501(c)3(b)(s): Deprogramming for Organizational Growth: Recent Episodes

Zoot Velasco

In “nonprofit” 501c3 organizations the 80/20 rule applies. 80% of all funding goes to 20% of the sector. This happens because much of conventional wisdom in our industry is false. In this podcast, you will find the truths, And those truths will set you free to success. Zoot Velasco is an employee of OCEAA and California State University Fullerton. The views expressed on this podcast are his alone and do not represent the views of OCEAA or California State University Fullerton.

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series.

In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.

Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time Robert Santana and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Central Orange Coast.

The book based on this research is available now:

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series.

In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.

Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time, Creative Solutions.

The book based on this research is available now:

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series.

In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.

Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time Solidarity.

The book based on this research is available now:

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series.

In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.

Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time Charitable Ventures.

The book based on this research is available now:

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series.

In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.

Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves.

The book based on this research is available now:

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series.

In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.

Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves.

The book based on this research is available now:

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 124: A simulcast with Haley Cooper's Lead with Heart Podcast.

Haley's mission is EMPOWERING, ELEVATING, AND ENGAGING NONPROFIT LEADERS TO BUILD HEALTHY, THRIVING ORGANIZATIONS.

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts:

Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefit organizations... No BS.

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts:

What is innovation that transforms organizations? Peter Drucker defined innovation as "change that creates a new dimension of performance." But how does one do that? It is not what most people think it is. It is not some creative new thought and some wild idea that just happens to work. It is not thinking outside the box. It is eliminating the box, using the scientific method on a small scale to find what works, and then scaling it up. Zoot and the Gianneschi Center are in the middle of a research project on real innovation in small organizations. The G3X Conference this year is centered on the idea of innovation. Zoot discusses true innovation from his research and his own experience growing an organization 400% during the recession.

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: This is a two-parter:

There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and taught grantwriting in her former role at OneOC and currently as a professor at Cal State Fullerton (she knows the issues from all sides); Kim Sanchez, a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) of LetsGetGrants.com and yours truly, Zoot Velasco, a former CFRE who has written millions in successful grants, served on 30 grant panels, produced grants, and teaches the art of grantwriting.

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: This is a two-parter:

There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and taught grantwriting in her former role at OneOC and currently as a professor at Cal State Fullerton (she knows the issues from all sides); Kim Sanchez, a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) of LetsGetGrants.com and yours truly, Zoot Velasco, a former CFRE who has written millions in successful grants, served on 30 grant panels, produced grants, and teaches the art of grantwriting.

Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership- Patton McDowell Dr. Patton McDowell (www.pattonmcdowell.com) brings the best in nonprofit career development to each episode, helping you find the perfect nonprofit opportunity and guiding you along the path to senior leadership in the philanthropic sector. Patton brings 30 years of nonprofit leadership, coaching, and consulting experience, and shares best practices for individual and organizational success based on his work with over 250 nonprofit organizations and their staff and board leaders. Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership features more than 120 interviews with nonprofit leaders and philanthropy experts, as well as deep-dive solo episodes and other special editions. Hit subscribe and accelerate your journey on a nonprofit career path that can change your life. Learn more at: https://www.podpage.com/your-path-to-nonprofit-leadership/

We have taken our past podcasts where we interviewed top social media influencers and condensed their wisdom down to one 10-minute chunk.

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

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Episode 115: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less

(Part 3 of 3)

An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 115: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less

(Part 2 of 3)

An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 115: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less

(Part 1 of 3)

An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grant writing. The truth in about 10 minutes.

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 113: A shortened version of one of our most popular top-ten episodes of all time episodes, Zoot Velasco talks with Todd Hanson, then Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation (Now with the Council on Aging).

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 112: This week, we look at this seemingly harmless statement and diagnose the harm that it does in under 10 minutes. This is a shortened version of one of our 10 most popular episodes of the past seasons.

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 111: In this episode, we critique the good, the bad, and the ugly of mission statements in 10 Minutes or Less.

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 110: Collaboration in 10 Minutes or Less

How do collaboration and strategic partnerships help us succeed?

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 109: Advocacy in Short

Many in the Social Sector believe the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations are not allowed to advocate for themselves or their causes. Zoot discusses the myths and the reality of advocacy in the Social Sector with David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, our national advocacy group.

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

We unwrap all the truth and mythology about the "Big Gala"

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.

In this episode we take on the BS of the "Board of Directors."

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.

In this episode we take on the BS of the "Board of Directors."

Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Season Six Opener: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.

In this episode we take on the BS of the very label we call ourselves- “nonprofits."

CHeck out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/

http://www.zootvelasco.com/

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 105: In the past two years, Orange County has been quietly building an infrastructure around social enterprise. From The UCI and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State Fullerton; to funding through the OC Community Foundation’s Social Innovation Fund, RevHub, and Octane OC; to backbone organizations providing fiscal sponsorship like Charitable Ventures and OneOC. Orange County is poised to become a hub of social innovation. In this panel, we talk to the movers and shakers laying down tracks to pave the way for social entrepreneurs and discover what that means for the social sector. Part two of two.

Episode 104: In the past two years, Orange County has been quietly building an infrastructure around social enterprise. From The UCI and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State Fullerton; to funding through the OC Community Foundation’s Social Innovation Fund, RevHub, and Octane OC; to backbone organizations providing fiscal sponsorship like Charitable Ventures and OneOC. Orange County is poised to become a hub of social innovation. In this panel, we talk to the movers and shakers laying down tracks to pave the way for social entrepreneurs and discover what that means for the social sector. Part one of two.

Episode 103: Plan Like The Martians Do! If it's good enough to land rovers on Mars, it's good enough for us!

