In this episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Specialist at Nonprofit HR, hosts a panel discussion on the topic of empowering women in the workplace with three extraordinary women named to our 2024 Social Impact Women to Watch list: Rita Mabli, President & CEO of United Hebrew of New Rochelle; Donna Murray-Brown, Vice President of Strategy & Development of the National Council of Nonprofits; and Alicia Robinson, Founder & Executive Director of Limitless Ambition.

Tune in to hear these exceptional women discuss:  

• How to navigate the most pressing obstacles women face in the workplace today

• Ways to create a greater sense of community by connecting women with other women 

• Why women should think outside the box for their professional growth and development

• Strategies to promote gender equity in organizations

To learn more about Rita and the United Hebrew of New Rochelle, visit uhgc.org.

To learn more about Donna and the National Council of Nonprofits, visit www.councilofnonprofits.org.

To learn more about Alicia and the Limitless Ambition, visit www.limitlessambition.org.

In this exclusive interview on The Switch, Luitze Capodici, CSC, AI Specialist at Nonprofit HR, joins Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Managing Director for Marketing & Strategic Communication at Nonprofit HR, to discuss his journey becoming an AI Specialist and his involvement in Nonprofit HR’s upcoming course, AI for Nonprofit Recruiters. Tune in to hear their conversation about the benefits of using AI throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle.

Learn how Luitze designed this course to help you:

• Build a relationship with AI
• Ask the right questions to solve problems
• Streamline workflows to benefit not only HR and recruitment but also any business unit within your organization

These skills are not just valuable; they are essential for the future. Discover how to think critically with AI tools to empower you in your role, unleash your creativity and revolutionize your processes, enabling you to achieve more for your mission. 

To learn more and sign up for AI for Nonprofit Recruiters, visit https://www.nonprofithr.com/aitrainingcourse

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Indra Lahiri, PhD, Founder of Indraloka Animal Sanctuary, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Indra detail:

• How her early experience with a potbellied pig and visits to factory farms drew her to take action on this issue

• The way stories have illustrated and advanced the organization’s impact

• The one thing that is central in her approach to talent management

Learn more about our 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch finalists. See the full list here and ways they are contributing to their organization, the sector and communities!

To learn more about Indraloka Animal Sanctuary, visit www.indraloka.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Managing Director for Marketing & Strategic Communication for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Dr. Kimberly Townsend, President & CEO, Loretto, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Dr. Townsend detail:

• The long-term effects of COVID-19 on the medical organization

• How the organization works to make decisions through a people-focused lens by focusing on the “why”

• Why she addresses every challenge or opportunity, whether strategic, financial, etc, as a people issue — centering people for the solution

• The reason she believes leadership is a way of being, regardless of title 

• The impact of mentorship on emerging women leaders

Learn more about our 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch finalists. See the full list here and ways they are contributing to their organization, the sector and communities!

To learn more about Loretto, visit lorettocny.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Managing Director for Marketing & Strategic Communication for Nonprofit HR, sits down with MaryEllen McGuire, PhD, Founder & President of Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI), for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear MaryEllen detail:

• The power of learning, amplifying voices and making room at the table

• The difference between mentorship and sponsorship in lifting up emerging leaders 

• How to embrace the “yet” when feeling unsure about yourself 

• The impact of building relationships through shared learning

Learn more about our 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch finalists. See the full list here and ways they are contributing to their organization, the sector and communities!

To learn more about the PNPI, visit pnpi.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Chavi Khanna Koneru, Co-Founder and Executive Director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT), for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Chavi detail:

• Why discovering the barriers that exist for Asian American voters in North Carolina drew her to take action on this mission

• How her experience of living in different communities of varying diversity and background as a lawyer uniquely equipped her to create impact in this space

• Finding commonalities with other civic engagement organizations and how its supported achieving “equity and justice for all” 

• Her people management philosophy in finding talent for work that has never been done in the community before

Learn more about our 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch finalists. See the full list here and ways they are contributing to their organization, the sector and communities!

