We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

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381. The Love of Books + The Power of Community: Meet the Little Free Library - Greig Metzger Feb 06, 2023

Show notes

Meet Greig. He’s the Executive Director of Little Free Library, an org that builds community, increases access to books and inspires readers 😍📖 This movement continues to grow with more than 150,000 registered book-sharing boxes worldwide in all 50 states, 115 countries and seven continents - all run by volunteers. But, that’s not all - this nonprofit grants Little Free Libraries full of books to areas that most need it through its Impact Library Program and champions diverse books through its Read in Color initiative. This conversation is heart-warming and inspiring - don’t miss it! 📚

💡 Learn

Overview of the Little Free Library movement
How orgs can stay true to their missions while meeting community needs
How you can get involved with Little Free Library

Today’s Guest
Greig Metzger, Executive Director, Little Free Library
Episode Highlights

Greig’s story and journey to where he is today (3:20)
History of Little Free Libraries (11:00)
The gap Little Free Library is filling and the impact they’re seeing (12:00)
Read in Color Initiative (17:00)
Greig’s One Good Thing: Be willing to swing and miss. (35:00)
How to connect with Little Free Library (37:00)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/381.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

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380. 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2023: Giving is Identity - Jon McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and T. Clay Buck, CFRE Feb 03, 2023

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Welcome back to our Friday Series, 9️⃣ Trends that Matter in 2023🥳 This week, we’re exploring Trend #3: Giving is Identity. We believe everyone can be a philanthropist. Giving is part of what makes us who we are and when nonprofits can find value-aligned supporters and activate them something magical happens. Here to dive into this further with us is Clay Buck. Tune in for a conversation about the opportunities that exist when we invite people at all giving levels in a way that is open and inclusive.

💡Learn

How to move beyond basic affinity to find alignment of identity + values
PRO tips to make it easy for supporters to represent your org
Data about how giving can become a part of your identity

Episode Highlights

The Generosity Crisis (2:10)
Everyone can be a philanthropist (4:25)
Case Study for Giving is Identity: charity: water’s The Spring (5:15)
Correlation between giving + Identity (11:20)
The Generosity Ecosystem (12:40)
Data around giving and identity (16:00)
Philanthropic Psychology (22:20)
Clay’s One Good Thing: Take care of you and honor your identity. (27:15)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/380.

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379. Learning to be an Ethical Storyteller - Christy Kern Feb 01, 2023

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Meet Christy. She believes words matter. As a communications consultant and ethical storytelling purist, she guides nonprofits through the process of creating storytelling that is both ethical and effective. She’s talking through how to bring humanity front and center as we collect and share stories. Her love of ethical storytelling is contagious - tune in for inspiration and practical tips.

💡 Learn

Four Keys of Communication
Ethical Storytelling: What is it and why it matters
The role of relationships in ethical storytelling

Today’s Guest
Christy Kern, StoryBrand Facilitator, Ethical Storytelling Researcher
Episode Highlights

Christy’s story and journey to where she is today (1:50)
Tone setting - the keys of communication and how it relates to nonprofits (5:30)
Christy’s 4 Guiding Principles to Communication:
1. To be clear is to be kind.
2. Upholding dignity is paramount.
3. Always anchor in value.
4. Know what you are for.
Ethical storytelling and how you work with clients to tell their stories in a dignified way (18:00)
Story stewardship (21:00)
Relationship over commodity (23:00)
Christy’s research around ethical storytelling (27:00)
Do this / not that with ethical storytelling (31:00)
A powerful story of philanthropy in Christy’s life (34:00)
Christy’s One Good Thing: Find or create a space where you can be vulnerable and make mistakes. (38:00)
How to connect with Christy (42:00)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/379.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

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378. Unlocking the Impact of Proximate Leadership - Tulaine Montgomery Jan 30, 2023

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Meet Tulaine. She’s a social entrepreneur, educator and community organizer. She serves as Co-CEO at New Profit, a venture philanthropy org that backs social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity. She’s sharing how leaning into proximity, though listening and valuing people's lived experience, can lead to true transformation. Don’t miss Tulaine’s heartwired counsel that had us nodding along the whole conversation.

Learn

The power of proximity in the social impact space
Examples of proximate leadership + insight
How busyness can be a cover for mediocrity

Today’s Guest
Tulaine Montgomery, Co-CEO, New Profit

Episode Highlights

Tulaine’s story and journey to where she is today (4:00)
Proximity as a value (11:45)
Listening (15:00)
How the social sector can rise up to meet this moment (19:00)
Example of proximate insight + leadership: GirlTrek (26:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Tulaine’s life (41:00)
Tulaine’s One Good Thing: The Stockdale Paradox - have unshakeable faith and an unblinking eye. (52:00)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/378.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

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377. 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2023: Trust Based Philanthropy - Jon McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Carolina García Jayaram Jan 27, 2023

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Welcome back to our Friday Series, 9️⃣ Trends that Matter in 2023 🥳 In week three, we’re taking a look at the 2nd trend: Trust Based Philanthropy + Leadership. We couldn’t have this conversation without inviting Carolina García Jayaram to talk about what this looks like in action. She’s the Founding CEO at The Elevate Prize Foundation, where their goal is to Make Good Famous. Tune in for a conversation about how the power of trust at nonprofit orgs is accelerating our impact and success 🙌

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What happens when organizations operate without trust
The role transparency plans in trust
Examples of what trust-based philanthropy and leadership looks like

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376. A Crash Course on Major Gift Qualification - Meg George Jan 25, 2023

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Meet Meg. She’s Co-Founder and President of George Philanthropy Group, where their team has raised over $1B as major gift advisors, Meg’s career changed when she learned which questions to ask and how to pose them. She’s sharing those lessons learned including 1) how to qualify your major gift asks and 2) ensuring your asks will be strategically aligned. This episode is a must-listen for fundraisers with big dreams for 2023 - tune in!

