Aspiring Altruists

This episode is a truly special one because I'm turning the tables, as the featured guest is myself! The reason for that, and why this episode is an extra special one is because it is also the last episode. I am a Program Coordinator for the NRDC Action Fund. In this episode, I share a bit about my story, my early career journey, what led me to start this podcast over three years ago, what I hope to accomplish in my career, and my final piece of advice for all of my listeners out there. A huge thank you to all of my listeners throughout the 40 episodes of this podcast! This show has been downloaded over 1,500 times and you were at least one of those. Please feel free to look back through the archive of shows and reach out to any of the guests that have been featured. Many of them have moved on to new roles since they were originally featured on the show, but I'm sure they'd be happy to share about the latest in the journey.As for me, I can always be reached via LinkedIn.  If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features someone who has a passion for using stories to create progressive change, Don Wolford. Don is a Stories Manager at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. He's doing this having graduated from Kent State a couple of years ago with a degree in Political Science and Government. Don shares his early career story, what has led to him working in the progressive political realm, the power that stories have in creating change, and more. Don can be reached via LinkedIn or email.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for bringing people together and improving human lives, Phebe Meyer. Phebe is the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor at The Center for Christianity and Public Life, an organization whose mission is to contend for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the good of the public. Phebe shares with us about her wide variety of early career experiences, her role in co-founding an organization aimed at empowering black business owners, how she works at the intersection of public policy, culture, and faith, and more. Phebe can be reached on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Sharing with us about her passion for international and climate-related issues, today's guest is Maya Sterling. Maya is a Program Coordinator at the Pan American Development Foundation, an organization that works across Latin America and the Caribbean to make the region stronger, meaning healthier, safer, more just, inclusive, resilient, productive, and sustainable for current and future generations. Maya shares what the biggest climate challenges are in the South and Latin America regions, her pathway that has led to her international issues focus, how young listeners can get involved, and more. Maya can be reached via LinkedInYou can check out #OpenDoorClimate here.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for creating real policy change, Liddy Ballard. Liddy is a State Policy Manager at Brady, an organization that works across Congress, courts, and communities to end America's gun violence epidemic. As someone with a passion for attacking the root causes rather than the symptoms of gun violence, and is emboldened every time a preventable mass shooting event occurs, Liddy shares about what it's like to fight back against one of the biggest lobbying efforts in the nation, what people like you can do to get involved, how her early career experience led to where she is today, and more. Liddy can be reached via LinkedIn or EmailIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a wide variety of experiences early in her career, Tyler Brent.  Tyler is the President of Operations and co-founder of Movement for Choice, an organization that offers education, events, and donation-based yoga and fitness classes to help fund access to abortion for all, especially those in underrepresented communities. She balances this with her day job of being a Yoga and Fitness instructor at Bouldering Project. As someone with a passion for physical fitness and keeping people moving, along with reproductive rights, Tyler shares what it's like to start a nonprofit, how non-linear her early career path has been, how she manages to keep it all together, and more. You can contact Tyler via Movement for Choice's website.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for mental health, Madeline Ingram. Madeline is a Marketing and Communications Manager at Rock Recovery, an organization that supports the journey to freedom from disordered eating through individual and community programs. She works in a variety of ways to support those with eating disorders and is currently in grad school on her way to becoming a therapist. Madeline shares with us what it's like working in a direct help kind of role, what led her to shift from the for-profit sector to the nonprofit sector so early in her career, and more.Madeline can be reach via LinkedIn or E-mailIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

During this episode you'll hear from someone with a passion for empowering students to promote peacebuilding through education, Akshay Kashikar. Akshay is a program officer at Education For Employment, the leading nonprofit job placement network in the Middle East and North Africa. He recently earned his master's in International Education Development, and was an intern at the United Nations while earning that degree. Akshay shares with us about his background that led to his internationally focused passions, what he has already learned in these early years of his career, what he hopes to accomplish through his work, and more. Akshay can be reach via LinkedIn or E-mailIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest is a guy that I have gotten to know personally through one of my favorite activities, ultimate Frisbee, Nate Dickstein. Nate is a policy development analyst at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, an organization that supports state regulators in advancing the system of state financial supervision. He has gone from working as a paralegal to now being in the nonprofit sector early in his career. Nate's going to share with us more about that journey, about how his unique undergrad majors have impacted his early career, provide some solid advice for our fellow young adult audience, and more. Nate can be reach via LinkedIn or E-mailIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

