Meet Seth. 🤝

Bestselling author and movement maker Seth Godin joins us to share what it really takes to create meaningful change. From Purple Cow to The Song of Significance, Seth’s work has inspired generations to lead with heart, strategy, + courage.

In this powerful conversation, he unpacks how to build movements through empathy, creativity, + bold action. You’ll learn why the smallest viable audience matters, how to navigate fear and perfectionism, and why doing work that might not work is exactly where the magic happens.

This episode is a rallying cry for nonprofit leaders and changemakers to stop settling—and start leading with intention.

Get ready to think bigger, dig deeper, and reimagine your impact. 💡

Learn:

• Building a movement requires a conversation before the conversation.
• Strategy is not about tactics; it’s about understanding your values.
• Defaulting to familiar practices can hinder progress.
• Nonprofits must acknowledge that their problems are not solved yet.
• Fear and perfectionism can choke momentum; embrace imperfection.
• Empathy is crucial component of effective leadership.
• Every movement starts with a few committed individuals.

Episode Highlights

• The Importance of Strategy in Nonprofits (02:06)
• Understanding Motion and Change (05:07)
• Creating Conditions for Generative Work (08:00)
• Embracing Tension and Imperfection (10:45)
• The Role of Leadership in Nonprofits (13:59)
• The Power of Small Movements (16:55)
• Empathy and Connection in Action (19:46)
• Seth’s One Good Thing (34:52)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/632

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We’re closing out this series with a powerful conversation that redefines what leadership can look like. Lindsay Fuller of The Teaching Well joins us to explore how leading with courage starts right where you are—not with a title, but with intention.

We unpack big ideas: hope as a daily practice, resilience as a rhythm, and policies that reflect lived experience—not just words on a page.

Lindsay challenges us to rethink what tools truly sustain leadership—like rest, offboarding, and sabbaticals—and why they’re not extras, but essentials. We also name the often-unspoken reality of compassion fatigue and offer a vision of shared leadership grounded in alignment, not replication.

If you're ready to build a culture that centers humanity, care, and courage—this episode is your invitation to begin.

Learn:

• Learn why human-centered leadership means choosing courage over comfort
• Discover how critical hope is a practice—not a personality trait
• Understand why change leadership begins right where you are—even without the title
• Explore what it means for policies to be living, responsive, and rooted in lived experience
• See how resilience is built through consistent, intentional rhythms
• Unpack why rest, offboarding, and sabbaticals are essential leadership tools—not perks
• Learn how shared leadership depends on calibration, not cloning
• Recognize why compassion fatigue is a real occupational hazard—and what to do about it

Episode Highlights:

• The Importance of Critical Hope (05:00)
• Policies as Culture in Action (08:55)
• Reframing Policies for Human-Centered Organizations (09:01)
• 5-Part Framework and Where People Get Stuck (15:00)
• Challenges in Implementing Human-Centered Policies (14:53)
• Human-Centered Leadership (25:00)
• The Role of Feedback in Leadership (27:51)
• Becoming the Change Leader in Your Team (30:00)
• The Journey of Rest and Leadership (32:11)
• Reflections from the Well (33:00)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/631

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Meet Jamie & Tajiana. 🤝

What happens when Disney and Make-A-Wish team up? Pure magic. For 45 years, this powerhouse partnership has granted over 150,000 wishes—bringing joy, healing, and unforgettable moments to kids and families when they need it most. Enter Tajiana Ancora-Brown from Disney and Jamie Sandys from Make-A-Wish: two hearts leading with purpose and proof that dreams really can change lives.

In this episode, we're talking about the wish that can’t be prescribed, the impact of 9,000 families visiting Walt Disney World each year, and how collaboration rooted in heart creates ripple effects of hope. From Bigfoot sightings to custom princess gowns, this conversation will make you laugh, tear up, and believe even deeper in the power of doing good—together.

You don’t want to miss this one. ✨

Learn:

• Why mission alignment and trust unlock transformational collaboration
• How Make-A-Wish measures impact beyond numbers and into healing
• Why personalized wishes create powerful moments of joy and dignity
• How purpose-driven partnerships thrive on trust, respect, and shared values
• Why a single wish can spark lifelong generosity and collective hope

Episode Highlights

• Personal Journeys into Philanthropy (03:29)
• Memorable Wish Stories (07:48)
• Creating Unique Experiences for Wish Kids (10:57)
• The Evolution of Historic Partnership (15:16)
• Once Upon a Wish Party: A Celebration of Dreams (19:32)
• The Secret Sauce of Collaboration (25:03)
• Jamie and Tajiana’s One Good Thing (32:25)

Resources:

Connect through: wish.org/disney

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/630

Thank you to our partners 🩵

Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, DonorDock, Feathr, Whiteboard and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.

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