To learn more about NCAAT, visit www.ncaatogether.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Managing Director for Marketing & Strategic Communication for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Dr. Karen West, President & CEO of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Karen detail:

• The importance of collaboration in delivering impact

• How she champions professional education and works to provide those opportunities for her staff

• The impact of AI developments on her organization’s work

• Her advice to women to “be bold and be brave”in the face of opportunity

Learn more about our 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch finalists. See the full list here and ways they are contributing to their organization, the sector and communities!

To learn more about the ADEA, visit www.adea.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Bonnie Entler, President and CEO of Seeds of Literacy, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Bonnie detail:

• How flexibility has been a key quality in effectively adapting to the needs the communities they serve

• The importance of listening and respect in creating a team environment

• Why her servant leadership style builds trust among employees and the organization’s stakeholders 

• How women have the unique leadership strength to observe, analyze and see the big picture

Learn more about our 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch finalists. See the full list here and ways they are contributing to their organization, the sector and communities!

To learn more about Seeds of Literacy, visit www.seedsofliteracy.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Mary Cortani, Founder & Executive Director of Operation Freedom Paws, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Mary detail:

• How her experience being a female veteran and a previous executive in Silicon Valley has uniquely equipped her to build her organization 

• The way COVID laid bare the impact of trauma, the power of connection, and the significance of storytelling that the organization uses to communicate their mission

• The importance of women honoring their empathy, using it to own their power and create impact

To learn more about Operation Freedom Paws, visit www.operationfreedompaws.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Jenny Malseed, VP for Strategy and Talent at GlobalGiving, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Jenny detail:

• How the organization is looking to shift power dynamics and resources from those who have it to those who need it

• Why “being freakin’ decent to each other as human beings” is the perfect description of the organization’s culture as an environment that cares about and prioritizes kindness

• The innate “agency” of nonprofit staff and why it’s so critical for leaders to allow them to exercise it and engage with it in a productive way 

To learn more about GlobalGiving, visit www.globalgiving.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Managing Director for Marketing & Strategic Communication for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Itzel Almazan, People Operations Director, Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Itzel detail:

• What “vicarious trauma” is and how it plays a role in her organization and informs her work with staff 

• How she used active listening and empathy to support staff during the transition to remote work during COVID-19

• Acknowledging the unjust system the organization is working against and how it impacts the well-being of staff who are doing this work

To learn more about the CAIR Coalition, visit www.caircoalition.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Ellen Voie, Founder, Women In Trucking Association, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Ellen detail:

• How the organization is leveling the playing field for women in trucking 

• Why it is critical to establish credibility as a leader to build trust

• Her hands-off approach to empower staff to use their expertise in order to reach results

• A mental reframe for women who often face imposter syndrome 

To learn more about Women In Trucking Association, visit www.womenintrucking.org.

In this episode of The Switch, Nana Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Managing Director for Marketing & Strategic Communication at Nonprofit HR, hosts a panel discussion on the topic of embracing change & demonstrating resilience with four extraordinary women named to our 2024 Social Impact Women to Watch list: Aisha T. Brown, Chief Financial Officer of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund; Lysa Ratliff, CEO of KABOOM!; Tanis Crosby, Executive Director of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank; and Ying McGuire, President & CEO of the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Tune in to hear these exceptional women discuss: 

• How to be a leader who is transformational rather than transactional
• Meeting your team’s motivation as the key to retention
• Ways to foster resilience as a leader & model it for your people
• Tips to maintain a focus on financial transparency during challenging times
• Reframing change as a roadmap to future mission advancement 

To learn more about Aisha and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, visit tmcf.org. 
To learn more about Lysa and KABOOM!, visit kaboom.org.
To learn more about Tanis and the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, visit sfmfoodbank.org.
To learn more about Ying and NMSDC, visit nmsdc.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Jennifer Dobbs, Executive Director of ArtsBridge Foundation, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Jennifer detail:

• How her personal experience, passion and foundational sense of community has fueled her work in the social impact space

• How a purposeful sincerity of character is contagious and helps cultivate relationships

• Why women professionals should seek mentorship to support continual growth

To learn more about ArtsBridge Foundation, visit www.artsbridgega.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Paula Thompson, Executive Director of Voices for a Second Chance, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Paula detail: 

• How she is using education and passion to move her community forward 

• How having staff who reflect the community an organization serves creates greater impact

• Why she tells prospective talent in interviews, “This is not a job,” and champions a talent pool that has a fire for change

• The ways in which she keeps her talent uplifted among the heaviness of the work

To learn more about the Voice for a Second Chance, visit www.vscdc.org.