Story Planning: Explore the space between “what is” and “what could be” using storytelling methods to think differently when communicating new ideas with Paul Propster, CSUF alumnus and Story Architect for NASA/JPL’s Office of Formulation.

JPL partners with NASA and CalTech to create the United States unmanned missions to space such as MARS rovers.

Paul is a seasoned storyteller, strategy-lover, line-blurrer, dot-connector, and message-driven professional. With more than 25 years in strategic communications, Paul has helped clients across industries to tell their stories. From small, women-owned businesses to energy to technology to NASA, he partners with teams to cultivate a narrative that produces greater emotional investment in stakeholders. Since 2014, Paul has been the resident “storytelling architect” for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab’s Office of Formulation, spearheading the development and establishment of a storytelling culture, processes, and tools. He led the capture of an Earth mission (MAIA), a Heliopyhsics mission (SunRISE), and an Astrophysics mission (SPARCS). Also, he co-led the development and delivery of the 2018 Strategic Implementation Plan.

Paul is an old, salty surfer, mountain biker, music and movie lover, and enjoys spending as much time as possible at the beach. He lives in Southern California with his wife Laurie and his 3 sons.

Jodi Balma, Political Science Professor at Fullerton College, has been recently named an Orange County Teacher of the Year. Jodi hosts the Slice of Orange Podcast on all things politics in North Orange County, California. In this episode, she talked with our host, Zoot Velasco about the Gianneschi Center.

Episode 101: In this podcast's five seasons, we have interviewed many great leaders on Leadership. Today we will distill down the universal truths of great leadership from our speakers and our training on the subject. Zoot Velasco teaches leadership at Cal Poly Pomona, OneOC, and Cal State Fullerton Gianneschi Fellowship. He is the product of four leadership fellowships himself and an MBA program. The content today is part of his Gianneschi Fellows program and his new book on Social Impact Leadership:

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschinonprofitresearch/social-impact-leadership

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds

Episode 100: Leading Social Enterprise with “Homeboy” Fr. Greg Boyle (Rebroadcast)

Fr. Greg Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, an international model for social enterprise; a Jesuit pastor at the Dolores Mission, and author of Creating A Culture of Tenderness, Tattoos on The Heart, and Barking to The Choir. This was his keynote speech recorded at the 2019 G3X Conference.

Episode 97: Ken Wilcox discussed his new book Leading Through Culture at a G3X Zoom Conversation in December, which we recorded for this podcast. He talked about his experiences leading a key Silicon Valley bank financing innovation in the tech industry. Marrying finance with innovation has many implications for our sector. Mr. Wilcox currently serves as Emeritus Chairman of Silicon Valley Bank, a bank he led for many years. Mr. Wilcox is Chairman of the Asia Society of Northern California, Treasurer of the Asian Art Museum, and a member of the Advisory Board of the 21st Century China Center Advisory Board. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wilcox was a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Wilcox earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a Ph.D. in German studies from Ohio State University. (Part 3 of 3)

Episode 97: Ken Wilcox discussed his new book Leading Through Culture at a G3X Zoom Conversation in December, which we recorded for this podcast. He talked about his experiences leading a key Silicon Valley bank financing innovation in the tech industry. Marrying finance with innovation has many implications for our sector. Mr. Wilcox currently serves as Emeritus Chairman of Silicon Valley Bank, a bank he led for many years. Mr. Wilcox is Chairman of the Asia Society of Northern California, Treasurer of the Asian Art Museum, and a member of the Advisory Board of the 21st Century China Center Advisory Board. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wilcox was a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Wilcox earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a Ph.D. in German studies from Ohio State University. (Part 2 of 3)

Episode 97: Ken Wilcox discussed his new book Leading Through Culture at a G3X Zoom Conversation in December, which we recorded for this podcast. He talked about his experiences leading a key Silicon Valley bank financing innovation in the tech industry. Marrying finance with innovation has many implications for our sector. Mr. Wilcox currently serves as Emeritus Chairman of Silicon Valley Bank, a bank he led for many years. Mr. Wilcox is Chairman of the Asia Society of Northern California, Treasurer of the Asian Art Museum, and a member of the Advisory Board of the 21st Century China Center Advisory Board. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wilcox was a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Wilcox earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a Ph.D. in German studies from Ohio State University. (Part 1 of 3)

Episode 96: The list of 29 Recession Stars includes the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Central Orange Coast Foundation, an endowment for the clubs. Robert Santana is the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs while also running their foundation. The Clubs themselves did well during the recession but were already too large in 2008 to be part of my study of Recession Stars. They continued to grow like a juggernaut after the recession. The foundation was the Recession Star and the only one of its kind. It grew substantially during the recession, helping both organizations grow. The foundation went from $142,000 in 2008 to $463,000 in 2012. By 2018 it grew to just over $1 million. That is a 725% growth building an endowment for the clubs. When you hear Robert speak, you can see why they had such growth. I was able to host Robert as a speaker at our conference on leadership in 2019, rebroadcast for you here.

Episode 95: Dr. Ryan Cargando of Creative Solutions in Riverside, CA started his foster care agency with $400,000 of his own money to create better-quality services for the families with whom he worked as a social worker. By the beginning of the recession in 2008, he had already grown to $1.5 million with contracts in several counties, but his quality programs, networks, and training helped him continue to grow. Even though his agency was over a million-dollar organization, I included him because his growth was so new and rapid. Just a year earlier he was under a million dollars. By the end of the recession in 2012, he more than doubled with $3.3 million in earnings. By 2018, when my study ended, he led a $4.1 million organization. That's over 271% growth during the worst years of our economy. His story of mission and calling out of tragedy is quite inspiring. I’ll let you hear it for yourself.

