This episode is a year-end exhale.

Becky + Jon are joined by the incredible Lindsey Fuller for a cozy, heartfelt conversation as we gently close out 2025 and look toward a more grounded, intentional 2026. Together, we pause to reflect, breathe, and reconnect with what really matters.

Lindsey brings honest wisdom on navigating burnout, the constant noise of the world, and why hope and genuine community aren’t optional—they’re essential. You’ll hear what self-care actually looks like (hint: it goes way beyond bubble baths), plus a refreshing take on the messy-but-beautiful work of healing together.

Expect laughter, real talk, a few surprise shout-outs, and plenty of encouragement to step into the new year with clarity, intention, and peace. If you’re craving a reset—or just a reminder you’re not alone—this one’s for you 👊

Episode Highlights: 

• Introducing Lindsey Fuller & Community Impact (02:04)
• Navigating Noise, Burnout, and Critical Hope (02:30)
• Belonging, Transitions, and Recognition (03:46)
• Coalition Building & the 2026 Vibe (05:50)
• Critical Hope and Being Yourself (07:39)
• Harm Reduction, Connection & Job Market Realities (09:52)
• The Power of Self Sync & New Year Intentions (11:52)
• Consistency in Self-Care and Recovery (17:25) 
• Designing Recovery with Intention (20:26)
• The Ugly Side of Healing (22:17) 
• Healing Out Loud & Community Ripple Effects (24:33)
• Special Message from Amina Mohamed (25:30) 
• Collective Healing and Peaceful Intentions (27:53)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/670

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Trust isn’t built in boardrooms, it’s built in community.  

In this episode, Gloria Dixon (Director of Philanthropy + Executive Director, BECU Foundation) joins us for a real talk on what it takes to share power and reimagine funding through a trust-based lens. From her journey in Milwaukee to leading community-centered giving in the Pacific Northwest, Gloria opens up about what’s shifting in philanthropy and what still needs to.  

Together, they dig into why multi-year, unrestricted support matters, how authentic relationships drive impact, and what it means to show up with empathy (not just reports and metrics). It’s hopeful, heart-forward, and packed with practical wisdom for anyone navigating the changing landscape of nonprofit funding.

Episode Highlights: 

• Sector Challenges and Funding Changes (00:51)
• Gloria's Background and Upbringing (03:18)
• Disconnects Between Funders and Nonprofits (05:57)
• BECU’s Community-Focused Funding Approach (08:09)
• Multi-Year Funding Importance (10:32)
• Funding Friction and Reporting Challenges (14:17) 
• Trust-Based Partnership Practices (17:58)
• Employee Engagement and Community Impact (20:53) 
• Advice for Nonprofits: Building Trust (23:11) 
• Gloria’s Personal Story of Philanthropy (25:38)
• Gloria’s One Good Thing (29:07) 

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/669

Thank you to our partners 🩵

Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.

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Sunsetting isn’t failure—it’s leadership.

In this episode, Becky sits down with Desiree Lyons, CEO of Namaste Direct, and Kate Flatley, Executive Director of the Women’s Justice Initiative, for an honest conversation about what it really looks like to put community at the center—even when it means changing or ending your own model. Together, they share how Namaste Direct made the difficult decision to sunset with integrity and why transitioning its economic empowerment program to WJI became a powerful unlock for greater, more sustainable impact for women in Guatemala.

This conversation challenges the idea that success in the nonprofit sector is always about scale and growth—and offers a practical look at how merging, evolving, and ending well can be an act of responsibility, courage, and mission-first leadership.

Episode Highlights: 

•  Kate’s Path to Guatemala and Law (02:04)
• Women’s Justice Initiative Mission and Impact (03:06)
• Namaste Direct’s Mission and Challenges (05:29)
• Turning Point: Rethinking Microfinance and Debt (09:36)
• Sunsetting and Succession: Strategic Decisions at Namaste (15:21)
• Reaching Out: Collaboration and Merger with WJI (20:55)
• Advice for Nonprofits: Mergers, Sunsets, and Impact (26:16)
• One Good Thing: Final Thoughts and Reflections (31:58)
• How to Connect and Closing Remarks (33:19)

www.weareforgood.com/episode/668

Thank you to our partners 🩵

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In this rapid-fire Working Session, Jon and Becky break down storytelling as a core nonprofit skill — not a marketing tactic — and share simple, practical frameworks you can use immediately. 