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Anahid Brakke, President & CEO of the San Diego Hunger Coalition, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Anahid detail:

• How her lived experience has given her a unique perspective of how critical her organization’s mission is

• How her understanding of the strategies of housing-based missions inspired her to advance a data-informed approach to advance her organization’s mission

• Embracing your uniquities as a human, especially as a woman, will serve your future self and how you show up

• How leadership is not just about empowering people, but giving people the opportunity to use that power

To learn more about the San Diego Hunger Coalition, visit www.sandiegohungercoalition.org.

In this episode, Lisa sits down with Deborah Rutter, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, to discuss the historic and cultural value unique to the organization, how they continued to virtually serve their international communities through COVID-19, using the arts as a unifying force among the organization’s employee population and more!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How the organization’s wide variety of employees and personalities is what makes its culture particularly unique

• What the organization focused on when codifying its values as an artist-centric institution

• The strategic strides the organization is making to invite and welcome underrepresented artists and audiences 

• How the organization’s DEI book club fostered conversations that worked their way into high-level organizational discussions

About the Kennedy Center

As the nation’s cultural center, and a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy Center is a leader for the arts across America and around the world, reaching and connecting with artists, inspiring and educating communities. The organization welcomes all to create, experience, learn about, and engage with the arts. Learn more about the Kennedy Center on their website.

About Deborah

In an age marked by social and technological change, Deborah Rutter has emerged as one of the nation’s most adroit leaders in the arts, combining artistic daring with fiscal sustainability, inclusivity, and responsiveness to the needs of the community. Ms. Rutter began as President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 1, 2014, and serves as curator of the Kennedy presidential memorial, and artistic and administrative director to the world’s busiest performing arts center. Read more about Deborah.

About Lisa

Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Read Lisa’s full bio.

About Switch

The Switch offers access to Nonprofit HR’s talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention.

In this episode, Lisa sits down with Anne Filipic, CEO for Share Our Strength, who shares insights about how the organization has invested in their employees, its current progress in the DEI space, and why she approaches leadership with empathy, vulnerability and authenticity.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Making space for purposeful in-person engagements when possible, as well as the diverse ways to invest in culture and connection.

• The movement the organization has made around diversity, equity and inclusion, including centering equity in grantmaking.

• How the organization addresses DEI fatigue by examining why centering equity is essential to the ability to fulfill its mission.

• What keeps Anne up at night as a CEO, including how the organization will evolve into the future and support individual flexibility while not losing team camaraderie.

About Share Our Strength

Share Our Strength's mission is to end hunger and poverty in the U.S. and abroad through campaigns, like No Kid Hungry, which will end childhood hunger in the United States, and Cooking Matters, which helps low-income families learn to shop and cook healthier. The organization believes that everyone has a strength to share to help ensure every individual can live a healthy and productive life. Learn more about Share Our Strength on their website.

About Anne

Over the past twenty years, Anne Filipic has led consequential civic, philanthropic, and political efforts that have helped transform the nation. Most recently, she served as Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Management and Administration and the Office of Administration. In this role, Anne was responsible for building and maintaining the most diverse staff in White House history. Prior to joining the White House, Anne was the Chief Program Officer at the Obama Foundation, where she developed global programs focused on civic engagement and leadership development. She also oversaw the integration of two major initiatives, My Brother’s Keeper and The Girls Opportunity Alliance, into the Obama Foundation. Read Anne’s full bio. 

About Lisa

Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Read Lisa’s full bio.

About Switch

The Switch offers access to Nonprofit HR’s talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention.

In this episode, Lisa sits down with Leslie Mays, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer for the Gates Foundation, to deliver thoughts and insights about organizational culture, experimenting with a hybrid, globally distributed workforce struck by the pandemic, and navigating your employees and their welfare — first and foremost — to pull them back into an organizational environment!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• What the organization’s solid, philosophical approach to return to the workplace looks like, which starts with a commitment to greater equity and inclusiveness through their DEI Framework.

