Podcasts by Your Nonprofit Life
How did you come to work in the nonprofit sector? What was a big challenge you overcame? If you knew then what you know now, what would you tell your less-experienced self? These are just a few of the questions that Laura Zielke, Director of Member Experience for the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, will ask leaders from across the nonprofit sector. Each episode is designed to help you feel less alone in your work and inspire you to take your nonprofit from messy to thriving without burning out in the process.
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S2E18: Help United Through Caring Hands from 2021-12-21T03:10:39
My guest for this episode is Founder and Executive Director of H.U.T.C.H. (Help United Through Caring Hands), Armishia Wiley-Adams.
Armishia was raised by her grandmother and uncle after ...
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S2E17: Earning Mentorship. Empowering Leadership. from 2021-12-09T05:01
I’m about to introduce you to a woman who is proof positive that the mission her organization passionately pursues on a daily basis works amazingly well.
My guest, DeLashea Strawder, is t...
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Encore: Preserving the White Mountain Apache Culture with Krista Beazley from 2021-11-23T15:35:14
In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, we are re-releasing an educational and inspirational interview with someone whose people lived here before the country was “discov...
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Encore Episode: Serving Vulnerable Veterans&Active Service Members from 2021-11-11T01:00
Happy Veterans Day! Every year, here in the United States, we observe November 11th as a federal holiday to honor our military veterans—persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces....
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S2E16: No Starving Artists from 2021-10-25T04:01
Long time no see. Can you believe it’s already October and the holidays are right around the corner? Literally. And I think we’re all still waiting to see what it’s going to be like this year as...
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S2E15: Improving the Lives of Horses Now and Later from 2021-09-25T04:00:59
Today’s interview is with the founder of a Humane Society in southern Texas.
You might not be familiar with this type of organization so let me help you get your bearings. You’ve heard of...
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S2E14: Managing Childhood Illness With Song from 2021-09-01T00:18:04
Today's guest is a young man who found his life’s purpose while pursuing a music degree at Yale University. He was working toward a career in musical theater (think Broadway) and enjoyed studyin...
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S2E13: Loving Bottoms, Changing Minds from 2021-08-18T02:10:52
S2E12: Advancing Asian American Christianity from 2021-07-27T04:47:29
In this podcast, you will meet the Reverend Young Lee Hertig. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of both the Innovative Space for Asian American Christianity AND Asian American Women O...
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S2E11: Competent Care for LGBTQIA2S+ Communities from 2021-07-01T01:26:52
In this episode, we turn our focus to PRIDE and the nationwide celebration of LGBTQIA2S+ humans who deserve the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness just like everyone else.
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YNPL S2 Episode 10 - Henry Burrell from 2021-06-19T05:44:56
Today’s guest is Henry Burrell, the founder of the Jonesboro Business Association. Originally from New York, Henry relocated to Louisiana and now resides in Jonesboro, Arkansas—and we’ll talk a ...
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S2E09: Cultivating Community on College Campuses from 2021-06-09T04:01
Rutgers is the 8th oldest college in the U.S. having received its charter in 1766—10 years before the Revolution. Recent research documents the university's foundation on land taken from the ind...
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S2E08: New Beginnings for Those In Need from 2021-05-30T04:01
It’s Mental Health Month, and I could not think of a more important way to wrap the month than talking with someone who runs an established mental health agency in Southern California.
I d...
S2 E7: Advocating for Abused&Neglected Dogs from 2021-04-18T04:01
Sharnette Lewis, the Executive Director of Dogs Deserve Better, a nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing the chained or penned dog as well as helping the dog who is abused, neglected, homel...
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S2E6: Snakes, Mistakes, and the Power of Storytelling from 2021-03-26T04:01
This episode features one of the most unique nonprofit organizations I'm aware of. In fact, as far as we know, this is one of only two organizations with this mission in the entire world. Let's ...
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S2B1: Creating Space for Muslim Women to Lead from 2021-03-08T05:01
Today is International Women’s Day — March 8, 2021
Today's episode features an interview with a woman who, like the me, is someone with a strong faith and a desire to see more women in le...
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S2E5: Healing Is for the Birds from 2021-02-28T03:32:10
There’s something you need to know up front about this particular episode: It’s for the birds! All of them! Raptors, Songbirds, Scavenger Birds, Owls, I could go on and on.
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S2E4: Seeing Animals as Individuals Saves Lives from 2021-02-18T05:01
Chay Neal is the Executive Director of Animal Liberation Queensland in Queensland Australia.
Animal Liberation Queensland exists to protect all animals from abuse, exploitation and suffer...
