Posts tagged empowerment
484. Empowering Equity: Navigating Leadership, Justice and Power in Nonprofits - Mia Henry
484. Empowering Equity: Navigating Leadership, Justice and Power in Nonprofits - Mia Henry

Meet Mia. She’s the Founder and CEO of Freedom Lifted, a company that supports justice-centered leadership development through online learning, training, and coaching. Mia has more than 20 years of experience in organizational leadership, group facilitation, intergenerational community organizing, and history education. Drawing from her personal experiences and deep-rooted family legacy in civil rights activism in the U.S. Deep South, Mia is sharing her wisdom on justice-centered leadership. We delve into the core components of power and its potential to create more just and equitable communities. Don't miss this empowering conversation rooted in abundance.

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Community, Diversity and Inclusion, LeadershipAndie Murphybatch20, community, culture, justice, equity, empowermentComment
414. Meet the Mission: Cameras For Girls: Lifting Women's Voices Through Photography - Amina Mohamed
414. Meet the Mission: Cameras For Girls: Lifting Women's Voices Through Photography - Amina Mohamed

Meet Amina. This founder is on a mission to fuel women’s empowerment and gender equity in Africa using photography as the catalyst. Amina came to Canada in 1972 as a refugee from Uganda and grew up connected to two vastly different countries and cultures. Her love of photography led her to spend 15 years in the film in TV industry until she founded Cameras for Girls. Through this nonprofit, participants receive a camera to keep and take part in a 4-phase photography and business-skills program to support their career goals. Tune in to hear about this incredible org that has successfully trained 47 girls in Uganda and created pathways for 65% of them to have full-time paid work in photography-related careers📸

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Storytelling, Mission StoryAndie Murphybatch17, mission story, women, empowerment, storytellingComment
295. Redefining Board Leadership + Investing in Girls to Save the World - Tara Abrahams
295. Redefining Board Leadership + Investing in Girls to Save the World - Tara Abrahams

Meet Tara. This multi nonprofit-board chair and Head of Impact at The Meteor, is passionate about tackling challenges women and girls are facing worldwide. Tune in and discover why we think she is exactly the kind of modern board chair nonprofits should be looking to recruit, and how she's channeling her passion into her nonprofit volunteerism. It's the thing of board legends

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Board Managament, Social Good, Mission StoryAndie Murphybatch13, empowerment, mission story, boardsComment
99. Disrupting the Crowdfunding Sector for Good - Max Friedman
99. Disrupting the Crowdfunding Sector for Good - Max Friedman

Meet Max. You may know him best as the CEO of Givebutter, an online fundraising platform that powers more than $100M in donations annually for thousands of nonprofit organizations. But this seriously humble visionary is giving us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the company's founding story that began in a college dorm room and has grown to become the #1 rated nonprofit fundraising platform in the world. If you've ever wondered how to leverage the power of crowd funding and mobilize your rabid fans, then this episode is for you. Beware: brace yourself for some seriously awesome butter puns.

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Professional Development, Leadership, Storytelling, Women of Impact WeekJulie Conferstorytelling, empowerment, batch5Comment
97. Shifting our Perspective: How Storytelling Exposes Inequalities, Challenges Systemic Racism and Builds Community For Good - Niven McCall-Mazza
97. Shifting our Perspective: How Storytelling Exposes Inequalities, Challenges Systemic Racism and Builds Community For Good - Niven McCall-Mazza

Meet Niven. As a passionate voice for female empowerment and Vice President of the News Platforms at theSkimm, she wakes up everyday with a goal to make it easier for a generation of women to live their smartest lives. Niven cut her teeth learning the essentials of journalism and ethics at NBC News, and now channels her passion and expertise into fostering good around the world. Tune in for a moving conversation about connecting, informing, activating and empowering women around the most important social causes facing us today.

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Professional Development, Leadership, Storytelling, Women of Impact WeekJulie Conferwomen, storytelling, empowerment, batch5Comment