Season 5, Episode 4 of the How We Run podcast examines leading an organization after a global pandemic. Our guest is Jessica Aronoff, the CEO of the Cayton Children's Museum who shares with us how she's leading her organization through reopening. After only eight...
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Big swings: Reinventing an Organization
Season 5, Episode 3 of the How We Run podcast has an amazing leader that has built an amazing organization. Our guest is Nichol Whiteman, the CEO of the Dodgers Foundation who shares with us how she led a turnaround to build an organization with a deep understanding...
Season Four Highlights
Looking back on all the fantastic guests we've had on Season 4 of the How We Run podcast and share what we've learned from them. Featuring: Leslie Ito of Armory Center for the Arts, Tony Brown from HOLA, Johng Ho Song from KYCC, Roger Castle from the LA Regional Food...
Leading Through Crisis
Season 4, Episode 9 Before Leslie Ito was the Executive Director of Armory Center for the Arts, she assumed the leadership at an organization that was struggling. Leslie shares with us how she approached that turnaround and what she learned about leading during a...
Embracing Community Centric Fundraising
Season 4, Episode 8 of the How We Run podcast looks at community-centric fundraising. Mollie Marsh-Heine joins us to talk about how and why the fundraising department at Earthjustice has embraced the principles of Community-Centric Fundraising. From conversations on...
Building a Collaborative Culture
David Diaz is the Executive Director of Active San Gabriel Valley who has recently transitioned his organization from fiscal sponsorship to being an independent 501c3.
An Unexpected Leap to Virtual Programs
Never in a million years did Sarah Walzer believe that virtual visits with parents and families would ever yield the same high-quality results at ParentChild+. But in March 2020, the organization was forced to go virtual anyway. Sarah was pleasantly surprised and she shares the organization’s secret to success in this interview.
It’s All About Trust
Season 4, Episode 5 of the How We Run podcast looks at what it takes for an organization to stay responsive to the community's needs. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Johng Ho Song who has held nearly every job at KYCC since joining the...
Marc Freedman, Encore.org
On the How We Run podcast, Marc Freedman talks to Trent Stamp about leadership and the impact of a generous gift.
Retaining Pandemic Donors
Roger Castle from the LA Regional Food Bank talks about strategies and tactics for retaining pandemic donors.
Building Leaders By Letting Go
Season 4, Episode 2 of the How We Run podcast looks at success in expanding a program through a capital campaign. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Tony Brown who has overseen a massive expansion of the organization he leads, taking it...
Finding Success With a Virtual Fundraising Event
Season 4, Episode 1 of the How We Run podcast examines a successful virtual event. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Alexis Madrid and Amanda Willms of The Painted Turtle who talk about their amazing Giving Tuesday 2020 event that raised...
How to Have Meaningful Employee Engagement
Season 3, Episode 7 of the How We Run podcast covers the importance of employee engagement and how to put meaningful engagement strategies into place. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Kelly Bruno, CEO of the National Health Foundation, to...
Adjusting Operations and Fundraising for Program Pivots
Season 3, Episode 6 of the How We Run podcast covers operations and fundraising for program pivots. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Mike Lansing, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor, to talk about how his...
Pivoting to a Responsive Grant Making Program
Season 3, Episode 5 of the How We Run podcast takes a look at a drastic program pivot. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Alan-Michael Graves, the Director of National Programs at the Good+Foundation, who shares how his organization went...