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  • 562: How It's Built: HeadCount's Integrated Approach to Traditional and Digital Voter Engagement - Tappan Vickery
    Aug 14 2024

    Meet Tappan. A veteran organizer with two decades of experience, she’s the Senior Director of Programming and Strategy at HeadCount, where they’re revolutionizing voter engagement through the power of music 🎶At HeadCount, Tappan has spearheaded innovative campaigns that connect musicians with their fans to inspire democratic participation 🗳️She’s all about understanding different fandoms to build trust and engagement, meeting audiences where they are through various platforms and messengers. Tune in to this “How It’s Built” episode to discover how HeadCount is making every vote count.

    💡 Learn

    • HeadCount’s Mission + Impact
    • How It’s Built: New Voter Engagement Campaigns
    • Pro Tips + Lessons Learned


    Today’s Guest
    Tappan Vickery, Senior Director of Programming and Strategy, Headcount

    Episode Highlights

    • Tappan’s story and journey to where she is today (4:30)
    • Overview of Headcount (6:30)
    • HeadCount’s impact (10:00)
    • Strategies for engaging and activating younger generations (18:00)
    • How It’s Built: New Voter Engagement Campaigns (22:40)
    • How HeadCount engages and activates volunteers (26:40)
    • Pro tips + lessons learned (32:15)
    • A powerful story of philanthropy in Tappan’s life (39:00)
    • Tappan’s One Good Thing: Your vote always matters. (43:35)

    How to connect with Tappan and Headcount (44:40)

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    49 m
  • 561. Building a Durable + Retention Focused Team Culture - Channon Lucas, Lindsey Fuller, Michelle Flores Vryn, and Jennifer Mulholland
    Aug 12 2024

    Meet Channon, Lindsey, Michelle, and Jennifer. They’re here to help us name the elephant in the room: retention🐘 But, we aren’t just talking about retaining our donors - the greatest retention issue that isn’t talked about enough is the retention of our nonprofit staff. For a sector built on relationships, we have to build a culture that creates retention from the inside out. Tune in to this replay from the Responsive Nonprofit Summit that doesn’t hold back on what we need to do to create working environments teams won’t need to heal from.

    💡Learn

    • About the reality of nonprofit staff retention and burnout crisis
    • The importance of aligning employee passions, strengths, and growth opportunities
    • Tips for leaders to model self-care, work-life balance, and transparent decision-making

    Today’s Guests

    • Channon Lucas, Chief Administrative Officer, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
    • Lindsey Fuller, Executive Director, The Teaching Well
    • Jennifer Mulholland, Principal and Co-Founder, Plenty
    • Michelle Flores Vryn, Head of Development, iNaturalist

    For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/561.

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    42 m
  • 560. How It's Built: Leadership Transition Planning - Amber Melanie Smith
    Aug 7 2024

    Meet Amber. Her journey through nonprofit work is winding (literally!)🛣️ In college, she took off on a 3-month cross-country road trip with her best friend to volunteer in over 20 states. When she returned home, she launched Activate Good, a nonprofit that has mobilized over 50,000 volunteers to help hundreds of causes in her hometown, Raleigh, NC. She recently transitioned out of her Executive Director role and is sharing how she did it in this “How It’s Built” episode. Tune in to hear how organizations can priotize succession and transition planning that takes care of all the people involved.


    💡 Learn

    • Warning Signs of Burnout
    • How It's Built: Leadership Transition Planning
    • Pro Tips + Lessons Learned

    Today’s Guest

    Amber Melanie Smith, speaker, nonprofit founder, social entrepreneur + YouTuber

    Episode Highlights

    • Amber’s story and journey to where she is today (3:55)
    • Barriers to people getting started volunteering (10:30)
    • Amber’s observations around turnover in the nonprofit sector (14:55)
    • How It’s Built: Creating a plan for nonprofit leadership transition and succession (20:50)
    • Pro tips and critical lessons (35:55)
    • A powerful moment of philanthropy in Amber’s life (40:20)
    • Amber’s One Good Thing: If you're in a leadership position, make sure that you're listening and paying attention to those in your circle. (42:30)
    • How to connect with Amber (44:30)


    For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/559.

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    49 m
  • 559. How to Leverage Modern Media to Scale Your Impact - Neda Azarfar, Dr. Bertrhude Albert, Jeff Rosenblum, and Kelly Lyndgaard
    Aug 5 2024

    Meet Neda, Dr. Bertrhude, Jeff, and Kelly. This panel of experts is here to show us how to leverage modern media to scale your impact. It’s time to invest + fuel + activate around cause areas through the power of media. Influence is currency. Connection is currency. Activation is currency. Embrace the tension and release control of your message. Tune in to remember the transformative power of your story and get ready to activate around it.

