492. Shortchanged: Why and How Those Driving Important Change are Coming Up Short - Monique Parker and Taylor Johnson

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Overview

Meet Taylor and Monique. They are the dynamic duo behind the Shortchanged podcast, which is now part of the We Are For Good network🙌 Hearing their stories, from their unique personal journeys to their passion for community building, it’s clear why they found each other in the We Are For Good community. Their heart for the nonprofit sector is their reason for asking more of it. They’re sharing how they uncover and untangle the structures built to accelerate good, but too often slow it down. These two heartwired leaders are changing the world and we’re here for it👏Tune in to get a sneak peek at what’s in store for Season 2 of the Shortchanged Podcast🎙️

💡 Learn

The heart and story behind the Shortchanged Podcast
Inequities in funding in the nonprofit sector
Exploring the Overhead Myth

Today’s Guests

Monique Parker and Taylor Johnson, Co-Hosts, Shortchanged Podcast

“I see us really positioning ourselves within philanthropy as this approachable but honest resource to really get you moving.”

— Monique Parker, Co-Host, Shortchanged Podcast

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Episode Highlights

Monique and Taylor’s stories and journeys to where they are today (3:50)
Where leaders fall short in driving change (8:30)
What needs to shift within nonprofits (13:30)
Takeaways from Season 1 of the Shortchanged Podcast (16:40)
How Monique and Taylor were changed by Season 1 (20:50)
The "overhead myth" in philanthropy (24:35)
Dreams for the Shortchanged Podcast (29:00)
Taylor’s One Good Thing: Setting rhythms. (36:40)
Monique’s One Good Thing: Recognize your strengths and pick good partners. (38:45)
How to connect with the Shortchanged Podcast (41:10)

Impactful Quotes

"Staying humbly curious is a gift." -Becky

"I think what's so fascinating about the podcast platform, if you are the host, you are put in a very humble position of just asking questions, and so getting to just show up and really actually be just authentically curious." - Taylor Johnson

"Equity is strategy." -Taylor, from Iara Peng with Just Fund

"When the funding they receive is based in wrapped in trust, where the nonprofits on the ground are treated as the experts, they're believed to be the experts of the cause at hand, and they the funders become partners, rather than directors of the funds." -Taylor

"We don't look at it, for some reason as a business. But businesses need funding to function and we need staff to function." -Monique

“I think what's so fascinating about the podcast platform, if you are the host, you are put in a very humble position of just asking questions, and so getting to just show up and really actually be just authentically curious and in such a safe space. So I think that’s what has been so life-changing about this experience.” -Taylor

"What is this doing to staff turnover and burnout and the scarcity mindset and, with all of that, what the lack of investment overhead is doing to actual impact, the community change that we aren't seeing, because we aren't investing in the sustainability of the nonprofit?" -Taylor

"I see us really positioning ourselves within philanthropy as this approachable but honest resource to really get you moving." -Monique

"I just see so much possibility for the movement of money." -Monique