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S2E03: A Soft Landing for the Trafficked from 2021-01-25T05:00
CONTENT TRIGGER WARNING:
This episode includes discussions about sex trafficking, commercial sex exploitation, and pimp culture. So, if this is something you want to skip, you should skip ...
S2E02: Refuge for the Trafficked from 2021-01-16T19:13:20
SEASON 2, EPISODE 2: CONTENT WARNING
This episode includes discussions about sex trafficking and exploitation of young children. So, if this is something you want to skip,...
S2E01: Hope-full Healing with Horses from 2021-01-11T05:01
SEASON 2, EPISODE 1: CONTENT WARNING
This episode includes discussions about sex trafficking and how sustained sexual abuse impacts survivors even years after they’ve ...
S1E34: Comfort When the End Is Near from 2020-12-18T05:00
Whether from natural causes, tragedy, or the pandemic, most of us know know someone who has suffered loss this year. In the same vein, it’s also possible that you know someone who is nearing the...
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S1E33: From Mourning Moments to Walking with Widows from 2020-12-07T04:04:12
This month, we are honoring nonprofit leaders and organizations who serve people during some of the most emotionally tender times of their lives. Whether due to natural causes, tragedy, or the p...
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S1E32: Preserving the White Mountain Apache Culture from 2020-11-26T03:07:46
In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, I wanted to interview someone whose people lived here before the country was “discovered.” Someone whose people have creation trad...
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S1E31:Serving Vulnerable Veterans&Active Service Members from 2020-11-11T06:00
Happy Veteran's Day! Every year, here in the United States, we observe November 11th as a federal holiday to honor our military veterans—persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces...
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S1E30: Board Service Isn't for Wimps from 2020-11-07T18:34:08
In this episode, you’ll meet Amy McLaughry, an entrepreneur and nonprofit leader who lives and serves in beautiful Colorado. She is the owner of ADEM Bookkeeping, a nonprofit accounting firm wor...
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S1E29: Supporting and Healing Black Women Survivors from 2020-11-01T03:33:56
With this episode, we conclude a series of four podcasts which have informed us about a variety of hot-button issues including the Listen
S1E28: When Educating Voters Is Meaningful Work from 2020-10-24T20:51:50
In this episode you’ll learn how this 100-year-old organization was founded by women who fought hard for the 19th amendment granting white women the right to vote and how over the past century t...
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S1E27: Restoring Dignity to Our Newest Refugee Neighbors from 2020-10-20T13:45:58
Like many nonprofit founders, Kristen Bloom recognized new refugees needed help learning English, and she volunteered to fill the gap…only to realize it was more like a chasm. Tossing out her pl...
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S1E26: Responding to the Refugee Crisis at the Southern Border from 2020-10-12T04:00
Meet Helen Perry, Executive Director of Global Response Management. GRM delivers emergency medical care and humanitarian relief to vulnerable people in the most high-risk areas. Founded to respo...
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S1E25: Finding Yourself at the Library Foundation from 2020-10-01T15:22:46
In this episode, I interview Tracy Baron Phillips, the Chief Development Officer of a private library foundation in Zionsville, Indiana. Tracy is a passionate supporter of anything related to le...
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S1E24: Leading with Literacy and a Little Fairy Dust from 2020-09-26T04:00
How DO you get books out to children who are out of school, sheltering in place, and have no access to books at home? What if I told you there was such a thing as book fairies, and they deliver!...
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S1E23: Engineering Equity in Food Distribution from 2020-09-21T04:00
September is Hunger Action Month, and today is our second episode focusing on innovative ways small nonprofits are making a big difference for the food insecure.
Jen Nelson is the Senior ...
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S1E22: Crushing Hunger thru Creative Collaboration from 2020-09-05T05:45:54
🎧 NEW EPISODE!
September is Hunger Action Month.
My guest in this episode is Robin Peacock, the Executive Director of M.E.N.D. (“Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity”) in New Jers...
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S1E21: Feed ALL the Babies from 2020-08-27T20:00:10
If we are interested in becoming a more equitable society, then we need to understand the impact hidden biases have on newborns and their ability to bond or attach with the person breastfeeding ...
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S1E20: Living and Leaving a Legacy from 2020-08-07T05:30:42
Terence Narcisse is 30 years old and he’s already raised millions of dollars to impact his local community in East Harris County, Texas. Terence is a servant leader. He’s a visionary. He’s a man...
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S1E19: Strong Leadership and Fragile X from 2020-07-24T15:57:35
Have you ever heard of Fragile X? Not a “fragile” ex-husband, ex-wife, or ex-partner. Not that kind of ex. But Fragile X, as in the chromosome: X.
Do you remember learning about X and Y ...
