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Creating Community for Good
by Lindsay Simonds
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. Here we will band together across disciplines within the ecosystem of the nonprofit sector to illuminate perspectives, decode motivations, and leverage strategies in the business of generosity. On this show, your host, Lindsay Simonds, invites you to a friendly conversation about contributing to good. With this, we will ultimately increase empathy, create stronger bonds and make more impact on mission-driven work. Whether you are a nonprofit executive, a legacy donor, a major gifts fundraiser, a crowdsource hacker, program director, impact investor, corporate partner or beneficiary, this space is for all of us to inform, inspire and evolve.
Episodes
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50: Jordan Langer | The Mentality that Makes a Nonprofit Mission Undeniable
My guest today is Jordan Langer, a wildly creative and successful business entrepreneur, and a high-school dropout. As the founder of Non Plus Ultra, best known for hosting large-scale parties or conferences in its myriad portfolio of properties, Jordan works 20-hour days, but still found time to...
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49: Julie Ordoñez | Courageous Fundraising For Bigger Donations
Ask for more! There are so many issues, local to global, that it seems almost impossible to find a solution to all of them: poverty, access to education, clean water, housing, human trafficking… you name it. Furthermore, there are a ton of other issues that seem to be reaching a tipping point…
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48: Choice in Aging | How to Make An Ask For Our Future
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. What would it be like to be a fly on the wall as a nationally recognized, 9-figure donor talks to an executive director about giving motivations…
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47: Rick Happy | The State of Philanthropy and Key Lessons From The Pandemic
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. In this episode, Rick Happy, renowned philanthropic advisor for over 35 years— and a mentor to me — shares wisdom and advice all members of…
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46: Bill Tortorici and Ryan Marshall | Pandemic Layoffs & Job Seeking
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. In this episode of Creating Community for Good podcast, I talked to Ryan Marshall and Bill Tortorici. Both are talented fundraisers from different...
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45: Shanti Brien | Radical Empathy From a Criminal Defense Attorney
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. In today´s episode of Creating Community for Good I was joined by criminal defense attorney and author, Shanti Brien. Being a defense attorney is a...
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44: Ashley Dittmar | Activating Technology for Donor Retention
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. In this episode of the Creating Community for Good Podcast, Ashley Dittmar shares how she uses technology paired with the human instinct to engage...
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43: Mallory Erickson | A New Way to Fundraise
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. On today’s episode of Creating Community For Good, I was joined by Mallory Erickson, a certified fundraising coach with experience serving over 50...
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42: Tiffany Williams | Behind the Scenes of a Fundraising Consultant
In this episode a fellow consultant and dear friend of mine, Tiffany Williams, and I explore a day in the life of a consultant. In this interview you’ll hear the challenges we grapple with in terms of what clients we will take, and what we won’t; how to prioritize the assignment while opening the...
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41: Camera On | Not your Typical Zoom Room with Dana Snyder
Now, I know a lot of you are glad you don’t have to go to any more (proverbial) rubber chicken dinners. Not me! I loved galas! I’m a social butterfly who liked connecting with new and old friends, experiencing delight of an orchestrated festivity, and then floating away lit up about the cause we...
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40: We Are For Good | Employee Giving Campaigns: From Staff to Ambassadors
We Are For Good is a place dedicated to celebrating the power of philanthropy, and equipping this generation of nonprofit leaders and philanthropists with the mindsets, tools, and innovative ideas to make a bigger impact. Becky Endicott, Co-Founder and Chief Storyteller, started her career in...
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39: The Giving Block | The Skinny On Cryptocurrency for Nonprofits
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “cryptocurrency”? I know that, for me, that word meant little more than intangible money, but after getting to know more about it, I can tell you that cryptocurrency concerns us philanthropists, and that it is already shifting the game in our...
