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161. A Haitian Founder's Guide to Recruiting + Activating Volunteers - Jean Pierre-Louis Sep 01, 2021

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Meet Jean. Or JPL, as we now call him. This Haitian-born New Yorker has THE most inspiring story of taking his education back to Haiti in the form of a nonprofit healthcare and education organization benefiting his childhood community. He's also a savvy founder at capracare, and he breaks down how to recruit the right volunteers and board members to your organization. Get those tips, and find out how you can help JPL and our suffering Haitian friends with your support.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

JPL’s story and journey to where he is today (2:20)
The landscape of Haiti today (4:40)
The mission of capracare (6:00)
Life in Haiti today (9:00)
Community based programming and innovation (11:30)
Recruiting and activating volunteers (14:00)
Finding the right spot for your volunteers in your organization (17:00)
Recruiting, engaging, and leveraging board members (20:00)
Fostering community within a global team (22:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in JPL’s life (25:00)
JPL’s One Good Thing: Expect the unexpected. (29:00)
Support capracare

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/161
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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160. Disruption for Good + The Business of Changing the World - Raj Kumar Aug 30, 2021

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Meet Raj. He's not just the Founding President & Editor-in-Chief of Devex, he's noticed the little guy ever since he was a boy playing soccer in the streets of India. This former political strategist built Devex, a global news platform, in grad school alongside his friends to inform development professionals and aid workers all over the world. Today we launch Season 4 exploring the new era of global development and how to set zero goals for yourself (we had to have him define that too, but we were LOVING the answer). Tune in🎧

Today’s Guest: Raj Kumar, Founding President and Editor-in-Chief at Devex
Episode Highlights

Raj’s story and journey to where he is today (2:30)
An overview of Devex (5:00)
Leading a global social enterprise in the middle of a time such as this (9:00)
The new era of global development (9:40)
The lens you should use as a funder to identify what organizations to support (10:45)
Raj’s Book: The Business of Changing the World: How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Aid Industry (17:00)
Embracing this season of innovation and change in the nonprofit sector: shift the focus to zero goals. (21:00)
Evaluate your programs to ensure they are truly doing the most good (24:00)
Fostering a global mindset in your corner of the world (30:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Raj’s life (35:00)
Raj’s One Good Thing: Listen more. Don’t assume that you understand the context of how it all works. Go and talk to the source. (41:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/160
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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159. Do This. (Not That!) 6 Lessons Learned in Year One of the Podcast - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Julie Confer Aug 25, 2021

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We're reflecting on the lessons learned from our expert guests, what we see as industry trends and what we would go back and tell ourselves if we were leading organizations today. Get ready for an honest conversation that has takeaways for how to deepen relationships, scale your impact and lean into more meaningful work. [insert heel kick]
Episode Overview

Do's and Don'ts that we have learned throughout the last year that we would go back and tell ourselves (4:00)
Don’t preserve tactics, do fight for your vision (4:10)
The digital playground is real, and it’s here to stay. (6:00)
Be brave, not perfect. (10:50)
DEI hiring practices (13:30)
It’s time to be human, express who your organization is authentically, and place actual people in the center. (17:30)
Invest in yourself and your team (19:53)
We Are For Good Pro
Julie’s One Good Thing: We have something to learn from everyone. Lock arms with people around you (or halfway around the world!) (23:00)
Jon’s One Good Thing: It’s all about the ripple. It’s the power of believing everyone matters and the power of an abundance mindset coming together. (24:00)
Becky’s One Good Thing: It’s time to awaken your base. (26:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/159
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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158. The Best of Season 3 - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE, and Julie Confer Aug 18, 2021

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We're wrapping up Season 3 with a wrap-up style convo that hits all the high notes. If you missed any of our best episodes - no worries. This Wednesday Jon, Becky and Julie are taking you behind the studio curtain. Learn our favorite episodes, biggest pinch-me moments, favorite freebies and the greatest takeaways offered these last four months. If you're a CliffsNotes-kind of learner, this is the quickest way to learn about the best-of-the-best of our convos since May.
Episode Overview

