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Overview

Cue the Party Poppers + Confetti Cannons 🎉 It’s We Are For Good’s 3rd Birthday! Which means we are here to celebrate you and this community today.

And three years in - you deserve to be celebrated. You - the person who first embarked upon this work because you felt a nudge to pour into something bigger than yourself. The idealist who wanted to change the world. The person with a unique skillset and lived experience. The professional + human who’s open to doing this work differently and curiously embracing innovation. You who’s looking for support, mental wellness, fair pay, balance, a reminder to chase joy, and encircled by a squad of people who’re your personal hype team 📣

“The more abundant it is, the better the community is. We want this to be a space of complete abundance.”

— Becky Endicott, Chief Storyteller and Co-Founder, We Are For Good

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Episode Highlights

Tone setting (3:00)
Community is Core Playlist
How our views of community have changed over time (9:00)
Simon’s story (13:00)
Combating Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in community
Jon and Becky’s reflections after 3 years of podcasting (20:00)
- Play the long game
- Cultivate + activate rabid fans
Become a Friend of We Are For Good

Powerful Quotes

“There’s 2 sides of community. It is important to center it in our work, but we also saw people gather so quickly, and they are the most important part of this story. As humans, we need each other. It just seemed right.” -Jon

“We talk about how community is core, and it truly is the starting place for solutions.” -Becky

“Philanthropy stitches us together in ways we probably wouldn’t be otherwise.” -Jon

“When people, your believers, donors, consumers, or neighbors, see themselves in those core values of your company something magical happens. They latch on.” -Becky

“When you let go of control and give your mission to your believers it is the most powerful thing in the world.” -Becky

“There’s 2 aspects to community. There is the power of community personally, but there is also an idea that you can just set up a table.” -Jon

“The more abundant it is, the better the community is. We want this to be a space of complete abundance. ” -Becky

“This is what it is all about. This is generosity unfolding, and it all happened in community.” -Becky

“Simon pulled up a chair, joined the table and has impacted all of our lives for the better.” -Jon

“We can do little things that help us be the light we want to see in the world.” -Becky

“Keep coming with these great ideas and using this space for good.” -Becky

“Show up consistently. There is power in consistency.” -Jon

“You get better by going through the motions and refining as you go.” -Jon

“How often are you showing up for your community?” -Becky

“We need to show up in good times and in bad. Our donor relations friends have taught us this so beautifully. You need to be a constant and consistent source.” -Becky

“When you show up consistently and build a rhythm and heartbeat, you then have to cultivate and activate the rabid fan.” -Becky

“You have to set a tone for generosity, and it isn’t always about the dollars.” -Becky

“Good humans are welcome here.” -Becky