Episode 94: If there is a model for how a small grassroots organization serving a community grows into a force that accomplishes its goals, it is Solidarity. Solidarity is one of the 29 Recession Star organizations that grew from small to large with surprising success against the backdrop of the Great Recession. The organization started at $156, 000 in 2008 and grew to $645, 000 by 2012, as the recession came to a close. That is a 419% growth! By 2018, they had reached the million-dollar mark. In total, this is a 642% growth overall. I interviewed Tommy Nixon, founding CEO, and Kevin Mo-Wong, who helped found the organization as second-in-command, and now leads Solidarity as its current Executive Director.

Episode 93: Charitable Ventures, led by Anne Olin, went from a newly-minted organization in 2008 with a budget of just $193,000 at the beginning of the recession to $1.2 million in 2012 at the end of the recession. That's a 624% increase during the great recession when organizations all over the country were shrinking. Then, they jumped to $7.5 million in 2018 when I concluded my study. That's a total of a whopping 3,880% growth, and that's not all. They're still growing to this day. How did they do it?

Episode 92: A rebroadcast of the podcast version of our G3X Conversation, Financing with The Stars, and the third of our seven-part series on the subject. This is a continuation of last week's G3X Conversation. Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you. Read the article about the research project upon which that the episode is based at: https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/GianneschiNonprofitResearch/Publications

Episode 91: A rebroadcast of the podcast version of our G3X Conversation, Financing with The Stars, and the second of our seven-part series on the subject. Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you. Read the article about the research project upon which that the episode is based at: https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/GianneschiNonprofitResearch/Publications

Episode 90: Today we start a seven-part series on the Recession Stars. These are 29 organizations out of 6450 that grew from small to large during the last recession. We learn what they did that made them special, what we can learn from it, and interview some of them.

Today: The Seven Steps to Success. We discuss the process that these champions had in common and what we can learn from it. This process has become the process we teach in the Gianneschi Fellowship for Social Impact Leaders.

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/GianneschiNonprofitResearch/Publications

https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschinonprofitresearch/social-impact-leadership

Episode 89 (Rebroadcast): We continue our Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes.

What is innovation that transforms organizations? Peter Drucker defined innovation as "change that creates a new dimension of performance." But how does one do that? It is not what most people think it is. It is not some creative new thought and some wild idea that just happens to work. It is not thinking outside the box. It is eliminating the box, using the scientific method on a small scale to find what works, and then scaling it up. Zoot and the Gianneschi Center are in the middle of a research project on real innovation in small organizations. The G3X Conference this year is centered on the idea of innovation. Zoot discusses true innovation from his research and his own experience growing an organization 400% during the recession.

Episode 88: Part 3/3 of our series on Social Media Marketing:

Ben Whitehair is a champion for social change through art and business. He is a working actor in Los Angeles, Chief Information Officer of TSMA Consulting—entertainment’s leading social media management and growth firm—and co-founder of the premier business academy and coaching community for actors, Working.Actor. He is a serial entrepreneur, certified business/mindset coach, and a SAG-AFTRA National Board Member. Catch him on social media (@BenWhitehair on all platforms), grow your own social media at TSMAConsulting.com, or visit https://working.actor to learn everything you need to know to be a working actor.You may also know Ben as FBI Agent Banks opposite Matthew McConaughey in the film GOLD. He also stars in the major motion picture AMELIA 2.0, and recent television appearances include THE NIGHT SHIFT and recurring roles on BETTER CALL SAUL, GRIMM, MANHATTAN, and the TNT pilot MONSTERS OF GOD.

From Ben: "Here are links to the 3-part social media series we did with SAG-AFTRA as well in case that's useful for everyone!" Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg9FXQJPPKw (Links to an external site.) Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsFkKMVN7Mw (Links to an external site.) Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIieVuLZ1lo

Episode 87: Part 2/3 of our series on Social Media Marketing:

Ben Whitehair is a champion for social change through art and business. He is a working actor in Los Angeles, Chief Information Officer of TSMA Consulting—entertainment’s leading social media management and growth firm—and co-founder of the premier business academy and coaching community for actors, Working.Actor. He is a serial entrepreneur, certified business/mindset coach, and a SAG-AFTRA National Board Member. Catch him on social media (@BenWhitehair on all platforms), grow your own social media at TSMAConsulting.com, or visit https://working.actor to learn everything you need to know to be a working actor.You may also know Ben as FBI Agent Banks opposite Matthew McConaughey in the film GOLD. He also stars in the major motion picture AMELIA 2.0, and recent television appearances include THE NIGHT SHIFT and recurring roles on BETTER CALL SAUL, GRIMM, MANHATTAN, and the TNT pilot MONSTERS OF GOD.

From Ben: "Here are links to the 3-part social media series we did with SAG-AFTRA as well in case that's useful for everyone!" Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg9FXQJPPKw (Links to an external site.) Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsFkKMVN7Mw (Links to an external site.) Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIieVuLZ1lo

86: In this rebroadcast of one of the top 10 episodes of all time on our feed, we introduce you to the Queen of All Social Media, who spoke at our G3X Conference last August 2019. Stephanie L. Smith is the digital and social media lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she oversees the social media team and tweets on behalf of the Curiosity Mars rover. She holds conversations with the public and with journalists about more than 20 space missions via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Flickr, Giphy, and Reddit. A two-time Emmy and seven-time Webby Award winner, she was recognized by Time for running one of the “140 Best Twitter Feeds.” With more than 20 years of digital communications experience, this veteran of the “Let’s Go” travel guides, Idealab, and “Channel One News,” is always game for adventures that make great stories. Stephanie holds a degree in history from Harvard and mixes a mean #Marstini.

This is a rebroadcast of one of our ten most popular episodes of our program.

Today we take a break from our normal format of interviews. Instead, Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefit organizations... No BS.

