Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFeelings Don't Drive Change
Episode 91
Most social impact campaigns are built on two ingredients: information and emotion. The data makes the case. The storytelling makes people care. But …
5 hours ago
Say What You Actually Believe
Episode 90
Most social impact leaders got into this work because they care deeply about the mission, not because they wanted to be public figures with opinions.…
1 week ago
Integrity Alone Will Get You Outplayed
Episode 89
There's an unspoken rule in the social impact sector: we tell the truth, we follow the science, we play fair. But those rules are increasingly a losi…
2 weeks ago
Brandmaxxing or Debranding: Pick Your Side
Episode 88
There's a trend called looksmaxxing that says appearance is everything, and optimizing it is just pragmatism. Apply that same logic to nonprofits and…
3 weeks ago
Trust No One Is Exactly What Authoritarians Want
Episode 87
Every major technological paradigm shift has broken society before it fixed it. The printing press, radio, television. Each one reshaped how we commu…
4 weeks ago
Visibility Beats Impact
Episode 86
There's a quiet belief running through the social impact space that being too visible somehow cheapens the work. That good organizations should let t…
1 month ago
Who Actually Gets a Seat at the Table?
Episode 85
The social impact sector has made community co-creation almost sacred. Design with people, not for them. Give everyone a voice. But what happens when…
1 month, 1 week ago
Most of Your Brand Strategy is a Waste of Time
Episode 84
Most nonprofit leaders have been through some version of the brand strategy process. Eric calls it process theater: brand strategy work that sounds g…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
AI Doesn't Know What Empathy Looks Like
Episode 83
Technology promised to close the digital divide, but too often the people building it don't reflect the communities affected by it. Tina-Marie Gulley…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Funders Don't Owe You Anything
Episode 82
There's a post going around LinkedIn right now where a fundraiser is calling out a foundation for not structuring a grant as multi-year support. The …
2 months ago