From clarifying your values and audience to collecting and activating stories more intentionally, you’ll learn how to move supporters from empathy → connection → action and build a storytelling system that drives trust, belonging, and long-term engagement.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Story Drives Action — Not Tactics: People don’t act until they feel something, and they don’t stay until they feel like they belong. Learn how to anchor your storytelling in empathy, identity, and shared humanity so your calls to action actually land.
2. Build a Simple Storytelling System: From collecting stories at the end of emails and donation forms to syndicating one story across multiple channels, you’ll learn how to turn storytelling into a repeatable workflow — not a one-off creative lift.
3. Tell Stories With Dignity and Trust: Ethical storytelling isn’t about rules — it’s about relationships. Centering dignity, consent, and agency protects the people behind the stories, strengthens credibility, and builds the kind of trust that fuels long-term community and generosity.

This episode is packed with practical, low-lift storytelling moves you can implement today — whether you’re writing an email, planning content, onboarding new supporters, or stewarding long-term relationships.

Welcome back to Working Sessions: hands-on, clarity-filled conversations designed to help you move real work forward inside your organization.

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Episode Highlights: 

• Story as Meaning, Not Marketing (01:24)
• Preparing for Storytelling: Values, Audiences, and Action (03:07)
• Building a Culture of Storytelling (04:26)
• Ethical Storytelling Principles (06:10)
• Introducing the Impact Arc Framework (08:05)
• Practical Working Session Activities (11:42)
• Community as the Accelerant for Storytelling (15:04) 

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/666

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If year-end fundraising feels like an all-gas-no-brakes sprint, this Working Session is your moment to regroup, refocus, and rally your strongest allies. We brought in fundraising expert and author Rhea Wong for a rapid-fire strategy session on two mission-critical moves: activating your board before December 31 and turning year-end gifts, signals, and conversations into a predictable 2026 pipeline — in under 30 minutes.

Rhea walks us through her signature approach to board engagement and donor outreach: one rooted in clarity, specificity, and creating micro-yes moments that move relationships forward. 

You’ll learn how to give board members turnkey actions they’ll actually complete, how to structure two-call closes for warm prospects, and how to use January to set up a smarter, stronger pipeline for the entire year.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Your Board Is Your Force Multiplier: Stop sending blanket emails. Start giving individuals clear, specific, low-friction tasks — from making their own gift to nudging warm contacts to posting on LinkedIn. Activated intentionally, your board becomes your most powerful surface-area expander.
2. December Is for Decisions: Rhea breaks down her two-step outreach process — the R for R.O. (Reason for Reaching Out), the alignment call, the opportunity call, and the art of making a clear ask and then staying quiet. 
3. January Is Your Pipeline Launchpad: Retention workflows, short donor surveys, micro-engagement signals, and a simple “schedule time with me” link in your email signature can dramatically increase donor conversations. Plus her favorite January homework: donor interviews that build your 2026 avatar and deepen relationships with zero solicitation pressure.

This episode is packed with low-lift, high-impact tactics to help you close strong this year — and build a donor pipeline that carries you confidently into the next.

Welcome back to Working Sessions: hands-on, clarity-filled conversations designed to help you move real work forward inside your organization.

Let’s get to work.

