155. How to Activate Your Personal Network to Grow Your Mission - Prabhat Gautam
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Overview
Meet Prabhat. He's one of L.A.'s leading voices in the worlds of entertainment and activism, but he's also pretty passionate about doing good too. Prabhat created Positive Television which has produced 800 charity events in L.A. in 21 years and connected him with plenty of movers and shakers in the philanthropic world. Today we're talking events - from taking it from the idea phase to launch phase with this event guru.
Today’s Guest
Prabhat Gautam, Founder, Positive Television
“So that’s our next play, we’re locking arms with some of the best teachers to build a really accessible platform that we want to see in every conference room around the country. ”
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Episode Highlights
Prabhat’s story and journey to where he is today (6:00)
Inspiring stories of philanthropy throughout Prabhat’s life while working in events (11:50)
Taking projects and events from idea phase to launch (16:00)
Dream big, share your vision, and go for it (22:40)
A personal story of philanthropy in Prabhat’s life (23:00)
Prabhat’s One Good Thing: Do 5 introductions a week, and reach out to people who inspire you. (28:00)
Powerful quotes
“This is really my big advice to everybody all the time, start writing out what you love. And then you'll figure out what that turns into.” -Prabhat
“So I just started going to fundraising events. And then after a while you learn all the pieces it takes to put an event together. For me, I've just got to meet just amazing, really good people. And now at this phase of Positive Television, we've produced 800 events.” -Prabhat
“Nonprofits are always focused on acquiring new and you're saying “Look around you.” I mean, who who do you already have in your world that you can activate on? You don't know what those connections are going to lead to.” -Jon
“I love launch events, it's the world I kind of live in, because launch events are just a great opportunity to get everybody excited.” -Prabhat
“So it's figuring out who is the person in your circle, that's going to be an advocate for you, if they see that what you're doing is sincere, and it's something that they're going to care about.” -Prabhat
“Believers can sometimes be more valuable than your current donor because believers are going to stay forever.” -Becky
“As fundraisers, a lot of times, we don't go to this big vision that we should be dropping all the time, because you never know who's got the connection, or the passion or the backstory that that is going to resonate with, and they are going to grab your hand and go running with you.” -Jon
“I get to meet people like President Obama, Jim Greenbaum, and I get to meet these big celebrities. But to be able to be a bone marrow donor, nothing compares to that, like that is the highlight of my life.” -Prabhat
“Hopefully, you could save somebody's life, they'll live for 80 more years. But even if they live for a year, that's still an extra year that they got that, you know, it's gonna be that year that their family's always gonna remember.” -Prabhat
“It's not enough for you to just love, you have got to activate your love. And you've got to figure out a way to just keep making connections.” -Becky
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