The Intersection Hub

S03E03 - Spilling the Tea

The first time I logged into a Fundraising Everywhere event I immediately could see that something different was happening. Not only is the platform one of the first – pre covid online conference platforms the business model is crushing existing ways of not just delivering conferences but also building a values-based business that serves the charitable sector.

I am thrilled to welcome the co-founder and Director of Fundraising Everywhere Nikki Bell. With over a decade of charity experience, Nikki is passionate about accessible and innovative digital methods that can help charities achieve success without adding more stress. Nikki is also building a company that values it’s people more than profit and is laser focussed on building a culture that puts the well-being of their people first.

In this conversation we really pull back the covers of how Nikki and their business partner Simon are building something completely different than we have seen before.

Remember to check out the Fundraising Everywhere manifesto here:

https://www.fundraisingeverywhere.com/ourmanifesto/

If you are interested in listening to the hub podcast episode with Nikki’s business partner Simon Scriver you can get it here: https://www.intersectionhub.ca/podcast/episode/7271a838/s02e04-connections-belonging-and-learning

Nikki thank you so much for being so open and candid about how you are building a profitable values driven business. I loved being in conversation with you. And thank you dear listener for spending time here today. Remember to like subscribe and share this podcast so more folks can join us in conversation. And if you would like to talk to me about your work, goals, dreams and success you can book time with me at intersection hub.ca.

S03E01 - People are Peculiar

Today we have such a treat. For years I have had a fan girl crush on Tycely Williams and I’m so excited that she has joined us in the first episode of our third season in the hub.

Tycely currently serves as the Chief Development Officer of the Bipartisan Policy centre Washington DC. Tycely is a Certified Fundraising Executive and in her more than 20-year career she has inspired individuals and institutions to invest more than $100 million dollars in charitable causes.

Tycely leads the Association of Fundraising Professionals global Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Committee; chairs the governing boards of Monument Academy Public Charter School, the Nonprofit Alliance Foundation, and Rising Media Stars; and teaches Fundraising and Leadership at The Pennsylvania State University.

A cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University, Tycely holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication with distinguished departmental honors and a minor in Journalism. She also earned an Executive Master’s in Leadership from The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and is Tycely is proud to be a joyful divorce.

She is absolutely one of the most gracious, smart and kind leaders I have ever met in the charitable sector. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with her about leading with curiosity, not making assumptions about people, having the right mindset and the importance of showing up rested, healed and with a willingness to be open to other people’s perspectives.

We go deep into the state of our society how our own perspectives and well-being can have an enormous impact on a positive or negative culture in our organizations and the importance of shared values and how doing so can lead to a more joyful life.

You can find Tycely:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tycely/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tycelywilliams/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tycely

Tycely thank you one more time for helping to launch Season Three. And thank you listeners for making this podcast part of your day. Please remember to like share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. There are so many great conversations coming up this season. I can’t wait to share them with you. 

 

 

S02E11 - Parenting Through Gender Transition

Supporting your child to live their truth, stand in their power and be wildly successful can be a tough for every single parent. Navigating parenting through your child’s gender transition can be even more challenging. There is so much to learn and every step can feel like a potential landmine.

In this episode, Nicole McVan and I (Kimberley MacKenzie) welcome Mary Cahalane into an important, and for some, lifesaving conversation about Mary’s experience parenting her two children through a gender transition.

In addition to being a mother of two adult daughters, Mary Cahalane is the principal of Hands-On Fundraising. After more than 35 years in the nonprofit world, Mary still approaches her work hands-on. She’s a consultant, copywriter, and blogger. Mary helps organizations with effective donor communications and smart planning. Learn more and subscribe at mcahalane.com.

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and fun Pride Month. Please remember to subscribe, like and share this podcast. 

Thank you for spending time in “The Hub”. We are glad you are here! Let’s keep widening the circle, fostering connection and building community through candid conversation.

S02E10 - Standing in Your Truth

What does it mean to stand in your truth? How do your values show up in your life? What do you do when your values are no longer aligned with your actions?

