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Joy Nathan, Executive Director of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, Antisemitism Advisory Commission, joins The5 to talk about Engaging State Organizations/Commissions for Support.  Joy brings her immense experience working with groups across the state through partnerships, funding and more.

Joy is a proven executive with a demonstrated track record of achieving results. A recognized leader in managing nonprofit and political organi...

Jose Marroquin, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager of the Society of Actuaries, joins The5 to discuss Engaging and Sustaining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  Jose dives into this topic to look at how groups can go beyond a surface level DEI approach to better embed DEI into their culture.

Jose believes in leading with his values, participating in life long learning, and being an advocate for equity. Currently, Jose is th...

Josh Wilson, Executive Director/CEO of Mission: St. Louis, joins The5 to discuss Getting Off The Ground.  Nonprofits, like their for profit counterparts, launch everyday... some succeed and grow, others remain small for years, while others shut their doors.  Josh started Mission: St. Louis over 15 years ago and has grown the organization significantly in that time.  Josh joins The5 to share tips on that growth.  

Josh is the Exe...

Corporate Giving varies from one organization to another, but should always be a part of a nonprofits plans. Julio Suárez joins The5 to talk about five key things that nonprofit leaders should understand about corporate giving – including the different corporate giving models, the role that corporate giving plays as part of a nonprofit’s development strategy, and more. 

As Managing Director at DRiWaterstone Human Capital, Julio'...

Todd Hovermale joins The5 to talk about Building Effective Relationships.  Critical to every nonprofit leader, Building Effective Relationships should be a focus for both internal and external constituents, both up and down your organization from your board to your volunteers.  

Todd Hovermale has had a long career in banking, an industry critical to building effective relationships due to its commodity based nature, most recentl...

Zac Harmon, CFO of the World Affairs Council Dallas Fort Worth and award winning musician, joins The5 to talk about Juggling Two Professional Careers.  Zac talks through his history balancing an incredible international music career with his accounting career that transitioned into nonprofit leadership.  

Leading a nonprofit is a lot of work, add in another career, like so many nonprofit leaders end up doing, and it can wear on an ...

Jackie Dace, Executive Director of St. Louis Artworks, joins The5 to talk about Stable Income and Budgeting.  Jackie leads listeners through her own significant experience with museums and nonprofits and working through balancing long term budgeting with funding that only provides for the short term.  

Jacqueline K. Dace is the Executive Director with St. Louis Artworks, in St. Louis, MO, overseeing the creation of numerous publ...

Wendell Covington, Founding Executive Director of the VP Community Impact Foundation, joins The5 to talk about Removing the Scarcity Mindset.  In Wendell's current role he partners with nonprofits across the St. Louis community enhancing their efforts through providing volunteers, coaching, board members, and funding.  Through his significant experience and efforts Wendell has watched organizations goi...

Adam Davis, Senior Vice President of Planning and Capacity Building at Arts Consulting Group, joins The5 to talk about Facilities & Operations Planning.  Facilities & Operations Planning is critical to organizations as they look towards their future and build their foundation.  Adam comes at these plans from his significant background in arts & theater organizations, but these critical thoug...

The5 with Eric Moraczewski welcomes Kyle Ogden, President & CEO of The Thanks-Giving Foundation.  Kyle joins The5 to talk about Building a Profoundly Caring Community.  Something most, if not all, nonprofits are focused on but maybe aren't always aware of.  Kyle talks about being intentional with gratitude and caring, as well as the Foundation's five key functions of Building a Profoundly Caring...

Tom Etling, Managing Partner of Etling Strategy Partners (ESP), joins The5 to talk about Brand Strategy Management.  Tom talks about how a nonprofit can and should utilize their brand strategy to maximize their impact on the community. 

ESP’s model is the product of more than 25 years of client-side and agency CEO, COO and CMO leadership and learnings from our team.

Prior to founding ESP, Tom Etling...

Ron Watermon, Founder, Owner, and CEO of STORYSMART, joins The5 to talk about Documentary Filmmaking for Nonprofits.  In this talk Ron gets into how to own your channels and enhance your nonprofit through storytelling with a touch of stories from Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs, Lou Brock, and Blues Music.

Ron Watermon is the founder, owner and CEO of STORYSMART® a premium nationwide filmmaking storytelling service that enables discerning...

Derek Ozkal is a Senior Program Officer at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.  Derek joins The5 to discuss AI for Nonprofits.  This engaging session takes us through a number of topics getting into understanding AI, preparing for the future, and even weaving in brief mentions of Taylor Swift and Skynet.

Derek Ozkal is a senior program officer at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he leads problem-based grantmaking ini...

Michael Shepherd, Managing Partner of The Shepherd Group, joins The5 to talk about Public Relations for Nonprofits.  Public Relations often gets overlooked by nonprofits as they focus on their mission, but building awareness of the brand is critical for both mission and donations.  Hear from Michael on critical points that a nonprofit should consider to grow the awareness of their nonprofit.

Financially savvy advisor to the C-sui...

Dion Brown, Executive Director/Acting President of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), joins The5 to talk about Transitional Leadership.  Transitional Leadership is quite different than operating day-to-day, status quo and having the right insights and path to success is critical.  Dion walks listeners through The5 key steps to successfully navigating transitional leadership in our episode here.

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Michael Friebele, Associate Principal at Perkins Eastman, joins The5 to talk about Designing Your Nonprofit.  Michael gets into basic design principles a nonprofit should apply to their process whether they are working through new architecture, a new website, or new logo, or any other piece that requires design.  Ultimately, as Michael discusses design's role should provoke support for the organization....

Kristen Sorth, Director of the St. Louis County Library, joins The5 to talk about Partnerships.  Kristen uses her years of experience partnering with various organizations across the St. Louis region to discuss how partnerships have evolved and how new partners are developed.

Kristen Sorth has been the Director of the St. Louis County Library for the past 10+ years after working in a variety of other positions with the Library fo...

Steve Manno joins The5 in his role as Principal & Managing Director of CCS Fundraising to discuss the Core Pillars of Philanthropy via Capital Campaigns.  Steve's insights from years of experience and countless capital campaigns provides a benefit to listeners whether they are in the midst of a capital campaign or just need some insights to benefit their annual giving.

As Principal & Managing Director at CCS Fundraising, ...

Muriel Smith is the Executive Director of the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank.  She joins The5 as our first guest and shares a topic of personal importance to her, Being Your Authentic Self as a Leader.  This topic plays a roll for any individual in a leadership role and can be a difficult practice to master.  Hear from Muriel on her 5 key aspects to become a more authentic leader.

Muriel is an experienced non-profit professional with...