Seeding Social Good – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode, I break down the four critical actions every nonprofit leader must take in the face of mounting challenges: double down on major gifts while building community, merge for greater impact, find your people, and prioritize self-care. But why these steps?
 
 I dive into the psychology behind it, exploring how the Just World Hypothesis fuels neoliberal policies that deepen inequality, erode social safety nets, and reshape the nonprofit landscape. Discover how cognitive biases, political ideologies, and shifting donor behaviors are changing the game—and what you can do to navigate this new reality.

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Psychologist Dr. Otis Fulton and Turnkey Founder Katrina VanHuss discuss (as if they were on their on back porch...they're married) how recognition works at the psychological level. Part 2

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In a rare experience as the interrogatee and not the interrogator, Katrina VanHuss is interviewed by old friend and legal expert Wayne Zell, Managing Member and CEO of Zell Law, on his Blueprint for Wealth Podcast. In a wide-ranging interview, Wayne and Katrina discuss topics as varied as:

•  Brand – nonprofit versus for-profit, what’s the same and what’s the difference?
•  The success of the Pan Mass Challenge under CEO Jarrett Collins
•  A comparison of volunteer-led versus staff-led initiatives
•  CEO Paula Schneider’s re-engineering of the Susan G. Komen organization
•  Early Race For The Cure versus early Relay For Life
•  The female experience of the double bind and how it impacts work life
•  Why grocery stores are not like nonprofits
•  What happened to make Katrina quit selling water bottles and tee shirts
•  Insufficient justification and why it matters
•  The impact of the social validation feedback loop
•  How al-Qaeda works

 
 
 Yes, Wayne Zell is THAT good of an interviewer, keeping Katrina on the rails and focused for an entire podcast. He is the master, and not just at preserving wealth for his clients through Zell Law.

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The design of a nonprofit event has a profound impact on participants. It influences how much they donate or raise, and, most importantly, if they return the following year. In this episode, Blue Sea Foundation CEO, Brian Carney, describes how his organization designed Canada’s largest fundraising event, Coldest Night of the Year. Lessons learned by Brian and his team regarding things like swag and creating community make up the secret sauce behind the event’s success. 

A veteran of board management and strategy, Anne Marie Forbes helps to identify, name, and address the most prevalent foibles of dysfunctional boards. We help you see the ways to reach a better place, and even show you some tools that can assist. Whether you are a board member, an Executive Director or CEO, or a staff person responsible for preparing for board meetings, this will be helpful.  

Discussion points:  

• Bad recruitment—How to stop doing that.  

• Bad onboarding—Helping board members understand their job.  

• Connection to the strategic plan—Helping board members see and understand the connection.  

• Board meeting preparation by staff—Prepping for the meeting without shutting down all other work and avoiding demoralizing staff when their work is not even read by the board members.  

• Board meeting preparation by board members—Helping board members show up prepared.  

If you want to see the full demo of Zeck software, you can watch the webinar here: https://www.turnkeyforgood.com/webinars/boards-five-fixes-to-get-to-great 

Events were once called “walk-a-thons,” then “peer-to-peer,” and now are considered to be “social fundraising.” What’s unique about this way of getting small-dollar donors engaged? Join us as we talk to industry veteran Randi Corey (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, JDRF, and others) about the relationship of social fundraising revenue to a nonprofit’s total revenue. 

In this episode Katrina interviews the CEO of the Pan Mass Challenge, Jarrett Collins, who became CEO 17 days before the interview. It’s hard to call him a newbie however, as he served as both president and chief operating officer prior to taking the role. The Pan Mass Challenge is one of a small set of organizations that funnel monies directly to another entity, in this case the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Given that, focus is entirely on fundraising, which Jarrett and team do well having raised $72 million in 2023 through careful stewardship of long-time riders and volunteers.

Giving and taking advice is hard. Gestalt Language Protocol is a way to communicate that both conveys information and builds strong positive relationships. 

In this episode, we dig into the psychology behind why Gestalt is such a powerful tool. What is it people really want when they ask for advice? 
The answer may surprise you...

The deputy director of development for GLSEN was desperate to protect me, him, and everyone else. From who? Far right extremists.

You’ve been in those conversations with someone at work who just rubs you the wrong way. No matter what they say, it’s hard for you to agree with them.  Or you’ve been the one that someone just won’t listen to. You tell them the answer, but it feels like they don’t want to hear it.  

Join Katrina VanHuss, Founder Turnkey For Good, and Kate Barnette, VP Client Engagement Turnkey For Good in this podcast as they give the gift of Gestalt Language Protocol, which will:

• Explain the psychology behind the bad feelings that get in the way of work
• Teach you how to avoid having information exchange happen that way.

Using these techniques, you’ll come away with a better exchange of information—and better relationships.