Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. In this episode, Rick Happy, renowned philanthropic advisor for over 35 years— and a mentor to me — shares wisdom and advice all members of nonprofit leadership would benefit from considering. Take a listen to the first interview Rick did with me at the height of the pandemic, episode 8. In that episode, we talked from the eye of the hurricane about techniques to find funders and stay afloat. It’s been almost 18 months since then and things have ..read more

Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. In this episode of Creating Community for Good podcast, I talked to Ryan Marshall and Bill Tortorici. Both are talented fundraisers from different parts of the country and in different roles in the sector who were laid off during the pandemic. And they were not the only ones who met this same fate: 926,045 nonprofit jobs were lost by the end of February 2021. With an average recovery of 39,520 jobs per month, it will take the sector around two ye ..read more

Last week we talked about micro-donations, instant gratification behavioral trends and the reality of our uber-connected world. With the great transfer of wealth, millennials are revolutionizing philanthropy. This generation is finding ways to integrate volunteerism into their lifestyle for ways to pass the time, for corporate team-building and for metric-driven PBs (personal bests). This generation sees itself as a teammate in the fight for change. They co-own hopes, goals, and visions for individuals, communities and, ultimately, the course of history. These ideals paired with rally-cries fo ..read more

Nonprofit boards are charged as the highest level of leadership of an organization. Alongside the Executive Directors and CEOs, board members manage operations, envision the future, advance the mission, inspire the community, and commit to fiduciary compliances. Today’s guest, Mary Hiland PhD, has been on all sides of the sector: she went from volunteer, to staff member, to executive director, and now to serve as a consultant and coach. Mary’s biggest passion is to help leaders transform their nonprofits with the potential of boards. Tune in this conversation to learn about the power of well-s ..read more

What does it take to run an effective and inclusive virtual meeting? What can we do to stay in touch with our people in times of distancing? In today’s episode, trainer, facilitator, speaker and coach, Renee Rubin Ross, Ph.D., talks about inclusive and effective tools to lead virtual meetings that get participants sharing ideas, interacting and moving towards engagement and action.Head to LindsaySimondsConsulting.com for full show notes, key takeaways and episode resources. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Human beings are kindhearted creatures by nature, and this kindness is even enhanced in difficult times like the current COVID-19 crisis. That’s why GivingTuesday Now has announced a second Day of Global Action for Giving and Unity in addition to the current Giving Tuesday after Thanksgiving, to take place on May 5th, 2020. A passionate nonprofit strategist, Tim Sarrantonio, joins Lindsay in today’s episode to talk about the power of giving, and how to take important actions that will positively affect your nonprofit.Head to LindsaySimondsConsulting.com for full show notes, key takea ..read more

Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. What would it be like to be a fly on the wall as a nationally recognized, 9-figure donor talks to an executive director about giving motivations and priorities? This episode does just that (with consent and some gentle guidance from yours truly, of course.) Our goal in this episode was to make it a working meeting – and to share it with you! We talked about how to refine a case for support, activate best practices for capital campaign engagement ..read more

What motivates you to help others and become successful? As we enter the philanthropy world, giving back to society becomes the main priority. It doesn’t matter if you are a writer or a chef, bringing magic and empowering others is something everyone should be able to do. Our guest for today’s show, dynamic philanthropist, nonprofit leader and creator Diana von Welanetz Wenworth is founder of The Inside Edge Foundation for Education and bestselling author of ten books! She is an amazing woman that has not only survived a heart attack and lived to tell her story, but is also dedicated to helpin ..read more

Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. WITH THE INTENTION TO inform, inspire and evolve. In today´s episode of Creating Community for Good I was joined by criminal defense attorney and author, Shanti Brien. Being a defense attorney is a work of tremendous responsibility and pressure since your client’s life is essentially in your hands. Shanti specializes in criminal appeals and post-conviction proceedings; the very last instances of the criminal justice system like the habeas corpus. Shanti’s clients are those who have already been ..read more

As we start on our own personal journey, we all learn and seek to transform our lives to have a better future. Today's guest was shaped by two loving parents and knows best when it comes to creating opportunities and starting something good. Bart Skorupa is a social entrepreneur that dedicates his life to inspiring leaders in crafting a better world. He is a dear friend who will share with us how to stay balanced in our professional and personal life.Head to LindsaySimondsConsulting.com for full show notes, timestamps and episode resources See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informat ..read more