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We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

We Are For Good

The We Are For Good Podcast brings nonprofit professionals + everyday changemakers into conversations with the most innovative, heartwired leaders in social impact. Hosted by Jon McCoy + Becky Endicott, each episode unpacks fresh mindsets, practical skills + inspiring stories designed to help you work smarter, build healthier cultures + accelerate our collective impact.Join our value-aligned community—it’s free—at weareforgoodcommunity.com.About We Are For GoodWe Are For Good is a storytelling,

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625. Hold Fast: 8 Takeaways on Finding Resilience +...

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2025/06/09

What does it look like to hold fast and move forward—at the same time? In this heart-filled wrap-up of our ImpactUp series, Jon + Becky reflect on eight powerful lessons that emerged from this season’s conversations around resilience, clarity, and building momentum in times of uncertainty. From grounding ourselves in community to embracing the unknown, you’ll walk away with practical takeaways and a renewed sense of purpose. We talk about the power of story, the strength in showing up authent...

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Gather At The Well: Understanding and Healing...

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2025/06/04

In this episode, Lindsey sits down with Dr. Jacquelyn Ollison (or Dr. J, as many call her) to explore the often unspoken reality of compassion fatigue in human-centered work. Physical exhaustion? Increased irritability? Social withdrawal? These might be signs of compassion fatigue—and you're not alone. Dr. J connects her personal experience with practical wisdom for creating policies that actually support the humans doing this important work. As she reminds us: "People want to do their best. ...

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624. Hold Fast: How ImpactUp Hosts Are Fostering...

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2025/06/02

We’re leaning into the theme Hold Fast—and exploring how community becomes our anchor in the midst of change. 💛 In this heart-filled episode, we’re joined by four of our Impact Up meetup hosts who are building something special in their corners of the world—from Denver to DC, Calgary to Caracas. Together, they’re proving that authentic connection and intentional gatherings can create real, lasting impact. Through their stories, we explore what it means to lead with love, embrace

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623. The Art & Science of Convening: Designing Events...

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2025/05/28

Meet Heather, Founder and CEO of Caspian Agency and Impact Lounge. 🤝 She’s the creative mind behind some of the world’s most powerful gatherings. Since launching Caspian in 2005, she has brought a scientifically grounded, strategic approach to high-impact events for organizations like the Skoll World Forum, Rockefeller Foundation, and Dalio Foundation. With roots in film, marketing, and large-scale conference production, she also created the Caspian 10 Essentials, an event methodology now

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622. Hold Fast: Building Donor Trust in Uncertain...

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2025/05/26

Meet Mike, CEO of BuildGood 🤝. He’s here to share a thoughtful, grounded approach to fundraising in uncertain times. In this episode, we dig into why “Today’s growth comes from today’s donors” isn’t just a clever phrase—it’s a mindset shift. From the game-changing nine-word email to the fundraising flywheel and the power of donor celebration, Mike’s sharing practical strategies that can turn transactional giving into transformational relationships. Mike shares how to identify multi-year

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33:11

Gather At The Well: The Human-Centered Audit—Where...

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2025/05/21

What if policies could actually feel like care? 💛 In this episode of Gather at the Well, Lindsey Fuller invites us to rethink how we show up for our teams. Through the policies we write and live by. Drawing from her own experience, Lindsey unpacks the evolution of her organization’s “corrective progression” policy, showing how even the trickiest processes can be reimagined as tools for growth, not punishment. With heart and practicality, she introduces a simple but powerful framework that

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54:38

621. Hold Fast: Storytelling That Grounds, Heals +...

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2025/05/19

Meet Obiekwe “Obi” Okolo, storyteller, creative director + culture alchemist. 🤝 In this episode of Hold Fast, we’re slowing down to explore the deep, healing power of story with Obi Okolo—visionary creative and founder of Bittersweet Creative. Born in Lagos, raised in Texas, and rooted in purpose, Obi invites us into a conversation about crafting stories that don’t just meet metrics—but move hearts. From launching his own coffee brand to championing narratives that center identity,

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620. 100% For Purpose Model: The Legacy and Future of...

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2025/05/14

Meet Alex, President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation. 🤝 100% of profits from Newman’s Own products go toward helping children facing adversity. With over $600 million donated to date, the Foundation continues Paul Newman’s bold vision of business as a force for good. Alex is also the author of The Answer Is You, a guide to living with impact. In this episode, Alex shares how the 100% for Purpose model is reshaping philanthropy through community-led giving, tackling child food insecurity,

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619. Hold Fast: The Heart of Generosity: Trust,...

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2025/05/12

How do you fund what matters when everything feels urgent—and uncertain? In this episode of our Hold Fast series, we sit down with Hali Lee—philanthropy innovator, author of The Big We, and founding partner of Radiant Strategies—for a candid conversation on funding with heart, courage, and community at the center. Hali shares hard-earned wisdom from building collective giving movements like the Asian Women Giving Circle and Donors of Color Network, reminding us that generosity flows thr...

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Gather At The Well: How to Create Human-Centered...

