We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

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311. AMA: How Can Small Shop Nonprofits Build an Amazing Culture?- Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE Aug 19, 2022

Show notes

You asked, we responded! This Friday we're launching a quick two-part #AMA Friday series focused on helping small shops beginning with How Cultures Can be Changed & How Leaders Can Help. Our small shop queen Rachel Bearbower left a message on our voicemail asking some tough questions that we know are on your mind too - you want to see your organization modernize and evolve, but leadership may not agree. We'll break down the myths, the fallout of not listening to staff, and the incredible opportunity sitting before brave small (and big!) shop leaders. Even if you're not a small shop, there's plenty to be learned from these topics. Come hang with us!
Episode Highlights

Leave us a voicemail! (10:10)
Rachel Bearbower’s question: “What you are seeing working inside small shops, small organizations that are really shifting the culture and making a huge difference for their staff, their volunteers, even their board members? (2:10)
Tonesetting (3:20)
Alignment of values and culture (9:00)
Pro tips for leaders to intentionally shape culture (10:30)
Slushie runs (15:00)
Focus on telling the story of impact (22:45)
Nonprofit organization’s culture examples (25:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/311

The We Are For Good Podcast is co-hosted by Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE and welcomes the most dynamic nonprofit leaders, advocates and philanthropists to share innovative ideas and lessons learned 3x a week!
Want to hear insider details and to get our best roundup of tips, freebies, resources and show notes from each episode? Join the Good Community - it's free! Visit www.weareforgood.com/hello
About our Sponsor Feathr
Nonprofits of all shapes and sizes turn to Feathr to grow their campaigns with targeted digital ad tools that reach people, whenever and wherever they are online. And they just happen to be some really incredible people too. Use Feathr to grow your end of year fundraisers. Learn more about their solutions for nonprofits at feathr.co.

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310. De-Biasing the Workplace + Building Equitable Workplaces - Olanike Ayomide-Mensah Aug 17, 2022

Show notes

Overview

Meet Olanike. This equity strategist and executor is obsessed with building equity in the world - starting with the workplace. Diversity & Inclusion is trendy, but the transformation is slow and fatigue has set in. We're talking through biases, psychological safety and building spaces where everyone can thrive. "Being in all of these different pockets of life, it has taught me that so many issues of inequity and injustice are rooted in our human nature." Let's work through it together, friends.

💡Learn

Global perspective on DEI in the workplace
What it means to live at the Intersection of Difference
De-Biasing the workplace + building equitable workplaces
How to create safe working environments

Today’s Guest

Olanike Ayomide-Mensah, Founder and CEO, Mosaic Consulting
Episode Highlights

Olanike’s story and journey to where she is today (5:00)
Global perspective of DEI in the workplace today (11:00)
DEI work in the nonprofit sector right now (20:00)
Living at the intersection of difference (24:00)
De-biasing the workplace (35:00)
Creating a safe work environment (43:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Olanike’s life (47:00)
Olanike’s One Good Thing: Seek and embrace joy in all of the challenges. (54:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/310

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309. Driving Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector + What's Next for Capital Campaigns - Sterrin Bird Aug 15, 2022

Show notes

Overview

Meet Sterrin. This fundraising expert spent three decades in campaigns and major gifts conducting more than three-dozen capital campaigns with combined goals in excess of $5.5 billion. Bottom line - she knows her stuff 🤩 This tech-for-good guru is walking us through innovation in the modern-day campaign and how to update outdated practices. And her personal story of how philanthropy intersected with her life will have you reaching for the Kleenex.
💡Learn

How the modern campaign is evolving in a post-pandemic world
How to integrate innovation & tech into your campaign
Advice for fundraisers preparing for their first capital campaign
Misconceptions fundraisers have about soliciting major gifts

Today’s Guest

Sterrin Bird, Senior Director, Nonprofit Industry Advisor, Salesforce
Episode Highlights

Sterrin’s story and journey to where she is today (4:00)
Innovation in the nonprofit sector + where we are going (7:30)
Capital campaigns (21:00)
Misconceptions around Major Gifts (30:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Sterrin’s life (41:10)
Sterrin’s One Good Thing: Courage, curiosity and letting go of the ear of fear of failure (48:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/309

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.
About our Sponsor Feathr
Nonprofits of all shapes and sizes turn to Feathr to grow their campaigns with targeted digital ad tools that reach people, whenever and wherever they are online. And they just happen to be some really incredible people too. Use Feathr to grow your end of year fundraisers. Learn more about their solutions for nonprofits at feathr.co.