In this episode, we have a guest who has a passion for helping others, Dalia Ahmed. Dalia is the manager of Corporate Employee Engagement at Feeding America, an organization that works to end hunger in the US. They are the largest U.S. charity by revenue. Dalia has gone from the for-profit to the nonprofit sector already early in her career, learning about the challenges of each and experiencing the pull towards mission-focused work. She'll share with us more about that journey, how her volunteer efforts have impacted her early career, how her faith has played a role in all of this, and more. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's show features a guest who has a passion for helping people experiencing homelessness, Nina Alomar. Nina is the Volunteer and Corporate Engagement Coordinator at PathForwardVA. She has lived all across the country, gaining a deep appreciation along the way for the realities of the challenges people face that she's now working to take on. She shares with us more about how that passion grew, about what she has learned along her journey and more.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a guest with a passion for helping the immigrant population, Juan Perez. Juan is the Student Services Coordinator at the English Empowerment Center. He's still pretty fresh out of school, having just graduated in 2021, and he elected to head right into the non-profit sector. Similar to myself and many other guests, Juan decided that he wanted to work to make a positive impact on those around him and the world in an area that's meaningful to him. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a guest that I know personally, Becky Oswalt. Becky is the Assistant Program Officer for Latin America at the National Endowment for Democracy. She's doing this after having been a Fullbright Scholar with the Department of State, along with other experiences such as having been a Legislative Fellow at the House of Representatives. She shares with us a bit about the work she does, how her experiences across the public and private sectors have led to where she is today, and how her passion for international work manifests itself in her career.LinkedInIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a guest that's a bit of a unique one, Kathrine Morris. Kathrine is a Relationship Manager at NeighborWorks America. The reason she's a unique guest is that she hosts a podcast of her own, Nine Lives with Kat. Through our conversation, we explore the vast journey across the nonprofit sector that she's been on since undergrad, learn more about her podcast, hear how her master's degree has impacted her early career, and more. LinkedInIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features someone who has gone from the political world to the non-profit sector, back to politics, and now back once again to the non-profit sector, Dennis Barrett. Dennis is an Advocacy Campaign Manager at The Trevor Project. As you can guess, he has a broad range of experience from his early career adventures, and he shares with us about that journey as well as how he lives out his passion through his work daily, along with much more. Dennis can be reached via LinkedIn or via email.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's episode is a special one because it features a guest who both, until very recently, worked for a non-profit organization as well as having founded his own, Don Abram. At the time of our conversation, Don was a program manager for Interfaith America, an organization that aims to inspire, equip, and connect individuals and institutions to unlock the potential of America's religious diversity. But, Don is also the founder and Executive Director of Pride in the Pews, a grassroots nonprofit bridging the gap between the Black Church and the LGBTQ+ community. Our conversation dives into Don's faith background and how he's using his personal experience to try and change the world that he's a part of. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for working with conflict-affected populations, Karenna Öner. Karenna is a first-generation American with a long-standing interest in conflict studies and human security. While she has recently moved on from this role, in this episode she shares about her work as a caseworker for the International Rescue Committee. She's lived abroad and applies her wide-ranging background experiences to the work she does. Karenna has much more to shares with us an in-depth look at the work she does and what she's aiming to accomplish. You may contact Karenna via LinkedIn.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