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S1E18: Fearless Leader. Beloved Colleague. from 2020-07-17T05:13:35
EPISODE 18: My guest Noelani Pearl Hunt, shares the good, the bad, and the ugly experiences she's had over the past 20 years in nonprofit leadership.
Every day Noelani le...
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S1E17: Ensuring Unaccompanied Students Graduate from High School from 2020-07-09T05:34:15
Today's guest ran a corporate business for twenty years and then sold it to his employees. Then, he transitioned into the nonprofit sector. He served as Executive Director of an organization tha...
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S1E16: Building Relationships thru Volunteering from 2020-07-03T16:55:09
🏳🌈 We’re still celebrating PRIDE, and today’s guest, Anne Friedman, is the Executive Director of Gay for Good. Gay For Good energizes and mobilizes the LGBTQ community to interact with the gr...
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Quality Journalism by LGBTQ+ Youth from 2020-07-01T05:00:47
When he was only ten years old, my guest's parents gave him a radio starter-kit, and it wasn't long until he was broadcasting around the block. Over 50 years later, he's still broadcasting, and ...
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S1E14: Providing Hope to LGBTQ+ Teens from 2020-06-21T04:54:29
🏳🌈 It’s PRIDE month and this episode’s guest is Leo Preziosi Jr. the Founder and Executive Director of Listen
S1E13: The Never-Bored Board Member from 2020-06-15T21:03:43
Today I have the privilege of introducing you to one of the most fascinating men I’ve never met (in person, that is). James “Jim” Roth spent thirty years of his life as an attorney fighting for ...
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S1E12: When Foster Kids Age Out from 2020-06-08T02:01:19
Most of us are aware of foster care and the need for foster parents, but how often do we consider what happens to foster kids when they age out? When they no longer have a place to call home? An...
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S1E11: Loving-kindness for Survivors of the Unimaginable from 2020-05-30T05:28:08
EPISODE 11: CONTENT WARNING
This episode includes discussions about complex trauma. While we don’t get into specifics, we do explore how sustained, severe childhood ab...
S1E10: Visionary Leader. Humble Mentor. from 2020-05-25T05:15:26
When word gets out that the top leaders of a nonprofit in a small town have been misappropriating funds and behaving unethically, everybody hears about it. Everybody. And it’s up to the board to...
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S1E9: Supporting Parents Remotely Since 1995 from 2020-05-16T18:00
My guest's life changed completely when she and her husband, already parents, fell in love with a sweet little girl who was living her worst life at an orphanage in China. They soon learned that...
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S1E8: Determined to Make a Difference from 2020-05-07T08:19:36
The career switch demanded by a broken system and a heart determined to make a huge difference in the lives of abused and neglected children.
My guest in this podcast is Cara Gerdiman, th...
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S1E7: Build Trust. Develop Relationships. Ignite Your Board. from 2020-05-01T14:49:16
If you're wondering how to keep your board engaged and activate their fundraising gene, then you don't want to miss out on my conversation with Teri Todd, the Director of Development and Marketi...
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S1E6: The Lifelong Journey into Nonprofit Leadership from 2020-04-24T22:37:18
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S1E5: From Foster Parent to Founder Life from 2020-04-17T04:51:13
Heather Lojeski is the co-founder of Faith Hope & Love. Heather and her husband Mark, have been married for over 30 years they have a large family and enjoy spe...
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Resilient Founder. Class of 2020. from 2020-04-13T21:04:21
Kayla Abramowitz is the founder and "Chief Kid Officer" of Kayla Cares 4 Kids. You might recognize Kayla as a guest on Joan Garry’s “Nonprofits Are Messy” podcast or maybe you’ve seen her on NBC...
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S1E4: From Investment Manager to Invested Nonprofit CEO from 2020-04-10T00:19:37
My guest, Andrea Pauls Backman, spent most of her adult life in investment management, but everything changed when her mother was diagnosed with A.L.S. -- a rare disease for which there is no cu...
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S1E3: From Primary Teacher to Executive Director from 2020-04-02T19:39:04
Today’s guest is Mindy Griffith is the Executive Director of Bag it! They educate, empower, and connect cancer patients and their caregivers with the right information, right when they need it m...
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S1E2: From Faster Modems to Accelerated Cure from 2020-03-30T21:34:51
Why would an introverted electrical engineer leave her successful and lucrative career in high tech to join the team at a small nonprofit, and how did she go from being part of the team to runni...
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S1E1: Personal Crisis. Professional Pivot. from 2020-03-30T19:56:38
If I’ve learned anything in my life, it’s that the path to leadership is never a straight line. More often than not, it’s a Listen
Your Nonprofit Life (Trailer) from 2020-03-09T16:28:02
How did you come to work in the nonprofit sector? What was a big challenge you overcame? If you knew then what you know now, what would you tell your less-experie...
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