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38: Lisa Greer | Re-framing your Dialogues for Higher Quality Donor Relationships
Fundraising is a TOUGH job. What’s even harder is that there is more and more pressure to raise the funds from donors that ultimately operate critically important societal needs and services. In some cases, fundraising can feel transactional, urgent and stressful. This doesn’t feel good for…
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37: Jacob Martinez | The Power of the Collective
Philanthropy’s ultimate goal has always been around gathering resources, time and efforts in favor of service to others. People seem to be irked by the word, “philanthropy” these days, but I still celebrate it for the root meaning: the love of humankind. Nevertheless, forget the “traditional”...
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36: Leti McNeill Light | How to Influence and Empower Teams
Whether you call it influence, confidence, or even freedom, power is relevant for your own personal and professional development, as it is for your team’s success, too. In order to change the world, you certainly will need it. In this episode, I am joined by my colleague and friend, Leti McNeill...
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35: We are For Good | Making the Ask & the Five Fundamentals of Fundraising
I’m the one being interviewed! My new friends Becky and Jon (and Julie!) at We are for Good interviewed me and shared with their community. It got so many listens and positive comments that I decided to “double click” on it and share it with you, my Creating Community for Good Family as a bonus...
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34: Alana Karen | Flood the System to Change It
Alana is a tech guru with 20 years at Google and an active philanthropist. The essence of this episode is to draw back the curtain for a fireside chat about a leader in tech and her approach to creating community for good. In this episode, I bring on Alana Karen, author of The Adventures of Women...
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33: Khafre Jay | Hip Hop: Peace, Love, Unity and Having Fun
In an effort to create and CELEBRATE community — we can’t forget about the power of music! Whether it is hip hop, gospel, country or top 40… music is the soundtrack of our lives. From neurological activation to the way we tap our feet (or get up and boogie) the art form of music is both…
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32: Jen Risher | We Need to Talk... About Wealth
When it comes to money-related issues, mum’s the word. Talking about wealth right now couldn’t be more charged. Did you know that 8 out of 10 people who are wealthy grew up in middle class or poor neighborhoods?! I didn’t. Have you ever felt bad for the rich? I have. Why? They are human just like...
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31: Eric Heininger | Ethics Month: Gift Acceptance Policies and Harassment Prevention
October is Ethics Awareness Month, and we acknowledge the importance of this topic with fundraising consultant Eric Heininger, CFRE. Eric is the founding managing director of EDEN+ in Des Moines, Iowa, and founder of the Des Moines Fundraising Institute. Today, we cover two key ethics topics…
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30: Sara Lomelin | Giving Circles: Educational, Democratic, Accessible and FUN!
Giving Circles have existed since the beginning of time, we just haven’t called them that. Communities around the world have always had systems of supporting each other for communal prosperity. But wealth and finances have become so personal and private, especially in the US, that if you don’t…
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29: Mike Spear | End of Year Giving (Everything you Need to Know)
Nonprofits raise almost half of their annual budgets between October and December. So, no matter what kind of organization you have, you need to be doing something throughout the holiday season -- and now is the time to strategize and activate plans. This is why I’ve called on area expert Mike...
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28: Darcie Champagne Wells | Celebrating $100 Million Milestone
When it comes to pursuing a career in fundraising, people like Darcie Champagne Wells are worth watching. She is the Nonprofit Executive and Market Leader at March of Dimes in the Greater Houston Area. She’s deeply passionate and recently celebrated a major milestone — she and the team she…
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27: Tracy Vogt | Farm Animal Rescue Sanctuary
Among the vineyards of wine country, near the small town of Sonoma California, you can find a 32-acre non-profit that provides a safe haven for about 150 animals. Charlie’s Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization caring for abused, homeless and rescued farm animals, was founded by…
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26: Do Good by Doing Good Business
There’s so much connectivity between people who are really trying to do good in the world through their individual actions and through their business. How we define good and how we choose to engage in that, allows us to shift our perspectives from the self and the ego into the collective and the...
