PODCAST
Creating Community for Good
Season 1 is complete! Season 2 is in production now. Stay tuned for future episodes to come in the fall. Be sure to check out the summer blog and live chats on clubhouse Wednesdays at 9am Mountain Time every other week. More info on Linkedin and IG. Follow me at @creatingcommunityforgood.
We are all in this together.
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. Here we will band together across disciplines within the ecosystem of the nonprofit sector to illuminate perspectives, decode motivations, and leverage strategies in the business of generosity. On this show, your host, Lindsay Simonds, invites you to a friendly conversation about contributing to good. With this, we will ultimately increase empathy, create stronger bonds and make more impact on mission-driven work. Whether you are a nonprofit executive, a legacy donor, a major gifts fundraiser, a crowdsource hacker, program director, impact investor, corporate partner or beneficiary, this space is for all of us to inform, inspire and evolve.
Latest Episodes
February 1, 2022
My guest today is Jordan Langer, a wildly creative and successful business entrepreneur, the founder of Non Plus Ultra, and...
December 17, 2021
In today’s episode, Lindsay Simonds talks to Julie Ordoñez about courageous fundraising, exploring uncharted territory, and navigating challenging conversations in...
November 12, 2021
In today’s episode, Lindsay Simonds chats with Debbie Toth and Hank Delevati on how to refine a case for support,...
September 30, 2021
On this episode, Rick Happy, renowned philanthropic advisor for over 35 years— and a mentor to me — shares wisdom...
June 17, 2021
Ryan Marshall and Bill Tortorici are talented fundraisers from different parts of the country and in different roles in the...
May 27, 2021
Shanti is a criminal defense attorney and author, she believes in the power of a story and how bringing these...
May 13, 2021
Ashley Dittmar shares how she uses technology paired with the human instinct to engage and retain giving to organizations, year-over-year....
April 22, 2021
Mallory Erickson, and I discuss the importance of changing the narrative of nonprofits around money, engagement, and donor-organization relationships. Subscribe...
April 8, 2021
Tiffany Williams, CEO and Founder of Givly, and I explore a day in the life of a consultant. Subscribe on...
March 23, 2021
Innovation abounds and Dana Snyder has got all the juice you need to hook your event up with something your...
March 11, 2021
Becky Endicott and Jonathan McCoy from We Are For Good share the winning mentality for employee giving campaigns and the...
February 25, 2021
Alex Wilson and Pat Duffy are the founders of The Giving Block, a business focused on helping nonprofits accept cryptocurrency...
February 3, 2021
Lisa Greer is a proud philanthropist, and the author of Philanthropy Revolution, a book meant to describe how outdated the...
January 21, 2021
In this episode, I bring in Jacob Martínez, Founder and Executive Director of Digital NEST, to talk about how giving circles...
January 7, 2021
In this episode, I am joined by my colleague and friend, Leti McNeill Light, to have a conversation around group...
December 16, 2020
In this episode my friends Becky and Jon (and Julie!) at We are for Good interviewed me and It got...
December 9, 2020
Women in tech leading with authenticity to contribute to the conscious creation of our community Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, rate,...
November 25, 2020
In an effort to create and CELEBRATE community — we can’t forget about the power of music! Today, I sit...
November 11, 2020
I am delighted to talk today with Jennifer Risher, author of the book We Need to Talk: A Memoir About...
October 28, 2020
October is Ethics Awareness Month, and we acknowledge the importance of this topic with fundraising consultant Eric Heininger, CFRE, managing...
October 21, 2020
Sara Lomelin, discusses the importance and evolution of giving circles and how she and Philanthropy Together are taking ‘giving’ back...
October 14, 2020
Mike Spear and I talk about End of Year Giving, #GivingTuesday, and what you can do in January to steward...
October 7, 2020
I invite you to dive deep into your passion and let your fears behind as we take a plunge into...
September 30, 2020
My latest guest on the podcast is Tracy Vogt, founder of Charlie’s Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization caring...
September 21, 2020
For our latest guest on the podcast, Brad Black, co-founder and Chairman of the Board at EO and Everyone, to...
September 15, 2020
We take a dive into the mind of a kid behind bars turned into a successful entrepreneur raising $2.5 million...
September 8, 2020
In today’s episode, Lindsay Simonds chats with Celia Tejada to discover why creativity means being able to live in the...
August 31, 2020
In today’s episode, Lindsay Simonds explores the universe of events and fundraising with premier event producer Kelley O’Brien. Subscribe on...
August 25, 2020
In today’s episode of Creating Community for Good, Corey Newhouse sheds light on the evolution of evaluating nonprofit work via...
August 18, 2020
In today’s episode of Creating Community for Good, we’ll learn from Ryan Oliver how he assembled his team and how...
August 11, 2020
In this episode, we chat with Jim Becker, President and CEO of Richmond Community Foundation, an organization dedicated to building...
August 4, 2020
Today’s guest, Andrew Kaufteil, successfully transitioned into the for-profit space over five years ago, after 15 years in the nonprofit...
July 28, 2020
In this episode, Lindsay sits down with her cousin Michaela — a keystone millennial engaged in doing good while having...
July 21, 2020
We chat with Richie Kendall, Co-founder and CXO of Cheerful, the first Millennial-native giving platform that rounds up purchases for...
July 14, 2020
We flipped the script to have Mary Hiland interview me as a guest for her show, Inspired Nonprofit Leadership. Subscribe...
July 7, 2020
In this episode, Mary Hiland shares how we can help leaders transform their nonprofits with the potential of boards. Subscribe...
June 30, 2020
Lindsay sits down to chat with Nathan Chappell, one of the world’s foremost experts on the intersection between Artificial Intelligence...
June 23, 2020
In this episode, Lindsay shares her expertise to discover why stewardship is intrinsically connected to the culture of philanthropy. Subscribe...
June 16, 2020
Lindsay sits down with her long-time friends Quentin Wheeler-Bell and Liza Fox to address the Black Lives Matter movement and...
June 9, 2020
How would you make a stranger feel safe with just words? In this episode, Lindsay chats with Empower Work’s founder...
May 26, 2020
Renee Rubin Ross Ph.D., talks about inclusive and effective tools to lead virtual meetings that get participants sharing ideas, interacting...
May 19, 2020
Sterrin Bird is a nationally respected major gifts fundraiser and philanthropic advisor who thinks ‘get the money out of the...
May 12, 2020
Rick Happy, Principal and Managing Director of CCS Fundraising, sits down with Lindsay to share insights on philanthropy and relevant...
May 1, 2020
Nonprofit strategist Tim Sarrantonio talks Giving Tuesdays, CRMs and Building the Future of Philantropy Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, rate and...
April 28, 2020
Getting girls to get interested in STEM education is becoming a challenge for varied reasons. Nikole Collins-Puri and her team...
April 23, 2020
Kevin shares with us how to build an online presence and how to influence others using online resources, such as...
April 21, 2020
Dynamic philanthropist, nonprofit leader, and creator Diana von Welanetz Wentworth is the founder of The Inside Edge Foundation for Education....
April 16, 2020
Maria Cristini is here to share with us through real-life demonstration, how to see the big picture and achieve our...
April 16, 2020
Bart Skorupa is a social entrepreneur that dedicates his life to inspiring leaders in crafting a better world. Subscribe on...
April 14, 2020
Today’s podcast guest, Aila Malik, will teach us how to create positive change for good and build communities through small...