Episode Highlights: 

• Four Quick Board Actions for Year-End Fundraising (00:58)
• Getting Your Nonprofit and Board Members on LinkedIn (03:39)
• Making Board Engagement Fun & Effective (04:01)
• Removing Friction: Scripts, Emails & Turnkey Tasks (05:08)
• How to Move Unengaged Board Members to Action (05:39)
• December is for Decisions: Triage Your Donor List (08:08) 
• The Two-Call Strategy for Major Gift Closes (09:10)
• 0:12:06 – Handling Objections & Building Consent at Every Step
• What to Do in January: Retention & Stewardship (14:25)
• Using Surveys & Engagement Data to Build Your Pipeline (15:16) 
• Hot Prospect Lists & Calendar Link Pro Tips (17:43)
• Donor Interviews: Building Avatars & Deepening Relationships (18:15)
• Final Reflections, Resources, and Closing (19:27) 

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/665

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If creating content feels like a treadmill you can’t quite step off, this Working Session is your reset button. We brought in nonprofit marketing expert and author Julia Campbell to teach you how to build a simple, sustainable content calendar for your next two weeks — in under an hour.

Julia walks us through her signature approach to content planning: one rooted in clarity, consistency, and choosing the platforms that actually support your goals. You’ll learn how to identify your core content buckets, repurpose stories across channels, and build a weekly rhythm that doesn’t burn you out.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Build Around Four Buckets: Impact, Engagement, Authority, and Human-Centered content give you a reliable weekly structure. When your buckets are clear, your content becomes far easier to plan.
2. Work With Your Capacity, Not Against It: If you can’t build your content calendar in an hour, you're probably on too many platforms. Julia breaks down how to evaluate where your audience truly is, what each channel does best, and how to double down without overwhelm.
3. Stories Are Your Anchor: One strong story each week — with a hook, emotional resonance, and mission clarity — can power multiple posts across multiple channels. Storytelling is the breadcrumb trail that leads supporters toward deeper understanding (and engagement).

This episode is packed with low-lift, high-clarity tactics to help you show up consistently — without reinventing your content strategy every week.

Welcome back to Working Sessions: hands-on, clarity-filled conversations designed to help you move real work forward inside your organization.

Let’s get to work.

Thank you to our partners 🩵

Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, Whiteboard, and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.

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If you want to show up meaningfully during the most generous—and most crowded—season of the year, LinkedIn may be your most overlooked year-end fundraising tool. We brought in LinkedIn strategist Tania Bhattacharya of Lumos Marketing to unpack how nonprofits can use the platform to grow visibility, spark connections, and strengthen warm relationships in the final weeks of the year.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Turn Gratitude Into Visibility — Year-end is the perfect moment to spotlight partners, volunteers, and community moments. Tagging people and companies creates a ripple effect that expands reach, builds trust, and even opens doors to corporate giving.
2. Use Polls to Listen, Not Just Ask — Simple LinkedIn polls help donors and supporters engage without pressure—especially the “lurkers.” Asking what issues matter most gives you insight, follow-up opportunities, and content direction right when you need it.
3. Lead With Humans, Not Just Logos — Personal profiles outperform company pages every time. Activate a visible leader, board member, or champion to share authentically, and use DMs, voice notes, and quick check-ins to nurture relationships before December 31.

This episode gives you low-lift, high-impact ways to leverage LinkedIn in the final stretch—without burning out or reinventing your entire strategy. 

Welcome back to Working Sessions: hands-on, clarity-filled conversations designed to help you move real work forward inside your organization.

Let’s get to work.

Episode Highlights: 

• Harnessing the Ripple Effect with Volunteer Stories (03:01)
• Engaging with LinkedIn Polls (06:00)
• Building Connections through Direct Messaging (09:00)
• Personal vs. Organizational Posting (11:59)
• Importance of Personal Branding (12:00)
• Leveraging LinkedIn Direct Messages (14:49)
• Year-End Strategies on LinkedIn (15:00)
• Practical Tips for Ongoing Connection (16:00)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/662

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Feeling worn down by work or wondering if your burnout is more than just stress? You’re not alone. 

In this episode, Lindsey Fuller is joined with Elandria Jackson Charles and Naomi Hattaway for a heartfelt conversation about how our jobs impact our wellbeing—and what to do when things start to feel overwhelming. Together, they explore real stories of burnout and offer gentle, practical tools for tuning into your own needs. 