• Considerations to arrive at a hybrid “return to the workplace” model that included research, engaging with employees, and creating and revising organizational guidelines and structure. 

• How Leslie ensures that when taking their policies and processes outside of the United States and supplanting them elsewhere, they are mindful of the context and cultures in which they operate.

• Creating timed spaces and opportunities for people to come together and collaborate.

About the Gates Foundation:

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. The Gates Foundation operates in 144 countries around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates and the board of trustees. Learn more about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on their website. 

About Leslie

Leslie Mays has led significant culture transformation efforts for more than 30 years across industries and sectors. She established and led the creation of innovative diversity and inclusion strategies for some of the world’s largest firms, including Avon Products, Kimberly Clark, Pfizer, Inc, Royal Dutch Shell and General Mills. She currently serves as Chief DEI officer and is responsible for ensuring and integrating the impact of DEI across all areas of the Gates Foundation, including culture, talent, grantmaking and ultimately, program outcomes. Prior to joining the foundation Leslie was a partner at Mercer Consulting based in New York City. Read more about Leslie.

About Lisa

Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Read Lisa’s full bio.

About Switch

The Switch offers access to Nonprofit HR’s talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention.

In this episode Lisa sits down with Dr. Karen West, President & CEO of The American Dental Education Association, to discuss the organization’s priorities following the pandemic, how they continue to evolve their approach to hybrid/remote work, and how the organization is navigating the EDIJ space in terms of diversifying their leadership team, assessing currenting teachings and more!

In this episode, you’ll here:

• How her leadership priorities of caring and listening has been actualized to shape the culture of the organization to be open, inclusive and collaborative 

• How the organization structured their hybrid work model based on employee feedback

• Why improving communication has been a focus for the organization to build connection, break down silos and stay on track with its strategic plan

About ADEA

ADEA is the sole national organization representing academic dentistry. Its members include all 80 U.S. and Canadian dental schools, more than 800 allied and advanced dental education programs, more than 55 corporations and approximately 15,000 individuals. Its mission is to lead and support the health professions community in preparing future-ready oral health professionals. Learn more about ADEA on their website. 

About Karen

Dr. Karen P. West received her undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville in 1977 and is a 1982 graduate of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry where she received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. She completed a General Practice Residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 1983 and was a 1992 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Public Health where she received her MPH degree in Health Administration. On July 1, 2019, Dr. West became the President and CEO of the American Dental Education Association headquartered in Washington, D.C. Read more about Karen.

About Lisa

Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Read Lisa’s full bio.

About Switch

The Switch offers access to Nonprofit HR’s talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention.

In this episode Lisa sits down with Martha Liggett, Executive Director of ASH, to discuss the organization’s hybrid model, talent management challenges and how they’ve overcome them, and advice to organizations that may be experiencing fatigue in their EDIJ journey.

Tune in to hear:

• The complexities of succession planning and how to keep people connected in a hybrid environment

• How the organization has taken its external health advocacy and reflected it internally to center well-being for staff

• The importance of taking the long-view when it comes to an organization’s EDIJ journey

• Why self-care and setting priorities allow leaders to show up more effectively 

About ASH

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is the world’s largest professional society of hematologists serving both clinicians and scientists around the world who are working to conquer blood diseases. With more than 18,000 members from nearly 100 countries, ASH’s mission is to foster high-quality, equitable care, transformative research, and innovative education to improve the lives of patients with blood and bone marrow disorders. Learn more about ASH on their website. 

Follow them on social media!

o Twitter: @ash_hematology

o Facebook: AmericanSocietyofHematology

o Instagram: American Society of Hematology

o LinkedIn: Ash_hematology

o YouTube: American Society of Hematology

About Lisa

Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Read Lisa’s full bio.

About The Switch

The Switch offers access to Nonprofit HR’s talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention.

In this episode Lisa sits down with Jonna Davis, Operations & Funds Manager from The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), to discuss her organization’s talent management practices as they navigated the onset of the COVID19 pandemic and continue to navigate organizational growth. 

