Name It! Podcast

Interview with editors of the Collecting Courage book by Nneka Allen, Nicole Salmon, and Camila Pereira. If you like this interview, Collecting Courage is out NOW from The Charity Report: Check out the book website, https://CollectingCourage.org There’s a whole playlist to go with the book which is FIRE Collecting Courage PLAYLIST! AND if you liked […]

Melissa E. Watkins Podcast KEY/SEGMENTS Mazarine Treyz: Host Melissa E. Watkins: California Polytechnic University, Executive Director, Major Gifts 00:00:47 –> How did you go from social services to a university fundraising job? 00:06:34 –> What drew you to higher ed? Was it salary or passion? 00:08:56 –> How are you managing working two people’s jobs? […]

KEY/SEGMENTS Mazarine Treyz: Host Kierra Taplin: President and Founder of the Healing Footprints Foundation 00:03:27.630 –> Why she founded the Healing Footprints 00:06:53.010 –> What happens when we allow ourselves to grieve? 00:09:31.110 –> What more people need to understand about grief 00:10:57.360 –> How to deal with the discomfort of grief 00:17:09.540 –> How grief is affecting us now with the COVID-19 00:22:47.790 –> What happens when […]

“Rumination is when sometimes thoughts get stuck. For example, the thoughts are stuck in the past. Say that this is a traumatic experience. But this is what’s coming up for this person is another traumatic experience they’ve had.” – Dr Debra Jenkins I was privileged to chat with Debi Jenkins about racial trauma during this […]

“Succession planning is a way to tame the chaos”. –Gloria Coleman   PODCAST KEY: 00:13:28 – What is the one thing that’s holding people back from greatness right now in their organizations? 00:14:26 – How we could ensure the future of our nonprofits? What could we do differently? 00:19:44 – The actual cost of losing […]

I am doing some new episodes of Name It, and here’s the first one.  This is a bit of a departure from just talking about equity.  Why? Because right now we need to ALSO name that nothing will ever be the same again. And we need to start to get used to what is next […]

Hi! It’s been a minute. We’re doing a podcast relaunch and a new direction. We’re still going to be talking about racial justice and equity, but we will also be talking about succession planning, how to merge, shut down your organization, as well as racial trauma, and doing online fundraising with platforms like Twitch. We’re […]

  Listen, Subscribe and Rate to our new podcast episode, here If you listen to this episode today, you will learn about: 1.  What triggers you and creates barriers?  What keeps you going? 2. It is often said that those closest to the problem are closest to the solutions: What do you wish you can […]

We are so excited today to interview Rev Dr Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Rev Susan Shaw about intersectional theology.   Here are the questions we asked:   – Can you tell me about yourself and why you got into what you do and why you care? – How did you come together to write the […]

We were lucky to get the chance to sit down with Jarell Skinner-Roy, who wrote a powerful article on dismantling white supremacy in nonprofits. 1) Jarell, what is your background in the nonprofit sector? 2) In your YNPN Twin Cities article, you ask people in nonprofit organizations to know and explicitly acknowledge the history, existence, […]

We interviewed Desiree Adaway of Adaway Group, she does consulting, training and coaching focusing on equity inclusion and justice. Go to DesireeAdaway.com to learn more. You can always find her on social media, her handle for everything is @desireeadaway We asked:  What are the 3 pillars of white supremacy?   Why should nonprofit folks care […]

In this latest edition of the Name It! podcast, we talk with fundraisers Melody Song and Helen Choi about the Women’s Impact Initiative Summit in Arizona, lessons learned, and questions we still have. Listen to more episodes at http://wildwomanfundraising.com/podcast Check out Helen Choi’s website: http://iamhelenchoi.com And check out Melody Song’s website: http://dogoodhere.org

Today we are interviewing Tanya M. Odom about creating inclusive workplaces. We asked her these questions: 1. Tanya, what is the Research on unconscious bias? 2. Why do mission driven organizations have unique challenges with unconscious bias?  3. What is systemic analysis and why is it so important?  4. What are Microaggressions? 5. What is […]

Listen to Show 1 here: Why women have a harder time getting nonprofit leadership roles And stay tuned for episode 3! Show 2: What is Hegemonic Masculinity, and Why Should You Care? Masculinities and Femininities in the Workplace III. Connell’s masculinities and hegemonic masculinity A. Connell’s theory of masculinities, asymmetric power difference between men and […]

In this interview with Aaron Levine, who has a master’s in sociology from Portland State University, we discuss what hegemonic masculinity is- and how it manifests in our nonprofits.   Watch here: Part one in a series of 3. Show 1: Introduction, Gender Structure and the Workplace Start out with: Here’s what we know for […]

Erin Donley is a nonfiction book ghostwriter and the author of “Don’t Tell Me to Calm Down.” She is known for her ability to dig for the truth, reveal what’s hidden, and teach communication strategies that are both healthy and effective. Order her book Don’t Tell Me to Calm Down here We address: – What […]

Welcome to the NAME IT! podcast Today we’re going to talk about disability accessibility in the sector with disability activist Jewelles Smith. This is a movement. Join us! You can listen right here On Stitcher On TuneIn On Google Play On iTunes On Spotify

In this interview with Mary Sobecki, executive director of the NeedMor Fund, we talk about why involving people in the community in grantmaking decisions is important.   Chris Hedges writes, “When we cannot tell ourselves the truth about our past, we become trapped in it. This is especially true about race in America. Our undiscovered […]

In the nonprofit sector lately, Helen and Mazarine have seen some glaring examples of white fragility. So, we decided to do an episode on what this is, and how we can do better. Are you wondering what white fragility is? how it shows up? listen up for some quick tips on what it is, how […]

We are so psyched to speak with Kishshana Palmer, CEO of Kishshana & Co. and Chief Growth Officer of The Future Project. She and Helen Choi talk about the pay gap, the leadership gap, women of color and the advancement challenges they face, and the recent race to lead study. In this interview we go […]

There is a lot to say about feminism in the sector, and what AFP in particular can do better for women! Vanessa Chase, founder of The Storytelling Nonprofit and #FundraisingIsFemale, shares a few tips with us! Here are some of the articles we mention: Feminist Nonprofit Leadership: Feminism is awesome! We have so many women […]

TW: We talk about suicide in this episode. In this episode we talk with Chris Ramsaroop, organizer for migrant workers in Ontario, Canada (and total badass) about the nonprofit industrial complex, his work, what precarious work is, how men can be better allies, and racism in the sector. Resources: Bullying Bosses can Cause Employee Suicide […]

Welcome to our first episode! Better listen to the recording, the video is super low volume on my end! Sorry about that! Are you a nonprofit leader who wonders why the sector has problems? Our podcast Name It! (with Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and Helen Choi, DJ K Honey) is here to name […]