With the midterm elections having just happened and a major issue of them seemingly being the integrity of our democracy, I decided to speak with a guy who works to improve our democracy and make our elections fairer, Matt Oberstaedt. Matt is a social media associate at FairVote. He graduated last year from George Washington University, having studied political science, and has worked on political campaigns before ending up in the nonprofit sector. Matt shares with us about his young journey thus far and about the differences he has seen between working on a campaign and the political life versus working to improve the political process from a nonprofit organization. You can contact Matt via email or LinkedIn.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This second episode of the second season features a young woman named Brooke Allison. Brooke is a program manager at MAP International, a Christian nonprofit organization that works to provide medicines and health supplies to those in need around the world. She shares with us what led to her working in the nonprofit sector, how her earning an MPA has impacted her career, and much more. You can contact Brooke via email or LinkedIn.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

We are officially live for season 2! After a year off to focus on other projects, I'm back for another 20 episodes. Our first guest this season is an optimistic young woman who has a real heart for helping people, Libby McClayton. Libby is a volunteer engagement specialist at the National MS Society. She worked as an Americorps member for two years and has worked for a couple of other organizations before landing where she is now. Having a personal connection to MS myself, I'm excited to have her share her story with you as we start off this second season. You can contact Libby via email or LinkedIn.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

On this, the 20th episode of Aspiring Altruists, you'll hear from a young woman with a passion for working for animal welfare, Jessica Simpson. Jessica is a Public Policy Specialist at The Humane Society of the United States. Her early career has taken her across the US, working as a park ranger in North Carolina, for both a smaller Humane Society and an animal hospital in Colorado, to now working in the policy space here in DC. She shares with us the importance of relationships and teamwork, the challenges that come from being in mission focused work, and more. You can contact Jessica via email or LinkedIn.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookInstagramMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman who has always had an interest in environmental issues, Catherine Pollack. Catherine, who also goes by Kitty, is a Program Associate with the Energy and Environment Program at The Aspen Institute. She has moved around a bit in her early career, having an internship in the Bahamas, studying undergrad in Vermont, and then getting her start with Aspen out in Colorado before moving to the DC area. On this episode, she shares with us about how she got into climate focused work, tell us about how she handles stress as a mission focused professional, and more. Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a guy who has had a wide variety of early career experiences but has a passion for mission-focused work, Joshua Gilstein. Josh is a Strategic Process Improvement Analyst at the American Red Cross. He's an experienced project manager and has a strong desire to solve problems so that important work can get done more efficiently and effectively. Josh is passionate about social justice with a focus on LGBT equality, gender equality, and criminal justice reform. Josh can be reached via LinkedIn or email.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman who is focused on environmental impact in a non-traditional way, Stephanie Piperno. Stephanie is the Trails Coalition Manager at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Thus far in her early career, she has moved from working with a government agency, the National Park Service, to working in a more corporate environment at REI, to now being here in the non-profit sector. Having earned her masters in sustainability management, she has shifted from focusing on corporate social responsibility to desiring to have a more direct impact by working for a mission-focused organization. Have a listen to hear about her thoughts on millennials' careers, the challenges in working to make corporations use their power for good, how she wants to use her skills to re-create public spaces, and more!Capital Trails Coalition MapsIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features someone who has a true passion for creating healthy and sustainable places for all people, Becca Buthe. Becca is a Research Analyst for Smart Growth America where she works on projects relating to economic development, land use, and transportation. She studied civil engineering in undergrad before earning her master's in urban and regional planning followed by taking her skills and heart for refugees and overlooked minorities to the Middle East. Now back in the states, she's working to create evidence-based planning solutions for underrepresented communities, letting her Christian faith guide her career journey.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for doing impact-focused work, Rachel Botos. Rachel is a Senior Program Associate with the Business & Society Program at the Aspen Institute. She's done work in higher education, public health, and has even been an intern for a few powerful political figures. She shares with us about how her volunteer experience has shaped her career, the impact earning her MPA has had, and get into the details of what's involved in doing program management.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

On this episode, you'll hear from a young woman with an international background and a passion for sustainability, Khyati Rathore. Khyati is the special projects manager for Defend our Future, a division of the Environmental Defense Fund. Through her work at EDF, she aims to support systemic change for climate action across sectors and strengthen the youth-led climate movement. She is also an active youth advocate for climate change at several international platforms through her engagement with the United Nations (UN) agencies. Khyati can be reached via LinkedIn or on Twitter, where she regularly shares resources and events.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