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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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308. Enneagram for Nonprofits: Part 4. External Dynamics - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Kishshana Palmer, CFRE Aug 12, 2022

Show notes

It’s the final epsiode of our Enneagram Friday series, and we're betting you just might have been waiting for this one. Kishshana Palmer, CFRE is back to talk about how to utilize the Enneagram with your donors. She's bringing stories and examples, and they're ones we can relate to. Still haven’t taken the free test? No sweat - find it here and report back!
Jon #9 - The Peacemaker
Becky #2 - The Helper
Julie #2 - The Helper
Today’s Guest

Kishshana Palmer, Speaker, Educator, Trainer, Coach and Recovering Fundraiser, and Founder of The Rooted Collaborative

Episode Overview

Tone setting for the final Enneagram conversation (2:00)
Importance of knowing yourself (3:40)
Breaking down limiting beliefs with the Enneagram (12:30)
Examples of different Enneagram types in fundraising scenarios (15:30)
Kishshana’s One Good Thing: “Be awake, be present.” (13:30)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/308

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307. Inside the Rise of Collective Giving + How to Create a Giving Circle - Sara Lomelin Aug 10, 2022

Show notes

Meet S ara. As the founding CEO of Philanthropy Together, she's working to diversify and democratize philanthropy through the power of giving circles. She believes nonprofit leaders can best connect with giving circles by working in local communities and remembering that giving circle donors are not your regular donors. They want to go beyond giving to elevate your message. “Giving by, for, and with the communities we represent is the future of philanthropy — and each and every one of us belongs in this movement.”

💡Learn

The history, present & future of collective giving
5️⃣ Steps to the giving circle model
How to democratize and diversify philanthropy
Starting point for orgs looking to launch or wrap a giving circle around a program

Today’s Guest
Sara Lomelin, CEO, Philanthropy Together

Episode Highlights

Sara’s story and journey to where she is today (3:50)
Overview of collective giving (6:55)
The story of Philanthropy Together (11:00)
The potential for nonprofits today with collective giving (17:00)
What happens after the gift is made (31:00)
👇 5 STEPS TO THE GIVING CIRCLE MODEL (34:00)
- Gather your people
- Discuss values
- Decide where to give your money
- Give - pool funding, talents, and resources
- Engage
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Sara’s life (36:00)
Sara’s One Good Thing: Never assume who can give and who cannot give. (39:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/307

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306. Fundraising Boards 2.0: The Mission of Women Moving Millions + How to Use Your Board Seat Well - Mona Sinha Aug 08, 2022

Show notes

Meet M ona. She's a globally recognized advocate for gender equality in business and society, and she's never met a challenge she didn't tackle head on with visibility and humility. Mona is the Board Chair of Women Moving Millions, a community of women who fund big and bold ($1 million+) to create a gender equal world, as well as Board Chair of the ERA Coalition Fund for Women’s Equality. With only 1.6% of philanthropy making its way to women and girls, we're tackling this issue, discussing how to break cycles and why investing in women has a massive return. Jaw-dropping convo with a seriously impressive good human 💪
💡 Learn

How to build a community of empowered women + drive social change
How to best utilize your board chair (spoiler: empowerment!)
3️⃣ Tips for shifting power dynamics with your board
The story of Women Moving Millions

