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238. Embracing Innovation + Becoming a Digital First Nonprofit: The Mission of Starlight Foundation - Adam Garone

Meet Adam. You already know his work. Because when you co-found the movement Movember and create the world's first digital-only organization, you know creativity and innovation are his jam. But today he's leading up the Starlight Foundation delivering happiness to seriously ill kids in the hospital. He's one of the most successful social entrepreneurs of our time who raised awareness about men's health and built a global community of fundraisers to support it in the most whimsical way👨🏻 Believe us - you don't want to miss this convo🎧

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237. You're a Manager... Now What? - Kristin Bloomquist

Meet Kristin. This certified coach left a 30+ career as an international advertising veteran when she jumped full tilt into creating a business empowering great leaders. These are people (like you!) who are looking to optimize leadership talents, improve communication habits and strengthen their empathy. Kristin's breaking down where to focus, what new leaders should know, and why soft skills might be the keys to success.

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236. What Matters Right Now: Ethical Storytelling - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott CFRE, and Vik Harrison

Happy dance for the week so many have asked about💃 Join this week's 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 as we dive into Ethical Storytelling with Vik Harrison, writer, self-professed branding nerd and co-founder of charity: water. Many organizations use stories to further their mission, but ethical storytelling prioritizes the storyteller's need before their own. We're breaking down the how-to and chatting about who does it well.

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235. How to Storytell Your Mission Through the Power of Video - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Derek Watson

Meet Derek🎥 This filmmaker and storyteller has captured story in nearly 50 countries and believes everyone has a story to tell. BUT the way it's told possesses the ability to connect hearts, community and purpose like never before. We firmly believe a compelling video can better launch your mission's story to a global community🚀 Join us and this Emmy-winning filmmaker to talk through the storytelling arc and why you should be investing in video right now.

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234. Growing a Board that Cares About Inclusion - Christal Cherry, and Dr. Renee Rubin Ross

Meet Christal and Dr. Renee. These two equity teachers are bringing the race discussion to your board to grow one that cares about inclusion and values all people equally. We're talking about meaningful DEI training at the board level, and the feedback/results are truly encouraging🙌 Join us as we chat through the steps of building a journey toward a race-equity culture for our boards.

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233. What Matters Right Now: Corporate Partnerships 2.0 - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Susan McPherson

Is it our birthday or something?!🥳🤩 Join this week's 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 as we dive into Corporate Partnerships 2.0 with Susan McPherson, our queen of connection, corporate social responsibility expert and our self-appointed godmother. Time to level-up and enrich our partnerships while sunsetting the ​​one-dimensional sponsorship mentality.

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232. Revolutionizing Youth Empowerment: Equipping "Youth-in-Care" with Legal Advocacy Training - Michelle Bain

Meet Michelle. If you're looking for foster kids' superwoman, she's right here🦸🏾‍♀️ This badass attorney had a simple idea: teach youth from "care" the law ➡️ ensure they're equipped with the skills necessary for self-advocacy➡️ have them train their peers ➡️ watch justice unfold. Oh and pay the kids $20+/hr to learn! Michelle is taking Canada's child welfare system by storm, and our jaws are on the floor at the power in this mighty nonprofit. Tune in, bring Kleenex, wear waterproof mascara💪⚖️🤧

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231. Defining Your Nonprofit's Brand Purpose + How to Bring It to Life - Rob Feakins

Meet Rob. After surviving cancer, this writer and former chief creative officer pivoted to something that felt more meaningful and purposeful. He's an award-winning filmmaker and storyteller skilled at creating viral films and mini-docs that drive engagement and emotionally connect followers to charities. Tune in as we chat about ethical storytelling and bringing your brand purpose to life through content.

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230. What Matters Right Now: Leaders as Thought Leaders - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Tania Bhattacharyya

Tune in to this week's 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 as we dive intoThought Leadership is Now with Tania Bhattacharyya, our queen of thought leadership branding. She's talking about why you should be abundantly sharing your lived experience, passion, and expertise to build trust with the right audience on the right topic.

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229. Finding Hope in the Midst of Pain: The Mission of Paul's Place - Amy Torrez

Meet Amy. She knows what it's like to be displaced during a loved one's medical emergency. And she's removing those barriers for future families. Amy founded Paul’s Place following her father's 6-month experience with temporary medical housing while fighting lymphoma. "My last months with my father may have been just days if it had not been for the generosity shown to us at that time." 🎧Tune in to hear a heart-warming story about a legacy that's paying generosity forward.

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228. The Superpower of Stickiness to Grow Believers for Your Organization - Dr. Pamela Divinsky

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.

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227. What Matters Right Now: Investing in Digital - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Dana Snyder

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.

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226. Embracing New, Creative + Better Ways of Thinking, Planning + Working - Veronica LaFemina

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🧐

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225. How to Navigate Imposter Syndrome + The Hallmarks of Great Leadership- Marc Pitman

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.

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224. What Matters Right Now: Mindsets for Fundraising - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Mallory Erickson

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.

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223. The Importance of Data Security to Protect our Missions - Ari Schapiro and Peter Wheeler

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!🤩).

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222. Level-Up Your Impact with Purposeful Marketing - Maria Bryan

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📖🌍❤️

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221. Nonprofit Trends that Matter Right Now: Think Like a Business. - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Evan Feinberg

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.

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220. Ending Global Poverty with Dignity + Entrepreneurship: The Mission of The Adventure Project - Becky Straw

Meet (Becky) Straw. This tenacious social entrepreneur is the co-founder and CEO of The Adventure Project, a nonprofit movement “adding venture” capital to empower entrepreneurs in developing countries. This 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.

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219. How to Use Business Principles to Deepen Impact: The Mission of Orangewood Foundation - Chris Simonsen

Meet Chris. This Fortune 500 CFO left his job to chase purpose, and he's never looked back. He's leading one of Southern California's largest nonprofits serving foster youth. Join us and the CEO of the Orangewood Foundation to talk about the plight of foster youth in our country and which for-profit skills are helping his nonprofit thrive like a business. Tune in🎧🦋

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