We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

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221. What Matters Right Now: Think Like a Business - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Evan Feinberg Jan 21, 2022

Show notes

This Friday series on 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 is 🔥! This week we're diving deep into our 2nd trend: Think Like a Business. And it feels like Christmas all over again, because we're bringing back nonprofit business genius and Stand Together Foundation Exec. Dir., Evan Feinberg, to talk about why we need to think of innovative ways to create long-term value for donors in order to thrive like a profitable business.
💡LEARN (in this chat)
👆Tactical steps, mindsets, and advice for nonprofits to work more like a business
👆Why principle-based cultures are scaling fastest
👆Why it's a healthy destruction to rebuild and start something from scratch
👆Case studies of two nonprofits slaying it right now🙌
Episode Overview

Thinking like a business this year tone setting (1:15)
Evan’s advice for nonprofit leaders to begin embracing this mindset (6:00)
What is holding nonprofits back today (9:00)
What sets leaders of innovative organizations apart from others (18:00)
Case study of an organization who is doing this well (21:00)
Apply for Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Program (30:00)
Evan’s One Good Thing: Lorenzo’s story (32:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/221

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!
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220. Ending Global Poverty with Dignity + Entrepreneurship: The Mission of The Adventure Project - Becky Straw Jan 19, 2022

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Meet Becky. This tenacious social entrepreneur is the Co-founder and Chief Enthusiast of The Adventure Project, a nonprofit movement “adding venture” capital to empower entrepreneurs in developing countries. The Diane von Furstenberg People’s Voice Award for female founders and recent recipient of a $1M bitcoin donation is chatting with us about creating movements that marry good intentions with measurable impact🌍❤️
💡LEARN
-Overview & impact of The Adventure Project
-Why global funding of women & girls is in crisis
-How job creation is ending global poverty
-Story of a Haitian woman's resilience that became a symbol of this nonprofit's rise🇭🇹
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Becky’s story and journey to where she is today (4:00)
Overview of The Adventure Project (9:45)
Ethical storytelling (14:00)
The Adventure Project’s model and mission (17:00)
The Impact of COVID on women and girls around the world (23:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Becky’s life (33:00)
Becky’s One Good Thing: Make sure you are taking care of the people around you. (41:00)

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219. Leveraging Business Principles for Deeper Impact: The Mission of Orangewood Foundation - Chris Simonsen Jan 17, 2022

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Episode Highlights

Chris’s story and journey to where he is today (2:45)
Business principles from the for profit sector Chris is applying today as CEO (8:40)
State of affairs right now for foster youth (13:00)
Overview of Orangewood Foundation and the continuum of care they provide (20:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Chris’s life at the Orangewood Foundation (24:00)
Chris’s One Good Thing: Look through a trauma informed lens. (27:00)

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218. Nonprofit Trends that Matter: #1 Culture Matters - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Aila Malik Jan 14, 2022

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Oh mercy! Our data analytics are pinging on last week's 8️⃣ trends that matter in 2022, and this week we're going deep into our 1st trend: Culture Counts. And buckle up, because we are bringing back a leadership and culture powerhouse, Aila Malik, to talk about why vibrant cultures can power the moment.
💡LEARN (in this series)
-How to build strategy and implementable ideas
-How to shift our mindsets to meet the moment
-Hacks for success
-Examine who's already doing it well in the sector (because let's replicate what's working!💪)
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Culture Matters (2:25)
The Playbook for Building a Marquee Culture Within Your Organization - Mark Miller and Ted Vaughn (3:30)
Case Study: ThankView (4:50)
How culture is the epicenter of where everything flows in our sector and organizations (8:20)
Finding alignment in your organizations (12:00)
Practical tips for leaders to start infusing this kind of culture into their organizations (12:50)
Bridging the gap between humility and not losing the tenacity for your mission as a leader (16:00)
How leaders can reveal their authenticity and vulnerability to create safe cultures (17:00)
Aila’s One Good Thing: Create Rituals. (22:00)

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217. Robots Make Bad Fundraisers: Maintaining the Heart in the Digital Age - Steven Shattuck Jan 12, 2022

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Meet Steven. He's one of our favorite content creators and nonprofit thought leaders, and we're chatting about how to make tech work for nonprofits - without being overwhelming. He's walking us through how to humanize through tech and why personal outreach will always win. Join us and Bloomerang's Chief Engagement Officer to chat Robots Make Bad Fundraisers: Maintaining the Heart in the Digital Age Robots🤖
💡Learn:
-How to start humanizing our tech processes
-Biggest strategies for retaining donors this year
-2022 nonprofit tech trends
-How to #worksmarter: algorithms and automations
Episode Highlights

Steven’s story and journey to where he is today (2:30)
Trends Steven is paying attention to (5:50)
Data hygiene (8:30)
Robots Make Bad Fundraisers: Maintaining the Heart in the Digital Age (11:00)
Where to start today (16:00)
- Look at your current supporters. What experience are they getting?
- Humanize your automated systems
- Mix in a multi-channel approach
- Show curiosity about your donors
- Focus on retention
Current stats around retention in our sector (25:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Steven’s life (34:00)
Steven’s One Good Thing: Don’t allow yourself to be discouraged by all the things you’re not doing. (37:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/217

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216. New Year. New Mindsets for Fundraising. - Rhea Wong Jan 10, 2022

