We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

Meet Pam. This heart-wired Canadian paired her economics Ph.D. with the impact sector, and that research is powering "stickiness" attracting people and getting them to act. We're diving into narrative research (totally fascinating - promise✌️), co-building and the results of the two when paired. Tune in as we talk about moving away from power-control to power-sharing, and the end result is an audience that feels heard, seen, and respected - leading to more donations + increased engagement. 💡Learn: How narrative research & co-building create stickiness leading to action3 layers of respect Steps for implementation Why the human-to-human approach scales faster with better resultsEPISODE HIGHLIGHTSPamela’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)3 layers of respect (8:00)Creating stickiness that captures attention, investment + action (13:00)Theories of social change (13:30)Leveraging narrative research (28:00)Implementing these ideas (25:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Pamela’s life (32:00)Pamela’s One Good Thing: Find the one thing that brings you joy. (36:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/228The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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

We're halfway through our Friday series on 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022! This week we're talking through our 4th trend: Investing in Digital with the person who knows more about nonprofit social engagement than anyone else - Dana Snyder with Positive Equation. We're chatting the mobile experience, where to start a donor journey & why you should be investing in digital quickly.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSTone setting (2:00)Case studies (5:50)The moment of time we are in and why nonprofits should be investing in digital (10:00)Where to start with your donor experience (15:00)Investing in digital advertising for your mission (20:00)Tips for taking your SEO to the next level (23:00)Quick tips to optimize FB, IG, LinkedIn & TikTok for donors (30:00)Dana’s One Good Thing: Hire someone in some capacity, and review your online donation experience. (34:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/227The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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 Veronica. Welp, it's happened. We're flummoxed. Veronica has made us believers in the one-sheet strategic plan. Seriously! She's advising nonprofits to move from "we've always done it this way" and "this is best practices" to embrace new, creative and better ways of thinking, planning, and working through a strategic plan. We all need new strategic plans in light of the pandemic, and Veronica's bringing in an entirely new way to think, build, activate, and continually review those plans🧐EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSVeronica’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)Things to consider when building strategy (7:00)Involving the voice of your community in the strategic process (13:00)Activating your strategic plan (16:00)Overview of the strategic planning process: from ideation to execution (23:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Veronica’s life (33:00)Veronica’s One Good Thing: Listening is life changing. Spend time this week listening. (37:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/226The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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 Marc. This sought-after leadership executive coach is passionate about teaching leaders how to conquer imposter syndrome to develop a rare level of leadership mastery. In fact, that inner doubt you’re wrestling with is a signal that you are on the verge of greatness. Join us as we talk about doubt, imposter syndrome, and the best parts about being a fundraiser in today's time.Episode HighlightsMarc’s story and journey to where he is today (2:00)Hallmarks of a successful nonprofit leader today (7:00)Marc’s Book: The Surprising Gift of Doubt (17:00)Embracing the feeling of imposter syndrome (26:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Marc’s life (32:00)Marc’s One Good Thing: Know your core values and organizational values. (35:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/225The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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

