We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits We Are For Good

Meet Steve. He’s a stand-up comedian, podcast host and founder. You’ve probably seen him on YouTube, where his videos have a whopping 215 million view🎤 He’s also the chairman and founder of Steel City Arts Foundation which provides mentorship, equipment, housing and workspace to comedians in Pittsburg. From starting with a $2,000 scholarship fund to pioneering an online comedy club that generated over $1.5 million for comedians during the early days of COVID-19, he's throwing out the old playbook about what philanthropy can look like. He was even nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his philanthropic work within the comedy community. Get ready for this comedy-infused episode that's equal parts laughter and inspiration😆
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Overview of the Steel City Arts FoundationThe power of community and collaborationHow to leverage microdonations to make a difference Today’s Guest
Steve Hofstetter, President and Founder, Steel City Arts Foundation
For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/467.
About our SponsorsQgiv: Learn how to create a mission-focused environment to achieve fundraising success! Head to weareforgood.com/qgiv for access to this free webinar. 6 Levers: 5-part learning sprint that aims to equip managers with the skills and mindsets to lead strategically in a dynamic world. Learn more + sign up today at weareforgood.com/lead. 
Feathr has built the nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,500 nonprofits. Every week they unpack what impactful nonprofit marketing looks like on their podcast, Good Marketing Unplugged. It’s the podcast we turn to for the playbooks to help move your mission into a greater community of believers. 🥳
Listen and subscribe to Good Marketing Unplugged now on your favorite podcast player or learn more here. 
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
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Meet Lin. This relentless, practical idealist is focused on building a more compassionate world through her work as an actuary, consultant and nonprofit leader. She believes that community-based financial resilience can be a safeguard against the uncertainty our society is facing around the world💰 She’s the founder of Money Health Collective, a financial well-being community that is now serving people in 20+ countries🌎 Money can be hard to talk about, but when discussed in community we can reconsider our mindsets and beliefs and find new possibilities.  Tune in to explore the interconnectedness of money, health and philanthropy.
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Why talking about money is difficultHow to navigate conversations around moneyWays the stories we tell ourselves about money affect philanthropyToday’s Guest
Lin Shi, Founder, Money Health Collective

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/466.
About our SponsorsQgiv: Learn how to create a mission-focused environment to achieve fundraising success! Head to weareforgood.com/qgiv for access to this free webinar. 6 Levers: 5-part learning sprint that aims to equip managers with the skills and mindsets to lead strategically in a dynamic world. Learn more + sign up today at weareforgood.com/lead. 
Feathr has built the nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,500 nonprofits. Every week they unpack what impactful nonprofit marketing looks like on their podcast, Good Marketing Unplugged. It’s the podcast we turn to for the playbooks to help move your mission into a greater community of believers. 🥳
Listen and subscribe to Good Marketing Unplugged now on your favorite podcast player or learn more here. 
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
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Meet Maya. At 22 years old, she experienced a life-altering “moment of obligation” in India as she witnessed a teacher surrounded by students learning to read and write on a bustling train platform. That experience led her to found the Global Fund for Children which has invested over $60 million in over 1000 community-based organizations impacting more than 11 million children and youth🌎 
Maya's remarkable journey also led her to bring her entrepreneurial mindset to The Society of Science & the Public, an organization with a history spanning over a century. There, she's reshaping the dynamics of donor relationships, introducing innovative programs, and ensuring that every child who aspires to be a scientist can realize that dream. But that's not all—Maya is also an award-winning children's book author with more than 20 titles to her name, including "Children from Australia to Zimbabwe," which has reached over 5 million readers worldwide 📚Join us for an inspiring conversation with this exceptional founder and leader.
For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/464.
About our SponsorsQgiv: Learn how to create a mission-focused environment to achieve fundraising success! Head to weareforgood.com/qgiv for access to this free webinar. 6 Levers: 5-part learning sprint that aims to equip managers with the skills and mindsets to lead strategically in a dynamic world. Learn more + sign up today at weareforgood.com/lead. 
Feathr has built the nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,500 nonprofits. Every week they unpack what impactful nonprofit marketing looks like on their podcast, Good Marketing Unplugged. It’s the podcast we turn to for the playbooks to help move your mission into a greater community of believers. 🥳
Listen and subscribe to Good Marketing Unplugged now on your favorite podcast player or learn more here. 
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
Support the showSupport the Show

If you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good.
Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.

Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends.