A Rebroadcast of one of our Top 10 Episodes of all time: Today we are broadcasting our G3X Zoom workshop on AB5 hosted on April 14, 2020, by Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center, Sarah Efthymiou of the Public Law Center of Orange County, and Todd Hanson of the Orange County Community Foundation. Our presenter is Michael Olsen, the attorney specializing in AB5 issues for the Public Law Center.

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) extends employee classification status to gig workers. Companies must use a three-pronged test to prove workers are independent contractors, not employees. AB5 is designed to regulate companies that hire gig workers in large numbers, such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash but are making big waves with arts groups, truckers and many more. What does this law (and the supreme court decision behind it) mean to the social sector?

Part 2 of our rebroadcast of one of our top 10 most popular podcasts of all time.

There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and taught grantwriting in her former role at OneOC and currently as a professor at Cal State Fullerton (she knows the issues from all sides); Kim Sanchez, a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) of LetsGetGrants.com and yours truly, Zoot Velasco, a former CFRE who has written millions in successful grants, served on 30 grant panels, produced grants, and teaches the art of grantwriting.

Rebroadcast of one of our top 10 most popular podcasts of all time.

There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and taught grantwriting in her former role at OneOC and currently as a professor at Cal State Fullerton (she knows the issues from all sides); Kim Sanchez, a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) of LetsGetGrants.com and yours truly, Zoot Velasco, a former CFRE who has written millions in successful grants, served on 30 grant panels, produced grants, and teaches the art of grantwriting.

In this rebroadcast of our most popular episode of the first three seasons (And still in the top-ten of all time,) Zoot Velasco talks with Todd Hanson, Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation, recognized as a “center of gravity” for philanthropy in Orange County. OCCF has now awarded hundreds of millions in grants and scholarships since its inception in 1989. their dramatic growth has placed the Orange County Community Foundation as a stand-out among more than 780 community foundations across the nation, the 8th most active grantmaker among its colleagues, and in the top 10% in total assets. For more than 16 years Todd has provided support to some of Orange County’s most generous families, helping them achieve their philanthropic goals and inspiring effective and impactful giving. He visits more than 100 nonprofit organizations each year to stay informed on the latest programs, services, and results. He has more than 25 years of experience in nonprofits and is the former executive director of Camp Fire USA in Orange County. Todd and Zoot discuss the myths around fund development for organizations.

Episode 80: A rebroadcast on the truths of Advocacy which originally aired in Season 2.

Many in the Social Sector believe the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations are not allowed to advocate for themselves or their causes. Zoot discusses the myths and the reality of advocacy in the Social Sector with David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, our national advocacy group.

A rebroadcast of our live webinar (5-28-20) on creating post-CoVID interim plans (making lemonade from our lemons). This webinar was co-presented with OneOC and Sponsored by the Orange County Community Foundation and the Gianneschi Center for Nonprofits at Cal State University Fullerton College of Business. To see the OneOC component or this full presentation with slides, visit the Gianneschi Youtube Channel at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bo3mbT3aGQ

Here are some links to help you related to materials in the lecture:

Ted Talk on Triaging decisions (12 Mins):

https://www.ted.com/talks/darria_long_an_er_doctor_on_triaging_your_crazy_busy_life

Also mentioned are our past podcasts on AB5, Board Development, Innovation, and Social Media.

OneOC info can be found at

https://oneoc.org/covid-non-profit-resources/

A panel discussion with industry leaders in Orange County including Todd Hanson, VP of the Orange County Community Foundation; Rick Stein CEO of ArtsOC; Amanda Green, Organizational Development Services Director for OneOC; Claudia Keller, Chief Mission Officer for Second Harvest Food Bank of OC; and Victoria Torres, Director of Community Impact, Anaheim for the Samueli Foundation and Founding Board Member/ Current Board Chair of the Orange County Nonprofit Professionals Network. They share their uplifting vision of a post-COVID world for Orange County organizations based on their knowledge of COVID relief funding and a macro view of the field.

https://oneoc.org/

https://artsoc.org/

https://www.oc-cf.org/

https://www.feedoc.org/

https://www.facebook.com/OCNPN/

https://www.business.fullerton.edu/engagement/GianneschiNonprofitResearch/

A six-minute overview of Season 5 of the podcast.

Mike Daniel and his team from the Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center at California State University Fullerton gives a workshop in applying for new COVID Relief loans and grants.

https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options

https://www.californiasbdc.org/covid-19-relief-grant

https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/shuttered-venue-operators-grant

Mike Daniel is the Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center under the Small Business Administration assisting on COVID relief programs. He told us on Friday, January 8, 2021 about the upcoming relief programs available for nonprofits such as: * PPP Round 2 * EIDEL Loan extensions * Live Venue Grants * COVID Relief Grants Round 2 * County Grants

All will be released between next week and early February.

https://orangecountysbdc.org/

Episode 73: A podcast version of our G3X Conversation, Financing with The Stars. Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you. Read the article about the research project upon which that the episode is based at: https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/GianneschiNonprofitResearch/Publications

Episode 73: A podcast version of our G3X Conversation, Financing with The Stars. Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you. Read the article about the research project upon which that the episode is based at: https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/GianneschiNonprofitResearch/Publications

Episode 72: From our Zoom G3X Conversation with Jan on August 20, 2020.

Jan Masaoka is the CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits, an esteemed author, past G3X keynote speaker, and a leading voice in our field. She offers unique insights for organizations as we reinvent ourselves for a post-CoVID world. We talk about COVID, Recession, and how organizations cope moving forward!

Episode 71: Leading Social Enterprise with “Homeboy” Fr. Greg Boyle

Fr. Greg Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, an international model for social enterprise; a Jesuit pastor at the Dolores Mission, and author of Creating A Culture of Tenderness, Tattoos on The Heart, and Barking to The Choir. This was his keynote speech recorded at the 2019 G3X Conference.

