Welcome to the Nonprofit Lessons Learned Podcast from Delmar DivINe

Larry Levin
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Greetings! Our St Louis-based podcast from Delmar DivINe, hosted by Larry Levin, features experts talking about their successes, challenges, reflections on their past experiences and how they are using their learned knowledge to inform their future nonprofit work. Larry is an experienced leader with a background in running both local and regional nonrprofit organizations and offices. A lawyer by profession, Larry's career encompasses law, business, journalism and nonprofit management. He has also served on a number of boards and has started nonprofits, so he's seen nonprofits from a wide array of perspectives. Larry founded STL Nonprofit News, which for years served as an online source for news, interviews and podcasts about metro St. Louis nonprofits. Delmar DivINe is a major nonprofit colocation center n the City of St. Louis, which also serves as a vitalization hub for a historic surrounding community. Envisioned and created by Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, along with many professional and community partners, Delmar DivINe provides a home for dozens of nonprofits along with learning and collaboration opp[ortunities, But it also serves as much, much more for the community. Visit delmardivine.com to learn more.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    Nonprofit Lessons Learned with Karen Aroesty of Safe Connections

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! We visit with Karen Aroesty, the veteran St. Louis nonprofit leader, now the Executive Director of Safe Connections (safe connections.org). Karen has run the regional office of a national nonprofit; has served as a local government executive, and now is managing an important regional nonprofit that reduces the impact and incidence of domestic and sexual violence through youth education, 24-hour crisis care, and therapy for adult and teen survivors. Karen offers sage insights about a number of nonprofit topics including the benefits and challenges of collaboration; the current dire funding landscape, especially for federal and state funds; and how nonprofits develop new ways to create revenue streams. We also tackle the "nonprofits need to be more like businesses" saying and what it truly means. For more info about all our episodes, visit rss.com and our Nonprofit Lessons Learned Facebook page. And for more info about Delmar DivINe, visit www.delmardivine.com.

    Nonprofit Lessons Learned with Karen Aroesty of Safe Connections

  2. Sep 24

    Nonprofit Lessons Learned with Katie Manga, CEO of Gateway to Hope

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Our guest today is Katie Manga, the Chief Executive Officer of Gateway To Hope. The St. Louis based nonprofit provides women with personal support through every step of the breast health journey, from cancer screenings to treatment and beyond. As you’ll hear in our visit, Katie brings a tremendous background in government relations, business and nonprofit work to her role at Gateway to Hope. The lessons she offers about values-driven leadership and how it can shape both career and life are to me particularly profound. We also talk about the revenue challenges for nonprofits right now, about competition in the nonprofit sector, and about the challenges for building the next generation of leadership for St. Louis nonprofits. You can learn more about Gateway to Hope at gthmo.org. And to learn more about the nonprofit hub at Delmar Divine, visit delmardivine.com. Lessons Learned is a podcast series hosted by Larry Levin. Larry has had an extensive career as a nonprofit executive, consultant, founder and board member, and as an attorney and businessman. He most recently served as Executive Director of Ozark Land Trust, and has also served as CEO and Publisher of the St. Louis Jewish Light news organization and the St. Louis Director of the Trust for Public Land. Larry holds a J.D. from Washington University School of Law and a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University.

    Nonprofit Lessons Learned with Katie Manga, CEO of Gateway to Hope

  3. Aug 12

    Lessons Learned with Maxine Clark, Founder and Chief Inspirator of Delmar Divine

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Lessons Learned Podcast visits with Maxine Clark, the visionary behind the creation of Delmar DivINe. Larry and Maxine chat about the founding of the nonprofit colocation center, how it was developed to serve both the St. Louis nonprofit community and the surrounding neighborhoods. Maxine talks about how her retail experience, including her founding and management of Build-A-Bear, gave her lessons to adapt to the community and nonprofit venue. She talks about what a colocation hub means and what her vision is, now that Delmar Divine is celebrating five years in the community. For other interviews with Maxine about her business background and life, visit Guy Raz' How I Built This podcast on Apple Podcasts, and Maxine's interview with Monica Adams on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqRsf58K5bg).

    Lessons Learned with Maxine Clark, Founder and Chief Inspirator of Delmar Divine

  4. Jul 31

    Welcome to Nonprofit Lessons Learned from Delmar DivINe!

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Greetings from our new Lessons Learned Podcast, with your host Larry Levin, from the unique Delmar DivINe nonprofit colocation hub in the City of St. Louis. Larry introduces the podcast and our goals for sharing and learning from nonprofit experts across the St. Louis metro area so we can build a more knowledgable and connected nonprofit community. For more info, visit delmardivine.com and you can reach Larry at larrylevinstl @ gmail.com.

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Greetings! Our St Louis-based podcast from Delmar DivINe, hosted by Larry Levin, features experts talking about their successes, challenges, reflections on their past experiences and how they are using their learned knowledge to inform their future nonprofit work. Larry is an experienced leader with a background in running both local and regional nonrprofit organizations and offices. A lawyer by profession, Larry's career encompasses law, business, journalism and nonprofit management. He has also served on a number of boards and has started nonprofits, so he's seen nonprofits from a wide array of perspectives. Larry founded STL Nonprofit News, which for years served as an online source for news, interviews and podcasts about metro St. Louis nonprofits. Delmar DivINe is a major nonprofit colocation center n the City of St. Louis, which also serves as a vitalization hub for a historic surrounding community. Envisioned and created by Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, along with many professional and community partners, Delmar DivINe provides a home for dozens of nonprofits along with learning and collaboration opp[ortunities, But it also serves as much, much more for the community. Visit delmardivine.com to learn more.

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