💡 Learn

Why qualification is the key to successfully securing major gifts
How to develop authentic relations as a fundraiser
Major gift best practices for today’s philanthropic landscape

Today’s Guest
Meg George, Co-Founder and President, George Philanthropy Group
Episode Highlights

Meg’s story and journey to where she is today (2:50)
Major Gift best practices considering this current landscape (6:20)
Cultivate a major gifts program that doesn’t exist today (10:00)
Qualification (15:00)
What does modern qualification look like in the digital age (25:50)
Being a change agent (32:50)
A powerful story of philanthropy in Meg’s life (41:15)
Meg’s One Good Thing: Work smarter not harder. (44:50)
Connect with Meg and George Philanthropy Group (46:10)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/376.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

Join us at The Spread!

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375. How to Tap Your Courage Consistently + Reach Your Highest Potential - Antoinetta Mosley Jan 23, 2023

Show notes

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 Courage
How courageous conversations build cultures people celebrate
Why your nonprofit shouldn’t DIY Your DEI

Today’s Guest
Antoinetta Mosley, CEO, I Follow the Leader LLC
Episode Highlights

Antoinetta’s story and journey to where she is today (3:30)
Tone Setting (6:00)
Antoinetta’s New Book: 6 Months of Courage Candy: Consistently Cultivate Courage to Reach Your Highest Potential (13:00)
Seven attributes of Courage (17:00)
How to create an action plan to implement today’s topics (20:00)
Cultivating equitable spaces (22:00)
Why your nonprofit shouldn’t DIY Your DEI (27:00)
Example organization that has done this work + done it well (31:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Antoinetta’s life (33:00)
Antoinetta’s One Good Thing: Courage Over Complacency. (36:00)
How to connect with Antoinetta (38:00)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/375.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

Join us at The Spread!

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374. 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter: Prioritizing Self Growth - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Mallory Erickson Jan 20, 2023

Show notes

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-talk you didn’t know you needed to focus on your professional and personal development this year💪

💡Learn

How to cultivate a growth mindset
The importance of finding your community of belonging + accountability
Practical tips to live out your values and take care of yourself

Episode Highlights

Roadmap for personal self-growth this year (2:40)
- Let’s celebrate where you are right now.
- Set intentions to align your habits + actions around what you want to accomplish personally + professionally
- Advocate for yourself.
- Create space.
- Don’t give yourself a deadline. Self-Growth is an ongoing process, not a to-do list.
- Share what you are learning in community.
Case study: Episode 133. The 3 Step Formula to Creating Lasting Social Change - Taneshia Nash Laird (5:50)
PRO tips for Prioritizing Self-Growth (7:00)
- Release the burden of guilt that you’re spending too much time on yourself.
- Make a 1% shift somewhere in your life.
What self-growth means to Mallory + how it has shifted throughout her career (12:45)
Setting goals around self-growth (15:20)
How to move forward in alignment with your values (20:05)
Mallory’s One Good Thing: Don’t silo the pieces of your humaneness. (36:55)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/374.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

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373. Born This Way Foundation: Building a Kinder, Braver World - Alex Aide Jan 18, 2023

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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 conversations and their swoon-worthy mission to make kindness cool. They’re breaking down the stigma around mental health too. Tune in to find out how.

💡Learn

The mission of Born This Way Foundation
How Born This Way Foundation leans into community + collaboration to deepen impact
What happens when you empower the voice of your community

Today’s Guest
Alex Aide, Director of Programs + Impact, Born This Way Foundation

Episode Highlights

Alex’s story and journey to where he is today (4:15)
Overview and history of the Born This Way Foundation (11:15)
Overview of Born This Way Foundation’s Programs (16:05)
Be There Certificate (22:00)
2022 Impact Report (30:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Alex’s life (39:50)
Alex’s One Good Thing: You matter. (45:00)
How to connect with Born This Way Foundation (46:25)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/373.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

Join us at The Spread!

Givebutter's biggest innovation event of the year is here — The Spread, built entirely around co-creating with nonprofits like yours. 💛

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372. Starting + Sustaining a Planned Giving Program - Tony Martignetti Jan 16, 2023

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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 this step and what it takes to set up a planned giving program. Tune in to have all your planned giving anxieties eased🙌

💡Learn

Must haves to start your planned giving program
How to sustain planned giving programs
Myths of planned giving

Today’s Guest
Tony Martignetti, Evangelist, Planned Giving Accelerator
Episode Highlights

Tony’s story and journey to where he is today (3:00)
Myths of planned giving (11:40)
Overview of bequests (12:10)
The must haves of planned giving programs (21:30)
Bringing new energy to planned giving programs (24:00)
Do This / Not That with Planned Giving (27:00)
Sustaining a planned giving program (32:10)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Tony’s life (35:00)
Tony’s One Good Thing: Every day is a new opportunity. (37:20)
How to connect with Tony (38:30)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/372.
Planned Giving Accelerator is an online membership community, where folks in small- and mid-size nonprofits learn to launch Planned Giving fundraising in their orgs. This adds value to your fundraising toolkit, with a method of starting or growing your endowment. You’ll learn how to raise long-term, sustainability-type gifts in donors’ wills. Tony Martignetti teaches the 3-month course, yet members learn as much from their peers as they do from him in the Accelerator weekly 1-hour meetings together. The next class starts in early March and you’ll be done by Memorial Day. Information is at PlannedGivingAccelerator.com.
About our Sponsor Neon One
Technology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.

Join us at The Spread!

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