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25: Troy Alexander | Becoming the Best Version of Ourselves
Ever since he was a young kid Troy Alexander, founder of TROY Skincare, wanted to build something meaningful. Having been in prison for 2 years as a youth — and taking it as an opportunity for personal growth — Troy turned a negative into a positive. In his own words, ‘prison was really my MBA.…
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24: Celia Tejada | Design and Creativity Build Communities
Professionally, she’s a powerhouse: Restoration Hardware’s retired Chief Creative Officer. Philanthropically, she’s an influencer: Former Board Chair, Major Gifts Donor, and Activist. For our guest today, Celia Tejada, her love of humankind runs much deeper than these roles: Her statement today…
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23: Kelley O’Brien | Being an Event Planner During a Pandemic
There are so many things we can’t do during these days, and for event planners like Kelley O’Brien, creativity has been essential in order to pivot during the crisis and keep the business going. Things are much different now than they were six months ago, and we’ve seen a huge increase in virtual...
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22: Corey Newhouse | A Shift from Monitoring and Evaluation, to Learning and Quality Improvement
How do we know if an organization is worth contributing to? Impact monitoring and evaluation is paramount today, but it wasn’t always so — and it won’t be much longer. Determining philanthropic priorities has changed generationally. Going back to the times of the Silent Generation (think: our...
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21: Ryan Oliver | How to Re-enliven a Dormant Advisory Board
When Ryan Oliver first stepped into the role of Regional Executive Director of the Bay Area and Los Angeles for BUILD, the organization was undergoing a national reorganization. At the time, I was a fundraising strategy and operations consultant for BUILD, and had the task of supporting Ryan’s...
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20: Jim Becker | The Impact of COVID on Philanthropy
How are community and private foundations redirecting COVID funds for a brighter future in our communities? Philanthropy is increasing as Foundations and Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are called to distribute money now, rather than holding them in the “parking lot”. Legally, foundations are required...
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19: Andrew Kaufteil | Career Transition from the Non-profit Industry to For-profit Sector
Transitioning from a nonprofit organization to a for-profit company can be an exciting professional change and powerful career move. After 15 years in the nonprofit work, today’s guest, Andrew Kaufteil, successfully transitioned into the for-profit space over five years ago. When he hungered for…
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18: Michaela Colbert | Millennials Rely on Meaningful Community Engagement
Last week we talked about micro-donations, instant gratification behavioral trends and the reality of our uber-connected world. With the great transfer of wealth, millennials are revolutionizing philanthropy. This generation is finding ways to integrate volunteerism into their lifestyle for ways…
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17: Richie Kendall | The Revolution of Philanthropy
Millenials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation's largest living adult generation; 92% of them own a smartphone and 85% of them use social media to keep themselves informed and involved with the world's problems. So how does this group’s behavior and the concept of one-click engagement…
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16: Capital Campaigns | Extraordinary Fundraising for Bold Visions
Feasibility Studies, Capital Campaigns, Major Gifts… what are they all about? Just as podcasting is about connecting with others and growing together, it is crucial to cultivate a strong relationship with your community at large if you want to bring bold ideas to life in nonprofit organizations....
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15: Mary Hiland | Unleashing the Potential of Nonprofit Boards
Nonprofit boards are charged as the highest level of leadership of an organization. Alongside the Executive Directors and CEOs, board members manage operations, envision the future, advance the mission, inspire the community, and commit to fiduciary compliances. Today’s guest, Mary Hiland PhD…
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14: Nathan Chappell | Artificial Intelligence and the Evolution of Philanthropy
How can the nonprofit community stay relevant and keep evolving in the ever-changing, modern world? Artificial Intelligence tools and knowledge are more accessible than ever before, and people are starting to understand this is the future. Thus, hopping on new technologies and following the…
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13: Stewardship is the Strategy | A webinar
What’s the heart of fundraising? Why are donors genuinely happy to contribute to a cause? Giving is human nature. By inviting a donor to invest in change through funding an organization that addresses a shared vision, you are providing an opportunity for mission fulfillment. In other words, if...