Tune in to hear:

• How the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the organization’s ability to put their values in practice
• How the organization is building in guidance and tools for staff to support an effective flow of feedback
• Why a science based approach was the most effective in informing the advancement of the organization’s leave policies

About FFAR

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) connects funders, researchers and farmers through public-private partnerships to support audacious research addressing the biggest food and agriculture challenges. FFAR’s mission is to build collaborative partnerships to support audacious science addressing today’s food and agriculture challenges. They envision a world in which pioneering, collaborative science provides every person access to affordable, nutritious food grown on thriving farms. Learn more about FFAR on their website.

About Jonna

Jonna Davis joined the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) in November 2021 as the operations and impact director, responsible for enhancing operations and assessing the impact of FFAR’s research funding. After spending over a decade in global development, she joined FFAR with a desire to apply her experience to impactful work in the United States. She’s especially interested in the intersection of agriculture and climate change. Read Jonna’s full bio.

About Lisa

Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Read Lisa’s full bio.

About Switch

The Switch offers access to Nonprofit HR’s talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention.

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Michelle Brier, Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing & Development for BluePath, catch up and explore Michelle’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Michelle detail:

- How her lifelong love of animals led to creating a business providing assistance through service dogs

- Why being able to access the expertise of their board members and other trusted resources is key for the success of a leader   

- The benefits of investing time in structure as a small organization during their phase of beginning to grow and scale

In this episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Specialist at Nonprofit HR, hosts a panel discussion on the topic of mentorship with two extraordinary women named to our 2024 Social Impact Women to Watch list: Bior Guigni, Chief Executive Officer, Beat the Streets New England, and Dr. Casey Bartrem, Executive Director & Environmental Scientist, TerraGraphics International Foundation (TIFO). Whether you are looking for a mentor or looking to be a mentor, this episode will inspire your thinking and reveal strategies for how to create a meaningful relationship. 

Tune in to hear these exceptional women discuss: 

• The difference between a coach and mentor 

• How being a mentor is self-care

• What to look for in a mentor to help support your growth as a mentee

• Strategies for individuals and organizations in generating formal mentorship opportunities

• Advice for women seeking to cultivate informal mentor relationships 

To learn more about the Beat the Streets New England, visit www.btsne.org.

To learn more about TerraGraphics International Foundation (TIFO), visit www.terragraphicsinternational.org.

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Koua Franz, Chief Strategy Officer for Committee for Children, catch up and explore Koua’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Koua detail:

- Why social-emotional learning was important to her growing up as a refugee

- How women can help inspire others by voicing their dreams and speaking them into life

- What her love of Japanese manga taught her about leadership

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Kavita Mehra, Executive Director of Sakhi for South Asian Women, catch up and explore Kavita’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Kavita detail: 

- Why leaning back and listening actively as a leader is key in letting your team members shine 

- How tapping into your own energy allows the ability the show up authentically and build relationships

- How her experience has guided her to shift from a hustle mindset to a focus on people and culture needs

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Faith Boettger, Founder & Chair of Social4Good, catch up and explore Faith’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Faith detail:

- How meeting people where they are helps harness community members toward a shared vision

- The ways her organization has brought together giving and connection through community collaboration

- Why showing people what they can do, how they can do it and the impact of it drives engagement

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Kristin O’Malley, President and CEO of the The Cape Cod Foundation, catch up and explore Kristin’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Kristin detail:

- Why trying to have all the answers isn’t always the best strategy as a leader

- How she ensures diversity of thought on her team

- The crucial importance of creating space for women to share their voices

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Luana Vaetoe, Chief Executive Officer for Becoming Independent, catch up and explore Luana’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Luana detail:

- Why nonprofits can also be economic and business drivers alongside their social impact counterparts

- How authentic and genuine transparency and communication are guiding principles in people management

- The ways innovative staff can drive the development of an organization

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Rosemary C. Jordan, Chief Executive Officer for Pacific Vision Foundation, catch up and explore Rosemary’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Rosemary detail:

- How her organization works to reduce health disparities in communities by increasing access to vision care