Episode 70: Creating Change through Leadership with Robert Santana

Robert Santana converted a small Boys & Girls Club in Santa Ana, CA to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Central Orange Coast, a national leader with 66 sites in 5 cities and partnerships that are redefining the youth club movement. He was a speaker at the 2019 G3X Conference.

Episode 69: Leadership as defined by the woman who literally wrote the book on our sector. Frances Phillips is a funder with the Haas Foundation in San Francisco and co-author of the Nonprofit Kit for Dummies, the bestselling book of all time in the social sector. She was a speaker at the 2019 G3X Conference.

Episode 68: Dr. Robert Pletka is the Superintendent of the Fullerton Unified School District. Through his leadership, the district has become an Apple Computer Test Site and created a culture of innovation that has brought together unconventional partners to create award-winning STEAM and writing programs. He was a speaker at the 2019 G3X Conference on Innovative Leadership.

How will changes in technology change the way we fund our organizations? The end of endowments and galas? Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, and funding apps? Changes are coming!

More info on our tech future:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/in-the-age-of-ai/

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/update-crispr

https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewgauthier/online-privacy-facebook-prank-video

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/eye-sky

https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/awhk76

Episode 66: This week starts a series of new podcasts based on keynote speakers from our last G3X conference.

Amir Dabirian, VP of California State University Fullerton Division of Information Technology, spoke at the 2019 G3X Conference on the future of technology. Amir has over 20 years of experience at California State University Fullerton, where he served as Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Security Officer. Amir peers into the future and tells us about the technology coming around the corner that will change our lives.

Episodes 64 & 65 Rebroadcast- In preparation for upcoming podcasts from our 2019 G3X Conference, we thought we would rebroadcast this amazing panel from 2018’s G3X! (Part 2 of 2) In the vein of Reddit's "Ask Me Anything," a panel of esteemed experts at the 2018 G3X Conference took questions from the audience and dropped some pearls for the audience and you! Experts for the two days of panels include: * Sally Lawrence of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Orange County and a professional fund development Officer * Victoria Torres of OneOC (now at Samueli Foundation) * Jan Masaoka, CEO of California Association of Nonprofits and our 2018 keynote speaker (and program next month) * Frances Phillips, co-author of the Nonprofit Kit for Dummies (who returns as a keynote speaker for G3X in 2019) * Zoot Velasco, Gianneschi Center Director

Episodes 64 & 65 Rebroadcast- In preparation for upcoming podcasts from our 2019 G3X Conference, we thought we would rebroadcast this amazing panel from 2018’s G3X! (Part 1 of 2) In the vein of Reddit's "Ask Me Anything," a panel of esteemed experts at the 2018 G3X Conference took questions from the audience and dropped some pearls for the audience and you! Experts for the two days of panels include: * Sally Lawrence of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Orange County and a professional fund development Officer * Victoria Torres of OneOC (now at Samueli Foundation) * Jan Masaoka, CEO of California Association of Nonprofits and our 2018 keynote speaker (and program next month) * Frances Phillips, co-author of the Nonprofit Kit for Dummies (who returns as a keynote speaker for G3X in 2019) * Zoot Velasco, Gianneschi Center Director

Episode 63: The Real Deal on Grant Writing (Part 2)

Continued from last week... There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and taught grantwriting in her former role at OneOC and currently as a professor at Cal State Fullerton (she knows the issues from all sides); Kim Sanchez, a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) of LetsGetGrants.com and yours truly, Zoot Velasco, a former CFRE who has written millions in successful grants, served on 30 grant panels, produced grants, and teaches the art of grantwriting.

Episode 62: The Real Deal on Grant Writing (Part 1)

There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and taught grantwriting in her former role at OneOC and currently as a professor at Cal State Fullerton (she knows the issues from all sides); Kim Sanchez, a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) of LetsGetGrants.com and yours truly, Zoot Velasco, a former CFRE who has written millions in successful grants, served on 30 grant panels, produced grants, and teaches the art of grantwriting.

So, You Want To Start A Nonprofit?

This week on 501(c)3(b)(s) Podcast, we dispel the myth that if one has a good idea, one should start a nonprofit organization. We talk about the best way to start a public benefit organization and how not to do it. A key is fiscal sponsorship. We discuss fiscal sponsorship with Community Partners Senior Program Director Cynthia Freeman. Community Partners is the largest fiscal sponsor in Los Angeles. But if you want a fiscal sponsor in our Orange County, CA (where we produce this podcast) you can talk with OneOC or Charitable Ventures. These organizations are the top OC partners for fiscal sponsorship. There are fiscal sponsors in your neck of the woods, too!

Episode 60: Learn about the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) movement from Charles Antis of Antis Roofing, the Pied Piper of CSR.

“Join me in creating the world in which we want to live!” This is the battle cry from Antis Roofing & Waterproofing Founder & CEO, Charles Antis, to his employees, clients, and the community. While Antis Roofing’s purpose is to keep families safe & dry, Charles is fulfilled by igniting passion in others to do good, which may explain why his company attracts so many employees who are passionate about giving back, and why Antis Roofing is making a profound difference in their community.

There is much BS around the use of interns: "They are a waste of time," "They are there to get coffee," "They are hard to get," "They are hard to keep." In my position as CEO of a cultural center, we hosted about 60 interns each year which did a great deal of work on our behalf. Of our 17 staff positions, 15 were eventually filled by former volunteer interns.

Today we are talking with Robert Pierce and Andrew Gonzalez of the Center for Internships & Community Engagement at California State University Fullerton. Together we are going to clear up the myths around internships.

