Oaktree Institute Podcast

Oaktree Institute Podcast

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  • Online Crowdfunding | Ramadan Prep for Community Leaders Series with Nadeem Riaz

    Assalamu Alaykum!

    We at Oaktree Institute, have curated 4 live discussions that will give leaders a comprehensive toolkit of skills necessary to ensure your Islamic nonprofit is prepared for Ramadan to make this your best year yet insha'Allah!

    Join the live discussions inside our servant leaders facebook group: facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders

    In this episode, we are joined by LaunchGood Global Business Director, Nadeem Riaz.

    What is Oaktree Institute?

    Oaktree Institute is focused on leadership and organizational development within the Muslim Community. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

    If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

    Other Links

    ➡️Connect With Oaktree Institute: linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute or [email protected]

    ➡️Connect With Rami Kawas: linktr.ee/ramikawas or [email protected]

    ➡️Connect With Nadeem Riaz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadeem-riaz-8b5019aa/ or [email protected]

    Thank you for listening to this episode and subscribe today to be notified when we release future episodes!

    49 min
  • Creating a Personal Growth Plan | Ramadan Prep for Community Leaders Series with Mohammad Hasan

    Assalamu Alaykum!

    We at Oaktree Institute, have curated 4 live discussions that will give leaders a comprehensive toolkit of skills necessary to ensure your Islamic nonprofit is prepared for Ramadan to make this your best year yet insha'Allah!

    Join the live discussions inside our servant leaders Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders

    In this episode, we are joined by Oaktree Institute Trainer, Mohammad Hasan.

    What is Oaktree Institute?

    Oaktree Institute is focused on leadership and organizational development within the Muslim Community. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

    If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

    Other Links

    ➡️Connect With Oaktree Institute: linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute or [email protected]

    ➡️Connect With Rami Kawas: linktr.ee/ramikawas or [email protected]

    ➡️Connect With Mohammad Hasan: linktr.ee/mohammadhasan or [email protected]

    Thank you for listening to this episode and subscribe today to be notified when we release future episodes!

    49 min
  • Leading The Community Inclusively | Ramadan Prep for Community Leaders Series with Rami Kawas

    Assalamu Alaykum!

    We at Oaktree Institute, have curated 4 live discussions that will give leaders a comprehensive toolkit of skills necessary to ensure your Islamic nonprofit is prepared for Ramadan to make this your best year yet insha'Allah!

    Join the live discussions inside our servant leaders facebook group: facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders

    In this episode, we are joined by Oaktree Institute Executive Director and Trainer, Rami Kawas.

    What is Oaktree Institute?

    Oaktree Institute is focused on leadership and organizational development within the Muslim Community. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

    If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

    Other Links

    ➡️Connect With Oaktree Institute: linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute or [email protected]

    ➡️Connect With Rami Kawas: linktr.ee/ramikawas or [email protected]

    Thank you for listening to this episode and subscribe today to be notified when we release future episodes!

    47 min
  • Effective Strategies & Planning for Ramadan | Ramadan Prep for Community Leaders Series with Omar Awad

    Assalamu Alaykum!

    We at Oaktree Institute, have curated 4 live discussions that will give leaders a comprehensive toolkit of skills necessary to ensure your Islamic nonprofit is prepared for Ramadan to make this your best year yet insha'Allah!

    Join the live discussions inside our servant leaders facebook group: facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders

    In this episode, we are joined by Leadership Expert Omar Awad.

    Connect with Omar:

    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-awad-8bba6511/

    What is Oaktree Institute?

    Oaktree Institute is focused on leadership and organizational development within the Muslim Community. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

    If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

    Other Links

    ➡️Connect With Oaktree Institute: linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute or [email protected]

    ➡️Connect With Rami Kawas: linktr.ee/ramikawas or [email protected]

    Thank you for listening to this episode and subscribe today to be notified when we release future episodes!

    1 hr 4 min
  • Social Media & Community Leadership - Interview with Leadership Expert, Omar Usman

    In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Oaktree Institute’s leadership trainer Omar Usman. Omar has over 15 years of corporate experience and works as a learning technology consultant. He is a certified project manager (PMP), and a John Maxwell certified leadership speaker and trainer. He has over a decade of work teaching and training in the Muslim community around personal development and leadership topics.

    Omar is a founding member of MuslimMatters and Qalam Institute. He teaches Islamic seminars across the US including Khateeb Workshop and Fiqh of Social Media. He has served in varying leadership capacities for multiple national and local Islamic organizations. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a Computer Science degree.


    ➡️Purchase Omar's new book Fiqh of Social Media: https://amzn.to/30Maj0k


    What’s discussed in this episode?

    • Managing social media for leaders and community-based organizations
    • Navigating Personal brands for Muslim leaders
    • Standards and etiquette for operating on social media for leaders
    • What is Oaktree Institute?

      Oaktree Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on leadership and organizational development. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

      If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree


      Links and contact information:

      ➡️Join our Servant Leaders Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders

      ➡️Connect With Oaktree Institute: linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute or [email protected]

      ➡️Connect With Rami Kawas: linktr.ee/ramikawas or [email protected]

      ➡️Connect With Omar Usman:  linktr.ee/ibnabeeomar or [email protected]

      1 hr
    • Innovative Leadership in 2021 - Interview with Leadership Expert, Mohammed Almathil

      In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Mohammed Almathil. Since 2003, Almathil has served in leadership positions of various organizations. He is passionate about equipping leaders with best practices, skills, and attitudes necessary to grow themselves and their organizations. He has consulted, coached, and trained leaders, managers, and employees in over 150 organizations that are of different industries, sectors, and sizes. He has a track record of designing and delivering effective and impactful leadership development and change initiatives for Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, JP Morgan & Chase, Campbell’s, Fidelity Investments, and more. 

