We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

Meet Mallory. This former nonprofit executive director hit rock bottom as she burned out on the nonprofit grind. Her saving grace: discovering an uncanny connection between coaching and fundraising. Since then, her unique programs combine her technical fundraising expertise with rockstar coaching skills to address the fears and discomforts around asking for money. And she's got the secret sauce to transform your annual fundraising plan. Tune in!Today’s GuestMallory Erickson, Founder + CEO, Power Partners FormulaEpisode Highlights4 fundraising tips to transform your fundraising this year: awareness, goal setting, power partner focus, and shifting the culture of your organizationHow to shift your mindset as a fundraiser: it starts with awarenessThe true superpowers of fundraising: vulnerability and authenticityYou can’t be authentic and perfect. You can choose to be an authentic fundraiser, or a perfectionistSet a conservative budget goal, and an audacious fundraising goalMallory’s Power Partner Focus, and how to implement it to transform your fundraising and donor cultivationHow to better engage your board members and volunteersMallory’s One Good Thing: Pull the data. It is easy to attach to something and believe it is true. We believe this because of a belief about ourselves, not because of data.For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/457.Learn how to raise more from the right funders without hounding people for money during Mallory's FREE Webinar on Thursday, August 17 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Sign up here. Thank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

Meet Eleanor and Ashley. One's a nurse and personal coach and the other is an organizational psychologist and educator. Put them together - WOW - they may just be the most powerful mental health team in our sector (and they've got loads of resources to help too.)🤝❤️👊 They're talking to us about how to assess, treat, and prevent burnout, and breakdown what it means to have psychological safety. If you're looking for some guidance to help your team or yourself - tune in.Today’s GuestEleanor Wells, RN, BSN, ACC, CCFP + Ashley Cauley, MSIOP, Co-Founders, Cohort4CareEpisode HighlightsEleanor and Ashley’s stories and journeys to where they are today (1:45)Current stats around burnout and compassion fatigue (4:00)The difference between compassion fatigue and burnout (6:30)Combating compassion fatigue and burnout: where to start (11:00)Cohort4Care’s GRIPP Model: How to assess, treat, prevent compassion, fatigue and burnout (13:00)Creating cultures where people can have good well-being (22:00)Fostering psychological safety in our organizations (26:00)Powerful moments of philanthropy in Eleanor and Ashley’s lives (37:00)Eleanor and Ashley’s One Good Thing: Self-care is not selfish. (41:00)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/456.Thank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

If left unaddressed, we believe mental health is one of the most silent, debilitating, and dangerous threats to the nonprofit sector today. And let’s face it - it’s simply not discussed enough. This discussion is about lifting the stigma and approaching the conversation square on with a diverse panel of nonprofit professionals and clinical experts who bring a depth of lived experiences, personal and professional research, and clarity of purpose. You’re not alone. Join us in community and feel seen, inspired and ready to take steps toward healing.Today’s GuestsSonya Perez-Lauterbach, Leadership Coach + Principal, splCoachingLindsay Kolsch, Co-Executive Director, To Write Love on Her ArmsKirk Brown, CEO, HANDY Inc.Paige Chenault Lohoefer, Founder, The Birthday Party ProjectEpisode HighlightsThe state of mental health in the nonprofit sector (3:10)Unique factors of mental health in the nonprofit sector (6:15)Building communities of care (10:00)How to create a flexible workplace culture and environment (20:15)Modeling the importance of mental health (27:20)Tips for prioritizing health (30:45)What supporting your team looks like in real-time (35:50)How using your voice can build community (39:00)One Good Thing (41:20)“This is our moment to lean in and change the story of how we work.” -Sonya“Being normal has never changed anything.” -Kirk“Show up for yourself, and then keep showing up for yourself.” -Lindsay“What is mine to do?” -PaigeFor more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/455.Thank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

