Pick.Click.Give.Cast

Tasha-Marie Olinger, the board chair of First City Homeless Services, joins the show to discuss what they do, their long-term objectives, awareness in the issues they deal with, who they serve, why what they do is so important, keeping people alive, how donors impact them, the impact of local businesses, and more.

Jon Erdman, the Executive Director of Wrangell Mountains Center, joins the show to discuss their core focuses, Alaska's connection to art and nature, how they've evolved, the importance of immersion, supporting research, the magic of nature, their own podcast, the impact of donations, and more.

Elaine Phillipps, the Chief Executive Officer of Mat-Su Senior Services, joins the show to discuss what they do, the services they offer, how those services developed, relationship building, the pandemic's impact, whether people understand what they do, the impact of donations, and more.

Amy Simonds, the Executive Director of Juneau Youth Services, joins the show to discuss what Juneau Youth Services does, the broadness of their mission, the importance of teamwork, how they help families manage, tailoring towards people's needs, who they serve, residential treatment, the pandemic's impact, how donations help, and more.

Eileen Arnold, the Executive Director of Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC), joins the show to discuss TWC is, how it grew to have such a sprawling set of programs, who they serve, their programs for young people, prevention, how their location impacts the work, the impact of donations, other ways people can help, and more.

Dustin Morris, the Area Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), joins the show to discuss what they do at AFSP, the "prevention" aspect of their work, the importance of volunteers and collaboration, mental health, the biggest misconceptions about what they do, how donations impact them, and more.

Jill Myer, the Development Director of The Alaska Zoo, joins the show to discuss the three pillars of The Alaska Zoo, where the animals come from, engaging with the animals, the zookeepers, the importance of enrichment, how the pandemic affected the animals, the impact of donations and volunteering, and much more.

Jenni Pollard, the Chief Development and Marketing Officer of thread Alaska, joins the show to discuss what thread does, the importance of advocacy, helping families connect with child care options, the importance of investing in kids when they're young, tailoring to parents' needs, helping child care professionals, the impact of donors, and much more.

Beth Nordlund, the Executive Director of the Anchorage Park Foundation, joins the show to discuss what the Anchorage Park Foundation does, how expansive the park/trail footprint is in Anchorage, the Moose Loop, their varying programs, the importance of inclusive play, how donations affect them, other ways people can help, and much more.

Alison Kear, the Executive Director of Covenant House Alaska, joins the show to discuss the what Covenant House does, their varying programs, their approach to independence, how the pandemic has affected them, how young people are handling this, the impact of donations, and much more.