Podcast appearances and mentions of katie blomquist

Going Places award-winning founder Katie Blomquist talks about how her South Carolina nonprofit provides thousands of bikes to disadvantaged youth and that it's going national with a bike-building event in Arizona. Podcast host: Stacey Gualandi.  ========================================== Learn More about The Women's Eye Online Magazine and Podcast: Website: https://www.thewomenseye.com/  ========================================== Subscribe to The Women's Eye YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/TheWomensEye ========================================== Learn More About Katie Blomquist and Going Places:  Website:  goingplacesnonprofit.org https://goingplacesnonprofit.org/ Learn More About Host Stacey Gualandi: https://staceygualandi.com/ ========================================== The Women's Eye Books: 1. 20 Women Changemakers: https://amzn.to/306MAce 2. 20 Women Storytellers: https://amzn.to/3pohetF ========================================== Connect with Us: Get the Latest Updates from The Women's Eye: https://www.thewomenseye.com/subscribe/ LIKE The Women's Eye on FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/TheWomensEye/ FOLLOW The Women's Eye on TWITTER:   https://twitter.com/thewomenseye/ FOLLOW MORE on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thewomenseye/ ========================================== Disclaimer: Links in the description are typically affiliate links  that let you help support the channel at no extra cost.  ========================================== 

A dear friend of the show, Katie Blomquist, is the founder and Executive Director of Going Places, a Charleston-based non-profit with a mission to spread joy to children by donating bicycles to every child in their school. Through her hard work and resilience, she's been able to grow her organization from a local 501(c)3 to a national charity. Starting her career in the corporate world, then to becoming an elementary school teacher, she's worked diligently to stay top of mind with donors, business owners, and individuals through networking and social media. Katie has also created other businesses to start passive income streams and provide help to others who want to start building their own non-profit and help small businesses with their social media presence. She's working on a keynote speaker business and finding more ways to spread joy to those in her community. You'll enjoy this conversation with a local leader, Katie! www.goingplacesnonprofit.org 

Meet entrepreneur Katie Blomquist and find out how a series of open doors led her to launch her newest venture.

Katie Blomquist joins Erik to discuss the ins and outs of non-profits, including how to start and operate one of your own. Katie is a speaker, coach, and founder of Going Places, a non-profit organization that provides disadvantaged youth with joy in the form of bicycles.

South Carolina this past week surpassed 10,000 ‘confirmed' COVID-19 deaths. The grim milestone came just one day after the state reported one of its deadliest days during the pandemic with 138 new deaths. Christian talks about these latest numbers and the Charleston County School District declaring that any student who shows up to school without a mask will be forced to learn remotely. Christian then discusses Charleston City Council opting against making the city's Special Commission on Equity, Inclusion and Racial Conciliation a permanent fixture. And, of course, Christian talks about the latest twists and turns in the Murdaugh drama.   Christian then spoke with Katie Blomquist, the founder and executive director of Going Places, a local nonprofit whose mission is to provide disadvantaged kids with their most basic childhood right - a right to joy. You can learn more at https://www.goingplacesnonprofit.org. You can also reach Katie at info@goingplacesnonprofit.org.   The show's artwork was created by Grace Lancaster-Goguen (glancastergoguen@gmail.com). This episode's music is by Tyler Boone (tylerboonemusic.com). The episode was produced by LMC Soundsystem.

You've got your nonprofit mission and vision, and if you follow me anywhere else you'll know about having an impact statement.  But what about your Wow Factor?  Nonprofit founder and coach Katie Blomquist tells me how valuable it is to have not just a distinguishing feature for your nonprofit but one that really grabs attention.  Not a gimmick, but a genuine stand-out feature that comes from the core of your mission.  If you don't have a wow factor, listen to Katie explain so you'll know how to create one for your nonprofit.  Find out more athttps://kevkhayat.com/ ( kevkhayat.com) and discover other episodes or register for the live podcasts at https://www.yot.me/ (yot.me) or athttps://nonprofitproblemsolver.com/ ( NonprofitProblemSolver.com). Expertly produced by Glen Munoz at PodProAudio,https://podproaudio.com/ ( https://podproaudio.com/)