Episode 58 (Rebroadcast): What is innovation that transforms organizations? Peter Drucker defined innovation as "change that creates a new dimension of performance." But how does one do that? It is not what most people think it is. It is not some creative new thought and some wild idea that just happens to work. It is not thinking outside the box. It is eliminating the box, using the scientific method on a small scale to find what works, and then scaling it up. Zoot and the Gianneschi Center are in the middle of a research project on real innovation in small organizations. The G3X Conference this year is centered on the idea of innovation. Zoot discusses true innovation from his research and his own experience growing an organization 400% during the recession.

Episode 57: A broadcast of our live webinar (5-28-20) on creating post-CoVID interim plans (making lemonade from our lemons). This webinar was co-presented with OneOC and Sponsored by the Orange County Community Foundation and the Gianneschi Center for Nonprofits at Cal State University Fullerton Mihaylo College of Business. To see the OneOC component or this full presentation with slides, visit the Gianneschi Youtube Channel at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bo3mbT3aGQ

Here are some links to help you related to materials in the lecture:

Two short videos we will discuss in the webinar to better understand the material presented (15 minutes total):

Woods Center Economic Forecast (3 Mins)

https://vimeo.com/415339258

Ted Talk on Triaging decisions (12 Mins):

https://www.ted.com/talks/darria_long_an_er_doctor_on_triaging_your_crazy_busy_life

Also mentioned are our past podcasts on AB5, Board Development, Innovation, and Social Media.

OneOC info can be found at

https://oneoc.org/covid-non-profit-resources/

Episode 56: “Our staff are like family” -BS This week, we look at this seemingly harmless statement with Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant of NYU Silver School of Social Work, and diagnose the harm that it does. This is a rebroadcast and among our 10 most popular episodes of the past three seasons.

This is a rebroadcast of one of our ten most popular episodes of our program. Today we take a break from our normal format of interviews. Instead, Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefit organizations... No BS.

54: Social Media Communication has become more important than ever in a Post-CoVID world. So we are going to bump up a broadcast we originally had scheduled for later this summer:

Today we introduce you to the Queen of All Social Media, who spoke at our G3X Conference last August. Stephanie L. Smith is the digital and social media lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she oversees the social media team and tweets on behalf of the Curiosity Mars rover. She holds conversations with the public and with journalists about more than 20 space missions via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Flickr, Giphy and Reddit. A two-time Emmy and seven-time Webby Award winner, she was recognized by Time for running one of the “140 Best Twitter Feeds.” With more than 20 years of digital communications experience, this veteran of the “Let’s Go” travel guides, Idealab and “Channel One News,” is always game for adventures that make great stories. Stephanie holds a degree in history from Harvard, and mixes a mean #Marstini.

In this rebroadcast of our most popular episode of the first three seasons, Zoot Velasco talks with Todd Hanson, Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation, recognized as a “center of gravity” for philanthropy in Orange County. OCCF has now awarded more than $630 million in grants and scholarships since its inception in 1989 (as of 2019). their dramatic growth has placed the Orange County Community Foundation as a stand-out among more than 780 community foundations across the nation, 8th most active grantmaker among its colleagues, and in the top 10% in total assets. For more than 16 years Todd has provided support to some of Orange County’s most generous families, helping them achieve their philanthropic goals and inspiring effective and impactful giving. He visits more than 100 nonprofit organizations each year to stay informed on the latest programs, services and results. He has more than 25 years of experience in nonprofits and is the former executive director of Camp Fire USA in Orange County. Todd and Zoot discuss the myths around fund development for organizations.

Rebroadcast- Many in the Social Sector believe the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations are not allowed to advocate for themselves or their causes. Zoot discusses the myths and the reality of advocacy in the Social Sector with David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, our national advocacy group.

Episode 51: Today we are broadcasting our G3X Zoom workshop on AB5 hosted on April 14, 2020 by Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center, Sarah Efthymiou of the Public Law Center of Orange County, and Todd Hanson of the Orange County Community Foundation. Our presenter is Michael Olsen, the attorney specializing in AB5 issues for the Public Law Center.

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) extends employee classification status to gig workers. Companies must use a three-pronged test to prove workers are independent contractors, not employees. AB5 is designed to regulate companies that hire gig workers in large numbers, such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash but are making big waves with arts groups, truckers and many more. What does this law (and the supreme court decision behind it) mean to the social sector?

Links:

AB5 Full Bill: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB5

What Is The Borello Test: https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2012/01/31/the-test-for-employee-vs-independent-contractor-in-california/

Episode 50: This podcast is the audio version of a Zoom workshop held on April 9, 2020 with information on SBA emergency loans for organizations, Orange County’s Funder’s response to the crisis including information on grants, and stories of organizational success through crisis.

Presenters include:

Victoria Torres, Director of Community Impact, Anaheim for the Samueli Foundation
Taryn Palumbo, Executive Director of Orange County Grantmakers
Craig Russom, Business Consultant for the Finance Center for the Orange County/ Inland Empire SBDC Network, Hosted at California State University, Fullerton, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics

Links to Resources:

EIDL Loans Resources from SBDC:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5j3ivhlqnbltuzu/AACGkOvhY3EGKDtMMSK8NCfra/Resource%20Materials?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

SBA Disaster Loan Assistance:

https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/

Link for the OC Community Resilience Fund:

http://charitableventures.org/resiliencefund/

Send your OC “feel good” stories of getting through the crisis for OC Grantmakers Newsletter to:

info@ocgrantmakers.org

Victoria’s OC Facebook Group to stay connected during the crisis and beyond:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ocnonprofits

A rebroadcast of our interview with May Harris of For Purpose Law, who dispels many of the legal myths of our Social Sector. Are raffles legal? Can governments appoint board members? Should 501(c)(3)s incorporate in Delaware? These are just a few.

