Pick.Click.Give.Cast

Tasha-Marie Olinger, the board chair of First City Homeless Services, joins the show to discuss what they do, their long-term objectives, awareness in the issues they deal with, who they serve, why what they do is so important, keeping people alive, how donors impact them, the impact of local businesses, and more.

Jon Erdman, the Executive Director of Wrangell Mountains Center, joins the show to discuss their core focuses, Alaska's connection to art and nature, how they've evolved, the importance of immersion, supporting research, the magic of nature, their own podcast, the impact of donations, and more.

Elaine Phillipps, the Chief Executive Officer of Mat-Su Senior Services, joins the show to discuss what they do, the services they offer, how those services developed, relationship building, the pandemic's impact, whether people understand what they do, the impact of donations, and more.

Amy Simonds, the Executive Director of Juneau Youth Services, joins the show to discuss what Juneau Youth Services does, the broadness of their mission, the importance of teamwork, how they help families manage, tailoring towards people's needs, who they serve, residential treatment, the pandemic's impact, how donations help, and more.

Eileen Arnold, the Executive Director of Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC), joins the show to discuss TWC is, how it grew to have such a sprawling set of programs, who they serve, their programs for young people, prevention, how their location impacts the work, the impact of donations, other ways people can help, and more.

Dustin Morris, the Area Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), joins the show to discuss what they do at AFSP, the "prevention" aspect of their work, the importance of volunteers and collaboration, mental health, the biggest misconceptions about what they do, how donations impact them, and more.

Jill Myer, the Development Director of The Alaska Zoo, joins the show to discuss the three pillars of The Alaska Zoo, where the animals come from, engaging with the animals, the zookeepers, the importance of enrichment, how the pandemic affected the animals, the impact of donations and volunteering, and much more.

Jenni Pollard, the Chief Development and Marketing Officer of thread Alaska, joins the show to discuss what thread does, the importance of advocacy, helping families connect with child care options, the importance of investing in kids when they're young, tailoring to parents' needs, helping child care professionals, the impact of donors, and much more.

Beth Nordlund, the Executive Director of the Anchorage Park Foundation, joins the show to discuss what the Anchorage Park Foundation does, how expansive the park/trail footprint is in Anchorage, the Moose Loop, their varying programs, the importance of inclusive play, how donations affect them, other ways people can help, and much more.

Alison Kear, the Executive Director of Covenant House Alaska, joins the show to discuss the what Covenant House does, their varying programs, their approach to independence, how the pandemic has affected them, how young people are handling this, the impact of donations, and much more.

Nikole Nelson, the Executive Director of the Alaska Legal Services Corporation, joins the show to discuss the origins of the organization, what they do, why it's necessary, how they help Alaskans, balancing needs during the pandemic, whether they overlap with other nonprofits, the importance of volunteers, the impact of donations, and much more.

Asia Freeman, the Artistic Director of Bunnell Street Arts Center, joins the show to discuss her organization's history, their varying programs, what they do, Artists in Residence, their in-house podcast, how they are adjusting to the podcast, how people can help, and much more.

Nicole Wills, the Development & Communications Coordinator of ThrivAlaska, joins the show to discuss what ThrivAlaska does, its varying programs, how they help Alaskans, the importance of investing in youth, why the program is so important, and much more.

Robin Mayo, the Executive Director of WISE (or Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment), joins the show to discuss what WISE does, how they foster a love of science, who they serve, the importance of what they do, the impact of the pandemic, where donations go, and much more.

Kameron Perez-Verdia, the President & CEO of the Alaska Humanities Forum, joins the show to discuss what the Forum does, the fluidity of their mission, how the pandemic has affected them, the diversity of their programs, the Governor's Arts and Humanities Awards, how donations help them, and much more.

Meredith Maple-Gitter, the Executive Director of the Fairbanks Children's Museum, joins the show to discuss what they do, features of the museum, its importance, how the pandemic has affected what they do, the importance of schools and students to their mission, and much more.

Sandra Kinzer, the Communications Coordinator at Community Connections, joins the show to discuss the what they do at Community Connections, its sprawling efforts, how they do it all, the impact of donations, and much more.

Amy Durand, the Executive Director of Hospice of Kodiak, joins the show to discuss the origins of Hospice of Kodiak, what they do, why it's so important, the impact donations have on what they do, and more.

Theresa Lyons, the CEO of YWCA Alaska, joins the show to discuss the what they do at YWCA Alaska, how they empower women, the importance of social justice, what they are doing to help educate and inform during the Black Lives Matter protests, the power of community, connecting with Alaska's youth, and more.

Lainie Dreas, the Executive Director of Alaska Junior Theater, joins the show to discuss the origins of Alaska Junior Theater, what they do and how they do it, who they serve, respecting young audiences, the programming they look for, how the pandemic has affected them, the impact of donations, how else people can help, her favorite performers from Alaska Junior Theater, and more.

