Joy B. Webb, community catalyst, believes a holistic people-powered, community-driven approach to philanthropy is what will ultimately drive sustainable change and community transformation. As a seasoned marketer, Joy understands how to motivate movement and get people to take action. Seamlessly translating her corporate skills to her passion for her community, Joy launched the Circle of Joy, a community giving circle focused on supporting...
Mickey gets to visit with Kris Putnam-Walkerly, philanthropy expert, advisor, and speaker. We discuss her book Delusional Altruism and examine why philanthropists fail to achieve change, and some concrete things they can do to transform giving. Kris cautions us against the "culture of scarcity," along with the dangers of over-bureaucratizing processes, and continuing to live in states of stress, fear, and varying degrees of burnout. Among the...
We talk more about COVID-related challenges that all nonprofits may face: “Nonprofits are at the fore-front of community responses throughout the world. Many are also suffering financially because of limited resources and increased need. AND the individuals working in nonprofits are facing many of the same challenges as the rest of us: reduced income, childcare challenges, strain on mental health. Needs have never been greater and the work has...