The Barbie hype is real - let’s learn how it’s powering good 💗💅🛍🫶You think you know Barbie? Think again. In this thought-provoking conversation, we uncover the world of Barbie beyond the plastic doll - her role as a cultural phenomenon, a beacon of social impact, and a tool for empowerment. Meet Jessica and Nancy. Jess is Group Vice President of Social Impact Solutions at Warner Bros. Discovery, and Nancy is Executive Director of the Mattel Children’s Foundation and Corporate Philanthropy at Mattel Inc. We’re chatting about the power of media, social responsibility, and diving deeply into the partnership between Mattel, Warner Bros. Discovery and Save the Children Global for the Barbie movie. Learn about the Dream Gap Project—an initiative that breaks down barriers for girls and empowers them to dream big - and how evolved partnerships can align with a brand’s mission, bringing about positive change. The convo is filled with kindness, passion, humor + how giving back can spark a movement. Tune in 💕Episode HighlightsThe Barbie phenomenon (0:40)Nancy and Jessica’s stories and journeys to where they are today (3:30)Barbie’s philanthropic projects (8:15)The origin of the Save the Children partnership (13:35)How to build lasting partnerships (25:30)Being open for partnership and open for business (30:15)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Nancy’s life (32:50) A powerful moment of philanthropy in Jessica’s life (35:10)Nancy’s and Jessica’s One Good Thing (41:50)Support The Barbie Dream Gap Project by texting BARBIE to 707070 (45:45)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/454.Thank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

Meet Evan. This starry-eyed dreamer sought to change the world first through politics before pivoting into the nonprofit sector after finding his passion awakened in social service. In five years, his organization built one of the largest and most effective anti-poverty nonprofit communities in the country. Tune in and hear how the Stand Together Foundation viewed poverty as an innovation problem and began to look for solutions in new spaces to unleash human potential. It's a brilliant discussion into innovation, storytelling & they're even giving funding away to high-impact orgs who are breaking cycles and changing lives. You might be one of them!Episode HighlightsEvan’s story and journey to where he is today (2:20)An overview of the Stand Together Foundation (5:50)Meet The Phoenix (10:00)The Catalyst Program at the Stand Together Foundation (21:00)Watch: Catalysts Mini Documentaries (25:00)Treating counting metrics as value metrics (26:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Evan’s life (35:00)Evan’s One Good Thing: Focus on hope. (40:00)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/453.About our Sponsor: Foster AvenueAs a philanthropic communications consulting and creative agency, Foster Avenue sees how campaign communications are facing a revolution these days. And luckily, they’re sharing their insights. They are sharing a 10-point checklist for creating campaign communications that meet the moment. And we want to get this checklist into your hands so you can start refining your messaging right away.Learn more today at www.fosteravenue.com/good.Thank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

Join this panel of modern impact thinkers as we explore how to build a sustainable mission that grows and thrives over time, diversifies revenue, takes care of its people, builds strategies to forecast and evolve, and innovates how to deliver impact.Today’s GuestsVeronica LaFemina, LaFemina and CoBrian Joseph, CEO, RevJenEric Newman, Founder + and Chief Play Officer, Roc Solid FoundationKimberly O'Neill, Founder + CEO, The Giving BlueprintEpisode HighlightsNonprofit revenue infrastructures (3:00)How nonprofits can think of themselves as a scaling business (5:30) Reframing strategic planning (7:20)Using data to understand the problem (10:45)Be relentless, not reckless (13:20)Putting scaling strategies and tactics into action (17:30)Common pitfalls nonprofits are making in sustainability (21:50)How to know when to move out of the way as a founder (27:55) How to get your board involved in scaling and building sustainability (29:20) Advice for a brand new nonprofit to become sustainable (35:40) One Good Thing: (40:15)Brian: Be intentional about investing in your people and yourself.Veronica: Give yourself permission to focus.Kimberly: It’s not yours to resolve only. Eric: Extreme focus over time creates momentum. For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/452.About our Sponsor: Foster AvenueAs a philanthropic communications consulting and creative agency, Foster Avenue sees how campaign communications are facing a revolution these days. And luckily, they’re sharing their insights. They are sharing a 10-point checklist for creating campaign communications that meet the moment. And we want to get this checklist into your hands so you can start refining your messaging right away.Learn more today at www.fosteravenue.com/good.Thank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