Today’s Guest

Mona Sinha, Board Chair, Women Moving Millions
Episode Highlights

Mona’s story and journey to where she is today (4:20)
Women Moving Millions (12:00)
Giving in Community (18:00)
Shared Leadership as a Board Chair (24:00)
- Respect.
- Give each other the space to disagree.
- Always have each other’s back.
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Mona’s life (47:00)
Mona’s One Good Thing: You can lean into visibility and humility at the same time. (50:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/306

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305. Enneagram for Nonprofits: Pt 3. Internal Dynamics - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Kishshana Palmer, CFRE Aug 05, 2022

Show notes

It’s Enneagram Friday! Our Peacemaker and Helper hearts are geeked out around the enthusiasm and noise for our Friday Enneagram series. And now we’re moving from theory to application with the nonprofit leadership expert of our hearts: Kishshana Palmer, CFRE! Kish breaks down how to use the Enneagram internally with your fundraising shop: how it helps give grace to each other, how to flex it amidst team dynamics, and the good/bad/ugly she’s seen with different types over the years. Still haven’t taken the free test? No sweat - find it here and report back!
Jon #9 - The Peacemaker
Becky #2 - The Helper
Julie #2 - The Helper
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/305

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304. Ask Before you Aid: The Danger of Compassion + Creating Sustainable Development - Dr. Bertrhude Albert Aug 03, 2022

Show notes

Meet Dr. Behrtrude Albert. Following a humbling trip to her native Haiti, she learned a valuable lesson: ask before you aid. Alongside her partner, they founded P4H Global and are revolutionizing the way education is delivered in Haiti by training teachers. “We don’t have what Haiti needs…but they do. Invest in their capacity then get out of the way to watch them transform their nation.” Boom! 🎤💥

💡Learn

The dangers of compassion (& how it can undermine dignity)
How she garnered 1.1M likes & 70K+ TikTok followers!
The power of local partnerships: ask questions, understand strengths, listen to lived experiences
P4H Global mission overview

Today’s Guest
Dr. Bertrhude Albert, Co-Founder + CEO, P4H Global
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/304

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303. Disrupting Fundraising + Building Community for Veterans + Families - Anne Marie Dougherty Aug 01, 2022

Show notes

Overview

Meet Anne Marie. She's also a marketer disguised as a fundraiser leveraging unmatched moxie and grit as CEO of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, supporting the nation’s veterans and their families. She’s disrupting traditional fundraising models via a unique use of metrics, relationships, and results to maximize the foundation’s $80 million investment impact. It’s an entrepreneurial approach that’s permeating the entire organization - and growing. She’s got your 6!
💡Learn

What BWF is doing to support veterans with fertility support
Unique partnership approach to the NFL & USA Wheelchair Football League
The story of its $15M MacKenzie Scott gift
Bob Woodruff Foundation mission overview

Today’s Guest

Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO, Bob Woodruff Foundation
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/303

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302. Enneagram for Nonprofits: Pt. 2 How to Use It - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Ashley Engle Jul 29, 2022

Show notes

Our Enneagram for Nonprofits Friday series started off with a bang last week! Last week we broke down the types - now we're putting them into action. Today we're talking about the correlation between relationships and the Enneagram and how to activate it in our personal and professional lives. Ashley Engle is back to breathe more insight and love into this conversation as we talk about how to flex the Enneagram - for good!
Today’s Guest
Ashley Engle, Pastor of Spiritual Formation, The Well Church
Episode Overview

Correlation between building relationships and the enneagram (2:45)
Working through fears and re-wiring our mindsets (6:00)
Celebration and culture at an organization (19:05)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Ashley’s life (20:30)
Ashley’s One Good Thing: Create a vision board (23:15)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/302
The We Are For Good Podcast is co-hosted by Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE and welcomes the most dynamic nonprofit leaders, advocates and philanthropists to share innovative ideas and lessons learned 3x a week!
Want to hear insider details and to get our best roundup of tips, freebies, resources and show notes from each episode? Join the Good Community - it's free! Visit www.weareforgood.com/hello

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