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Katie Blomquist, a  Speaker, coach, and nonprofit strategist. Katie uses her own success story as the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit, Going Places to teach others the how-to, to create impactful messaging, and navigate the media for maximum fundraising results while creating their own successful nonprofit.  Conversation Highlights:   {00:36} Behind the scenes look at “going places nonprofit?”   {08:16} Creating a campaign on “Go fund me” page that goes viral.   {13:05} how to create the “wow” factor  {18:01} Finding bikes for children who use wheelchairs.   {21:53} How to get your followers, stakeholders, to be invested in what you are doing.   {24:43} How to make people feel they are part of something successful.      Remarkable quotes:   It is something to own of value when a lot of these kids don't even have a bed.  I would teach, come home and work till midnight, I did everything to get people's eyes on it.   It is not the essentials, but it's the things that actually make you feel great.   You want your followers, your stakeholders, to be invested in what you are doing and feel like they're along for the ride part of this journey.   Get people to get to know you, because when you know someone, you like them, you trust them.     Resources:   Katie Blomquist  katie@goingplacesnonprofit.org  www.facebook.com/KatieBlomquistLLC  www.facebook.com/GoingPlacesNonprofit/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitGroup101/  ~GP insta: @going_places_nonprofit  ~Personal insta: @KatieBlomquist  https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieblomquist1/  www.GoingPlacesNonprofit.org       Bio: Katie Blomquist     Speaker, coach, and nonprofit strategist, Katie Blomquist uses her own success story as the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit, Going Places to teach others the how-to, to create impactful messaging, and navigate the media for maximum fundraising results while creating their own successful nonprofit.  Katie has been featured on The Steve Harvey Show, ABC World News Tonight, Nightly News with Lester Holt, and many more. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Going Places and uses her incredible insight to help other leaders create an impact in their communities.  Her own story began as a Title 1 elementary school teacher who believed all children have a fundamental right to joy. In the fall of 2016, Katie created an incredibly successful GoFundMe campaign to get all 650 underprivileged children in her school a new bike. The campaign went viral, leading her to raise over $80,000 in three months. Katie has raised for Going Place over $300,000 so they could provide 2,000 children with a new, custom bike, lock, and helmet, and has collected over 1,500 Halloween costumes for children who couldn't afford one.  Katie is passionate about helping others more effectively define their story and create a nonprofit that moves people to action to get results and have a positive impact on their community.          Nonprofit Architect Podcast Links    Website: http://nonprofitarchitect.org    Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitArchitect    

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Katie Blomquist, a  Speaker, coach, and nonprofit strategist. Katie uses her own success story as the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit, Going Places to teach others the how-to, to create impactful messaging, and navigate the media for maximum fundraising results while creating their own successful nonprofit.  Conversation Highlights:   {00:36} Behind the scenes look at “going places nonprofit?”   {08:16} Creating a campaign on “Go fund me” page that goes viral.   {13:05} how to create the “wow” factor  {18:01} Finding bikes for children who use wheelchairs.   {21:53} How to get your followers, stakeholders, to be invested in what you are doing.   {24:43} How to make people feel they are part of something successful.      Remarkable quotes:   It is something to own of value when a lot of these kids don't even have a bed.  I would teach, come home and work till midnight, I did everything to get people's eyes on it.   It is not the essentials, but it's the things that actually make you feel great.   You want your followers, your stakeholders, to be invested in what you are doing and feel like they're along for the ride part of this journey.   Get people to get to know you, because when you know someone, you like them, you trust them.     Resources:   Katie Blomquist  katie@goingplacesnonprofit.org  www.facebook.com/KatieBlomquistLLC  www.facebook.com/GoingPlacesNonprofit/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitGroup101/  ~GP insta: @going_places_nonprofit  ~Personal insta: @KatieBlomquist  https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieblomquist1/  www.GoingPlacesNonprofit.org       Bio: Katie Blomquist     Speaker, coach, and nonprofit strategist, Katie Blomquist uses her own success story as the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit, Going Places to teach others the how-to, to create impactful messaging, and navigate the media for maximum fundraising results while creating their own successful nonprofit.  Katie has been featured on The Steve Harvey Show, ABC World News Tonight, Nightly News with Lester Holt, and many more. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Going Places and uses her incredible insight to help other leaders create an impact in their communities.  Her own story began as a Title 1 elementary school teacher who believed all children have a fundamental right to joy. In the fall of 2016, Katie created an incredibly successful GoFundMe campaign to get all 650 underprivileged children in her school a new bike. The campaign went viral, leading her to raise over $80,000 in three months. Katie has raised for Going Place over $300,000 so they could provide 2,000 children with a new, custom bike, lock, and helmet, and has collected over 1,500 Halloween costumes for children who couldn't afford one.  Katie is passionate about helping others more effectively define their story and create a nonprofit that moves people to action to get results and have a positive impact on their community.          Nonprofit Architect Podcast Links    Website: http://nonprofitarchitect.org    Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitArchitect    