Season 3 recap (1:00)
Key Theme 1: Dream Bigger (2:00)
Key Theme 2: Clarity of Vision (7:09)
Key Theme 3: Get a Dang Plan (8:00)
Key Theme 4: Start with basics. Get those right, build from there. (10:00)
Season 3 marketing powerhouses (14:20)
Powerful mission stories in Season 3 (17:30)
Greatest freebies throughout Season 3 (22:00)
Our team’s favorites throughout this season (27:00)
Reimagine how you invest in your education and development with We Are For Good Pro (34:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/158
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 Givebutter
Givebutter is Loved by over 30,000 nonprofits, student groups, sports teams, schools, companies, and individuals just like you, and PS: it’s also loved by the three of us who are superfans of their incredible giving platform. 💛

Givebutter helps you collect donations like a boss. It's never been easier to add a donate button to your website, collect dues from group members, or link a payment form to just about anything.

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157. Back to Basics: Professional Development - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE Aug 13, 2021

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We're closing out our summer Friday Back-to-Basics series with one final conversation about the conversation that grounded every one of these past 11 conversations: professional development. It may not be popular, but we're going for it. And we're talking about why you need to be fighting for your own growth in our sector. Will be pointing you to teachers who can help (some are even free!) then we're going to be dropping the mic on what we've been working on for nearly a year to revolutionize the nonprofit professional development sector - for good. Tune in to hear it here first🎧❤️👊
Episode Overview

Embracing a growth mindset (1:40)
Barriers to Professional Development (4:00)
Your greatest asset is your people (6:00)
We Are For Good tips for professional development (8:30)
Taneshia’s experience investing in her staff and the results she saw (13:21)
Launching soon: We Are For Good Pro (14:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/157
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 Givebutter
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156. Minisode: How Nonprofits Can Navigate the Fiscal Tightrope - Chyla Graham Aug 12, 2021

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Meet Chyla. She might be the only CPA you'll ever meet who swings on a trapeze in her spare time. Chyla is a nonprofit operations whisperer - breaking down even the most complex topics into easy relatable nuggets. In this quick minisode, we dive into how to build a strong financial infrastructure for your nonprofit: finding the key steps and jumping off points (just make sure there's a safety net just like any good trapeze artist knows!) and let's get going.
Episode Highlights

Trapeze and Chyla’s philosophy of business success (2:51)
A starting place for breaking down the intimidation of talking about financials (4:15)
Understand and preventing fraud in our organizations (6:17)
Key steps to building a sound infrastructure at your organization (10:00)
Common financial mistakes nonprofits make and how to avoid them (13:50)
Chyla’s One Good Thing: Utilize an App Blocker. (16:15)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/156
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 Givebutter
Givebutter is Loved by over 30,000 nonprofits, student groups, sports teams, schools, companies, and individuals just like you, and PS: it’s also loved by the three of us who are superfans of their incredible giving platform. 💛

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155. How to Activate Your Personal Network to Grow Your Mission - Prabhat Gautam Aug 11, 2021

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Meet Prabhat. He's one of L.A.'s leading voices in the worlds of entertainment and activism, but he's also pretty passionate about doing good too. Prabhat created Positive Television which has produced 800 charity events in L.A. in 21 years and connected him with plenty of movers and shakers in the philanthropic world. Today we're talking events - from taking it from the idea phase to launch phase with this event guru.
Episode Highlights

Prabhat’s story and journey to where he is today (6:00)
Inspiring stories of philanthropy throughout Prabhat’s life while working in events (11:50)
Taking projects and events from idea phase to launch (16:00)
We Are For Good Ungettable Get List (18:50)
Dream big, share your vision, and go for it (22:40)
A personal story of philanthropy in Prabhat’s life (23:00)
- Become a Bone Marrow Donor
- Become an Organ Donor
Prabhat’s One Good Thing: Do 5 introductions a week, and reach out to people who inspire you. (28:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/155
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 Givebutter
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Givebutter helps you collect donations like a boss. It's never been easier to add a donate button to your website, collect dues from group members, or link a payment form to just about anything.

