Aspiring Altruists – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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.  

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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