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Jacob Harold is a social change strategist, author, and executive. He served as CEO of GuideStar, co-founder of Candid, and as a staff leader at the Hewlett Foundation, Bridgespan, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network. Harold studied ethics at Duke and earned an MBA at Stanford.
Jul 13, 2023
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Does the end of affirmative action in college admission decisions signal a shift away from DEIA programming in nonprofits? In this week’s episode, Host Art Taylor shares how he benefited from affirmative action and offers thoughts on how we achieve DEIA and why it’s important.
Jul 05, 2023
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This week, we continue the conversation in Part 2 of our episode on Marketing Essentials with Terese Kung, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer, Harrison/Star.
Jun 28, 2023
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In this week's episode, learn how nonprofits can navigate the increasingly fragmented media environment and adapt to ever-evolving media and audience trends with Angela P. Walton of Breakthrough Marketing Consulting.
Jun 21, 2023
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This is a complete recording of our recent webinar: Maximizing Your Marketing in a Fragmented Media Environment that took place on June 15th, 2023. This session was led by Angela P. Walton of Breakthrough Marketing Consulting presenting best practices for nonprofits to navigate an increasingly fragmented media environment and adapt to ever-evolving media and audience trends. Angela was joined by Terese Kung, Chief Strategy Officer at Harrison/Star sharing success stories in executing efficient and effective marketing campaign strategies and tactics.
Jun 20, 2023
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This week our guest is Mary Cahalane, the principal of Hands-On Fundraising. Mary is a consultant and donor communications expert and she specializes in strengthening giving programs with effective donor communications and smart planning advice. Learn more about her work in today's episode.
Jun 14, 2023