
48 episodes

Making Our World Better Making Our World Better
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5.0 • 16 Ratings
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Listen in on lively conversations with people who are making our world better every day - be encouraged about how you can make our world better!
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Catharina Hughey, MSW | Transforming Lives, Companies With Coffee
The transformation of a raw coffee bean to a magically delicious drink is a perfect metaphor for what happens at Dirt Coffee, an awesome social enterprise in the Denver Metro area. You’ll enjoy this conversation with Executive Director Caterina Hughey about how her and her team are preparing neurodivergent people to enter the workforce and at the same time how they help companies tap into this great sphere of potential employees.
This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services – we help build great organizations. Learn how we can help you at www.makingourworldbetter.com.
To learn more about Dirt Coffee and their two locations, visit www.dirtcoffee.org and follow them on social media. Visit the Dirt Coffee locations:
Littleton: 5767 S. Rapp St. Littleton, CO 80120
Park Hill: 1785 Quebec St. Denver, CO 80220
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Papa Dia | Helping Others Realize American Dreams
Taking on the scary and daunting task of immigrating to a new country in search of a better life is something Papa Dia, founder and President of the African Leadership Group knows first hand, and you will hear how he is using his experience and his belief that we are all capable of helping each other to help thousands to live the American Dream.
This podcast was produced by JC Charity Services - we help make organizations great. To learn what we could do for yours, visit www.makingourworldbetter.com.
To learn more about Papa Dia and The African Leadership group, visit them online at www.usalg.org and find them on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialUSALG/
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Tim Kachuriak | Reaching New Horizons In Fundraising
In the competitive arena of fundraising, nonprofits are always looking for ways to stand out. Anybody involved with a nonprofit is going to be blown away by and benefit from hearing how Tim Kachuriak and his team at NextAfter are using data, research and even secret shoppers to help organizations reach new fundraising horizons through a higher plane of digital expertise.
This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services. We help build great organizations and we’d love to have a conversation about how we can help you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.
To learn more about NextAfter and the exciting work Tim and his team are doing, and to check out some of his great TED talks on fundraising, visit www.nextafter.com.
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John Oliver | Creating Scale, Changing Lives
What would happen if sophisticated business concepts like long-term growth and scale plans, executive coaching, analytics and data evaluation and financial modeling were applied to a nonprofit? You’ll find out from John Oliver as he explains how Elevate USA is doing all of that and more to impact a rapidly growing number of young people all across the country.
This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity Services - we help build great organizations and you can find out how at www.makingourworldbetter.com.
To learn more about Elevate USA, visit www.elevatetheusa.org and follow them on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevateusa/
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Carlos Martinez | Building More Unity, Capacity and Connections
In a world edging towards more and more division, Carlos Martinez, President and CEO of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, and his organization are serving as an inspiring ray of hope - making connections, building capacity and creating more unity to help hundreds of nonprofit organizations serving the Denver Metro area.
This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services - we help build great organizations and if you are in interested in how we might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.
To learn more about the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, visit www.latinocfc.org and find them on social media. -
Michelle Curran | Setting Your Sights On Unimaginable Heights
After reaching the pinnacle of a military aviation career as an F-16 Fighter Pilot and Lead Soloist for the U.S. Thunderbirds demonstration team, Michelle “MACE” Curran chose to take lessons she learned from achieving her flying dreams, like overcoming fears and self-doubt and allowing herself to be more open, to inspire others in all walks of life that you, too, can find ways to break barriers and soar. You will be inspired by Michelle’s humility and her passion to help other through her experiences!
This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you - you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com
To learn more about Michelle and how you can book her to inspire you next event as a keynote speaker, or to receive her awesome newsletters, visit:
www.macecurran.com,
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macecurran/
Instagram" @mace_curran
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Customer Reviews
Skilled Interviewer, Uplifting Stories
Jay Clark is a skilled interviewer who knows how to bring out the best in a guest...and also how to set them up to tell wonderful stories. Looking forward to hearing more uplifting episodes - just what I needed in my mix of regular pods.
Bill Ficke and pizza
First time I actually listened to a pod cast from start to finish. Bill was a great start to “Making the World a Better Place” and I eagerly await your next episode. Well done Jay!!
Positivity
My new favorite podcaster! Love the focus on positivity and making our world better. Ultimately that’s what we’re all here to do and it’s interesting to hear all of the different ways people are called to make our world better.