From Both Sides of the Check, Featuring Kameron Hodgens, Director of Community Leadership at Gulf Coast Community Foundation

“From Both Sides of the Check” is a podcast mini-series as part of The Patterson Foundation’s Beyond the Blog podcast. In this week’s episode, we interview Kameron Hodgens, Director of Community Leadership at Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Through “From Both Sides of the Check,” we explore what it’s like to work in the philanthropic sector through conversations with people now working at foundations who have worked on both the funder and nonprofit sides. The goal of the podcast series is that these conversations are instructive for people on both sides of the check and helpful in illuminating a path forward for even stronger collaboration in the philanthropic sector so we can drive even more impact.Key Podcast ThemesPhilanthropic collaborationFunder-nonprofit relationshipsPower dynamicsTrust-based philanthropyFundraising“Hiring empathy”Timestamps - Kameron Hodgens00:00 - 00:54 Introduction00:54 - 02:14 Kameron’s Role and Defining Success in her Role02:14 - 08:08 Kameron’s Background and Nonprofit Experiences08:08 - 11:49 How Kameron’s Nonprofit Experience Informs her Funder Experience11:49 - 12:37 How to Build Trust with Nonprofits12:37 - 17:42 What Kameron Wishes she Knew about Funders when she was at a Nonprofit17:42 - 20:06 Favorite Part about her Role20:06 - 21:24 Last Favorite Part about her Role21:24 - 25:47 Time Management at a Foundation25:47 - 27:34 Lessons on Collaboration from Disaster Recovery27:34 - 32:25 Dream Partnership32:25 - End ClosingSoundbite recommendation: Using data to drive a dream partnership between nonprofits and funders 27:52-29:41Join The Journey