05, 2024

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Meet Nicholas. He’s a former international soccer player turned serial entrepreneur and servant leader⚽ He’s found his passion in social impact work and is all about building businesses that tackle real-world problems. He founded and serves as the Executive Director of Fleece & Thank You, a nonprofit that provides psychosocial support and programs to children in the hospital. In this episode of "How It's Built," Nicholas shares how mapping donor journeys with intention has transformed their nonprofit🗺️ From listing all touchpoints to prioritizing a core welcome series, he walks us through practical steps to personalize the donor experience. Tune in to hear how you can adapt this modern framework for your org✨

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The Impact + Case for Building Modern Donor Journey
The Playbook: 5-minute Fundraising Asks
Pro Tips + Lessons Learned

Today’s Guest

Nicholas Kristock, Founder + Executive Director, Fleece and Thank You and Founder + CEO, KindKatch

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541. Real Talk: How to Build Authentic Relationships with your Donors and Team + The Story of Thoughtful Human - Maya Enista Smith Jun 03, 2024

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Meet Maya. She’s a kindness champion, mental health advocate, and thoughtful human, and she’s obsessed with thank you cards💌She’s the president of Thoughtful Human, an eco-friendly greeting card company. These unique cards, founded by Ali O'Grady in 2017, plant seeds of empathy, offering genuine support during life's toughest moments. Tune in as we discuss the power of small acts of human connection and the ripple effect they create🫶

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The overwhelm humans are experiencing + what we can do about it
Thoughtful Human’s story
Building Authentic Relationships

Today’s Guest
Maya Smith, President, Thoughtful Human

Episode Highlights

Maya’s story and journey to where she is today (4:55)
The overwhelm humans are experiencing and the role of hope as an antidote (8:30)
Thoughtful Human’s origin story (14:50)
The impact and ripple of Thoughtful Human cards (19:15)
Becky’s story of the impact of sending handwritten cards to donors year after year (23:15)
Maya’s experience creating cards (28:00)
Authentic relationships, empathy and stewardship in nonprofit work (32:45)
The duality of human emotions and experiences (37:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Maya’s life (41:30)
Maya’s One Good Thing: If you're thinking of someone, tell them immediately. + Take more naps. (51:20)
How to connect with Thoughtful Human and Maya (55:37)

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Meet ImpactUp - coming to a city near you! May 31, 2024

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Meet ImpactUp 🎉- the gathering for social impact leaders ready to shift the sector - for good. It’s a reimagined virtual experience for changemakers to unleash our collective power + impact on July 11. By day, we gather virtually to listen, learn, share + begin to shift. By night, we’re tapping the We Are For Good Community to organize local meet-ups in 15+ cities across the country activating the day’s conversations. Tune in to the pod to hear the heart behind this event directly from Jon + Becky. Then join us at impactuprising.com. We can’t wait to see you there! 🙌
Episode Highlights

Meet Impact Uprising (0:50)
Impact Uprising Theme (4:30)
The vision behind an Impact Uprising (7:30)
Getting activated (10:20)
Meeting up locally (12:00)
Reimagining the professional development experience (14:05)
Catch the replay in We Are For Good PRO (18:00)
It’s time for a shift (22:20)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/impactup.

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540. How It's Built: How to Grow Your Mid-Level Donor Relationships Through 5-Minute Conversations - Kel Haney May 29, 2024

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Meet Kel. She empowers nonprofits to grow their mid-level donor relationships through 5-Minute Fundraising Asks (over the phone!) 📞 She’s personally made over 20,000 fundraising asks and trained nonprofit organizations to raise almost $20M (primarily in donations under $2.5K)❗ Ring, ring, it’s Kel calling and she has a refreshing alternative to scripted calls, shifting fundraising conversations away from transactional encounters and toward relationship-building opportunities. Tune in to learn how to craft a compelling story within a short call, develop trust from the get-go, and personalize each interaction to resonate with donors.

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The Impact + Case for Building Your Mid-Level Strategy
The Playbook: 5-minute Fundraising Asks
Pro Tips + Lessons Learned

Today’s Guest
Kel Haney, Fundraising Consultant + Trainer
Episode Highlights

Kel’s story and journey to where we are today (3:00)
Kel’s favorite recent Broadway plays (7:00)
The importance of connecting with mid-level donors (8:55)
Mindsets + methodology of the 5-minute Fundraising Ask (18:10)
How it’s Built: 5-minute Fundraising Ask (21:10)
Kel’s Pro Tips (30:15)
Lessons learned about growing mid-level strategy (33:40)
A powerful story of philanthropy in Kel’s life (37:40)
Kel’s One Good Thing: The five-minute fundraising ask takes practice and we need to be kind to ourselves. (40:35)
How to connect with Kel (43:35)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/540.

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539. From Ideas to Impact: How to Actually Influence + Implement Change - Michael Sheldrick, Global Citizen May 27, 2024

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Meet Michael. He’s the Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer for Global Citizen. For over 10 years, he’s been leading efforts to make a difference in our divided world. Their campaigns have raised over $35 billion for anti-poverty and climate change policies globally👏Michael’s new book, "From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World," shares strategies for anyone wanting to make a real difference. Join us to learn how to turn big ideas into real-world actions that change lives. 🌎

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The importance of policy change for lasting impact
Moving beyond empty talk to effect real change
How partnerships can bridge divides and boost impact

Today’s Guest
Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder, Global Citizen
Episode Highlights

Michael’s story and journey to where he is today (4:30)
The importance of policy change (12:45)
Michael’s book: From Ideas to Impact (17:45)
Leaning into activation (26:15)
Collaboration and partnerships for social impact (30:50)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Michael’s life (38:35)
Michael’s One Good Thing: Are we going to run away? Or are we going to give it a go? (47:00)
How to connect with Michael (50:00)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/539.

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