295. Redefining Board Leadership + Investing in Girls to Save the World - Tara Abrahams
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Overview
Meet Tara. This multi nonprofit-board chair and Head of Impact at The Meteor, is passionate about tackling challenges women and girls are facing worldwide. Tune in and discover why we think she is exactly the kind of modern board chair nonprofits should be looking to recruit, and how she's channeling her passion into her nonprofit volunteerism. It's the thing of board legends🤩💪
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Exploring what a modern fundraising board looks like today
Finding the right board fit for volunteers who have specific interests and skillsets
Why empowering young girls could be the key to global prosperity
Lessons learned as a board chair
Today’s Guest
Tara Abrahams, Head of Impact at The Meteor and Board Chair at She’s The First and International Center for Research on Women
“We have to be driven by hope. And we just have to start.”
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Episode Overview
Tara’s story and journey to where she is today (4:20)
Tara’s board experience (8:45)
Girl Rising and when Tara’s passion clicked (13:00)
Modern boards that meet the moment of today (32:00)
Collaboration in the impact sector (40:00)
The Meteor (44:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Tara’s life (53:00)
Tara’s One Good Thing: We don’t have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start. (57:00)
POWERFUL QUOTES
“From a very young age, I was invited to volunteer and that was a formative experience for me as a young person, because as someone who didn't have a lot of resources, no connections, nothing but my smarts and my heart, to be asked to contribute something beyond myself, was very inspiring and empowering for me.” -Tara
“Get to know if it's a fit on both sides. Be open to those opportunities and also just doing the work to find them.” -Tara
“It was a lot of work. It was work to do the project, it was work to join the advisory committee…And I definitely want to emphasize that you got to do your research, you got to do your homework, because I think that's what ultimately allows you to find the best fit.” -Tara
“I have no doubt that so many people out there as prospective board members have so much to contribute, because I believe everyone does. However, I think an equally important question is what do I have to learn as a board member from going on this journey with this organization?” -Tara
“This porousness is so important amongst the sectors, because I think we all need one another. I don't think that nonprofits can get it done alone. I don't think that for profits can get it done alone.” -Tara
“You've just got to listen, start with that.” -Tara
“We just have to start putting one foot in front of the other and keep going. We have to be driven by hope and we just have to start.” -Tara
Connect with Tara Abrahams
Website / LinkedIn / Instagram / The Meteor
kahani Magazine
Website / LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / Twitter
other organizations mentioned
She’s the First / International Center for Research on Women
Jon McCoy
Becky Endciott
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Julie Confer, Jonathan McCoy, Becky Endicott & Tara Abrahams
