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501(c)3(b)(s): Deprogramming for Organizational Growth

by Zoot Velasco

Busting the myths of the "nonprofit" sector for organizational growth.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 130: Financing with The Stars (A 7-Part Series)- Robert Santana

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last...

  2. Episode 129: Financing with The Stars (A 7-Part Series)- Creative Solutions

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last...

  3. Episode 128: Financing with The Stars (A 7-Part Series) Solidarity

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last...

  4. Episode 127: Financing with The Stars (A 7-Part Series) Charitable Ventures

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last...

  5. Episodes 126: Financing with The Stars (A 7-Part Series)

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last...

  6. Episode 125: Financing with The Stars (A 7-Part Series)

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last...

  7. Episode 124: Lead with Heart- Haley Cooper

    Episode 124: A simulcast with Haley Cooper's Lead with Heart Podcast. Haley's mission is EMPOWERING, ELEVATING, AND ENGAGING NONPROFIT LEADERS TO BUILD HEALTHY, THRIVING ORGANIZATIONS.

  8. Episode 123: Board Development

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefit organizations... No BS.

  9. Episode 122: Innovation

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: What is innovation that transforms organizations? Peter Drucker defined innovation as "change that creates a new dimension of performance." But how does one do that? It is not what most people think it is. It is not some creative new…

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  10. Episode 121: Grants (Part 2)

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: This is a two-parter: There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people...

  11. Episode 120: Grants (Part 1)

    We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: This is a two-parter: There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people...

  12. Episode 119: Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership Simulcast

    Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership- Patton McDowell Dr. Patton McDowell (www.pattonmcdowell.com) brings the best in nonprofit career development to each episode, helping you find the perfect nonprofit opportunity and guiding you along the path to senior leadership in the philanthropic sector.…

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  13. Episode 118: Social Media

    We have taken our past podcasts where we interviewed top social media influencers and condensed their wisdom down to one 10-minute chunk. Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less. Check out our new…

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  14. Episode 117: Leadership (Part 3)

    Episode 117: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less (Part 3 of 3) An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten...

  15. Episode 116: Leadership (Part 2)

    Episode 116: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less (Part 2 of 3) An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten...

  16. Episode 115: Leadership (Part 1)

    Episode 115: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less (Part 1 of 3) An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten...

  17. Episode 114: Grants

    There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grant writing. The truth in about 10 minutes. Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes. Check out our new book, upcoming…

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  18. Episode 113: Funding BS

    Episode 113: A shortened version of one of our most popular top-ten episodes of all time episodes, Zoot Velasco talks with Todd Hanson, then Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation (Now with the Council on Aging). Season Six Note: This…

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  19. 112: Staff As Family

    Episode 112: This week, we look at this seemingly harmless statement and diagnose the harm that it does in under 10 minutes. This is a shortened version of one of our 10 most popular episodes of the past seasons. Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in...

  20. Episode 111: Mission Statements

    Episode 111: In this episode, we critique the good, the bad, and the ugly of mission statements in 10 Minutes or Less. Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes. Check out our new book, upcoming...

  21. Episode 110: Partnerships

    Episode 110: Collaboration in 10 Minutes or Less How do collaboration and strategic partnerships help us succeed? Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less. Check out our new book, upcoming training, and...

  22. 109: Advocacy in under 10 minutes

    Episode 109: Advocacy in Short Many in the Social Sector believe the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations are not allowed to advocate for themselves or their causes. Zoot discusses the myths and the reality of advocacy in the Social Sector with David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for...

  23. Episode 108: The Big Gala BS

    We unwrap all the truth and mythology about the "Big Gala" Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less. In this episode we take on the BS of the "Board of Directors." Check out our new book, upcoming...

  24. 107: Director’s Direct

    Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less. In this episode we take on the BS of the "Board of Directors." Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:...

  25. 106- Nonprofit BS

    Season Six Opener: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less. In this episode we take on the BS of the very label we call ourselves- “nonprofits." CHeck out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:...

  26. 105: Social Enterprise in Orange County, CA PART TWO of TWO

    Episode 105: In the past two years, Orange County has been quietly building an infrastructure around social enterprise. From The UCI and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State Fullerton; to funding through the OC Community Foundation’s Social Innovation Fund, RevHub, and Octane OC; to...

  27. 104: Social Enterprise in Orange County, CA PART ONE

    Episode 104: In the past two years, Orange County has been quietly building an infrastructure around social enterprise. From The UCI and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State Fullerton; to funding through the OC Community Foundation’s Social Innovation Fund, RevHub, and Octane OC; to...

  28. 103: Story Planning Like The Martians Do!

    Episode 103: Plan Like The Martians Do! If it's good enough to land rovers on Mars, it's good enough for us! Story Planning: Explore the space between “what is” and “what could be” using storytelling methods to think differently when communicating new ideas with Paul Propster, CSUF alumnus and...

  29. 102: Simulcast with Slice of Orange

    Jodi Balma, Political Science Professor at Fullerton College, has been recently named an Orange County Teacher of the Year. Jodi hosts the Slice of Orange Podcast on all things politics in North Orange County, California. In this episode, she talked with our host, Zoot Velasco about the…

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  30. Episode 124- Recession Stars- Part 1: Seven Steps

    Episode 90: Today we start a seven-part series on the Recession Stars. These are 29 organizations out of 6450 that grew from small to large during the last recession. We learn what they did that made them special, what we can learn from it, and interview some of them. Today: The Seven Steps to...

