Say "Yes" to Building a Healthy, Vibrant Community

With 14 years of experience working for nonprofits in the Greater Cincinnati Region, Executive Director of Be Concerned Andy Brunsman has grounded his organization in the mantra, "we will find a way to say yes". Be Concerned is deeply committed to honoring the dignity and humanity of all persons. Its purpose is to assist low-income people of Northern Kentucky in obtaining basic necessities for life. His dedication to Be Concerned's mission and purpose has resulted in receiving a variety of community awards in the region including his induction into the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 2020 Forty Under 40 class. 

In this episode, Andy talks about the importance of building "social capital", unorthodox solutions to tackling hunger, and how local businesses and individuals can help to serve their community.

• 2:50 – Andy Brunsman’s story
• 8:00 – skills needed to be successful in the world of non-profits
• 16:00 – building “social capital” and partnering with other organizations to provide services for Be Concerned customers
• 23:03 – who are the people that turn to Be Concerned for help?
• 28:42 – how Be Concerned is helping address the root causes of hunger in the community
• 33:04 – level of involvement of the local business community in addressing the root causes of food insecurity
• 41:00 – how charity organizations come together to educate and support the community on various matters that go along with food insecurity
• 43:09 – how the business community stepped up in 2020
• 45:50 – Be Concerned overhead and general financials
• 54:24 – what to donate and what not to donate
• 1:00:11 – Be Concerned administrative partners (accounting, taxes, IT, marketing)
• 1:06:00 – what’s preventing people who experience food insecurity for achieving independence?
• 1:14:10 – unorthodox solutions for tackling hunger in our region
• 1:19:33 – a call out to those who are making a difference in our community