This episode is the second in a collaborative series that I’m doing with Sean Kosofsky, known as the Nonprofit Fixer. We’re focused in on Board Development in preparation for a webinar that we’ll be co-hosting on the 29th of January.
This week, you’re going to hear from two nonprofit leaders who have deliberately invested time into board development. Both are clients of Sean and they agreed to share their experiences here so that we can learn from their work.
First up is Jack Beck. When he was just 16 years old, Jack was struggling with serious challenges as a queer young person and it was an LGBTQ+ nonprofit that stepped in with help, which made all the difference. Since then, he has dedicated his career to supporting organizations like the one that helped him. He began by working with community-based HIV organizations, and over the past 15 years, he has worked with grassroots queer groups all over the world. In 2015, he left his full-time job to start TurnOut, a nonprofit organization that focuses on connecting Bay Area volunteers with LGBTQ+ causes that can use their help.
Our second interview for this episode is with Irene van der Zande. Irene has been dedicated to protecting children, teens, and adults, including those with special needs from abuse, bullying, assault, exploitation and other emotional and physical violence by empowering them with knowledge and skills. She is the Executive Director and Founder of Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International, a global nonprofit that has served over 6 million people of different ages, abilities, cultures, beliefs, and identities since 1989.
Connect with Sean:
http://nonprofitfixer.com/best-resources
Connect with Jack:
www.turnout.org
Connect with Irene:
https://www.kidpower.org/
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