    💡Learn

    • How to leverage storytelling and authenticity to connect with audiences
    • The importance of providing value and meeting the needs of your community
    • Tips for leaning into a holistic, multi-channel approach to marketing and media

    Today’s Guests

    Jeff Rosenblum, Co-founder, Questus
    Neda Azarfar, Founder, Nazar Works
    Dr. Bertrhude Albert, CEO, P4H Global
    Kelly Lyndgaard, Founder and CEO, Unshattered

    Episode Highlights

    • Resettings your mindset around media (2:50)
    • Opportunities in media for impact brands (6:00)
    • Busting myths about media use for nonprofits (9:20)
    • Media success stories for Unshattered (15:55)
    • The importance of storytelling (18:25)
    • Starting points for small nonprofits with limited resources (22:30)
    • Empower not interrupt (28:00)
    • How Unshattered plans to use media in the future (32:45)
    • One Good Thing from Jeff, Neda, Kelly + Dr. B (35:40)

    For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/559.

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    45 m
  • 558. How It's Built: Impactful + Modern Websites for Our Organizations - David Hartstein
    Jul 31 2024

    Meet David. He’s the co-founder of Wired Impact, which helps nonprofits build websites their visitors will love 💻❤️ He’s a firm believer that good marketing doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and he works to uncover opportunities within websites to help missions do more good in their community. In this episode of "How It's Built”, he’s sharing the essential steps for creating an impactful nonprofit website. Get ready to transform your nonprofit’s website with these tried and tested insights🛠️💪

    💡 Learn

    • What your website should be doing for your org and your visitors
    • How It's Built: Effective and Impactful Websites
    • Pro Tips + Lessons Learned


    Today’s Guest
    David Hartstein, Co-Founder, Wired Impact

    Episode Highlights

    • David’s story and journey to where he is today (3:35)
    • The opportunity + impact for nonprofit websites today (8:20)
    • Questions to ask yourself to see if you need a new website (12:10)
    • Playbook: How to build an impactful website (15:25)
    • Website conversion rate killers (27:00)
    • Lessons learned + pro tips (36:00)
    • A powerful moment of philanthropy in David’s life (43:30)
    • David’s One Good Thing: The big things become small and the small things become big. (47:20)
    • How to connect with David and Wired Impact (51:00)

    For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/558.

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    56 m
  • 557. How to Build a Breakthrough Recurring Giving Program - Miry Whitehill, Vik Harrison, Nhu Te, and Kyle Roosen
    Jul 29 2024

    Meet Miry, Vik, Nhu + Kyle. They’re here to help you unlock sustainable impact through recurring giving! Recurring giving isn't just a fundraising strategy; it's a catalyst for sustainable impact. In this Responsive Nonprofit Summit Reply, they’re sharing actionable insights, best practices, and innovative approaches to cultivate and maintain a successful recurring giving program. Tune in for a rich conversation with tools and tips to amplify your mission and engage your supporters.

    💡 Learn

    • How to treat recurring giving as a product and campaign
    • Ways to lean into impactful storytelling
    • Tips to balance acquisition and retention strategies


    Today’s Guests
    Miry Whitehill, Founder + Executive Director, Miry’s List
    Vik Harrison, Co-creator, charity: water + Founder, Mission Critical
    Nhu Te, Founder & Content Strategist, NTB Content
    Kyle Roosen, Sr. Marketing & Communications Director, Tim Tebow Foundation

    For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/557.

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    46 m
  • 556. Unleashing Collective Power: Reflections from the Impact Uprising Gathering - Jon McCoy and Becky Endicott
    Jul 24 2024

    Join Becky and Jon as they relive the incredible energy of Impact Uprising and explore the key themes that emerged from the community. Discover the courage to drive change, the importance of tapping into inner power, and the transformative potential of collective action. Plus, they'll share details about the new Impact Uprising membership. Tune in to be inspired, challenged, and equipped to be part of the movement!

    💡 Learn

    • About the power of collective action and community
    • The importance of tapping into your inner power and authenticity
    • How to be part of the Impact Uprising membership


    For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/556.

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    44 m
  • 555. How to Create a Modern Donor Journey - Dulari Gandhi, Tiffany Allen, and Brady Josephson
    Jul 22 2024

    Meet Dulari, Tiffany, and Brady. Are you looking for the playbook to fundraise more by creating journeys that guide donors from their first interaction to becoming lifelong advocates? The answer isn't a complicated one. It's threaded through an intentional donor journey. Tune into this episode as our experts walk us through how to create a modern donor journey within our organizations today.

    💡 Learn

    • How to create personalized, human connections with donors rather than overly complex automated segmentation and journeys.
    • How to leverage storytelling and diverse perspectives to engage donors and build a sense of community and belonging.
    • How to regularly review performance and plan for the future to continuously improve your donor engagement strategies.


    Today’s Guests

    • Dulari Gandhi, Founder, D. Gandhi Communications
    • Tiffany Allen, CEO + Founder, Boss on a Budget
    • Brady Josephson, VP of Marketing & Growth, charity: water

    For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/555.

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    45 m