Getting clear-eyed and full-hearted toward a mission and vision holds the power to fuel your work, gives clarity of when to say "heck yes" and provides an out when you need to give something a hard pass too.

You've likely heard in our podcast intro that our vision is "to create an impact uprising"... but what the heck does that mean anyway? The answer just might surprise you - even if you are a ridiculous idealist, like us.

In this Friday Convo, Jon and Becky give a peek behind the curtain of what's motivating us to show up and cultivate community here, and what's to come on the horizon. You better believe we have a seat ready for you at this table. Won't you join us?

It's your time. Time to step boldly out and embrace the big thinking your mission needs to scale and grow long-term. We're finishing up our final entrepreneurial hacks series with one of our favorite topics: thinking bigger. Fair warning: it requires us to employ cognitive diversity (gosh, we love this expression!). By digging into big problems to debate root causes and solutions, we can eliminate roadblocks and find a clearer path to news successes.

We get asked a lot how we're able to drop three podcasts a week while running our business and giving our best to our families. There's seriously only solution, and it's batching. Other than batching gifts, we had never heard that term until a couple years ago when we started recognizing the parallels between entrepreneurs and nonprofits, and it is game-changing to staying focused and doing a lot in a short amount of time. Feeling overwhelmed? Overburdened? Whether it's professionally or personally, these simple little life hacks will help you "work in focus." Are you really multitasking or are you just frantically moving back and forth between projects? We're here to help, and naturally, we'll keep it light too.

Meet Matt. He was a millionaire in his 20s, multimillionaire in his 30s, and sold his company for $103 million before the age of 40. So where does a brilliant entrepreneur pour his time and philanthropy now? His nonprofit company, The Human Improvement Project, which recently launched The Happy Child App, now the #1 parenting app in the world. The app trains users in the art of empathy, reducing stress and increasing connection with family members, so they can reduce the effects of unprocessed hurtful experiences. You know we're here for this conversation.

Take a peek behind the curtain as Jon and Becky sit down with their alma mater's podcast to talk about our early professional days, how we met, our favorite charities and what we're hoping to disrupt in the nonprofit space by launching We Are For Good (Don't worry, buddies. It's all positive!). We hope you'll enjoy this turning of the tables as we get placed on the hot seat...and still can't seem to take ourselves seriously.

Meet Cynthia. She's a nonprofit leader and certified Co-Active Coach who knows that no one works harder or deserves more validation than nonprofit fundraisers, executives and cultural change-makers. She's walking us through combating compassion fatigue and burnout while providing key takeaways, illuminating warning signs, and giving coping resources. Just a check-in to make sure you're committing to yourself as much as to your mission.

We wanted to ramp up to 2021 by getting our heart and minds in the right place to pivot next year. And it only seemed fitting to start with bravery as we embark on this brave new world. Preserving convention is not our end game. Is what you’re wanting to do aligned with your values? It is way riskier to avoid change this year then it’s ever been before. Embrace risk and tap into your inner courage to deliver your mission more authentically. Join Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they share 5 tips to start embracing a bravery mindset.

When you understand the power of support, then you gravitate toward replicating it. When you understand the weight of pain, you want to move into spaces that eliminate it. We’re here for that. And if you are too - well, then you’ve found your people. Welcome home.

Meet Shotts & Kirby. They're teachers on a mission - a mission that completely gripped our hearts. If you love books, the Scholastic Book Fair or simply smile when you picture your favorite book as a child, then this episode is for you. They are driving their nonprofit bookmobile into metropolitan book deserts and changing everything about literacy in the process. "We have found a cure for something, and we just need to get it to the people." Books and teachers are really changing the world.

Daring innovation lies in the hands of dreamers. And when we honor that spirit, it creates truths we must never stop pursuing. Join Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they share how you can continue to grow and adapt in an ever changing world. Never stop listening. Never stop sharing. Never stop pushing to think bigger. Never substitute the easy thing for the right thing. Never stop choosing humanity every time. Now: Repeat.

Meet Robin. She's here to help us prep for end of year giving, especially during an election year, during our first “minisode”. She has great advice about how to craft a clear message during a time with a lot of white noise. We work through the top questions you should ask yourself while preparing your year end giving campaign, and how you should be utilizing a multichannel communication approach this year.

Meet Shelley Danner. She's united her business acumen and passion for impact into a super cool project. Challenge Detroit offers paid fellowships to live, work - and hopefully stay - in the Motor City while pairing a job with nonprofit service. Challenge Detroit was founded in response to the exodus of young talent leaving Detroit and Michigan. Shelley shares how to leverage young professionals in your community and get them working on the frontlines to the improve their own community.

Gratitude will never be overstated nor should goodness be silenced. Grab a megaphone, a pen and paper, craft that immersive experience and embrace unparalleled levels of stewardship. Join Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they share tips to help you reimagine how you connect thank you + impact together in your donor experience.

Meet Ross. His thick Texas drawl and easy kindness will immediately put you at ease as we chat with this generous philanthropist. The self-professed big dreamer has a pure heart for giving, and is using his savvy know-how to inspire extraordinary generosity in others. He'll share how a $25M gift he and wife Billie made to their alma mater infused an arts Mecca in the middle of the Heartland (& flying the entire NY Philharmonic to Oklahoma!) and how the kindness of one frontline staff member inspired a $10M gift to name a cancer center in her honor at Baylor Scott & White Health. We're getting cozy during this Fireside Chat with a philanthropic legend. It's an inspiring story of how seeds of gratitude can grow early and how storytelling can pull it all together.

Meet Alice. She’s the President & CEO of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and the resident torchbearer for gratitude around her kitchen table. By day she strives to equip healthcare development professionals to do the most good - with even more urgency as we face a global pandemic. In this conversation we explore the power and leverage unique to healthcare philanthropy, and explore how connection + camaraderie are at the core of AHP’s approach. Kick back and lean in, as I know this conversation elevated our appreciation of the power and urgency of philanthropy.

Ever notice how one person’s profound passion can create a ripple? That’s our goal. Tossing a pebble into the hands of those who don’t simply want to make a transactional gift - they want to start a movement. Join Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE as they help you identify, engage, and mobilize your rabid fans.

Meet Tycely. She's a dynamic leader, chief development officer and compelling storyteller. As a student of Dr. Maya Angelou, she seized the advice from this wise professor and mentor who said "it is critically important to be joyful.” Understanding that pathways of joy lead to courage, she's armed with the resolve to be brave, not perfect. Her tips to becoming a radical change agent have benefitted her nonprofit, and she's eager to pay those lessons learned forward.

Storytelling is the heartbeat of connection. And we strive to tell it rawly, transparently and kindly...because story opens the doors to the empathy required to create an uprising. Join Jon & Becky as they share why storytelling is absolutely essential to bringing others to know and love your mission. They walk through some simple Do's and Don'ts, and finish by sharing a deeply personal story of hope.

Meet Terri. She believes leaders turn moments into movements, and she's passionate about activating that movement toward social good. Tune in and learn the 4 things you need to be an agent of good in your space of the world from this accomplished nonprofit professional, author and speaker. We'll also explore a couple tips for learning during hard times. Timely advice for all of us.

Storytelling is the heartbeat of connection. And we strive to tell it rawly, transparently and kindly...because story opens the doors to the empathy required to create an uprising. Join Jon & Becky as they share why storytelling is absolutely essential to bringing others to know and love your mission. They walk through some simple Do's and Don'ts, and finish by sharing a deeply personal story of hope.