- What it looks like to lead a team driven by dedication to their mission and social purpose, as well as make sure they stay nourished

- Advice to leaders on how to evaluate whether their policies are continuing to work for the women in their organization

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Shawna Young, Executive Director for Scratch Foundation, catch up and explore Shawna’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Shawna detail:

- How the Scratch platform allows kids to share their creative technology projects around the world

- The importance of incorporating different voices into your team from an inclusion standpoint

- Why leaders need to gather people around them that help to identify and address their blind spots

An intentional strategic approach for recognizing and developing talent that can help organizations engage and retain their best and brightest people versus losing them to outside growth opportunities. Over half of organizations surveyed in Nonprofit HR’s 2021 Talent Management Priorities Survey want to prioritize employee engagement, but only a quarter had a formal talent management plan in place. In this conversation, we’ll explore why this discrepancy occurs throughout mission-driven organizations and how to communicate the imperative of investing in talent to your leadership team.

- Take existing subject matter and translate it to address urgent and emerging business needs related to talent
- Hear about how common pitfalls occur when focusing on learning and development, including leadership development
- Learn how to transition your organization’s development experiences from struggles to success stories
- Understand four actionable phases in a team’s evolution
- Discover ways to get started right now, regardless of size or budget constraints

Conversation Hosts:
Alexandra Taylor, Consultant, Strategy & Advisory and DEI
Lisa Wright Ponce, Senior Consultant, Strategy & Advisory

Guest Panelists:
Dr. Antione Smith, Senior Director of HR and Administration, American Foreign Service Protective Association
Amanda Upshaw, Chief of Staff, CLASP

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Angela C. Caraway, Founder and Executive Director of The Caraway Foundation, catch up and explore Angela’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Angela detail:

- How she integrated her personal life experience to expand her organization’s reach

- How vulnerability encourages and inspires others

- The importance of understanding your people’s strengths to maximize impact

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Cynthia Buiza, Executive Director of The California Immigrant Policy Center, catch up and explore Cynthia’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Cynthia detail:

- The role of curiosity and open mindedness in the cultivation of agility 

- How to create more powerful solutions that center inclusion by asking questions

- How introspection and gaining clarity on personal beliefs supports resilience and longevity of impact

In this episode of The Switch, Nana Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Managing Director for Marketing & Strategic Communication at Nonprofit HR, hosts a panel discussion on the topic of human-centered leadership with three extraordinary women named to our 2024 Social Impact Women to Watch list: Kimberly Corbin, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at Greater Washington Urban League; Dr. Delisha Tapscott, Interim Co-Executive Director and Senior Director of People & Culture at MADRE; and Dr. Nicole McKinney, Chief of Organizational Effectiveness & Culture at Upstream USA. 

Tune in to hear these outstanding women discuss: 

• Creating positions around the brilliance of talent, rather than the other way around

• Why you’re always onboarding, until your offboarding

• Tangible ways to center your employee’s needs, lived experiences and well-being

• How authenticity creates space, grace and greater retention

• Enhancing leadership by understanding yourself as a leader

To learn more about the Greater Washington Urban League, visit gwul.org.

To learn more about MADRE, visit madre.org.

To learn more about Upstream USA, visit upstream.org.

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Eleace Sawyers, Chief Executive Officer of Community Health Center of Illinois, catch up and explore Eleace’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Eleace detail:

- How her personal experience being lifted up by women has helped her get to where she is today

- The value of leading with respect and fairness

- Why identifying your team’s needs and coaching in correspondence to those needs is critical to employee engagement

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Dr. Jennifer Cartland, Executive Director and Consultant of Reach Incorporated, catch up and explore Dr. Cartland’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Dr. Cartland detail: 

- How her leaning into her diverse interests fostered greater connection with youth

- Why sharing her personal story has allowed others to gravitate toward her as a leader and enabled the work to grow

- The value of “an attitude of progressivism” and learning from women leaders in different spaces than you

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Susana Eshleman, President and Chief Executive Officer for Children International, catch up and explore Susana’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Susana detail:

- How agility and realism serve as assets in leading a team and pivoting when needed