Today my co-host Jen Love and I, Kimberley MacKenzie are thrilled to welcome Mimosa Kabir into conversation.

Mimosa is a dynamic, creative fundraiser with an established track record as a strategic and results-oriented champion of the nonprofit sector. With a career background ranging from libraries to theatres, international aid to science, Mimosa brings a broad, holistic perspective to industry issues. She has extensive experience growing revenue through major gifts, individual giving, special events and sponsorship. Mimosa currently works as a Senior Development Officer, Major Gifts at the University of Toronto Libraries.

This is an intimate chat about standing in our truth, the evolution of values as we get older, imposter syndrome, the importance of representation and the discord that can happen when your personal values don’t align with your organization’s values.

We are so grateful that Mimosa made time to join us for this episode. Please remember to like subscribe and share this podcast. Let’s keep widening the circle and building community through conversation.

Here are the links mentioned in the podcast:

Anything for ten seconds: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Kimberley’s Sculpture: Andrew Benyei’s Sun Goddess

S02E09 - Equity Centred Leadership

Have you ever wondered how to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in your organization but aren’t sure how to start without causing and or perpetuating harm? Many organizations are struggling with exactly this.

My co-host Paul Nazareth and I, Kimberley MacKenzie are thrilled to welcome Chanel Grenaway into conversation. Paul and I loved Chanel’s recently published article in Charity eNews called How to Keep a Growth Mindset at a Time of Failure and we just had to invite her into the hub to chat about her work.

Chanel Grenaway has over 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector focused on integrating equity and intersectionality practice into workplace cultures. She has worked with Foundations, multi-service non-profit agencies and academic institutions.  She currently supports organizations to improve their equity and inclusion outcomes through equity assessments, training and knowledge building, community engagement, and action planning.  She also coaches leaders, board members and staff teams on how they can normalize conversations about racism and integrate equity-based approaches in their programs, policies and services.

In this episode we start learning more about Chanel’s work and digging into what it means to be an equitable leader in this moment. How can we lead learning organizations, how to continue to build a culture of trust in times of failure? And how can we be intentional about taking pauses to reflect, process and learn in such a busy and important time.

As a sector we have so much work to do. I hope this podcast has helps you know that while the work is important, it can also be complicated and sometimes messy. Let’s call people in and welcome everyone into the brave and bold conversations.

Please remember to share, like, subscribe and continue to build connection and community through candid conversation.

ARTICLE: How to Keep a Growth Mindset at a Time of Failure https://hilborn-charityenews.ca/articles/leadership-how-keep-growth-mindset-time-failure

Hire Chanel: www.chanelgrenaway.com

S02E08 - The Complexities of Motherhood

When a woman becomes a mother society tells us it is supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. For many mothers it is a time of great conflict. The paradox of loving this tiny human you love and missing your professional life before baby is very real. Many women want to be home but are also aching for the stimulation and satisfaction of their paid work. Will your job be there when you are finished maternity leave? Do you even want it to be? What will happen to all the relationships you have cultivated and projects you led?

In this episode Lacey Kempinski joins us to talk about the complexities of becoming a mother. In the past seven years Lacey has made 3 amazing humans, all currently under the age of 6! Lacey is a CFRE, the founder of Balanced Good which she created after more than a decade of progressive experience in traditional fundraising shops building a career in major gifts after she recognized she needed more balance, autonomy, and support to be both the mother and sector leader she wanted to be.

In 2019, when her second son was a year old, she opened Balanced Good. In the past three years she has focused on helping women and leaders find balance and charities to do good. Lacey’s work at Balanced Good has focused on helping small to mid-sized organizations build and streamline their fundraising programs.

Recognizing that the sector (and mothers and parents) needed more support, Balanced Good is shifting its focus to ensuring parents are supported in their careers throughout their parental leave and beyond. Balanced Good is also focused on helping organizations successfully navigate parental leaves and ensuring they can support their most valuable assets – their employees.

As a passionate volunteer with numerous roles supporting AFP Golden Horseshoe and a speaker at a variety of conferences including Happy YOU Year, AFP Congress, and AFP Speaker Discovery Series, her message has always been the same: we need to do better to support the working parents in our sector.