On this episode, you'll hear from a young woman who has a passion for equity in food systems, Eilish Zembilci. Eilish is the Program Manager for Global Food Security at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. She's a systems-based-thinker who values wholistic, interdisciplinary approaches to complex challenges. In her role, she works with grants and fundraising, writes and edits content, works with interns, and builds key relationships with those inside and outside of the organization. Have a listen to hear about how all experience leads you to where you want to go, how food security impacts everyone, and how she balances being a yoga and fitness instructor while thriving in a busy day job! Eilish can be reached via LinkedIn, but be sure to send her a note letting her know you heard her here!If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features Stephanie Aaronson, the Community Development Manager at the Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle. Stephanie is an accomplished non-profit professional with demonstrated experience leading new program development, relationship building, budget administration, project management, and partner management. She's based in Seattle and has spent over 8 years spearheading leadership development and fundraising initiatives for non-profit organizations. She works across her organization to align goals and engage teams in efficiency projects and constituent engagement campaigns. Stephanie can be reached via email or you can check out her various pics on Instagram! If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInInstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman who has worked in bipartisan policy work for a few years now, Tiffany Jones. Tiffany is the Chief of Staff to the Development department at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank in DC that actively works across the political spectrum on the current political issues of the day. She's a nonprofit professional with a passion for impact-focused organizations and bringing stakeholders together to create meaningful partnerships. She shares with us how the new administration is impacting her work, how she ended up in fundraising, and the advice she has for those looking to do the kind of work that she has. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookLinkedInMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

On this 10th episode of the podcast, we feature a young woman who is dedicated to housing and food security, Rose Osburn. Rose is a Volunteer and In-Kind Coordinator at Thrive DC, an organization that works to prevent and end homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable people with a wide range of services. She has worked with food in many forms over her early career and loves interacting with others and learning about their true needs  In this episode, Rose shares where her passion came from, her experience working as a farmer, and how to navigate work-life balance when the demand for what you do is simply unending.Thrive DC works to prevent and end homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable people with a wide range of services to help stabilize their lives. They act as a safety net for people experiencing homelessness, unemployment, housing instability, and food insecurity, serving more than 2,000 men, women, and children each year.Rose can also be reached via email here. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookLinkedInMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

On this episode, you'll hear from a guy who has quite the story and is someone I've known for a decade, Austin Lee. Austin is a senior associate in people operations at ideas42, a non-profit design and consulting firm that uses insights from the behavioral sciences to address complex social problems. Austin lives his life as an experiment, having gone from giving the commencement speech at his graduation to having a high-end job to leaving it all behind to travel the world for a year. He actively works to create real connections between people that will lead to changing the world. Austin can be reached via email here or via LinkedIn here.If you enjoy the podcast, would you mind leaving a review wherever you're listening from? It takes less than 60 seconds and I always love reading about what you learned from the show!Follow Aspiring Altruists:FacebookLinkedInInstagramMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman who has a true passion for youth peacebuilding, Mena Ayazi. Mena is a Youth, Peace and Security Advisor at Search for Common Ground. She's using her career to help improve the relationship between citizens and their governments, particularly focusing on the encouragement of citizen participation in democracy, both in the U.S. and internationally. In this episode, Mena shares where her passion came from, what peacebuilding really looks like, and the challenges she has faced as a Muslim American in a post-9/11 world.Search for Common Ground is an international peacebuilding organization. Launched during the Cold War, their mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches, toward cooperative solutions.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from. It takes less than 60 seconds and I always love reading what you have to share about what you learned from the guests!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookLinkedInMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The first episode of the new year features a young woman who is dedicated to improving our democracy through her role as a Senior Associate at The Democracy Collaborative, Claire Brawdy. Claire is a skilled project manager with extensive experience in facilitation, strategic planning, and program design for an array of federal, commercial, and nonprofit partners. In her Senior Associate role, Claire manages a portfolio of work with organizations across the country that are building their local economies through strategies like impact investing, worker-ownership, or cross-sector collaborations. Through her early career, she's changed roles a few times, moving from the for-profit sector into the non-profit world, landing where she is today at TDC.The Democracy Collaborative's mission is to help catalyze a moral and political transformation of the US political economy into a next system that is inclusive, just, and ecologically sustainable. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from. It takes less than 60 seconds and I always love reading what you have to share about what you learned from the guests!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookLinkedInMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