- Her philosophy on bringing the practices and discipline of a for-profit to serve their mission as a nonprofit

- Why she embraces a management strategy of being a “talent-watcher” and looks to see where people in her organization shine

In this special episode of The Switch, Rose Gebken, Marketing & Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR, and Terri L. White, Chief Executive Officer for Mental Health Association Oklahoma, catch up and explore Terri’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Terri detail:

- Why she sees mental health as the biggest public health issue facing Oklahoma

- How she taps into diverse traits from her background to thrive in her leadership role

- Her encouragement to women that they continue to use their voice and feel empowered to shift conversations toward inclusivity

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Bianca Anderson, Co-CEO of ProInspire, catch up and explore Bianca’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Bianca detail:

- How to lead from a space of abundance, rather than scarcity

- Why change is about relationships

- How creating belonging in the workplace can foster it in the world at large

In this special episode of The Switch, Lindsey Otto, Marketing and Communication Associate for Nonprofit HR, and Amy Hinojosa, President and CEO of MANA, A Latina Organization, catch up and explore Amy’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Amy detail:

- Why having heart and desire are fundamental for change

- The power of believing in people and giving space for growth

- How authentically being who you are could be inspiring more people than you know

Overview: Call it a Performance Management Revolution or the end to annual reviews, organizations are transforming their performance management programs to allow for increased opportunities for feedback. Feedback-driven models (often referred to a continuous feedback) encourage people managers and their teams to participate in ongoing conversations about both performance and growth opportunities. However, a continuous feedback model falls short without establishing and intentionally building a culture of trust.

Tune into this episode to understand how to:
- develop a culture of feedback that increases your organizational capacity to deliver on your mission;
- provide increased opportunities for bi-directional feedback in support of employee engagement and development; and
- boost career development conversations as part of your workplace culture.

Speakers:
Lori Kipnis, SPHR, SHRM-SCP - Managing Director, Strategy & Advisory, Nonprofit HR
Laura Green, SHRM-CP - Team Leader and Senior Consultant, Outsourcing, Nonprofit HR

Overview: Impact Search Advisors by Nonprofit HR lead by Myra Briggs and featuring other industry experts discuss the most asked questions around Search, DEI and leadership. One of the major topics covered in this episode is the importance of and how to find high-performing talent. 

Speakers:

Myra T. Briggs, CSC, CSSGB - Managing Director, Impact Search Advisors by Nonprofit HR

Bryan W. Jackson, MA - Senior Consultant, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Overview: Employer branding may not seem like a big deal for associations, but it is! It helps all types of organizations showcase intentional cultures and inclusive workplaces, which enables authentic communication for why they are an employer of choice. This is no small feat, but it reaps huge rewards. Employer branding is an incredibly underutilized aspect of overall branding and corporate communications, and the two departments that can immediately tackle this commonly missed opportunity are Marketing and Human Resources! Together, these two teams of professionals can power the stories and experiences of your people, adding value to your talent attraction, engagement and retention programs, and ultimately your strategic objectives.

Learning Objectives Include:
- Defining employer branding and how it fits into an association’s overall brand (with an association case study example)
- Initiating conversations between Marketing and Human Resources to collaborate, build and maintain a successful employer brand, adding this to your teams’ playbooks
- Engaging your talent to help create your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and tell your brand story
- Integrating your employer brand and organizational core values across your talent management practices
- Leveraging employer branding during times of change and uncertainty, like the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure your organization attracts, engages, and retains high-performing talent to effectively deliver on your mission

Speakers:
Atokatha Ashmond Brew, MBA, Managing Director, Marketing & Communication, Nonprofit HR
Lori Kipnis, Managing Director, Strategy & Advisory, Nonprofit HR
Maureen DuBois, Senior Director, Human Resources, American Health Law Association
Stefan Bradham, CAE, Senior Director, Marketing & Communication, American Health Law Association

Learn more about Nonprofit HR. Visit nonprofithr.com.
Learn more about AHLA. Visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Overview: The need to shift to working from home came without notice for many organizations. This unpredictable turn led many employers to pivot to a virtual workforce at the start of the pandemic, and most that shifted are still managing a virtual or hybrid workforce. From higher productivity to increased work-life integration, some organizations have reaped positive outcomes in spite of this unplanned shift. However, others are struggling with issues such as inadequate technology solutions, lower staff engagement and morale as well as the impacts of social isolation and distractions at home. In this panel discussion, leaders will be given solutions that have worked for other organizations that have championed this shift to a virtual environment.

