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- 2020 Goals: New Year, Newfound Clarity
On the surface, personal goal-setting might not seem like too much of an issue, like it's something you can just do very quickly, and then leave behind. But this approach abandons all the nuance that those very goals are there to give you, the nuance that allows you to ground yourself and tie yourself to those very goals. Lindsay Simonds is joined by Maria Cristini, an executive coach for people who are moving the needle within their respective industries. Through a real-life demonstration, Maria and Lindsay show how goal-setting is best done to maximize actability and concreteness. Having trouble setting these personal or business goals? This might be your chance to clear up the process!
23 min - Building Your Social Media Presence With Kevin NicholsSharing information allows you to build your brand by letting other people know who you are and what you do. There is no faster way to do that than creating a social media presence. In this episode, mega influencer Kevin Nichols joins Lindsay Simonds to talk about social media presence – how to create it and how to influence others using what you've got online. Kevin is a social networking expert and a full-time consultant specializing in litigation technology (eDiscovery), diversity, and social media marketing for the legal industry. Tune in to this episode to learn more about building social influence and how it benefits you as a human being.31 min
- Philanthropy And Giving Back To Society: Bringing Magic To Others With Diana von Welanetz WentworthWhat motivates you to help others and you to become successful? In this episode, Lindsay Simonds chats with an influential and amazing woman, Diana von Welanetz Wenworth, the Founder of The Inside Edge Foundation for Education. Diana is also a New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including two Chicken Soup for the Soul titles and currently writing and speaking on Expect Magic! and Life, Laughter and Legacy: The Art of Storytelling. Along with her achievements, she has helped many find their purpose and become better humans. Diana talks about philanthropy and how we, too, can give back to the community and why. Being an empowered woman herself, she shares some advice for women as they go through the stages of their life. Listen to Diana as she teaches us about bringing magic to others.37 min
- Techbridge Girls With Nikole Collins Puri
Getting girls to get interested in STEM education is becoming a challenge for varied reasons. However, people like Nikole Collins Puri and her team have been changing this statistic for a greater cause. Nikole is social justice advocate, TEDx Presenter, and the CEO of Techbridge Girls. In this episode, Nikole talks with Lindsay Simonds about what it means to be a woman of color leading a national organization. She also discusses the advocacy of Techbridge Girls and how it is helping shape the lives of many young girls towards better learning options. Learn more about Nikole and her team are serving more girls from marginalized communities and how she is helping move the organization forward through her CEO mentality.
46 min - Using Social Media For Engagement With Sidney Clevinger
There's talking, linking, and connecting, and then there's engaging. The path to authentically engaging with clients is one that's rife with possible missteps, but this engagement also keeps your business alive and profitable. Lindsay Simonds speaks to Sidney Clevinger, a digital marketer, author, coach, and speaker who runs the Better Leads Institute. Sidney discusses why engaging with clients in order to entice them into your business is so important, and the best ways to approach this engagement. Make sure you're at the top of your game when trying to engage with your potential customers. Let Sidney show you some of the best techniques to entice them to put their money and faith in your business.
14 min - Making A Stand For A Culture Of KindnessCalls for a better world are often drowned out by the planet's vast sea of indifference. No one said affecting societal change was ever going to be easy, but we must keep pressing forward. Influencer-activist Aila Malik has dedicated her life to this same goal: to continue moving the needle towards kindness. She shares her story to Lindsay Simonds in the hopes of inspiring more people to heed the various calls to action in the social, economic, and ecological spheres. Join the work towards a better world today!56 min
About Creating Community For Good
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We are all in this together.
Welcome to Creating Community for Good, a podcast dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humankind. Here we will band together across disciplines within the ecosystem of the nonprofit sector to illuminate perspectives, decode motivations, and leverage strategies in the business of generosity. On this show, your host, Lindsay Simonds, invites you to a friendly conversation about contributing to good. With this, we will ultimately increase empathy, create stronger bonds and make more impact on mission-driven work. Whether you are a nonprofit executive, a legacy donor, a major gifts fundraiser, a crowdsource hacker, program director, impact investor, corporate partner or beneficiary, this space is for all of us to inform, inspire and evolve.
Our podcast is dedicated to philanthropy: the love of humanity. As a major gifts and campaign strategy consultancy, we are bringing together community, positivity, and energy to the business of generosity. Ultimately, the goal is to connect people throughout the entire ecosystem of philanthropy – donors, fundraiser, program managers, vision-setters, volunteers, beneficiaries, corporations, foundations, and individuals alike. Exposure to the lifecycle of the nonprofit sector through conscious conversations will increase understanding for all. The industry will thrive and people will feel more connected to people in this technologically driven world. Our aim is to bring solution-based thinking, industry insights and energy to all listeners.
Lindsay Simonds is a philanthropy consultant, strategic advisor, and executive coach with a decade of experience partnering with organizations for transformational change. She is an integral lead in expanding and deepening donor relationships, philanthropic strategies, and development operations. With her rich career and diverse portfolio of experiences and expertise, she has an eye for major gifts strategy, structures of influence, community engagement, project management, compelling storytelling, and brand evangelism.
Lindsay embraces unconventional thinking, respects ancient wisdom, and reaches for moments of levity. Her caring spirit and creative mind will capture your heart.
As a Colorado native, and long-time San Francisco native, Lindsay brings to her clients a comprehensive fundraising expertise, including cultivating and securing major and principal gifts, designing and directing major campaigns, training and managing fundraising officers, board development, building and managing successful volunteer groups, mapping corporate partnership initiatives, and planning and managing employee campaigns. She’s a strategic thinker, team player, and inspiring manager who believes that fundraising is the fine art of connecting concerned, generous donors with deserving and critical causes.
Having been in the fundraising consulting and strategy space for over a decade, she has cultivated a great depth and breadth of experience and has worked with every single player as well as with the majority of the sectors within the nonprofit space. Now, she is making this unique and valuable exposure and experience available to you, our dear audience, through the Creating Community for Good podcast.
Lindsay will be featuring and interviewing fundraisers, corporate donors, organization leaders, and foundations to paint a full picture and bring you a better sense and familiarity with the sector and with their work. Participate in her training sessions on various topics such as how to make the ask or create your fundraising pitch and make it perfect. Join the Creating Community for Good podcast to develop solution-based thinking and discover industry insights!