This rebroadcast examines a Bureau of Labor Statistics study done in 2012 and 2016, showing that public benefit corporations have pay equity with for-profit corporations dispelling that old myth that we make less. We talk to the BLS researcher who did the study.

A rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes on the mythology around fundraising events. Do you really make money on these events when everything is calculated? Would your staff make the organization more money in other ways if they didn't have the event? Listen and decide for yourselves. Help us by following us, sharing us in social media, and rating us with a 5-star review.

This is a rebroadcast of our first episode dealing with the BS around the word "Nonprofit" with guest Heidi Gottlieb.

A brief look into our fourth season.

What is innovation that transforms organizations? Peter Drucker defined innovation as "change that creates a new dimension of performance." But how does one do that? It is not what most people think it is. It is not some creative new thought and some wild idea that just happens to work. It is not thinking outside the box. It is eliminating the box, using the scientific method on a small scale to find what works, and then scaling it up. Zoot and the Gianneschi Center are in the middle of a research project on real innovation in small organizations. The G3X Conference this year is centered on the idea of innovation. Zoot discusses true innovation from his research and his own experience growing an organization 400% during the recession.

There is much BS around the use of interns: "They are a waste of time," "They are there to get coffee," "They are hard to get," "They are hard to keep." In my position as CEO of a cultural center, we hosted about 60 interns each year which did a great deal of work on our behalf. Of our 17 staff positions, 15 were filled by volunteer interns.

Today we are talking with Robert Pierce and Andrew Gonzalez of the Center for Internships & Community Engagement at California State University Fullerton. Together we are going to clear up the myths around internships.

(Part 2 of 2) In the vein of Reddit's "Ask Me Anything," a panel of esteemed experts at the 2018 G3X Conference took questions from the audience and dropped some pearls for the audience and you! Experts for the two days of panels include:

Zoot Velasco, Gianneschi Center Director
Sally Lawrence of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Orange County and a professional fund development Officer
Victoria Torres of OneOC, a local training, and volunteer recruitment organization
Jan Masaoka, CEO of California Association of Nonprofits and our 2018 keynote speaker
Frances Phillips, co-author of theNonpfoit Kit for Dummies (who will return as a keynote speaker for G3X in 2019).

(Part 1 of 2) In the vein of Reddit's "Ask Me Anything," a panel of esteemed experts at the 2018 G3X Conference took questions from the audience and dropped some pearls for the audience and you! Experts for the two days of panels include:

Zoot Velasco, Gianneschi Center Director
Sally Lawrence of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Orange County and a professional fund development Officer
Victoria Torres of OneOC, a local training, and volunteer recruitment organization
Jan Masaoka, CEO of California Association of Nonprofits and our 2018 keynote speaker
Frances Phillips, co-author of theNonpfoit Kit for Dummies (who will return as a keynote speaker for G3X in 2019).

In part 3 of our trilogy of Jan Masaoka, Jan returns to discuss all the BS surrounding board issues based on another well-known book she wrote, "The Best of The Board Cafe: Hands On Solutions for Nonprofit Boards."

Since so many enjoyed last week's podcast with Jan Masaoka as keynote at the 2018 G3X conference, we thought we would rebroadcast the two podcasts she did with us in 2017. The first is based on her book on planning which redefines how organizations should do their plans.

As we prepare for the 2019 G3X Conference on Aug 9-15, we look back at last year’s keynote by Jan Masaoka, best-selling author, advocate and CEO of California Association of Nonprofits. Jan gives some great information and surprising facts about our sector in her own inimitable style!

We have been counting down our top 10 episodes and today we reach #1, the most downloaded episode of our podcast:

This is a rebroadcast of our 2018 conversation with Todd Hanson, Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation, recognized as a “center of gravity” for philanthropy in Orange County. Since this administration came to the Foundation, their assets have increased from $43 million to $378 million, and OCCF has now awarded more than $510 million in grants and scholarships since its inception in 1989. (These are 2018 numbers.) This dramatic growth has placed the Orange County Community Foundation as a stand-out among more than 780 community foundations across the nation, placing OCCF as the 8th most active grantmaker among its colleagues, and in the top 10% in total assets. For more than 16 years Todd has provided support to some of Orange County’s most generous families, helping them achieve their philanthropic goals and inspiring effective and impactful giving. He visits more than 100 nonprofit organizations each year to stay informed on the latest programs, services and results. He has more than 25 years of experience in nonprofits and is the former executive director of Camp Fire USA in Orange County. Todd and Zoot discuss the myths around fund development for organizations.

In counting down the top 10 episodes of our podcast, we get to #2! This is a rebroadcast of our 12th episode, in which Zoot Velasco, our host, gave the keynote speech on mentorship at the Utah State Poverty Conference for Utah Community Action Partnership this week. He explained the importance of our work and how it affected him personally... no BS.

This week, as we count down the top 10 podcasts of all time, we reach the #3 most downloaded podcast on Collaborations. In this rebroadcast, we talk about the importance of a local collaborative in developing community, dovetailing our mission with more general community benefit, creating collective impact, and using a "high tide to raise all ships." As our example, we talk with Fullerton Collaborative CEO Debra Stout and Barry Ross, one of the founders of this collaborative and several other collaboratives in Orange County CA.

This is #4 on our Top 10 list of most popular episodes: A rebroadcast of our seventh podcast, We talk Millennial Marketing with the Pied Piper of Youth Marketing,Tar Rakhra.

We are counting down our Top 10 most listened-to podcasts of our first two seasons. This week we arrive at #5 on our all-time list, a rebroadcast from May of 2018. Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant, of NYU Silver School of Social Work discusses with Zoot the problems that can happen when leaders treat their staff as a "family".