We look forward to continuing the conversation and helping to fix this very important need in our sector. We hope you find value in this episode. Please remember to join The Intersection at www.intersectionhub.ca  and to like, share and subscribe to this podcast.

Let’s keep building community and connection through conversation.

S02E07 - Power Dynamics & Pretty Privilege

How does power show up in your work and your life? Do you benefit from the power and privilege or are you constantly striving to find your power? Do power dynamics show up in ways that you can predict and what do you do when you are sideswiped with a surprisingly quick loss of power?

This week in The Hub, Jen Love and Kimberley MacKenzie have a chance to sit down with Amanda Baca and have a rich and deep conversation about the complexities of power and privilege.

Amanda brings an extraordinary set of lived experiences as a self-described Nexus, a single mother and a Latinx women working as a Director or Development at The University of New Mexico Foundation and I’m proud to say one of the co-hosts for The Intersection's Women in the Hub (WiTH) events.

As Jen says – the power dynamic in the philanthropic sector is layered sideways and up and down. We hope that this episode inspires you to consider the power and privilege you carry and how it may show up in your organization and in your life.

As always, we do hope that you will share, like subscribe and review this podcast. Let’s keep building community through candid conversation.

Thank you for spending time here.

S02E06 - Money Mindset

Did your parents ever talk to you about money? What is your personal relationship with money? Have you ever thought of that? Professionals who works with high net worth individuals, need to first must understand their own money mindset before they can truly serve their donors and their missions fully.

Paul and Kimberley are thrilled to welcome Jenny Mitchell into the hub.

Jenny has done a lot of work in this area personally and professionally. Jenny is the President of Chavender and has a vision to help more people do more good.

Jenny, works closely with not-for-profit leaders to change the world – one mission at a time. Chavender assists clients, across Canada and the U.S., to inspire their donors and achieve their fundraising goals through personalized fundraising coaching and training.

Before completing her CFRE, Jenny trained as a classical musician and earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts. She brings her creative approach, her drive for excellence, and her passion for people to the world of not-for-profits.

That conversation really shifted my mindset around how I think about and talk about money and I hope it did for you too.

As always thank you so much for being here and we would love it if you would help widen the circle by sharing, subscribing, and reviewing this podcast. We are so glad you here. See you next time.

 

S02E05 - The Five Fallacies of Fundraising

It is time to really question what “best practice” in the social sector. How can we move forward with inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging when we are stuck in archaic systems?

We are thrilled to welcome Tanya Hannah Rumble and Nicole McVan back into The Hub to update us on their work building a strong community practice and charting a new way forward for our sector.

Tanya Hannah Rumble, CFRE (she/her) and Nicole McVan, MA (they/them) are long-time collaborators and respected fundraising leaders. Together they have led learning sessions and facilitated workshops for more than 2,000 professional fundraisers across North America and Europe on the topics of power and privilege; equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and fundraising. Their clients include: UNICEF Canada, Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Canada Board of Directors, Art Gallery of Ontario, Association for Opera in Canada, and the Canadian Cancer Society. They bring a unique blend of deep expertise as full-time professional fundraisers; the vulnerability they share and cultivate in their learning sessions through sharing of their collective lived experiences as racialized, disabled, and trans-non binary professionals; and the power to help folks examine sensitive and challenging topics such as race, oppression, and privilege with non-judgement.

Tanya is a racialized settler of multi-ethnic origins living in Tkaronto. She is a fundraising leader who has raised millions for some of Canada's largest charities including Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society, McMaster University and now the Faculty of Arts and Yellowhead Institute at X University. As a racialized philanthropy professional Tanya is honoured to share her influence and insights with students, emerging professionals and peers in the sector. Tanya regularly writes articles on the topics of inclusion, equity, and access; and power, privilege and fundraising for industry publications and speaks to professional audiences at learning events regularly.