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews  Travis talks with Katie Blomquist, a  Speaker, coach, and nonprofit strategist. Katie uses her own success story as the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit, Going Places to teach others the how-to, to create impactful messaging, and navigate the media for maximum fundraising results while creating their own successful nonprofit. You don't want to miss the full episode, which will be released Tuesday, June 15th, 2021!  Be sure to subscribe to the podcast using your favorite podcast player!  i.e. Apple Podcast, Google Play, or Spotify    Excited to announce we made Feedspot's Top 45 Nonprofit Podcasts! Check out the full list at https://blog.feedspot.com/nonprofit_podcasts/ 

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews  Travis talks with Katie Blomquist, a  Speaker, coach, and nonprofit strategist. Katie uses her own success story as the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit, Going Places to teach others the how-to, to create impactful messaging, and navigate the media for maximum fundraising results while creating their own successful nonprofit. You don't want to miss the full episode, which will be released Tuesday, June 15th, 2021!  Be sure to subscribe to the podcast using your favorite podcast player!  i.e. Apple Podcast, Google Play, or Spotify    Excited to announce we made Feedspot's Top 45 Nonprofit Podcasts! Check out the full list at https://blog.feedspot.com/nonprofit_podcasts/ 

Episode 5 - Your Friends Don't Owe You MoneySegment 1: The Show kicks off with Music and Memorial Day Weekend Recaps |The Rebuttal|  Ashley got into an argument after stealing a float | There's Nothing happy about Memorial | PMS friends Andre Hinds and Katie Blomquist stop by to have a conversation with us | What's that aboot? |  The guest get introduced|  Weddings are awful | The more free work you do, the more paid work you get| Putting out fires at jobs you don't like | What's your favorite superhero? | Some kids don't have beds| Find a purpose in what you do | Bikes represent Joy Segment 2: Why you doing that for free? | Be a resource and a connection | Your friends will not hire you at first | Are your friends obligated to support you? |Don't mix business with friendship | Nice ways of telling you no | Do you lower prices for your friends? | Friends expect more as a client |Would you ask Walmart for a discount? | Support businesses who help the community | Time is as important as money support | Run charities as a business |"I don't want to pay anybody for anything" | It cost you nothing to reshare | Fuze doesn't not post on Facebook | Who was banging who on Myspace |The last time you logged in Myspace /Aim | Don't call me, Text me | Your car is not soundproof! Segment 3: Andre got left by a girl for a meth head | Giving back to the community is important | Bunk Bed fetishes? | Future plans, Life, and Such| How can you help? |Learn something new everyday | Andre doesn't say no to anything | Katie explains how it has to work for Entrepreneurs | Spending you own money is the best motivation |Going Places! | Families don't know how to be a family | Some can't afford artificial Christmas trees | WOW factor | There's no crying in podcasting |Canada's Friends and Family day vs Labor Day | Blame Ford Motor Company and Hallmark | Katie is changing the world one bike at a time | Andre and Katie make a positive connectionBe Kind, Spread Joy, and Imagine  Contact Andre IG: @andre_hinds , Web: www.hindsightsocial.com , Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrebhindsContact Katie Email: Katie@goingplacesnonprofit.org  Web: goingplacesnonprofit.orgIG: going_places_nonprofit  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoingPlacesNonprofitBundles of Joy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/giftlist/3C736TJIMCQ38/ref=cm_gl_huc_view?fbclid=IwAR3PLHMCwbQ7gbNqmQ0PynRU40NbpsJAkFvYklz8vZNUfkOnC_W904B-qLkContact Pardon My Sarcasm:  Pardonmysarcasm.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/PardonMySarcasm)