A rebroadcast of Nonprofit Ally Podcast #078 Panel Discussion on growing a small, newly formed nonprofit. Nonprofit Ally is a top podcast on our sector and one of the few (besides this podcast) designed for small organizations to grow.

This is a rebroadcast of #7 on our list of the ten most popular episodes of our program.

Today we take a break from our normal format of interviews. Instead Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefit organizations... No BS.

Rebroadcast- Many in the Social Sector believe the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations are not allowed to advocate for themselves or their causes. Zoot discusses the myths and the reality of advocacy in the Social Sector with David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, our national advocacy group.

In this rebroadcast of our second episode, we dispel the myth that if one has a good idea, one should start a nonprofit organization. We discuss how one should go about starting a community benefit organization, and discuss fiscal sponsorship with Community Partners Senior program director Cynthia Freeman.

In this rebroadcast of the very first episode of our show, we take on the BS of our very label we call ourselves- “nonprofits,” including an interview with Creating The Future’s Hildy Gottlieb.

A short description of what is coming in Season 3 with a top ten list of past shows and new episodes from the G3X Conference at the Gianneschi Center for Nonprofits.

Today on the 501(c)(3)(b)(s) Podcast, Zoot Velasco talks with Todd Hanson, Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation, recognized as a “center of gravity” for philanthropy in Orange County. Since this administration came to the Foundation, their assets have increased from $43 million to $378 million, and OCCF has now awarded more than $510 million in grants and scholarships since its inception in 1989. This dramatic growth has placed the Orange County Community Foundation as a stand-out among more than 780 community foundations across the nation, placing OCCF as the 8th most active grantmaker among its colleagues, and in the top 10% in total assets. For more than 16 years Todd has provided support to some of Orange County’s most generous families, helping them achieve their philanthropic goals and inspiring effective and impactful giving. He visits more than 100 nonprofit organizations each year to stay informed on the latest programs, services and results. He has more than 25 years of experience in nonprofits and is the former executive director of Camp Fire USA in Orange County. Todd and Zoot discuss the myths around fund development for organizations.

Today we take a break from our normal format of interviews. Instead Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefiot organizations... No BS.

This week we talk about the importance of local collaboratives in developing community, dovetailing our mission with more general community benefit, creating collective impact, and using a "high tide to raise all ships." As our example, we talk with Fullerton Collaborative CEO Debra Stout and Barry Ross, one of the founders of this collaborative and several other collaboratives in Orange County CA.

This week we head to Casa Teresa, a shelter for pregnant women in Orange County, CA where we talk to their HR consultant, and OC HR guru, Heidi Steele to dispel all our HR myths and BS.

The hottest thing in fundraising is DIY- Getting your supporters to create small fundraisers for you, online and IRL (in Real Life). Zoot Velasco, our host has been tasked with developing a new webinar on the subject for CharityHowTo.com. He has cajoled and created many DIY fundraisers in his career. Today you will see how it is done.

Today we talk with David Talon, a researcher from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics who did a comprehensive national study comparing for-profit and non-profit sector pay with surprising results killing the myth that you can't make a decent living in the Social Sector.

Today we are honored to speak with Steve Vick, host of the Nonprofit Ally Podcast, Executive Director/Founder of Noble Paws (based in Fairbanks, Alaska teaching people with disabilities how to run a team of sled dogs), and a marketing guru with a passion for content creation, capacity building and program development. The Nonprofit Ally is among the top podcasts for the social sector. Steve and Zoot wade through all the myths and best practices of basic marketing for community benefit organizations.

Does Government funding help or hurt philanthropy? Dr. Jiahuan Lu, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark, takes on this question with his research. He joins Zoot as they debunk the myths that “Government funding is a waste of taxpayer money” or that grants “get you hooked on government support.”

Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant, of NYU Silver School of Social Work. discusses with Zoot the problems that can happen when leaders treat their staff as a "family".

Many in the Social Sector believe the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations are not allowed to advocate for themselves or their causes. Zoot discusses the myths and the reality of advocacy in the Social Sector with David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, our national advocacy group.

Zoot appeared live at the California Association of Museums Conference in Palm Springs to ask museum professionals what their Museum BS was. Special thanks to CAM CEO, Celeste DeWald. For more on CAM go to https://www.calmuseums.org/

May Harris of For Purpose Law dispells many of the legal myths of our Social Sector. Are raffles legal? Can governments appoint board members? Should 501(c)(3)s incorporate in Delaware? These are just a few.

A rebroadcast of Nonprofit Ally Podcast #078 Panel Discussion on growing a small, newly formed nonprofit. Season 2 of 501(c)(3)(b)(s) with new episodes start next week!

Steve Vick of Nonprofit Ally interviews Zoot about the 501(c)(3)(b)(s) podcast.

Zoot Velasco, our host, gave the keynote speech at the Utah State Poverty Conference for Utah Community Action Partnership this week. He explained the importance of our work and how it affected him personally... no BS.

Jan Masaoka, returns to discuss all the BS surrounding board issues.

We discuss strategic planning and get to the heart of what works and new ways to plan with Jan Masaoka, one of the county's top leaders of the sector, who literally wrote the book on the subject! Next week we will hear part 2 of the interview with Jan on Boards.

We go over the BS given to us by our guests over the season, including planning, resources, and more.

In this episode we dispel the myth that the big gala is the best method of fundraising for organizations with our guest, Cathie Mostovoy of Mostovoy Strategies.

We talk all this Millennial Marketing with the Pied Piper of Youth Marketing,Tar Rakhra

In this episode, we critique the good, the bad and the ugly of mission statements with Author of The Nonprofit Kit for Dummies, Frances Phillips.