She graduated with an Hons. B.A. Political Science from McMaster University, earned a Graduate Certificate at NYU in Marketing Communications, and is currently enrolled in the Master Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) at Carleton University. She has also completed numerous professional certificates including Not-For-Profit Governance Essentials (Rotman School of Management, Institute of Corporate Directors) and Truth and Reconciliation Through Right Relations (Banff Centre). Tanya is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and Master Financial Advisor - Philanthropy (MFA-P™).

Additionally, she is an active leadership volunteer in the philanthropy and non-profit sector: Board Director with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Canada, and Board Committee volunteer with AFP Canada-Foundation; executive volunteer with the Canadian Association of Gift Planners; Vice-Chair of the Board and Chair of the HR Committee with FindHelp Information Services - operators of 211 Toronto; and Board Director with Native Child and Family Services of Toronto. In addition to sharing her knowledge, she is committed to lifelong learning -  she is a graduate of the 2017 Association of Fundraising Professionals Inclusion and Philanthropy Fellowship, and 2010 DiverseCity Fellowship. Tanya gratefully acknowledges the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee nations, whose traditional territory she is a settler and responsible steward of.

Nicole McVan is a strategic non-profit leader with 20 years of experience in Canada and abroad. Their experience spans many areas including corporate philanthropy, individual and community-based giving, volunteer development, national event management, and alumni giving. They are currently the Vice President, Philanthropy & Marketing at United Way Greater Toronto.

Tanya and Nicole have extensive experience as fundraisers and I’ve included their full bio’s in the show notes. Because I know you are ready to dig into this incredible conversation.

As a white, able-bodied, transgender and non-binary person, Nicole uses an anti-oppressive lens in building philanthropy and marketing plans to work with and for communities. Nicole regularly speaks and writes on the topic of equity, privilege, and power dynamics for fundraising publications and at conferences and learning events.

Nicole volunteers their time in the community, including on the Board at Inside Out Film festival - an organization committed to the promotion and exhibition of film made by and about LGBTQ+ people of all ages, races and abilities. They hold a master’s degree in Non-profit Marketing and Fundraising from City University of London and is currently working on a certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership and Development at Ryerson University to build their knowledge of how to work with and for communities for lasting change.

Nicole is grateful to live and work on the traditional territories of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee nations and acknowledges their role as a treaty person to reconcile and rebuild the relationship between indigenous peoples and settlers on Turtle Island.

This work will continue. Together we must contribute to building a strong community of practice. If you would like to participate in this work or have question for Tanya and Nicole please reach out to them on Linked In. Here: Tanya Hannah Rumble, CFRE (she/her) and Nicole McVan, MA (they/them)

Thank you so much for spending time in The Hub. Please remember to widen the circle by sharing, reviewing and subscribing to this podcast. See you next time!

S02E04 -Connections, Belonging and Learning

One of the funniest, kindest, hardest working guys in the social good sector joins us in conversation. Trailblazing entrepreneur, Ted Talk speaker and burnt-out fundraiser Simon Scriver joins us to chat about our love of conferences and how a virtual platform can level the playing field making events more accessible, more equitable and crushing geographic boundaries.

Time with Simon is always fun and thoughtful. Paul and I touch on the complexity of being human, what the future of fundraising conferences might look like, why paying speakers is so important and how Fundraising Everywhere is modelling a new way for businesses to work.

At the heart of all this is the importance of curiosity, belonging, forgiveness, accessibility, value and the importance of meaningful connections whether it is online or in person.

Please join me in welcoming Simon Scriver to the hub.

We hope you enjoy this episode and lean into opportunities to share your experiences and knowledge whenever you can. As Simon says, “Everyone has a voice and everyone has a right to a microphone, because we all learn from each other.”

If you would like more information about how Fundraising Everywhere can help your organization, make meaningful connections, and broaden your reach visit Fundraisingeverywhere.com https://www.fundraisingeverywhere.com/

And do check out Harrison Scriver’s book: Age of Aquarius Adventures on Amazon.

Thank you for joining us in The Hub. Please remember to like, subscribe, and share this podcast. We are glad to have you as part of the conversation.