Better Terms

New Profit Foundation
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Non-Profit

Better Terms brings together nonprofit founders and funders for a storytelling experience rooted in trust, reflection, and honest conversation. Through personal narratives and recorded dialogue, participants explore what it takes to build impact and sustain partnerships. Brought to you by New Profit, this series features the voices of founders and funders working towards mental health equity. Each episode explores the defining moments that shape why they do this work and what becomes possible when we move beyond funding into true partnership.

Episodes

  1. May 15

    Stories of Us: Beyond the Grant Portal

    This is Better Terms, a series of candid conversations between founders and funders on the future of philanthropy and social impact. This series is brought to you by New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization with a vision of America that enables access and opportunity for all to thrive.  Our Stories of Us episodes are honest conversations between executive directors and the organizations that support and invest in their work. This episode asks: what does it feel like to lead during a time of shrinking resources and growing need? It explores the emotional toll of constantly proving the value of your work, and the importance of funders listening beyond the grant application. Partnership, not competition, may be the only way forward.

    Stories of Us: Beyond the Grant Portal

  2. May 15

    Step Into The Gaps

    In this episode, Reem Aly of the Ohio School-Based Health Alliance and Jordan Lewis of The Confess Project of America reflect on what it takes to build systems of care that last. From school-based healthcare in Ohio to mental health advocacy in barbershops across the country, the conversation explores sustainability, burnout, re-traumatization, and the hidden emotional cost of leading mission-driven work.

    Step Into The Gaps

  3. May 15

    People Don't Need To Be Fixed

    In this episode, Aaron Landrum of Deloitte and Erica Smith of Boys to Men Tucson reflect on the personal experiences that shaped their work in public health and mental health equity. From Aaron’s memories of his grandfather in Boston  to Erica’s work creating healing spaces for Black and brown men in Tucson, the conversation explores masculinity, vulnerability, systems change, and why “systems need to be restructured — people don’t need to be fixed.”

    People Don't Need To Be Fixed

  4. May 15

    Better Terms: Trailer Episode

    Welcome to Better Terms, a podcast series featuring honest conversations between nonprofit leaders and the people funding their work. Listen to hosts Hassan Hassan (New Profit) and Alex Owens (Be Loud Studios) talk about what inspired the series and the big questions driving each episode. Through personal stories and candid dialogue, the series explores mental health equity, sustainability, and what it takes to build stronger partnerships during uncertain times.

    Better Terms: Trailer Episode

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

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out of 5
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About

Better Terms brings together nonprofit founders and funders for a storytelling experience rooted in trust, reflection, and honest conversation. Through personal narratives and recorded dialogue, participants explore what it takes to build impact and sustain partnerships. Brought to you by New Profit, this series features the voices of founders and funders working towards mental health equity. Each episode explores the defining moments that shape why they do this work and what becomes possible when we move beyond funding into true partnership.

Information

  • Creator
    New Profit Foundation
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 New Profit Foundation
  • Show Website
    Better Terms