      In parallel, for almost 15 years, he has led youth organizations, built robust youth leadership programs, and trained youth directors all around the United States. As the Director of Leadership Development at Youth Laboratory, he firmly believes in empowering youth with the skills to lead and succeed and aspires to develop 1,000,000 transformational leaders by 2030.

      What’s discussed in this episode?

      • Mohammed’s story from community leadership to becoming a leadership trainer and consultant
      • Understanding the new realities that nonprofit organizations must operate under for success in 2021
      • Top management strategies for your organization to focus on in 2021
      • Links and contact information:

        ➡️ Join our Servant Leaders Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/otiservant…

        ➡️ Connect With Oaktree Institute: http://linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute. Email: [email protected]

        ➡️ Connect With Rami Kawas: http://linktr.ee/ramikawas. Email: [email protected]

        ➡️ Connect With Mohammed Almathil: https://facebook.com/m.almathil. Email: [email protected]


        If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

        Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes. Thank you for listening.

        51 min
      • Mindful Leadership - Interview with Leadership Expert, Wadud Hassan.

        In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Wadud Hassan. Wadud Hassan is a Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence coach based in Dallas where he lives with his wife, and twin girls. Wadud is the founder of Mindfulness Matters Leadership Institute (www.mindfulnessmatters.us). Wadud earned his graduate degree in Leadership and Organizational Performance at the Vanderbilt University, and completed additional leadership trainings at Harvard, IDEO, the Neuroscience Academy, and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, which was born and developed at Google.

        What is Oaktree Institute?

        Oaktree Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on leadership and organizational development. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

        If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

        Links and contact information:

        ➡️  Join our Servant Leaders Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/otiservant...

        ➡️  Connect With Oaktree Institute: http://linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute. Email: [email protected]

        ➡️  Connect With Rami Kawas: http://linktr.ee/ramikawas. Email: [email protected]

        ➡️  Connect With Wadud Hassan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadudhassan. Email: [email protected]


        Subscribe for more episodes. Thank you for listening!

        46 min
      • Developing Leaders In Your Organization - Interview with Leadership Expert, William White

        In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by William White. William is the Board Secretary of CISNA. He holds a master’s degree in educational administration and in Spanish from the University of Louisville. In addition to his current role as the principal at the Islamic School of Louisville, he has worked as an elementary school teacher and university lecturer. 

        As a principal, he led his school to its initial accreditation through AdvancED and CISNA and has helped establish a variety of programs and initiatives that have improved the school’s enrollment and academic performance. William is passionate about continuous improvement and regularly serves on accreditation teams for Islamic schools. He also provides leadership training for both adults and students who are interested in improving their knowledge of effective leadership practices.

        What is Oaktree Institute?

        Oaktree Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on leadership and organizational development. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

        If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at http://bitly.com/contact-oaktree

        Links and contact information:

        • Join our Servant Leaders Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders
        • Connect With Oaktree Institute: http://linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute. Email: [email protected]
        • Connect With Rami Kawas: http://linktr.ee/ramikawas. Email: [email protected]
        • Connect With William White: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-g-whiteiii. Email: [email protected]

        • Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes. Thank you for listening.

          52 min
        • Spiritual Growth For Community Leaders - Interview with The Executive Director of ICNYU, Imam Khalid Latif

          In this episode we are joined by Imam Khalid Latif who is the University Chaplain for New York University, Executive Director of the Islamic Center at NYU, and a Chaplain for the NYPD.

          What is Oaktree Institute?

          Oaktree Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on leadership and organizational development. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

          If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

          Links and contact information:

          • Join our Servant Leaders Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders
          • Connect With Oaktree Institute: linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute. Email: [email protected]
          • Connect With Rami Kawas: linktr.ee/ramikawas. Email: [email protected]
          • Connect With Imam Khalid: twitter.com/KLatif. Email: [email protected]
          • Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes. Thank you for listening.

            59 min
          • Fund Development In The Time of COVID with Rami kawas, Chris Blauvelt and Nadeem Riaz

            2020 has been a year of major transformations and adjustments for nonprofit organizations and religious institutions in our community. Yet one of the biggest areas of opportunities most leaders have not learned is how to adjust their fund development in a virtual world.

            We recently hosted a webinar with guest experts, Chris Blauvelt and Nadeem Riaz, from one of the leading crowdfunding platforms in the world, LaunchGood, as they share with us some of the most important fund development strategies to understand and use for your organization for the COVID era and beyond!

            Topics covered during the webinar:

            • Research and information on the fund development and fundraising shift in the age of COVID
            • Strategies on how to transition your fundraising efforts online
            • How to leverage the people in your organization to support your fund development efforts
            • Learning how to use data and social media to scale fundraising efforts
            • We hope you enjoy this episode. To find out more about our Fund development training, email us at [email protected].


              Is this your first time getting introduced to Oaktree Institute?

              Oaktree Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on leadership and organizational development. We aim to improve the performance of Muslim community leaders and nonprofit organizations so that they can make a greater impact on others. Our mission is to develop value-driven, action-focused, and result-oriented leaders.

              If you need help with your nonprofit organization, please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with us at bitly.com/contact-oaktree

              Links and contact information:

              • Join our Servant Leaders Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/otiservantleaders
              • Connect With Oaktree Institute: linktr.ee/oaktreeinstitute or [email protected]
              • Connect With Rami Kawas: linktr.ee/ramikawas or [email protected]
              • Connect With LaunchGood: launchgood.com
              • Connect With Chris Blauvelt: [email protected]
              • Connect with Nadeem Riaz: [email protected]
              • Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes. Thank you for listening.

                1 hr 29 min

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