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2025/05/07

Policies aren’t just paperwork—they’re culture in action. In this episode of Gather at the Well, Lindsey Fuller and Marisol Pineda Conde invite us to rethink how policies are created—and more importantly, who they’re really for. Together, they pull back the curtain on their own journey from outdated handbooks to building intentional, people-first policies rooted in trust, care, and collaboration. With warmth, wisdom, and a whole lot of heart, they break down a five-step process that tra...

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618. Hold Fast: Finding Clarity + Measuring Impact in...

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2025/05/05

When strategy feels like a moving target, how do you hold fast to what really matters? In today’s episode, Ori Carmel shares how to hold fast to your true mission when everything feels uncertain, and how our quick decisions might be holding us back. 👀 Tune in to hear: 🤔 Understanding decision-making systems 📈 How to connect data to meaningful narrative 📍 Defining your unique organizational "why" This episode is a game-changing eight-step framework for measuring what REALLY matters. We're

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617. Centering Community and Justice: GreenLight...

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2025/04/30

Meet Ali, the CEO of GreenLight Fund and former leader of Fresh Lifelines for Youth. He joins us to share how his lived experience fuels his commitment to equity-driven leadership and community transformation. 🩵 In this conversation, Ali unpacks GreenLight Fund’s unique model for scaling evidence-based nonprofits into new cities—and what it means to center community voice in every step. He speaks candidly about navigating leadership transitions, anchoring in values like justice and

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Hold Fast: Creating Space for Trust and Alignment in...

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2025/04/28

In this episode of our Hold Fast series, we’re leaning into what it really means to lead with purpose—especially when the weight of funding pressures feels unrelenting. Iara Peng joins us for a heart-opening conversation that invites nonprofit leaders to breathe a little deeper and reimagine funding as a partnership, not just a transaction. With compassion and clarity, Iara offers a vision for building trust-based relationships rooted in alignment and shared purpose. You’ll walk away with pra...

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Gather At The Well: The Art of Multi-Leader...

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2025/04/23

Sustainable leadership is not about being identical—it’s about being aligned. In this episode of Gather At The Well, co-leaders Lindsey and Marisol pull back the curtain on the real work of co-leadership—what it takes to align, recalibrate, and lead with intention. They share how they’ve built a leadership model rooted in alignment, trust, and professional authenticity at The Teaching Well. From weekly syncs and systems audits to somatic check-ins and tough conversations, they offer pr...

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615. Hold Fast: How To Strengthen Your Operational...

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2025/04/21

In this special episode of our Hold Fast series, we’re bringing you a replay from our March members-only meetup featuring nonprofit legal and operational powerhouse, Scott Curran. As the former Chief General Counsel for the Clinton Foundation, Scott has navigated massive change and complexity — and he joined us to help you do the same. In this timely conversation, Scott walks us through the essential operational steps every nonprofit should be taking to prepare for a period of federal upheava...

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Let’s Say a Little Bit More About: Joy in...

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2025/04/16

Today, instead of our regular episode, we wanted to share an episode from a podcast hosted by Tulaine Montgomery, the CEO of the venture philanthropy New Profit. She’s also a dear friend, a We Are For Good podcast alum, and brilliant thought leader we trust and follow to lead with conviction and heart. In Say More with Tulaine Montgomery, she talks to people who are dedicated to making the world a better place, all while taking care of themselves and supporting each other. While she normally ...

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614. Hold Fast: Your Blueprint for Building a...

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2025/04/14

The world is changing—fast. As a nonprofit leader, how do you hold fast to your mission when everything feels uncertain? In this episode of our new Hold Fast series, we’re joined by Brooke Richie Babbage, founder of Bending Arc Consulting and host of the Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast, to break down what real resilience looks like in practice. Brooke introduces her powerful framework for building a resilient organization—one that doesn’t just survive uncertainty but thrives through it. She shar...

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Gather At The Well: Holding Fast + Staying Steady...

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2025/04/09

How do we stay steady when we need it most? In this episode of Gather At The Well, Lindsey explores what it means to hold fast — to your values, your purpose, and your inner knowing. Through grounding somatic practices, personal reflections, and the rhythms that keep her team at The Teaching Well aligned, she offers a framework for leading with clarity and care. This episode is full of tools to help you slow down, tune inward, and lead from a place of steadiness. You’ll walk away with: ...

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Hold Fast: A Guided Meditation for Social Impact...

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2025/04/07

Everything is changing - fast. How do you hold fast to your mission while so much is uncertain? We'll be exploring this question at ImpactUp: Hold Fast this Thursday 4/10 from 10:00 - 2:00 CST with expert panels, a powerful workshop, and live coaching with legal, marketing, fundraising, and leadership experts. Bring your pressing problems and leave with a plan. To kick off our week and help us get grounded, Jennifer Mulholland, Co-Principal of Plenty joins us to share a 10 minute ...

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613. A Community-Centric Approach to Philanthropy - ...

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2025/04/02

What does it mean to truly center community in philanthropy? Meet Rachel D’Souza, Founder and Chief Purpose Officer of Gladiator Consulting. 🤝 A leading voice in the Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF) movement, Rachel shares her perspective on systems change in resource development, balancing donor expectations with equity, and how to drive long-term systems change over short-term solutions. In this moment of unprecedented challenge for social impact orgs, Rachel offers a roadmap for s...

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