Mentorship is one of the most impactful connections us humans can make, as proven by Daring Girls, a Denver-based  organization that impacts tens of thousands of women across many generations in Africa. You’ll love hearing from Executive Director Jessical Love the incredible story of how this organization grew from a simple vision to one that is now changing the face of countries.

This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity services – I’d love to help you find more joy in your work and help you and your team thrive – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com

To learn more about Daring Girls and how you can support their efforts by attending their gala or becoming a mentor, visit www.DaringGirls.org  and follow them on social media. Use the code “Better” for a discount on tickets to their upcoming gala: https://daringgirls.org/daringgala/

Aspiring female leaders have to deal with self doubt, overcoming perceptions and taking control of their careers. You’ll hear from fundraiser extraordinaire, speaker and author Jenny Mitchell how she has research pillars that consistently play a role in the leadership journey of women, on this episode of making our world better.

This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services – running a nonprofit is hard and I’d love to bolster your efforts and make you thrive. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about Jenny and order a copy of her book Embracing Ambition: Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen, and Lead, visit www.chavender.com or click here to order her book: https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Ambition-Empowering-Women-Step/dp/1958870110

When a young boy learned to walk and leave his walker behind after a week of intense therapy in the Colorado Mountains, the idea for Adam’s Camp was born.  You’ll love this conversation with Founder Karel Horney about how this now four-decade journey Adam’s Camp is on has helped thousands of children with special needs and their families.

Thanks for listening and thanks to Karel for sharing the story of on of my favorite nonprofits. This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity Services – running a nonprofit is hard and I’d love to bolster your efforts and help you thrive. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about adams camp and how you can volunteer or support the organization, visit www.adamscamp.org and follow them on social media.

If you enjoyed this podcast, we would be grateful if you’d share it with a friend and spread the great stories from the amazing leaders on this show. Until next time, I hope you’re inspired to find a way to make our world better!

Electrical power is one of those invisible things we all take for granted until we experience the chaos of not having it. You’ll hear from Gareth Evans how his company VECKTA is working on a revolution to make power more accessible, efficient dependable and cost friendly for organizaitons all over the world.

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services. Running a nonprofit is hard and I’d love to bolster your efforts and help you thrive. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about the power revolution Veckta is leading, visit www.Veckta.com and follow Gareth Evans on Linkedin. 

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In less than 15 years, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation has become a worldwide leader in research to extend the lives of people living with Down Syndrome. You’ll hear from Michelle Sie Whitten how her and her family decided they wanted to make a difference and have taken an incredible, difficult, change-making journey that shows no signs of stopping. Thanks to Michelle and team at Global for having such an impact on an under-represented population.

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services – running a nonprofit is hard and I’d love to bolster your efforts and help you thrive. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about and support the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, visit www.globaldownsyndrome.org, email them at [email protected] and follow their social media feeds. 

Until next time, I hope you are inspired to find a way to make the world better!

One thing we can all agree about is the world would be much better if people were kinder to each other and to themselves. You'll hear from Master Teacher Alan Questel how he is making it his life's work to help people like themselves more and create a kinder world.

This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity Services - running a nonprofit is hard and I'd love to bolster your efforts and help you thrive. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about Alan and his work, visit www.practicing-kindness.com, follow him on social media and find his books on Amazon. 

Everybody deserves to live where they can flourish and cultivate their gifts. You’ll hear from Susan Mooney, founder of Tall Tales Ranch, about how her and her family came up with not only this vision, but the secret sauce behind how they are making an incredible new community for people with intellectual disabilities a reality. 

Thanks for listening and thanks to Susan for sharing the journey of Tall Tales Ranch. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services – running a nonprofit is hard and I’d love to help you thrive – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn about how you can support Tall Tales Ranch and the amazing work the organization is going, visit www.talltalesranch.org and find them on all the social media platforms. 

It’s true that music is a universal language and something that can change the world. You’ll hear from Sandy Taylor how her organization A Child’s Song is unleashing the power of music to provide developmental, healing and social-emotional program that are transforming young lives.

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services. Running a nonprofit is hard and I’d love to bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about A Child’s Song and how you can support or volunteer to advance its efforts visit www.achildssong.org 

If you have walked a mile in the shoes of somebody in a chokehold of addiction who needs help, you’d know exactly what kind of hand up they need. You’ll hear from CEO Paul Scudo how the amazing Step Denver is going toe to toe with the disease of addiction and changing men’s lives through a proven model with lived experience at its core.

this podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. We help build great organizations. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To support Step Denver and learn more about their amazing work, visit www.stepdenver.org.

Receiving a diagnosis of a very rare disease is membership in a club nobody really wants to join but for Mark McIntosh, it is just another hurdle to clear and another opportunity to serve others. You’ll hear how Mark is taking on amaloydosis and using it to build Drive for Five – a campaign to generate 5,000 life-saving kidney donations. Learn more and follow Mark:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcintosh/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dff-focus-fertile-ground-5k-mark-mcintosh-mvsac%3FtrackingId=1DRpoMYjSsGvTHLj3thYkQ%253D%253D/?trackingId=1DRpoMYjSsGvTHLj3thYkQ%3D%3D

This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity Services – running a nonprofit is hard and I’d love to help you thrive. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.