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MEET RHEA. This Brooklyn thought leader, seasoned fundraiser, and amazing podcast host is sharing how to get in the right mindset as you move into this new year of fundraising. Join us to Get Your Mindset Right for a New Year of Fundraising✌️🎧
💡LEARN
👆Fostering the right mindsets headed into 2022
👆Tactics to combat a scarcity mindset
👆How to build a donor avatar
👆The story of how a child's Hurricane Katrina gift impacted Rhea's life❤️
Episode Highlights

Rhea’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)
Understanding your beliefs and mindset around money to help you with your fundraising (7:30)
Mindset shifts needed in our sector today (12:15)
Tactics to Combat a Scarcity Mindset (17:00)
- Ask yourself what your own story is about money
- What did you hear in your family growing up?
- What did you see in your family?
- What did you feel? A lot of our memories we have are based in emotion
- How would you like to feel about money?
- Do meditations around gratitude
Rhea’s new book coming March 2022 (22:00)
A powerful story of philanthropy in Rhea’s life (25:00)
Rhea’s One Good Thing: Making a mistake will not kill you. (29:00)

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215. 8 Nonprofit Trends that Matter in 2022 - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE Jan 07, 2022

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Join Jon and Becky as we break down our 8 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2022 that we believe every nonprofit should prioritize moving into the new year. We'll dive deeply into each topic over the course of the coming weeks to ensure you're informed and activated.
💡Learn in this series:

How to build strategy and implementable ideas
How to shift our mindsets to meet the moment
Hacks for success
Examine who's already doing it well in the sector (because let's replicate what's working!💪)

Episode Overview

Tone setting (2:30)
8 Nonprofit Trends that Matter Right Now (3:30)
- Culture Matters
- Partnerships 2.0
- Think Like a Business.
- Mindsets for Fundraising
- Storytelling
- Investing in Digital
- Leaders as Thought Leaders
- Donor Behavior is King
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214. Creating a Robust Network for Social Impact - Dr. Michelle Shumate Jan 05, 2022

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Meet Michelle. This Northwestern University professor is an expert on building networks for social impact. We highly recommend this episode to any person looking to boost its organization's social media engagement in 2022📱📈
💡Learn:

How leaders can make social impact networks more effective
Avoiding social impact dead ends
Designing networks to address different types of social issues

Episode Highlights

Dr. Shumate’s story and journey to where she is today (2:30)
An overview of Dr. Shumate’s research (4:50)
Networks for Social Impact (6:00)
What traits leaders need to show up with to really make these networks the most vibrant (9:00)
Dr. Shumate’s advice for how can leaders make social impact networks more effective (12:00)
How nonprofits, businesses, and governments can successfully collaborate on serious social problems to create deeper impact (18:00)
Common dilemmas and dead ends and how to avoid them (21:00)
Dr. Shumate’s advice you have for an organization that wants to subscribe to some higher ideals of what they're fighting for (26:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Dr. Shumate’s life (28:00)
Dr. Shumate’s One Good Thing: Focus on the “5 Why’s” (32:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/214

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213. Making Tech + Crypto Accessible for Every Nonprofit: The Every.org Story - Tina Roh and Mark Ulrich Jan 03, 2022

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Meet Tina and Mark. These two Stanford classmates helped build Snap and Pinterest, then left the for-profit tech world behind to launch a groundbreaking social giving platform, Every.org - it's a nonprofit making giving accessible for all nonprofits 🎉
💡 Learn:

How to create accessible giving infrastructures
How you can easily start accepting crypto for your mission
Hacks all nonprofits could leverage to capture deeper impact
The story of Tina giving back to the nonprofit that supported her in childhood

Episode Highlights

Tina and Mark’s stories and journeys to where they are today (2:50)
What the journey of starting every.org has looked like for their team and what they have learned along the way (7:00)
An overview of every.org (9:00)
Barriers nonprofits are facing today (12:00)
Leveraging the technology on their platform (17:00)
The power of social giving (28:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Tina’s life (32:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Mark’s life (34:00)
Mark’s One Good Thing: Support each other and honor our commitments. (37:00)
Tina’s One Good Thing: Advance communal wisdom and learn from experts. (38:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/213

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212. Six Takeaways + One Good Thing From Season 4 - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE, and Julie Confer Dec 24, 2021

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Season 4 Finale 🎉 Tune in to hear the biggest takeaways we've gleaned from the 153 episodes recorded in 2021. Best of Season 4 + Year-in-Review joins Jon, Becky and Julie as they walk through 6 Takeaways + 1 Good Thing, and that one good thing is our final gift to you in 2021👐
EPISODE OVERVIEW

Community is everything (2:30)
Take care of yourself and your teams (4:50)
Alignment (6:30)
Your voice is your currency (10:00)
Gen Z, Gen Alpha, and the future of philanthropy (15:00)
Everyone can do good (18:00)
One Good Thing: Take some time for yourself to just get quiet, think, and be still. (21:00)
Questions to ask yourself or your team:
- 1. Where do you want to see yourself this time next year?
- 2. What are you really proud of from the last year? (Celebrate it! 🎉)
- 3. What was the most challenging part of the last year? What can you do next year to alleviate it?
Some favorite episodes from this season (23:00)
- Jon: How New Story Uses Innovation to End Global Homelessness - Sarah Lee (Episode 163)
- Becky: How to Navigate Seasons of Change at your Organization - Aila Malik (Episode 166)
- Julie: How to Harness Innovation to Scale Meaningful Impact - Evan Feinberg (Episode 167)
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