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Meet Sasha. We’ve been big fans of Sasha’s since reading his Manifesto for Nonprofit CEOs about how we have to stop apologizing about the value of the work that we do in the nonprofit sector. And, we loved his TedTalk about The Generosity Experiment where he said "yes" to all requests that came his way for a month😍He’s the Co-Founder and CEO of 60 Decibels, a company helping anyone, anywhere, listen to their customers to create more social impact. He’s sharing how you can truly listen to gather data that can change the game when it comes to how our sector delivers impact. This Ungettable Get totally lived up to the hype and we we can’t wait for you to tune in! 💃
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Why nonprofits need to stop apologizing for raising moneyHow impact measurement can drive transformative changeTips for changemakers about generosity, personal growth + resilienceToday’s Guest
Sasha Dichter, Co-Founder + CEO of 60 Decibels
For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/464.
About our SponsorsQgiv: Learn how to create a mission-focused environment to achieve fundraising success! Head to weareforgood.com/qgiv for access to this free webinar. 6 Levers: 5-part learning sprint that aims to equip managers with the skills and mindsets to lead strategically in a dynamic world. Learn more + sign up today at weareforgood.com/lead. 
Feathr has built the nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,500 nonprofits. Every week they unpack what impactful nonprofit marketing looks like on their podcast, Good Marketing Unplugged. It’s the podcast we turn to for the playbooks to help move your mission into a greater community of believers. 🥳
Listen and subscribe to Good Marketing Unplugged now on your favorite podcast player or learn more here. 
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
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If you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good.
Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.

Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends.

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We’re so excited to be kicking off a brand new series today: The Founder’s Journey. Were talking to founders about the challenges they’ve overcome, their wins and the lessons learned along the way. Here to help us kick off this series is Brooke Richie-Babbage, one of our “phone a friend” experts to move from overwhelm to clarity. Brooke helps nonprofit founders and leaders launch, scale and lead their organizations with more clarity and confidence and without overwhelm. She’s also the host of the Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast. 
Over the past 20+ years she has had many journeys, she’s been an organizer, lawyer, nonprofit founder and leader, professor and a member and board officer many times over. Through it all, what ties Brooke’s many journeys together, is her deep passion for creating social change. Brooke is sharing her wisdom on the founder's journey, discussing the ins and outs of organizational design, managing founder fatigue, and creating a venture you can't help but adore. Don’t miss this episode that will provide leaders at all levels with practical tools for their organizational journeys!


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How to use nonprofit life cycles to reflect on the state of our organizations How to build + lead an organization you loveThe ins and outsAbout our SponsorsQgiv: Learn how to create a mission-focused environment to achieve fundraising success! Head to weareforgood.com/qgiv for access to this free webinar. 6 Levers: 5-part learning sprint that aims to equip managers with the skills and mindsets to lead strategically in a dynamic world. Learn more + sign up today at weareforgood.com/lead. 
Feathr has built the nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,500 nonprofits. Every week they unpack what impactful nonprofit marketing looks like on their podcast, Good Marketing Unplugged. It’s the podcast we turn to for the playbooks to help move your mission into a greater community of believers. 🥳
Listen and subscribe to Good Marketing Unplugged now on your favorite podcast player or learn more here. 
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
Support the showSupport the Show

If you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good.
Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.

Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends.

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Meet Seth. He’s a legendary author, thinker and all around good human. You can find his expert marketing tips just by typing “Seth” into Google where his blog will pop up😍 His podcast Akimbo is in the top 1% of all podcasts worldwide. He’s the real deal and we can’t think of a better opener for Season 8 of the podcast. Tune in for disruptive ideas, better ways to work and so much hope for the nonprofit sector. You don’t want to miss this epic convo! 
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How to rebuild + reframe the way that we workHow to find your mission's authentic believersHow to know when it's time to fire your donorsToday’s Guest
Seth Godin, Bestselling Author + Speaker

Episode Highlights
Seth’s experiences growing up (3:20)The reason for nonprofits (5:10)Reimagining what work looks like today (7:25)Opportunities for the taking for nonprofit marketers and leaders (10:50)Foundational marketing principles that hold true, regardless of tools and platforms (15:20)Leveraging the power of community in our missions (20:00)Small but Mighty organizations (25:10)Knowing when to quit and when to persist (31:50)A few impactful stories of philanthropy in Seth’s life (34:45)Seth’s One GoAbout our SponsorsQgiv: Learn how to create a mission-focused environment to achieve fundraising success! Head to weareforgood.com/qgiv for access to this free webinar. 6 Levers: 5-part learning sprint that aims to equip managers with the skills and mindsets to lead strategically in a dynamic world. Learn more + sign up today at weareforgood.com/lead. 
Feathr has built the nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,500 nonprofits. Every week they unpack what impactful nonprofit marketing looks like on their podcast, Good Marketing Unplugged. It’s the podcast we turn to for the playbooks to help move your mission into a greater community of believers. 🥳
Listen and subscribe to Good Marketing Unplugged now on your favorite podcast player or learn more here. 
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
Support the showSupport the Show

If you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good.
Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.

Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends.

Join the We Are For Good Community
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