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Chris DeCardy, the President of the Heinz Endowments, Convinces us that Pittsburgh is the Center of the Universe
When Chris DeCardy took the reins of the Heinz Endowments last year, he was one of the very few former foundation communications directors to ascend to the lofty heights of president. And Chris has di
A Marriage Made in Heaven! - Elena Chavez Quezada of Gov. Newsom’s Office and Don Howard of the Irvine Foundation Talk Partnerships
Governments have money and foundations can take risks. Shouldnt these be marriages made in heaven? Amazingly theyre not, but in California, were starting to see partnerships that are bucking the tr
Oscar Nominee John Hoffman Tackles the Racial Wealth Gap with his Amazing Film, “The Barber of Little Rock”
Academy Award season is here, but while the rest of the world may be debating which half of the Barbenheimer phenomenon will take home the most trophies, at Lets Hear It were putting all our chips o
Ed Begley, Jr. and Eric Go Way Back
In this episode of Lets Hear It, our guest is none other than one of Hollywoods most passionate and entertaining environmentalists the amazing Ed Begley, Jr.As it happens, Ed and Eric go way, way
Anat Shenker-Osorio – The Magical Message Whisperer of Progressive Causes
We are so delighted to present the legendary Anat Shenker-Osorio. Yes, thats right, that Anat Shenker-Osorio. Maybe youve heard her on Ezra Klein, MSNBC, on her excellent podcast Words to Win By, or
Don Chen of the Surdna Foundation Kicks off Season Six of Let’s Hear It
How many of us in the nonprofit world can track our interest in climate to nightmares we had about natural disasters at age ten? Anyone? Oh, right, just Don Chen, President of the Surdna Foundation, f
Holiday Re-Release - Shanelle Matthews of the Radical Communicators Network
Here is another one of our favorite interviews - Shanelle Matthews, founder of the Radical Communicators Network, former communications director for the Movement for Black Lives, and now Distinguished
Holiday re-release - the Great Jim Canales
Today, we offer another one of our favorite interviews - a blast from the past with the inimitable Jim Canales, President and Trustee of the Barr Foundation. Jim is charming, funny, and one of they ab
Holiday re-release Trabian Shorters!
This holiday season we're re-releasing some of our favorite and most popular episodes. Today - Trabian Shorters, one of our leading thinkers on asset framing - defining people by what they're hopes an
Alison Smart is Changing How We Talk About Climate Change
In our latest episode, we offer a fascinating conversation with Alison Smart, the Executive Director of Probable Futures - a nonprofit climate literacy initiative. Alison shares her organization's app