Get 2 Know Katie Blomquist, the Executive Director of Going Places. It's a non-profit whose goal and mission is to provide disadvantaged kids with their most basic childhood right – a right to joy. Hear Katie's story of how Going Places started and why.

When Katie Blomquist was in her mid-20s, she left her career in marketing and PR to pursue something more personally fulfilling: teaching. After landing a job at a school in Charleston, South Carolina, Katie quickly fell in love with her students. When she learned that most of them didn’t have access to simple childhood pleasures such as bicycles, she wanted to change that. What started out as a singular act of kindness has grown into a movement that is bringing joy to kids in Charleston and beyond.

Episode #2 brings us an incredible story about a former teacher at a low-income elementary school discovering that one of her students did not have a bicycle and then learning that many of the students in the school had never even owned a bicycle. What Katie Blomquist did next was remarkable; she raised enough money to buy all 650 students in her school a bicycle!We have the opportunity to learn more about Katie and how she transformed her career from being a teacher to a viral sensation capturing the hearts of many people across the globe. She is now the Founder and Executive Director of Going Places Non-Profit in Charleston, South Carolina. The mission of Going Places is to spread Joy to children in need primarily by providing bicycles. Hear more about how she started Going Places, tips on transitioning to becoming your own boss, and highlights from her journey thus far!Win Today! 

Katie was a teacher at a low income, high poverty school in the Charleston area. She decided to do something about the kids in her school not having bikes and started a nonprofit called Going Places and is on a mission to bring joy to children in need.

From Valley Girl to teacher to the founder of the highly celebrated non-profit, Going Places, Katie Blomquist shares her story of growing up in LA , rubbing shoulders with famous actresses, and how becoming an elementary school teacher in South Carolina changed the trajectory of her life. She opens up about the mission of her non-profit and why she believes the gift of a bicycle is one of the greatest gifts you can give.

Human love stories. They connect us together, teach us new things, and help us learn about the past.  And sometimes, stories help us explain things from our collective history that are hard to process.  In the first part of our storytelling series, children's author Meg Wiviott and master teacher Katie Blomquist walk us through using children's literature to teach tough topics in our history classrooms. Listen to Meg, Katie, and Sam explore what topics are appropriate for different age groups, when and how to use children's and YA lit in your classes, and practical ways to engage history students as writers.  Meg's website: https://www.megwiviott.com/ Paper Hearts:  https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Paper-Hearts/Meg-Wiviott/9781481439848 Benno and the Night of Broken Glass: https://www.karben.com/assets/images/eSources/eSource_Benno.pdf Virginia Holocaust Museum: https://www.vaholocaust.org/education/ Echoes and Reflections: https://echoesandreflections.org/ Virginia Museum of History and Culture: https://www.virginiahistory.org/learn VCSS: http://www.vcss.org/ November VCSS Scholars' Hour: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/126124035385

Katie Blomquist is a spreader of joy. She is a former teacher who worked in the low income, high poverty school district. When one of her precious little 1st grade students, Jawan, asked her for a bike for Christmas, it broke her heart. So much so that she decided to start a Go Fund Me […]

Katie Blomquist believes strongly that the most basic childhood right is a right to joy. And we couldn't agree more. Katie is a former teacher who worked in the low income, high poverty school district. When one of her little 1st grade students, Jawan, asked her for a bike for Christmas, it broke her heart. So much so that she decided to start a Go Fund Me and her non-profit called Going Places, to enable every child in her school to have a bike. Her Go Fund Me went viral and her story was featured all across the country on places like Good Morning America, Steve Harvey, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Huffington Post, ABC World News Tonight, and so many more. We absolutely love how Katie is changing lives... one custom bike at a time.