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12: Quentin Wheeler-Bell and Liza Fox | Black Lives Matter
America is going through a social revolution. If we want to create a community for good, we must look in all directions. We have to look further and see the full picture, instead of making divisions to see the problem from the outside. This goes beyond black or white. Are we failing to see past…
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11: Jaime-Alexis Fowler | Listening via SMS: How to Make Others Feel Truly Heard
When our loved ones reach out to us for advice or to talk about a situation concerning them, we just have to sit down and listen. With the current social distancing, physical gatherings have been suspended and all we have left are remote communication channels to stay connected with the ones we...
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10: Renee Rubin Ross | Running Inclusive and Interactive Virtual Meetings
What does it take to run an effective and inclusive virtual meeting? What can we do to stay in touch with our people in times of distancing? In today’s episode, trainer, facilitator, speaker and coach, Renee Rubin Ross, Ph.D., talks about inclusive and effective tools to lead virtual meetings…
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09: Sterrin Bird | Major Gifts Fundraising
The master of individual giving and major gifts fundraising is a combination of an art and a science. Crisis or not, it can be a challenge. Fundraising is about listening more than pitching. Ask the right questions — high value questions, and you will co-develop a winning strategy for a long-term...
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08: Rick Happy | Philanthropy During a Time of Crisis
The initial shock of the COVID-19 outbreak is over, even though the world is still paralyzed. Now what? Keep going! The most important lesson from our past experience with crises is that it is crucial for nonprofits to keep going rather than stopping fundraising efforts to sustain themselves and...
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07: Tim Sarrantonio | Giving Tuesdays, CRMs and Building the Future of Philanthropy
Human beings are kindhearted creatures by nature, and this kindness is even enhanced in difficult times like the current COVID-19 crisis. That’s why GivingTuesday Now has announced a second Day of Global Action for Giving and Unity in addition to the current Giving Tuesday after Thanksgiving, to...
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06: Nikole Collins-Puri | Techbridge Girls
As we grow up, we can usually tell where our lives might go, and getting girls interested in careers that have been normalized as “men only” has become a challenge. As a social justice advocate and CEO of Techbridge Girls, Nikole Collins-Puri supports girls from marginalized communities to get...
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05: Kevin Nichols | Building Your Social Media Presence
Sharing content through the internet allows you to build your brand by letting others know who you are and what you do. There is no faster way to do that today than creating a social media presence of your personal brand or your organization. In this episode, Lindsay Simonds chats to Kevin…
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04: Diana von Welanetz Wenworth | Philanthropy and Giving Back to Society
What motivates you to help others and become successful? As we enter the philanthropy world, giving back to society becomes the main priority. It doesn’t matter if you are a writer or a chef, bringing magic and empowering others is something everyone should be able to do. Our guest for today’s...
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03: Maria Cristini | Maximize Impact with a Big Picture Focus and Goal Setting
Goal achieving might not be the easiest thing to do, but a good way to start is with a personal goal-setting practice. Today's episode is all about maximizing actability and concreteness through our habits. In order to do that, we have a special guest today: Maria Cristini is here to share with…
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02: Bart Skorupa | Start Something Good
As we start on our own personal journey, we all learn and seek to transform our lives to have a better future. Today's guest was shaped by two loving parents and knows best when it comes to creating opportunities and starting something good. Bart Skorupa is a social entrepreneur that dedicates…
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01: Aila Malik | Taking a Stand for a Culture of Kindness
Can we solve the systematic and environmental challenges we are constantly facing in today’s world? Now more than ever, humanity has to come together and unite forces to deal with the crisis we have created. Today’s podcast guest, Aila Malik, will teach us how to create positive change for good…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. Here we will band together across disciplines within the ecosystem of the nonprofit sector to illuminate perspectives, decode motivations, and leverage strategies in the business of generosity. On this show, your host, Lindsay Simonds, invites you to a friendly conversation about contributing to good. With this, we will ultimately increase empathy, create stronger bonds and make more impact on mission-driven work. Whether you are a nonprofit executive, a legacy donor, a major gifts fundraiser, a crowdsource hacker, program director, impact investor, corporate partner or beneficiary, this space is for all of us to inform, inspire and evolve.
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