For this last episode of 2020, you'll hear from someone who's passionate about ensuring the separation of church and state, Sam Gerard. Sam is the membership manager at American Atheists. He just transitioned into this role recently, having worked in communications for the American Humanist Association up until a couple of months ago. He's done other work in the areas of environmental activism and politics as well. Overall his passions lie in the areas of voting rights and various science and technology issues, with an interest in working at the intersection of public policy and political engagement. Sam can be reached via LinkedIn here.American AtheistsIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from? It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in growing the show. I love reading what you have to share about the show!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookLinkedInMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features someone who is passionate about creating real political change as it pertains to the environment, Amber Lee Todoroff. Amber is a policy associate at the Environmental and Energy Study Institute where she creates a biweekly policy newsletter, develops Congressional briefings, works on programmatic efforts with Congressional staffers and policy professionals, and creates fact sheets, reports, and articles on environmental policy for distribution to a Congressional audience. Amber can be best reached on LinkedIn here.EESIIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from? It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in growing the show. I love reading what you have to share about the show!Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedIn InstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

On this episode, you'll hear from a young woman who's passionate about helping others, especially minorities and the disadvantaged, Justine Zawatski. Justine is a program manager at Upwardly Global, a national non-profit, helping immigrant, refugee and asylee professionals rebuild their careers in the United States. There, she leads a team that serves job seekers by managing employment services, onboarding, events, partnerships, as well as the Career Pathways grant program. Her work involves building strategic relationships with local and national corporate and nonprofit partners, and doing outreach to grow the organization's local community, employer and referral partners. Before Upwardly Global, she worked for SEEC, a progressive nonprofit agency providing workforce development strategies for transitioning youth and adults with disabilities. Justine can be reached best via LinkedIn here.Upwardly GlobalYNPNDCIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from? It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in growing the show. I love reading what you have to share about the show!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

On this week's show, you'll hear from a guy who works to strengthen our democracy, Nathaniel Turner. Nathaniel is a Senior Program Associate at Democracy Fund, a private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Nathaniel supports the Governance Program in its mission to strengthen safeguards that ensure our government is transparent and accountable to the public. He's based in the DC area and graduated from American University with his MPA in 2018. He can be reached via email here.If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from? It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in growing the show. I also love reading what you have to share about the show!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's episode features a guy who works as a global peacebuilder, Desmond Jordan. Desmond is a Senior Program Assistant for the United States Institute of Peace,  focusing his efforts on international programs to convene civil society practitioners to share their country's perspectives on pressing global issues. He's based in the DC area and graduated from George Mason University in 2016. He can be reached via email at djordan@usip.org.If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from? It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in growing the show. I also love reading what you have to share about the show!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The first episode of a brand new show where you'll hear the stories of young non-profit professionals working to change the world. In each episode, you'll hear the background story of a different individual and learn more about the work they're doing, why they're doing it, and how you too can get involved.We're starting things off with a guy who has been committed to environmental efforts from a young age and continues the fight against climate change through his work today, Connor Kippe. Connor is a Climate Action Organizer for the League of Conservation Voters,  focusing his efforts on community building around the water, food, and energy systems issues. He's based in North Carolina and has worked on various projects pertaining to his home state. He can be reached via email at connorkippe@gmail.comIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a review wherever you're listening from? It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in growing the show. I also love reading what you have to share about the show!Follow Aspiring Altruists:InstagramFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource.Follow Aspiring Altruists:LinkedInFacebookMusic: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com