  31. 101: Universal Truths of Leadership

    Episode 101: In this podcast's five seasons, we have interviewed many great leaders on Leadership. Today we will distill down the universal truths of great leadership from our speakers and our training on the subject. Zoot Velasco teaches leadership at Cal Poly Pomona, OneOC, and Cal State...

  32. 100: Fr. Boyle (Rebroadcast)

    Episode 100: Leading Social Enterprise with “Homeboy” Fr. Greg Boyle (Rebroadcast) Fr. Greg Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, an international model for social enterprise; a Jesuit pastor at the Dolores Mission, and author of Creating A Culture of Tenderness, Tattoos on The Heart, and...

  33. Episode 99- Ken Wilcox (Part 3 of 3)

    Episode 97: Ken Wilcox discussed his new book Leading Through Culture at a G3X Zoom Conversation in December, which we recorded for this podcast. He talked about his experiences leading a key Silicon Valley bank financing innovation in the tech industry. Marrying finance with innovation has many...

  34. 98: Ken Wilcox (Part 2 of 3)

    Episode 97: Ken Wilcox discussed his new book Leading Through Culture at a G3X Zoom Conversation in December, which we recorded for this podcast. He talked about his experiences leading a key Silicon Valley bank financing innovation in the tech industry. Marrying finance with innovation has many...

  35. 97: Ken Wilcox (Part 1 of 3)

    Episode 97: Ken Wilcox discussed his new book Leading Through Culture at a G3X Zoom Conversation in December, which we recorded for this podcast. He talked about his experiences leading a key Silicon Valley bank financing innovation in the tech industry. Marrying finance with innovation has many...

  36. Episode 96- Robert Santana and The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast (Part 7 of 7)

    Episode 96: The list of 29 Recession Stars includes the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Central Orange Coast Foundation, an endowment for the clubs. Robert Santana is the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs while also running their foundation. The Clubs themselves did well during the recession but were…

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  37. Episode 95- Creative Solutions and Ryan Cargando (Part 6 of 7)

    Episode 95: Dr. Ryan Cargando of Creative Solutions in Riverside, CA started his foster care agency with $400,000 of his own money to create better-quality services for the families with whom he worked as a social worker. By the beginning of the recession in 2008, he had already grown to $1.5...

  38. Episode 94- Solidarity with Tommy Nixon & Kevin Mo-Wong (Part 5 of 7)

    Episode 94: If there is a model for how a small grassroots organization serving a community grows into a force that accomplishes its goals, it is Solidarity. Solidarity is one of the 29 Recession Star organizations that grew from small to large with surprising success against the backdrop of the...

  39. Episode 93- Anne Olin & Charitable Ventures (Part 4 of 7)

    Episode 93: Charitable Ventures, led by Anne Olin, went from a newly-minted organization in 2008 with a budget of just $193,000 at the beginning of the recession to $1.2 million in 2012 at the end of the recession. That's a 624% increase during the great recession when organizations all over the...

  40. Episode 92- Financing with The Stars (Part 3 of 7)

    Episode 92: A rebroadcast of the podcast version of our G3X Conversation, Financing with The Stars, and the third of our seven-part series on the subject. This is a continuation of last week's G3X Conversation. Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi...

  41. Episode 91- Financing with The Stars (Part 2 of 7)

    Episode 91: A rebroadcast of the podcast version of our G3X Conversation, Financing with The Stars, and the second of our seven-part series on the subject. Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied...

  42. 89- Innovation

    Episode 89 (Rebroadcast): We continue our Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes. What is innovation that transforms organizations? Peter Drucker defined innovation as "change that creates a new dimension of performance." But how does one do that? It is not what most people think it is. It is not some...

  43. 88- Ben Whitehair on How to Be An Influencer Online

    Episode 88: Part 3/3 of our series on Social Media Marketing: Ben Whitehair is a champion for social change through art and business. He is a working actor in Los Angeles, Chief Information Officer of TSMA Consulting—entertainment’s leading social media management and growth firm—and co-founder…

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  44. 87- Ben Whitehair on How to Be An Influencer Online

    Episode 87: Part 2/3 of our series on Social Media Marketing: Ben Whitehair is a champion for social change through art and business. He is a working actor in Los Angeles, Chief Information Officer of TSMA Consulting—entertainment’s leading social media management and growth firm—and co-founder…

    more
  45. 86- Queen of All Social Media

    86: In this rebroadcast of one of the top 10 episodes of all time on our feed, we introduce you to the Queen of All Social Media, who spoke at our G3X Conference last August 2019. Stephanie L. Smith is the digital and social media lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she oversees the...

  46. 85: Board Development

    This is a rebroadcast of one of our ten most popular episodes of our program. Today we take a break from our normal format of interviews. Instead, Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefit organizations... No BS.

  47. 84: AB5 Workshop with the Public Law Center of Orange County

    A Rebroadcast of one of our Top 10 Episodes of all time: Today we are broadcasting our G3X Zoom workshop on AB5 hosted on April 14, 2020, by Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center, Sarah Efthymiou of the Public Law Center of Orange County, and Todd Hanson of the Orange County Community Foundation....

  48. The Real Deal on Grantwriting Part 2

    Part 2 of our rebroadcast of one of our top 10 most popular podcasts of all time. There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what...

  49. 82: The Real Deal on Grantwriting Part 1

    Rebroadcast of one of our top 10 most popular podcasts of all time. There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying...

  50. 81: Funding BS with Todd Hanson

    In this rebroadcast of our most popular episode of the first three seasons (And still in the top-ten of all time,) Zoot Velasco talks with Todd Hanson, Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation, recognized as a “center of gravity” for...

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