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Welcome to the Nonprofit Optimist
The Nonprofit Optimist was created to increase the awareness of good in the world and to Support small nonprofits in their work.
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NPO 001: Starting a Nonprofit when I was 20 (Molly MacCready, CROSO)
Welcome to the Nonprofit Optimist podcast! In this first episode, I introduce the three goals for this podcast and feature the nonprofit CROSO (Child Restoration Outreach Support Organization). In addition to hosting this podcast, I am the founder and executive director of CROSO. CROSO is a nonprofit that provides college scholarships for former street children in Uganda. To learn more about how (or why) this nonprofit got started and how we've slowly grown as an organization, listen to the episode!
NPO 019: Bringing People Together and Raising Funds (Mark Mullins, Just Live Inc.)
In this episode, Molly is joined by Mark Mullins, board president of Just Live Inc., a nonprofit out of southern Wisconsin that focuses on suicide prevention and promotes education awareness in their local communities. Mark shares about their largest fundraiser each year- a music festival- and also the opportunities for collaboration.
NPO 026: Mentors, Managing Time and Networking (Megan Stith, United Way of Central Kentucky)
The guest for this episode is Megan Stith, President and CEO of United Way of Central Kentucky. We discuss the importance and values of mentors, recommendations for how to manage time (including some scheduling apps) and how to build strong partnerships with businesses and corporations through networking.
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