Barbara Hood, the Interim Executive Director and Board Member of 49 Writers, joins the show to discuss what 49 Writers does, how writing helps the state of Alaska, the types of writing they support, how the pandemic affected them, ten years of 49 Writers, highlights from that period, the plan for their writers retreat, the importance of memberships, how donations help them, and more.

Ali Lee, the Executive Director of Denali Arts Council, joins the show to discuss the origins of Denali Arts Council, the importance of the arts to small communities, what they do, representing arts in diverse ways, goals for the future, the importance of community to what they do, how the pandemic affects them, the impact of donations and volunteers, and more.

Natalie Dawson, the Vice President and Executive Director of Audubon Alaska, joins the show to discuss Audubon Alaska's efforts, its varying conservation efforts around the state, the organization's importance, how the pandemic has affected them, how people can help, and a whole lot more.

Clare Ross, the Assistant Director for Strategy and Development of the Anchorage Library Foundation, joins the show to discuss what the Library Foundation does, neighborhood branches of the Anchorage Public Library system, the Foundation's varying programs, how the pandemic has affected them, how people can help the Foundation, and much more.

Tara Riemer, the President and CEO of the Alaska Sealife Center, joins the show discuss the what exactly the Sealife Center does, taking care of animals, how the pandemic has affected them, its internship program, advocacy, misconceptions of the Sealife Center, why it's important, how donations help, other ways people can help, and more.

Victoria Shanklin, the Executive Director of Victims for Justice, joins the show discuss the origins of her organization, what they do, how they help clients, the impact of the pandemic, why this organization is important, how Pick.Click.Give. helps them accomplish their mission, and more.

Jessie Lavoie, the Program Director of Pick.Click.Give., returns to discuss the importance of nonprofits during a crisis, how the coronavirus pandemic affects them, what they do to help people during a time like this, the power of volunteers, the August 31st deadline, and a whole lot more.

Tristan Knutson-Lombardo, the Assistant Director of Southeast Alaska Independent Living, or SAIL, joins us to discuss what SAIL does, how they find the right solutions for their clients, the importance of collaboration, SAIL's varying programs, common misconceptions, how Pick.Click.Give. helps them accomplish their goals, and more.

Sue Gillespie, a board member for the Alaska SPCA, joins us to discuss what Alaska SPCA does, its animal first approach, their pet food bank and veterinary clinics, their biggest focuses, how donations through Pick.Click.Give. help them accomplish their mission, and more.

Tricia Teasley, the Development & Community Relations Director at Catholic Social Services, joins us to discuss the varying programs Catholic Social Services' offers, what they do for Alaskans, the impact of their volunteers, who they service, how donations help them, how people can help beyond donations, and more.

Marylee Bates, the Executive Director at The Door, joins us to discuss The Door's mission, who they serve, the importance of inclusiveness, the value of giving youth someone to listen to them, how Pick.Click.Give. helps them accomplish their mission, and more.

Jenny Di Grappa, the Director of Donor Relations & Communications at Food Bank of Alaska, joins us to discuss what the Food Bank actually does, misconceptions of who they serve, their Herculean efforts as an organization, how Pick.Click.Give. helps them accomplish their mission, success stories from their history, and more.

Lisa Busch, the Executive Director of Sitka Sound Science Center, joins us to discuss the origins of the Center, what their main goals are, its importance, its statewide and broad age focus, their biggest initiatives, how donations help them accomplish their mission, and more.

Lilah Walker, the Development Director of AWAIC (Abused Women's Aid in Crisis), joins us to discuss AWAIC's mission, its efforts to help Alaskans in crisis, who they serve, success stories, how Pick.Click.Give. helps them accomplish their goals, and more.

Melissa Williams, the Annual Giving Manager at Camp Fire AK, joins us to discuss what Camp Fire AK does, its history, its four main programs, the organization's importance to Alaska, what donations via Pick.Click.Give. allows them to do, and more.

Peter Host, the Development Manager at Alaska Public Media, joins us to discuss all of what Alaska Public Media does to keep Alaskans informed, the formats they tell stories in, the importance of their mission, their varying programs, how Pick.Click.Give. helps them accomplish all of this, and much more.

Victoria Naegele, the President of Alaska Cat Adoption Team, joins us to discuss the wonders of cats, what they do at ACAT, the importance of taking care of Alaska's cat population, examples of what they do, how donations help them accomplish their goals, and much more.

On today’s Pick.Click.Give.Cast, Lisa Sauder, the Executive Director of Bean's Café, joins us to discuss the origins of Bean's Café, the impact of that program and The Children's Lunchbox, the year round nature of their efforts, misconceptions of the program, how donations help them accomplish their goals, and much more.

On today’s Pick.Click.Give.Cast, Jessie Lavoie, the Program Manager of Pick.Click.Give., joins us to talk about the Pick.Click.Give. Program, how it affects nonprofits, Alaska and its residents, what people can do to help, and much more.