In 2016, Going Places founder, Katie Blomquist, was a first-grade teacher in a low-income elementary school. She had a 6-year student named Jawan who wanted a bike for his birthday and it shocked Katie to learn he had never owned one. She wished she could buy him a bike, but that wasn’t possible on a teacher’s salary. It was something that Katie couldn’t get off her mind knowing Jawan was growing up without the joy of riding his own bike.As Katie started to ask around her class, she realized that most of the kids had never owned a bike. Remembering her own childhood filled with joyful memories of riding her bike all around her neighborhood, she set out to change this sad realization. Katie had the idea to buy all 650 students in her school a brand new, high-quality bike by starting a GoFundMe campaign. With the help of Affordabike, a local Charleston custom bicycle shop, this idea became a reality.Katie’s campaign went viral and some of the top news outlets in the country reported on it including Good Morning America, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, ABC World News, Time Magazine, USA Today, Post and Courier, and The Steve Harvey Show. The story behind Going Places was catching on fire throughout America. On March 30, 2017, she surprised every student at Pepperhill Elementary School with a brand new bike. After this successful event, Katie now had an even greater vision.Her vision was to create a nonprofit whose mission was to bring Joy to children in need. To make that a reality, Katie would have to focus her efforts full time on this new venture, which meant stepping away from teaching. In June 2017, she got to work on building the dream of Going Places, which involved rallying the community around her cause. It was important to Katie that her supporters understood why there was a need for Joy in these children’s lives.Numerous organizations focus on providing the basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter, yet one thing often overlooked for children is their social-emotional need for Joy. For many kids living in poverty, it is when they get home from school that the real stress begins. So why a bike?These kids can live in less-than-desirable and unpredictable circumstances and a bike provides them with a sense of freedom and escape. It also builds self-worth by being the first item of value they can call their own. A bike can restore the innocence of childhood that many have had taken away.A person may have all of the basic "needs" in life, but what kind of life is one without Joy? What kind of adult will a child grow up to be if they have lacked Joy?Going Places invites everyone in their community to join them on this ride of providing Joy to these children in need and letting them know that they deserve to go places in life.They're Going Places, Wanna Come?

The Building Charleston podcast takes a moment each week to meet the leaders changing the landscape of Charleston, SC with host Matt Chapdelaine from Laine Commercial Real Estate. In this episode, we hear how Katie Blomquist started Going Places, a non-for-profit that gives hundreds of bikes to needy students in the Charleston area every year. Hear about the spark that started it all, why she chose bikes over other needs, how you can get involved in Going Places, and her vision for the non-for-profit landscape in Charleston, SC. Numerous organizations focus on providing the basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter, yet one thing often overlooked for children is their need for Joy. For many kids living in poverty, it is when they get home from school that the real stress begins. So why a bike? Kids can live in less-than-desirable and unpredictable circumstances and a bike provides them with a sense of freedom and escape. It also builds self-worth by being the first item of value they can call their own. A bike can restore the innocence of childhood that many have had taken away. If you like this episode and want to hear more - please like our podcast and subscribe to hear more. We publish each week, and we have a lot more exciting interviews on deck. For more information on today's guests, please check out the following links: Going Places: https://www.goingplacesnonprofit.org/ Laine CRE: https://lainecre.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/buildingcharleston/support

Former School Teacher and Founder of Going Places, Katie Blomquist shares how one special student inspired her to start a cycle of sharing the joy of childhood with low-income, high-poverty area school children. It all began in Charleston, South Carolina goingplacesnonprofit.org

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