Listen in and hear considerations as well as positives for organizations deciding whether or not to go 100% permanently virtual.

Highlights:

- develop effective plans and engagement for virtual operations long term while enhancing the virtual working experience
- create a virtual workforce that offers far-reaching and positive effects on operations, talent attraction and employee morale
- prepare your leaders to operate their organizations during a shift to a virtual and develop strategies to re-integrate remote workers when there may be a shift back to workspace

Presenters
Dr. Tracye Weeks - Team Leader and Senior Consultant, Nonprofit HR
Tamika S. Hood, CPDC, PHR, SHRM-CP - Consultant, Nonprofit HR
Michael McElroy - Associate Consultant, Nonprofit HR
Aimee Wood - Associate Consultant, Nonprofit HR

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Sarah Blas, Principal Consultant at Community Impact Strategies, for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Sarah detail:

• Why being open to learning from others through active listening is key for leaders

• How to build inclusion through tailoring the work to the people doing it

• Her advice to women and what authenticity really looks like 

To learn more about Community Impact Strategies, visit www.communityimpactstrategy.com

Overview: The people you attract to your social enterprise are just as important as the mission itself. Identifying the qualities of the team you want to build is just as important as creating space for your people to develop and ultimately lead to a high-performance culture. But how does one make time for this necessary component of running a social enterprise while simultaneously juggling other critical business priorities? Hear from social enterprise advocate and champion, Patty Hampton. 

Highlights:

- Why your people are key to the success of your social enterprise
- Best practices in attracting a mission-focused workforce 
- Actionable steps to engage and sustain a culture that will help meet your business priorities
- Characteristics of high-performing people who own their results 

Host: Patty Hampton, CSP, Chief Social Impact Officer/Managing Partner of SITA by Nonprofit HR

Experts:
Rebecca Peel, Principal, Talent & Human Capital Advisory
Cedric Nwafor, Social Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Founder, ROOTS Africa
Rebecca Dray, Executive Director, Buy Social USA

Presenters:
Myra T. Briggs - Managing Director, Impact Search Advisors
Danisha Martin - Search Consultant, Impact Search Advisors
Jami Armstrong - Search Consultant, Impact Search Advisors

Your visionary and well-respected CEO is retiring, an announcement that has divided staff! While some on your leadership team are ready for fresh perspectives a new leader will bring, others are voicing concerns that change will further impact the organization’s ability to succeed in an already unstable economy. Join in on this conversation and hear how to plan for and conduct an executive search in the midst of cultural breakdowns. Gain clarity on how a well-planned executive search should:

-Help reset an organization’s culture in preparation of a new leader
-Help identify and communicate key challenges as high-priority leadership needs
-Translate major concerns into discussion points with executive candidates
-Create a communication strategy that manages the expectations of the executive search timeline, process, and core issues new leader will immediately address

Interviewee:

Shirley Anne Smith, Executive Director of the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Foundation

Interviewer:

Mishka Parkins, Marketing and Communication Manager for Nonprofit HR

In this special episode of The Switch, catch up and explore Shirley’s stellar contributions to the sector!

Episode notes

Tune in and hear Shirley Anne Smith share:

-how the events of 2020 have required leadership to shift their approach and find opportunity in change and challenges

-why building relationships helps leaders to organically expand their reach and impact

-the impact of acknowledging where you are today and giving yourself grace while adapting to new challenges

Interviewee:

Gabriela Proaño, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Research Project Manager

Interviewer:

Lindsey Otto, Marketing and Communication Associate, Nonprofit HR

Listen in to catch up and learn more about Diana’s notable contributions to the sector!

Episode notes: 

-importance of remaining flexible, especially in leadership

-promoting a culture of openness

-progress over perfection/not being paralyzed by perfection