Tap into how to recognize the difference between everyday discomfort and true harm, plus find fresh ways to rest and even reclaim joy amid the daily grind. Whether you’re considering a career shift, dreaming of consulting, or simply hoping to feel more balanced, this conversation will support you and give you thoughtful steps to move forward.

Episode Highlights

• Exploring Self-Study and Burnout (02:57)
• The Importance of Nature and Grounding (05:31)
• Navigating Personal and Professional Seasons (08:22)
• Tools for Self-Care and Recovery (10:43)
• The Role of Agency in Time Management (13:47)
• Creating Protected Time for Wellbeing (16:54)
• The Power of Naming and Noticing (19:43)
• Zoom Out Somatic Practice (22:50)
• Understanding Workplace Dynamics (27:32)
• Differentiating Misalignment, Dysfunction, and Toxicity (28:49)
• Navigating the Transition to Consulting (35:20)
• Naomi and Elandria’s Affirmations (43:12) 

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/toxicworkplace

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If you want your year-end emails to stand out in the noisiest inbox season of the year, this Working Session is your new playbook. We brought in marketer and dynamic-content expert Caroline Griffin to break down the simple personalization shifts that make every donor feel seen—so your emails land, resonate, and inspire action.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Make Personalization Actually Personal — Go beyond “Hi {{ first_name }}.” Use giving history, donor status, or meaningful milestones to help supporters recognize their own impact—and feel connected to your mission.
2. Segment Smarter, Not Harder — Data not perfect? No problem. Segmentation by donor behavior (last gift, last year, lapsed, monthly) allows you to tailor messages without relying on risky merge fields.
3. Honor Donors by Adjusting Your Messaging — Once someone gives, they shouldn’t keep receiving asks during year-end. Excluding recent donors, or swapping in a gratitude version, strengthens trust and donor love.

This episode digs into practical, approachable ways to bring more humanity and relevance to your year-end email strategy—no fancy tech required. 

Welcome back to Working Sessions: hands-on, clarity-filled conversations designed to help you move real work forward inside your organization.

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Episode Highlights

• Why Dynamic Content Is the Nonprofit Email Superpower No One’s Using (01:11)
• Beyond Merge Tags: Getting Creative With Donor Personalization (02:23)
• Using Giving History and Impact Data to Deepen Donor Relationships (03:13)
• Re-engaging Lapsed Donors Through Smart Dynamic Content (04:33)
• Data Accuracy Tips: What to Do When Merge Tags Go Wrong (05:10)
• Segmenting Donors Based on Recent Giving Activity (06:21)
• The Donor-Respect Rule: Excluding Recent Givers From Appeal Emails (07:39)
• Automating Segmentation and Exclusions in Your Email List (08:52)
• Seeing Year-End Emails Through the Donor’s Eyes (09:59)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/662

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If you need to close major gifts in the next five weeks, this Working Session is your new game plan. We brought in major gifts coach and CourageLab founder Julie Ordoñez to break down exactly who to ask, what to say, and how to step into these conversations with more courage, clarity, and conviction—especially during giving season.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Focus Beats Frenzy: Stop trying to reach everyone. Warm prospects—the people who’ve expressed support, encouragement, or interest in the last 3–6 months are the ones most primed to say yes right now.
2. Courage Isn’t a Feeling, It’s an Action: Planning isn’t the work. Asking is. Discomfort is normal - and moving through it is the path to major gifts.
3. Ask for More, With Less Guesswork: Vague asks create homework for donors. Clear, specific asks make giving easier and speed up decisions. When in doubt, ask for more than feels comfortable—and let humility guide the conversation.

You'll leave this session with practical mindset shifts and scripts you need to move relationships forward today. 

Let’s get to work.

Episode Highlights

• How to Identify Your Warm Prospects (01:29) 
• Engaging Raving Fans and Supporters (05:38)
• How to Build Courage to Make the Ask (09:04) 
• How to Ask for a Specific Amount (12:20) 
• Julie’s One Good Thing (15:26) 

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/661

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