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154. Podcast Replay: As Seen on School of Ethical Impact Podcast - Jenny Nuccio and Hayley Adamski Aug 09, 2021

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Meet Jenny & Hayley. They're the voices and brainpower behind the School of Ethical Impact, an institute + community equipping changemakers with the confidence to create real impact through business. Plus, they are two of the brilliant minds behind Imani Collective, a purpose-driven company employing more than 80 Kenyan women and men to make ethically-sourced artisan products. This is a special episode. We are re-releasing a conversation from their podcast - turning the tables on Jon & Becky. Listen Now and hear the story of how our two companies met - it is one for the books. We also dive deep into our mission + vision, the community that inspires us + what's to come from We Are For Good.
Episode Highlights

Jon and Becky’s story behind the launch of We Are For Good and the Podcast (1:06)
What has surprised Jon and Becky over the last year (10:10)
The community We Are For Good is serving (13:40)
Playing the long game (16:43)
We Are For Good Pro - Coming soon! (27:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy (31:00)
What ethical impact means to Jon and Becky (36:50)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/154
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 Givebutter
Givebutter is Loved by over 30,000 nonprofits, student groups, sports teams, schools, companies, and individuals just like you, and PS: it’s also loved by the three of us who are superfans of their incredible giving platform. 💛

Givebutter helps you collect donations like a boss. It's never been easier to add a donate button to your website, collect dues from group members, or link a payment form to just about anything.

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153. Back to Basics: Social Media - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE Aug 06, 2021

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Having a social voice and online presence matter more today than ever before. And without a solid goal and plan in place, those looking to digitally plug in with their pet charities will see their loyal fans moving elsewhere in a noisy online space. Tune in Friday because we're breaking down why social strategy needs to be a key priority of this year's development plan. We're discussing its benefits, how to define goals/audiences/messages and more. Then we finish off with our best Pro Tips and simply where to start. And if that's not enough, we built a ton of resources into a toolkit to help you make that first leap. We got you, friends👊
Episode Overview

More than 50% of nonprofits reported they are investing more budget into their social media (2:50)
Digital giving has grown by 21% in 2021. (3:30)
The benefits of leveraging social media (4:00)
Back to basics: social media (8:30)
27 examples of content ideas (22:00)
Policies and procedures tips (25:00)
Utilize a content calendar! Leverage a syndication mindset (26:00)
Social media pro tips to take your social media to the next level (28:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/153
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 Givebutter
Givebutter is Loved by over 30,000 nonprofits, student groups, sports teams, schools, companies, and individuals just like you, and PS: it’s also loved by the three of us who are superfans of their incredible giving platform. 💛

Givebutter helps you collect donations like a boss. It's never been easier to add a donate button to your website, collect dues from group members, or link a payment form to just about anything.

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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152. How Nonprofits Should Step Into an Activist Role - Robert Egger Aug 04, 2021

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Meet Robert. This nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, author, speaker and activist is a passionate proponent of social good. In fact, he's the founder of D.C. Central Kitchen, the Campus Kitchen Project and the L.A. Kitchen, which have collectively produced over 40 million meals and helped over 2,000 individuals attain jobs. He's talking about the economics of nonprofit (Spoiler: we're REALLY good for business) and sharing why activism matters to the sector. Bottom line: you don’t have to choose between making good and making a living.
Episode Highlights

Robert’s story and journey to where he is today (3:00)
The founding story of the DC Central Kitchen (6:17)
Robert’s advice for nonprofits to embrace change, challenge the status quo, and be open to new ideas (7:47)
The founding story of the LA Kitchen (13:00)
“There is no profit without nonprofits.” - Robert’s philosophy on the economics of nonprofits (23:30)
What Robert is paying attention to for the future of the nonprofit sector (30:00)
How nonprofits should step into an activist role (32:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Robert’s life (42:30)
Robert’s One Good Thing: If you chase money, you'll run forever. If you chase result money will come to you. (44:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/152
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 Givebutter
Givebutter is Loved by over 30,000 nonprofits, student groups, sports teams, schools, companies, and individuals just like you, and PS: it’s also loved by the three of us who are superfans of their incredible giving platform. 💛

Givebutter helps you collect donations like a boss. It's never been easier to add a donate button to your website, collect dues from group members, or link a payment form to just about anything.

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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