81. Escaping the Rwandan Genocide to Bring Hope + Healing Worldwide - Alphonsine Anderson and Devin Hood

Meet Alphonsine. She may be the world's bravest sister. During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, her parents and two siblings were killed in the conflict leaving her to raise three younger siblings under the age of 10. It's a harrowing story of survival, chasing educational dreams and eventually landing her dream job at Cisco. Today, she's talking about paying her good fortune forward through a new nonprofit benefiting Rwandan children, and she's even brought a board member into the discussion. Love and hope reign supreme in this chat.

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79. The Real Truth about Campaign Feasibility Studies - Beth Silverstein

Meet Beth. She knows the textbook approach to conducting campaign feasibility studies of old. But in this conversation she challenges us to throw the old playbook, because our campaigns deserve our fresh eyes and creative minds to improve this planning process. Beth has reimagined the typical feasibility study by not just trying to predict future investments, she's leveraging storytelling in these meetings too (yippee!) to create a more inclusive and collaborative process that pays dividends. We'll break it down in easy steps, so don't miss this convo.

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