Episodes

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... Volunteers are often called the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations—and for good reason. They expand capacity, strengthen community connections, support events, and help organizations deliver on their mission every day. Y…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... Golf may be the hook, but life skills are the mission. In this episode, I sit down with Angie Dixon, CEO of First Tee – Greater Sacramento, to explore how an organization often associated with golf is actually helping shap…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... For more than three decades, Animal Outreach has quietly become one of the region’s most important resources for affordable veterinary care, rescue services, and community animal welfare. In this episode, I have the pleasu…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this urgent NonProfit NewsPod episode, I’m joined by Joe Barr, Executive Director of Access Sacramento, to discuss a critical funding issue that could dramatically impact one of Sacramento’s most important community med…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way organizations operate — but for many nonprofit leaders, knowing where to begin can feel overwhelming. In this timely NonProfit NewsPod, I’m joined by Brad Squire, CEO of …

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this episode I sit down with April Javist, Executive Director of the Sacramento Literacy Foundation, for one of the most important conversations we’ve had about the future of our communities. What begins as a discussion…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... The Shine Awards are returning for another year, and now is the time for nonprofits to start preparing before the application window opens. In this NonProfit Podcast NewsPod, I sit down with Kevin Burdick, Sustainable Comm…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... For more than 100 years, the American Heart Association has played a defining role in cardiovascular research, public health education, advocacy, and lifesaving care across the country. But many people may not fully realiz…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... Big Day of Giving 2026 is officially in the books—and it was the largest in the event’s history. In this special recap episode of the Nonprofit NewsPod, I’m joined once again by Kelly Siefkin from the Sacramento Region Com…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this NonProfit Podcast Network NewsPod, I sit down with Impact100 Greater Sacramento President Sarina Paulson, alongside leaders from U.S. Bank, to unpack one of the most exciting philanthropic stories in our region thi…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... What if the power of a wish didn’t stop at childhood? In this episode, I sit down with Stephanie Berger, founder of Silver Wishes—an organization built on a simple but powerful idea: seniors deserve the same moments of hop…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... With Big Day of Giving just days away, this final installment of the NewsPod series brings together the most important insights, strategies, and reminders to help donors, businesses, and nonprofits maximize their impact. I…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this episode, I'm speaking with Kara Green, co-founder and executive director of ABLED, alongside Kelsey Emmett, a participant whose journey captures exactly why this work matters. What began as a deeply personal missio…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this fourth installment of the Big Day of Giving NewsPod series, once again, I'm speaking with Kelly Siefkin to explore the evolving landscape of philanthropy—and what it means for donors and nonprofits alike. From trus…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this episode, I'm talking with Mary Tess Mail, Executive Director of Blue Line Arts, to explore how a small, volunteer-driven art initiative from 1966 has grown into a cornerstone of arts and culture in the Roseville re…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this third installment of our Big Day of Giving series with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, I'm talking, once again, with Chief Philanthropy Officer Kelly Siefkin to explore one of the most exciting new oppo…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this episode, I sit down with Katie Campbell from RedRover to explore a critical but often overlooked reality—people in crisis may delay or avoid seeking safety because they can’t bring their pets with them. We unpack h…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... This episode focuses on how donors can engage in Big Day of Giving beyond just making a financial contribution. I'm speaking again, with Kelly Siefkin, Chief Philanthropy Officer. While online donations remain the most com…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... This episode is unique. I'm speaking with Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director of the National Stewardship Action Council and Humboldt County Supervisor, Michelle Bushnell on a topic that was born out of a concern for waste. …

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this first installment of our Big Day of Giving NewsPod series, I sit down with Kelly Siefkin, Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, to explore a powerful but often overlooked driver …

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this episode, I sit down with Elena DeLacey, Executive Director and Marshall Gorham, Land Protection Specialist, of the American River Conservancy to explore what it truly means to protect land—for today and for generat…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this NewsPod, I sit down with Colby Bell of New York Life to talk about something Sacramento’s nonprofit community has long deserved—its own moment of recognition. What started as a simple gathering of nonprofit leaders…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... This is one of the more powerful conversations I’ve had on the podcast. I sit down with Malcolm Johnson and Colleen McCusker from Good Cause Sacramento—an organization built not from theory, but from lived experience. Malc…

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text... In this episode, I sit down with Robert Heidt, President and CEO of the Sacramento Metro Chamber, to explore the role the Chamber plays in shaping the economic future of the Capital Region. Serving six counties and 22 citi…