Meet Dan. His TED Talk "The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong," went viral less than a decade ago and has been viewed millions of times by starry-eyed dreamers everywhere who are intent on using their creativity and innovation to do good. [insert image of us frantically waving as some of these believers] We're talking nonprofit disruption, marketing, involving your kids in philanthropy and generally working hard not to fangirl over him too much. Join us for the convo we waited to have since the first time we hit play and we’re excited to share again today.Today’s GuestDan Pallotta, TED Speaker, Entrepreneur, Author + Humanitarian ActivistEpisode HighlightsDan’s story and journey to where he is today (2:45)The difference between the non-profit and for-profit sector  (6:45)Combating the overhead crisis - (13:10)What is holding people back? - (17:25)If you aren’t being laughed at, you aren’t dreaming big enough (17:30)Leaning into disruption (23:45)Dan’s advice for young professionals (24:00)Explore the full potential of your humanity and inspire your donors to join you (27:00)Background of the Charity Defense Council (32:30)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Dan’s life (35:35)Infusing philanthropy into raising kids - (38:35)Dan’s One Good Thing: Life is happening right now.  (40:30)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/451.About our Sponsor: Foster AvenueAs a philanthropic communications consulting and creative agency, Foster Avenue sees how campaign communications are facing a revolution these days. And luckily, they’re sharing their insights. They are sharing a 10-point checklist for creating campaign communications that meet the moment. And we want to get this checklist into your hands so you can start refining your messaging right away.Learn more today at www.fosteravenue.com/goodThank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

Responsive nonprofits know changing the world starts by changing ourselves—our organizations—our processes—and our approach. We’re exploring how to accelerate innovation through partnerships, by striving for a culture of innovation and embracing risk-taking in the nonprofit sector. Plus, you’ll hear how small wins can shift the culture and create momentum and provide a long runway for experimentation. Join this panel of modern impact thinkers as we explore innovation and the opportunity that exists for you and your mission today. Today’s GuestsAlison Moore, CEO, Comic Relief USIara Peng, Founder + CEO, JustFundSarah Lee, Chief Operating Officer, New StoryEpisode HighlightsBarriers to innovation in the nonprofit sector (3:35)Creating an environment where it’s safe to fail (6:35)Building a culture of innovation (9:55)How to operationalize innovation (15:00)The value of experimentation. (18:05)Challenges in implementing innovation(25:00)Innovating through partnerships. (27:05)One Good Thing (35:40)Allison: Human capitolSarah: SimplicityIara: Trust yourselfFor more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/450.About our Sponsor: Foster AvenueAs a philanthropic communications consulting and creative agency, Foster Avenue sees how campaign communications are facing a revolution these days. And luckily, they’re sharing their insights. They are sharing a 10-point checklist for creating campaign communications that meet the moment. And we want to get this checklist into your hands so you can start refining your messaging right away.Learn more today at www.fosteravenue.com/good.Thank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

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're re-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 GuestRaj Kumar, Founding President and Editor-in-Chief at DevexEpisode HighlightsRaj’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 + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/449.About our Sponsor: Foster AvenueAs a philanthropic communications consulting and creative agency, Foster Avenue sees how campaign communications are facing a revolution these days. And luckily, they’re sharing their insights. They are sharing a 10-point checklist for creating campaign communications that meet the moment. And we want to get this checklist into your hands so you can start refining your messaging right away.Learn more today at www.fosteravenue.com/goodThank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

While the world constantly moves forward, being responsive means we choose to evolve. To use our collective strength, vulnerability, grit, and passion to meet the moment and change the world—for good. Join this panel of modern impact thinkers as we explore the evolving nonprofit sector, and how we can meet the moment today. Today’s GuestsMallory Erickson, Founder, Power Partners Formula + Host, What the FundraisingAila Malik, Founder + Principal, Venture Leadership ConsultingAnne Marie Dougherty, CEO, Bob Woodruff FoundationWoodrow Rosenbaum, Chief Data Officer, GivingTuesday + President and CEO, With IntentEpisode HighlightsChallenges the nonprofit sector is facing (2:15)Funding changes within the sector (6:00)The power of partnerships + locking arms for impact (8:45)Creating win-win partnerships (12:50)Mindsets that prevent evolved partnerships (16:25)Evolved partnerships at Bob Woodruff Foundation (25:20)One Good Thing (30:15) Woodrow:  Fundraisers have the agency to change, what's not working for us. Aila: We're all fundraisers + Find your people.Mallory: Fundraising is not a necessary evil. Your fundraising is the work. Anne Marie:  Let's stay steady. No panic. No snooze. For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/448.About our Sponsor: Foster AvenueAs a philanthropic communications consulting and creative agency, Foster Avenue sees how campaign communications are facing a revolution these days. And luckily, they’re sharing their insights. They are sharing a 10-point checklist for creating campaign communications that meet the moment. And we want to get this checklist into your hands so you can start refining your messaging right away.Learn more today at www.fosteravenue.com/goodThank you to our partners 🩵Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com Say hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter