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 #200 - Development 3.0 with Sarah Danzig Simon | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:41:29

In this episode, we’re going to discuss development 3.0 with my friend, Sarah Danzig Simon, the head of development for Uncommon Schools. Join me and Sarah as she talks about the lessons she has learned in fundraising to inspire those new fundraisers listening out there who want guidance and wisdom from those of us in the nonprofit. You will also learn about what people do, especially those who handle development and program in a nonprofit organization. This is an interesting topic, so tune in! To connect with Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-danzig-simon-0915063/ You can also follow her on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarah.danzigsimon.1 Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: The Fundraising Accelerator Program https://www.rheawong.com/join-accelerator/ Uncommon Schools https://uncommonschools.org/about-us/ The Boys’ Club of New York https://bcny.org/ —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTES “It is my strong belief that it is very hard to be a successful fundraiser at a place where you are not willing to make a gift and are not willing to participate in the program.” - Sarah Danzig Simon “When I do a donor tour, I'm always in classrooms. We're hyper-diligent about making sure that we're not interrupting. And we leave things better than when we started.” - Sarah Danzig Simon “I think, sometimes, fundraisers can forget that they're actually working on behalf of the program staff and that we work for them.” - Rhea Wong “If you are going to pursue a career in fundraising, you must be comfortable saying the words, will you make a gift to this organization of X dollars? And you need to really challenge yourself to say, is that specific task something I'm willing to do?” - Sarah Danzig Simon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #199 - BLACK PHILANTROPHY MONTH with April Walker and Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:39:39

Happy Black Philanthropy Month!  In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jackie Copeland who is the founder of Black Philanthropy Month and April Walker, fundraising consultant.  April and Dr. Jackie speak from their lived experiences as Black women in philanthropy.  In this important talk, we discuss how the Black community can fund Black causes, the importance of giving to Black-led grassroot causes and how racial justice cannot exist without economic justice. For more about Black Philanthropy Month: www.blackphilanthropymonth.com To connect with Dr. Jackie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiecopelandcarsonbio/ To connect with April: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilcwalker/ Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: Philanthropy for the People - https://philanthropyforthepeople.com/ The Wise Fund - https://thewisefund.org/about-us/ Black Philanthropy Month - https://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/about —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTES “The Black Philanthropy Month comes out of a personal commitment, professional dedication, and actual spiritual orientation.” - Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland “I was very perturbed, that I would always hear that black people don't give and don't have philanthropy…”  - Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland “The same principle applies to black people. We are consumers of philanthropy and should be respected as such. That means you need 10 years to repair the harm done in our communities, exclusion… so be it. That's just the work of development.”  - Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland “I've always dreamt of creating a mutually supportive, global black economy of giving and funding of our nonprofits and businesses.” - Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland “People are now asking, where are the black people? It's a fair question. So it's evolving. But that doesn't mean that they're ready to take action because they have to do some unlearning…” - April Walker “There's nothing wrong, of course, with inviting people from different backgrounds to invest. We all have connections to the mission and different stories to tell.” - April Walker --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #198 - Avoiding NPO Burnout with Dr. Eugene Choi | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:45:28

This episode is FIRE.  Join me and my friend Dr. Eugene K Choi to discuss how to manage your mind to avoid burnout, anxiety and panic.  Did you know that your brain is only ever in one of two modes: survival or executive?  Learn about the characteristics of both and how to regulate yourself to stop freaking out, calming down and being effective. Want to know more? https://dreugenekchoi.medium.com/ To connect with Dr. Eugene: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekchoi/ Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: Destiny Hacks - https://destinyhacks.co/ Harvard Business Review - https://hbr.org/ Dr. Eugene’s Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neurohacking-podcast/id1545882602 —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTES FROM Dr. Eugene Choi “The survival state is the state when your brain thinks your life is in danger. It's a mode where you are reacting without thinking.” - Dr. Eugene Choi “Research shows that emotional pain can be just as painful as physical pain. That's how our brain processes it.” - Dr. Eugene Choi “Money is an easy trigger for us to go into a survival state…” - Dr. Eugene Choi “If you want to be a great leader, the number one you need to do is to understand the concept of true ownership.” - Dr. Eugene Choi “It's the loneliness that's causing the burnout. How lonely you feel directly correlates with how burnt out you get.”  - Dr. Eugene Choi “We have to develop the eyes to see what fight-flight-freeze looks like. That actually helps you connect the dots on why we're in this for 70% of our adult life.” - Dr. Eugene Choi “So how do we fight from an emotional survival standpoint? It could be perfectionism, which is to fight to be perfect.” - Dr. Eugene Choi “The fight itself will lead to burnout. I have seen it time and time again, fighting always leads to burnout, it always leads to lack of fulfillment.” - Dr. Eugene Choi TIME STAMPS TOPIC: Talking About the Different States of Your Brain 03:20 - 04:40 TOPIC: Talking About the Significant Source of Burnout 12:14 - 13:20 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #197 - Nonprofit Mergers + Acquisitions with Jess Cavagnero | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:38:00

Most people think that when you merge nonprofits, or you’re making any significant changes in a nonprofit, it means that there’s terribly wrong that has happened. Right? But in this episode, my guest, Jess Cavagnero, a partner of SeaChange Capital Partners, dispels some of these misconceptions. Jess and I will talk about the hows, whys and whats of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships.  This is a must-listen for leaders who are looking to lead with “strategery” To connect with Jess: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-cavagnero-9b826613b/ Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: SeaChange Website - https://seachangecap.org/ SeaChange LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seachangecap/ Sustained Collaboration Network - https://www.sustainedcollab.org/ —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTES “Over the last 10 years, the trend has really shifted, where nonprofits are pursuing mergers… There's a whole spectrum of partnerships that we should be talking about.” - Jess Cavagnero “So there are best practices from the investment banking side that can be a disservice to nonprofit mergers or collaborations… because they're played out in the wrong moment in time.” - Jess Cavagnero “So there's something called the Sustained Collaboration Network, which if you're a fundraiser listening to this, you should write down because it's a network of all of the funders who actually make grants to support this work.”  - Jess Cavagnero “Nonprofits who came out of this period in the pandemic have so much extra cash because they were able to really shrink down to their essential costs and had so much emergency funding come in… This is a good opportunity to grow.” - Jess Cavagnero “If you're looking to become part of something, what's your offer? What's the value of your program team? Who's on your board?” - Jess Cavagnero “So what's the challenge or the opportunity or the thing that you're trying to solve for? And it's important to know it upfront because you will fill the space that you have.”  - Jess Cavagnero “The analogy that is most often used when people talk about nonprofit mergers is dating and weddings. I think it holds here. You can't go out looking for a long-term partner if you aren't totally solid in who you are…”  - Jess Cavagnero “When two organizations are working together, even if they do the same thing in the same place, and they have overlapping staff, they might put their yogurt in a different place, in the fridge. That is going to create friction that needs to be addressed early and continually.” - Jess Cavagnero TIME STAMPS TOPIC: Talking About the Concept of Mergers and Acquisitions 02:31 - 03:48 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #196 - Cracking the code on Junior Boards with Peter Goldwasser | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:30:10

How many times have I seen the idea of junior board rise and then fall like a rock?  Join me and Peter Goldwasser, the Founder of the PNG Group, as we talk about his experience of finding the Young Eagles, which is the junior board of the Brooklyn Public Library. Join me and Peter as we discuss some of the pitfalls, time allocation, infrastructure, and the staff support junior boards need to thrive and grow. To connect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petergoldwasser/ Resources and Websites Mentioned in the Podcast: PNG Group - https://www.pnggroup.us/ Brooklyn Public Library - Website: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brooklyn-public-library/ —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS TOPIC: Talking About Peter’s Life and His Career in the Nonprofit and Government Fields 00:58 - 03:02 TOPIC: Talking About the Origin Story of the Young Eagles 03:05 - 05:16 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #195 - Bridging the Generational Divide with Leslie Short | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:40

Hey Gen X Leader: confounded by your millennial and Gen Z staffers? At a loss for how to make an organizational change and DEI happen in my conversation with Leslie Short, the President and the Founder of the CAVU group. We discuss managing the generational divide in organizations, acceleration of DEI, the difference, and the snapshot of today's generation who are entering the workforce. For more about Leslie: https://www.leslieshort.com/ To connect with Leslie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-short-1020052/ You can also follow her on: Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/leslieskimmedia?_rdc=1&_rdr Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/k.i.m.mediallc/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/kimmediallc Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/kimmedia/ Resources and Websites Mentioned in the Podcast: The Cavu Group - https://thecavugroup.com/ Marshall Goldsmith - https://marshallgoldsmith.com/ K.I.M. Media LLC - https://kim-media.com/ (Leslie’s Book) Expand Beyond Your Current Culture - https://www.amazon.com/Expand-Beyond-Your-Current-Culture/dp/1947540130 —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTES “If you can communicate the big picture of the focus, mission, values, and how this is going to be executed, then you wouldn't be stuck with every generation that asked him for all these other details…” - Leslie Short “There's much more communication that's expected. To give a quarter and say, go and do this without the context of the bigger picture, that doesn't work for this generation.” - Leslie Short “For the younger generation, you have to understand that you have talent, but you also have a huge talent that hasn't been released yet that maybe needs to be cultivated…” - Leslie Short “Culture… You have to cultivate. That's the expectation of how you expect people to work, how you expect people to show up, how they should be trusted when they show up, how you handle meetings, what your branding, your mission, your values, and your vision is, and how you make that come alive every day.” - Leslie Short “That's why visibility and not transparency are important… That you all are up-to-date on things that are happening.” - Leslie Short “Don't assume that everyone understands the mission. Even though it's printed somewhere, make sure you're clear on the mission, make sure you're clear on the values. Values are very big to this generation.” - Leslie Short “Understand that everyone doesn't work the same way.” - Leslie Short “Be aware of who you're working with, in their strengths and their weaknesses from leadership all the way through…” - Leslie Short “Understanding your strengths and your weaknesses, you have to know what that is in order to be a leader.” - Leslie Short “In order to manage someone else, you have to know what you're good at, and what you're not so good at. And you have to listen, and you have to build trust.” - Leslie Short “You have to build trust, and trust is action. It’s not just always a conversation.” - Leslie Short TIME STAMPS TOPIC: What Led Leslie Short to Found the CAVU Group 00:36 - 02:10 TOPIC: Talking About the Ways in Which DEI Has Changed in the Last Three Years 02:32 - 04:37 TOPIC: how do we balance the sort of complexity of the organizational change with the demands of this young workforce 09:29 - 11:24  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #194 - Racial and Economic Justice includes Nonprofits buying POC with George Suttles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:40

Join me and George Suttles as we talk about the opportunity that Diana Noriega and he have seen together in making a coalition to look for ways in collecting data to build some kind of marketplace where nonprofits were able to procure services from BIPOC vendors, contractors, or consultants and do business with them. This is an interesting topic as you will learn how to begin to organize other nonprofit leaders and not just think about how you spend your money, but really attach it to values that make a big difference in the community. To connect with George: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgesuttles/ Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: The Laundromat Project - https://laundromatproject.org/meet-george-suttles/ Good Shepherd Services - https://goodshepherds.org/ Common Fund - https://www.commonfund.org/ MWBE - ttps://www.mwbe-enterprises.com/ —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS TOPIC: Why Are Trying to Gather Data About How Nonprofits Purchase 02:21 - 03:49 TOPIC: Talking to People in this Space to Learn More About the Best Practices 07:01 - 08:29 QUOTES “It really came into clear focus for me, both at the height of the pandemic and the racial reckoning of 2020. We had all of these nonprofit organizations that were doing deep DEI work, and they were looking at their organizational, programmatic, leadership practices, and things of that nature. So a lot of us in the sector that the next sort of natural step would be, we'll look at where nonprofits are spending their money.” - George Suttles “It's important to understand how nonprofits are thinking about procurement.. the opportunity to procure from BIPOC vendors, consultants, and contractors.”  - George Suttles “Here's an opportunity to elevate the conversation, not just thinking about how we spend our money but really attaching it to values that were connected to racial and economic justice… opportunities to not just impact communities that we cared about through our programmatic and organizational activities, but our economic activity as well.” - George Suttles “The fact of the matter is we just want to try and create tools that will be easy to use and highly impactful. Whether that looks like a digital marketplace, where buyers and sellers in the nonprofit ecosystem can connect, then we'll try our best to sort of manifest that.” - George Suttles “These ideas aren't new. Really smart folks like you and others have been thinking about this and trying to build marketplaces in trying to build connectivity around procurement and supply chain for many years.” - George Suttles “I think there's this new appetite to try and do this work, understanding that racial and economic justice is incredibly important. And it's going to help us sort of rebuilding New York City…” - George Suttles --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #193 - Donors of Color with Hali Lee | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:42:39

Let’s dispel the myth that you can either have donor diversity or donor wealth, but you can’t have both.  In this episode, my dear friend  Hali Lee, the founder of Radiant Strategies and the Asian Women Giving Circle, and the co-founder of the Donors of Color Network, talks about the results of her study of high-net-worth donors of color, entitled “Philanthropy Always Sounds Like Someone Else: A Portrait of High Net Worth Donors of Color.” Join me and Hali as we discuss the implication of this study.  You will also learn some opportunities that nonprofits should be thinking about as they engage these high-net-worth donors of color.  To connect with Hali: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hali-lee-awgcnyc/ You can also follow her on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/HaliLeeNYC Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: Radiant - https://www.radiantstrategies.co/ Asian Women Giving Circle - http://asianwomengivingcircle.org/ Donors of Color Network - https://www.donorsofcolor.org/ Asian Boss Ladies - https://www.asianbossladies.com/ TargetSmart - https://targetsmart.com/ The US Trust Study Philanthropy Always Sounds Like Someone Else: A Portrait of High Net Worth Donors of Color - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/606b68da6637e30aba86834a/t/62265df5becc740d42b90e5e/1646681594776/PORTRAIT_Executive_Summary_FINAL.pdf —-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS TOPIC: Talking About the Report of the Study: Philanthropy Always Sounds Like Someone Else: A Portrait of High Net Worth Donors of Color 06:03 - 07:37 TOPIC: The opportunities that the nonprofits should be thinking about as they engage in these high-net-worth donors of color 22:53 - 24:25 QUOTES “Trust is really important in doing this kind of work. And peer to peer is the only way this works like we found people who connected us…” - Hali Lee “The country is changing. The communities of color in America are just growing in influence and affluence. And the philanthropy sector is a little bit lagging behind the other sectors…” - Hali Lee --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #192 - Lesson Learned From A Capital Campaign with Sabrina Walker Hernandez | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:43:25

Capital campaign.  Sounds scary, right?  Doesn’t have to be!  Join me and Sabrina Walker Hernandez as she walks through how she raised $12M for a capital campaign in the third poorest county in the US.  We get into all the details and spill all the tea on how she did it, even as a newbie “accidental” fundraiser. To know more about Sabrina’s Supporting World Hope: https://supportingworldhope.com/ To connect with Sabrina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawalkerhernandez/ Resources and Websites Mentioned in the Podcast: Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV - https://edinburgkids.com/ Supporting World Hope - https://supportingworldhope.com/ QUOTES “I was able to increase my operating budget from $750,000 to $2.5 million and complete a $12-million capital campaign in the third poorest county in the United States.” - Sabrina Walker Hernandez “I've always acknowledged that I am very strategic in building relationships. So I surrounded myself with people who helped me along my journey…” - Sabrina Walker Hernandez “One of my things is building relationships. I would not have been and still to this day would not be successful without people, like building those relationships are critical.” - Sabrina Walker Hernandez “I had to change my mindset because what I valued thinking what I know about fundraising, I valued the ask. I wanted people to go out and ask. That's what I thought.” - Sabrina Walker Hernandez “Going to conferences and professional development and learning more about fundraising, I finally figured out the secret sauce is relationships.” - Sabrina Walker Hernandez “We lost some people. You have to be willing to lose some people and it's okay… Because, then, they're just not the right fit.” - Sabrina Walker Hernandez “It's not necessarily using people because they are not asking for money. You have to educate them and explain what fundraising means to us.”  - Sabrina Walker Hernandez “And it's the cultivation, it’s the stewardship and all of that… What role will you be willing to participate in this process, removing that fear of asking for money?”  - Sabrina Walker Hernandez TIME STAMPS TOPIC: The Story Behind Hitting the Million Dollars and Embarking on a Capital Campaign 08:45 - 11:30 To know more about Sabrina’s Supporting World Hope: https://supportingworldhope.com/ To connect with Sabrina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawalkerhernandez/ Resources and Websites Mentioned in the Podcast: Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV - https://edinburgkids.com/ Supporting World Hope - https://supportingworldhope.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #191 - Board Conflict Resolution with Jonno White | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:39:15

Conflict is inevitable in the workplace or in any organization when people with different backgrounds and work styles are brought together for a common business purpose. Conflict is part of dealing with humans. So join me and Jonno White to discuss healthy versus toxic conflict and how to manage it when it (inevitably) comes. We cover basic rules of engagement so that conflict does not have to mean destruction. On top of that, you will also learn the importance of setting up proper expectations and communication among people in the company or organization. Also, Jonno has a delightful Aussie accent! To get to know more about Jonno White, you can follow him on: LinkedIn (Jonno’s Account) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonno-white-983486136/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonno-white-983486136/ LinkedIn (Clarity) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/clarity-for-large-enterprises/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Clarity-108805891004575 Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/consultclarity/ You can visit Jonno on his website: https://www.consultclarity.org/ Resources mentioned in the podcast: Blue Ocean Strategy Book https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/books/blue-ocean-strategy-book/ Step Up or Step Out - How to Deal With Difficult People Even If You Hate Conflict https://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Out-Difficult-Conflict-ebook/dp/B0925MB4SR Clarity https://store.consultclarity.org/step-up-or-step-out-sales-page-cn17hlpfdisc10 Jonno White TOPIC: Talking About The Perfect Recipe For Conflict 04:53 - 08:50 Rhea Wong TOPIC: Setting Up Proper Expectations and the Importance of Communication 08:56 - 10:20 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #190 - How Fundraising Accelerator Levels You Up with Rosemary Ellis, Drine Paul and Noelle Andreano | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:31:24

In this episode, I will be interviewing three alums of the fundraising accelerator program. We have Noelle Andreano, the Director of Development at The New School of Northern Virginia, which is a small Independent School in Fairfax, Virginia. Drine Paul is the Executive Director for Breakthrough Providence in Providence, Rhode Island. And Rosemary Ellis works in New York City. She’s the Interim Executive Director of the Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort. The three of them have pretty different roles and pretty different nonprofits. Drine Paul found out about the accelerator program and was really eager to grow her skills. At first, she thought that it wasn't something that she was good at before taking the role. She just spent a lot of time in the program to take advantage of the opportunity, resulting in her being inspired as one single woman of color who leads it. On the other hand, when Rosemary Ellis faced various challenges in her role, she reached the point when she needed to figure out which donors she should talk to and find donors where they didn't exist and do an end-of-year campaign and even understand how to frame the organization's story in a way that would resonate with people. To learn more about the fundraising accelerator program and the inspiring stories of Noelle, Drine, and Rosemary, please head on to the podcast. Together, let’s discover how their journey started, the reason why they joined the program, and how they've reached this far in their career. Ever wondered if the Fundraising Accelerator is right for you?  Join me and three alums to discuss my Fundraising Accelerator program, who it's right for and what they've gotten out of it.   To get to know more about our guests, you can follow and connect with them on: LinkedIn (Noelle Andreano) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelle-andreano-75b6a821/ LinkedIn (Drine Paul) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwinepaul/ Resources and Websites Mentioned in the Podcast: Free masterclass enrollment and more details - https://www.rheawong.com/ The New School of Northern Virginia - https://www.newschoolva.org/ Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort - http://www.doulaprogram.org/ Breakthrough Providence - https://breakthroughprovidence.org/ Episode Highlights TIME STAMPS TOPIC: Guests Introduction and How Did the Three Find the Fundraising Accelerator Program 01:11 - 05:36 TIME STAMPS TOPIC: The Reason Why They Joined the Fundraising Accelerator Program 03:02 - 08:37 Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #189 - Women of Color Fundraisers - Yolanda F. Johnson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:47:10

Yolanda’s journey in philanthropy had very interesting inception. It all started when she was in college. She was part of one of the first programs at school that dived deeper into fundraising and philanthropy. In her whole life, she has been seeing generosity and creation, and whole communities come together to raise young people and send them on their way. Yolanda, certainly, was the beneficiary of that sort of community. So seeing that, she has always been philanthropic, looking back over it standing on the shoulders of giants. Yolanda was still hearing the voices of women of color in the sector who wanted to meet space for the unique experience of being them. So she decided to create that and never looked back. Moreover, Yolanda said that when you're building your team, make sure that you have an environment that is attractive to a woman of color. Don't make assumptions about it. When she's looking at the opportunity, is it something that's really going to be attractive, where she's going to flourish, where she's going to thrive. Anything more about it, please join me in today’s episode as we talk about women of color in fundraising with our guest Yolanda F. Johnson. She is the founder of Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy, along with being the first African-American president of the Women in Development. Let’s hear it from her as she shares how she gets started on her own journey and dives deeper into fundraising and philanthropy. Let’s find out how she makes use of being a person of color to achieve her goals and be successful in life. To get to know more about Yolanda, you can follow her on: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yolanda-f-johnson-5778097/ Resources mentioned in the podcast: Committee on Civil and Human Rights https://council.nyc.gov/committees/civil-and-human-rights/ Radiant Leadership Institute https://www.woc-fp.com/radiant-comittee --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #188 - Four Frameworks to Living Liberation with Trish Adobea Tchume | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:42:13

In this week's episode, we speak to the amazing Trish Adobea Tchume about her thoughtful piece in the Nonprofit Wakanda Quarterly about what it means to live liberation.  We define terms and discuss four useful frameworks to help us understand how to liberate ourselves, liberate others around us and to liberate our organizations.  I loved this discussion for its practicality and tactical bend to help all of us live free and to help others do so as well. To read Trish's piece: https://www.nonprofitwakanda.com/blog/four-frameworks-for-living-liberation To connect with Trish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishtchume/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #187-Making Big Asks with Adam-Michael Royston | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:47:38

[Updated--was a snafu with original upload] Join  me and expert fundraiser Adam-Michael Royston as he unlocks the vault  on some of his secrets.  He's raised serious money for capital campaigns  and annual campaigns and he shares some of his stories from the  trenches.  We dive deep on details on how he prepares for the ask, where  he does it and what happens when things don't go his way.  The big  takeaway here is that Adam-Michael knows that his job is to prepare and  to swing at the ball, not to get too in-his-head about the outcome. For more about Adam Michael, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-michael-royston-cfre-/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

 #187-Making Big Asks with Adam-Michael Royston | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:47:38

Join me and expert fundraiser Adam-Michael Royston as he unlocks the vault on some of his secrets.  He's raised serious money for capital campaigns and annual campaigns and he shares some of his stories from the trenches.  We dive deep on details on how he prepares for the ask, where he does it and what happens when things don't go his way.  The big takeaway here is that Adam-Michael knows that his job is to prepare and to swing at the ball, not to get too in-his-head about the outcome. For more about Adam Michael, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-michael-royston-cfre-/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support

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