This Friday series on 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 is 🔥! This week we're talking through our 3rd trend: Mindsets for Fundraising. And there was truly no other expert guest option to bring into the convo other than the incomparable, Mallory Erickson, who is the queen of understanding where your head is at before you cultivate relationships.💡LEARN (in this chat)Why exploring the limits of your mindsets is absolutely essential for every fundraiser in the business. (Emotional intelligence alert!💡)The correlation between energy + empathyTips to get out of the chaos of the job + get out of your own headFraming your mindsets & understanding fundraising inherently involves rejectionEpisode OverviewTone setting (1:00)The convergence of energy and empathy (5:00)Catabolic vs. anabolic energy (6:00)Where to start with this internal work (18:00)Working through these mindsets with your team and community (26:00)Mallory’s One Good Thing: Listen to yourself + acknowledge and validate those feelings. (30:00)POWER PARTNERS FORMULA™For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/224The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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 Ari + Peter. We work so hard to document our donor data - so why aren't we better securing this most precious resource?! Our friends over at Auth0 ⭐️ are joining us to chat about building safer social impact organizations, and why they chose to rise as a leader of corporate social impact (they're funding their philanthropy through a DAF too!🤩).💡LEARN👆Authentication & Authorization: why you need to be doing both👆The future of corporate social impact organizations👆Quick tips to keep your basic data/phone safe👆Why a percentage of Auth0 equity is dedicated to social good causesEpisode HighlightsAri and Peter’s stories and journeys to where they are today (2:30)Why data security is so important for our missions (7:20)Auth0’s social impact initiatives: Auth0.org (14:00)A client success story: Every.org (19:00)Cyber security pro-tips (20:00)Ari’s One Good Thing: Seek conflict. (24:00)Peter’s One Good Thing: Never refuse an invitation. (26:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/223The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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 Maria. This nonprofit digital marketing whiz centers her work solely in driving "purposeful marketing." We're talking about how to level-Up your impact for purposeful marketing + 2022 nonprofit marketing trends you can’t ignore. She's a firm believer that storytellers make the world a healthier, safer, cleaner, and happier place - and you know we're chatting about that too 📖🌍❤️💡 Learn:-2022 major marketing trends for nonprofits-3 things to focus on and invest in this year-Why content planning is strategic & time-saving-Focusing "Calls to action" in email and social channelsEpisode HighlightsMaria’s story and journey to where she is today (2:37)Marketing trends you can’t miss in 2022 (8:50)Focus on Hybrid ExperiencesFocus on VideoThe Rise of AI ToolsOptimize MobileAppeal to Gen ZHave an Email Marketing StrategyOverview of purpose-driven marketing (19:00)3 things to invest in and focus on to market on purpose (24:00)Have a deep understanding of your audienceDevelop strategic goals and objectivesContent PlanningA Powerful Moment of Philanthropy in Maria’s Life (30:00)Maria’s One Good Thing: You belong here and you're making the space better for being here. (34:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/222The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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

This Friday series on 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 is 🔥! This week we're diving deep into our 2nd trend: Think Like a Business. And it feels like Christmas all over again, because we're bringing back nonprofit business genius and Stand Together Foundation Exec. Dir., Evan Feinberg, to talk about why we need to think of innovative ways to create long-term value for donors in order to thrive like a profitable business.💡LEARN (in this chat)👆Tactical steps, mindsets, and advice for nonprofits to work more like a business👆Why principle-based cultures are scaling fastest👆Why it's a healthy destruction to rebuild and start something from scratch👆Case studies of two nonprofits slaying it right now🙌Episode OverviewThinking like a business this year tone setting (1:15)Evan’s advice for nonprofit leaders to begin embracing this mindset (6:00)What is holding nonprofits back today (9:00)What sets leaders of innovative organizations apart from others (18:00)Case study of an organization who is doing this well (21:00)Apply for Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Program (30:00)Evan’s One Good Thing: Lorenzo’s story (32:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/221The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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 Becky. This tenacious social entrepreneur is the Co-founder and Chief Enthusiast of The Adventure Project, a nonprofit movement “adding venture” capital to empower entrepreneurs in developing countries. The Diane von Furstenberg People’s Voice Award for female founders and recent recipient of a $1M bitcoin donation is chatting with us about creating movements that marry good intentions with measurable impact🌍❤️💡LEARN-Overview & impact of The Adventure Project-Why global funding of women & girls is in crisis-How job creation is ending global poverty-Story of a Haitian woman's resilience that became a symbol of this nonprofit's rise🇭🇹EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSBecky’s story and journey to where she is today (4:00)Overview of The Adventure Project (9:45)Ethical storytelling (14:00)The Adventure Project’s model and mission (17:00)The Impact of COVID on women and girls around the world (23:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Becky’s life (33:00)Becky’s One Good Thing: Make sure you are taking care of the people around you. (41:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/220The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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

Episode HighlightsChris’s story and journey to where he is today (2:45)Business principles from the for profit sector Chris is applying today as CEO (8:40)State of affairs right now for foster youth (13:00)Overview of Orangewood Foundation and the continuum of care they provide (20:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Chris’s life at the Orangewood Foundation (24:00)Chris’s One Good Thing: Look through a trauma informed lens. (27:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/219The 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/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/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