Do Good Better Podcast: social innovation | nonprofit sector | careers in social good | social enterprise
Do Good Better Podcast: social innovation | nonprofit sector | careers in social good | social enterprise
Trina Isakson: strategist and researcher for social innovators, nonprofit sector, charities
Frank talk about social innovation and the nonprofit sector
07 Jimmie Briggs on self care
In this episode of the Do Good Better Podcast I chat with Jimmie Briggs, author, speaker, and nonprofit leader about self care and the lessons he finally learned after a heart attack and kidney transplant. Links for today’s episode: Jimmie Briggs on Twitter (@briggsjimmie) Rockwood Leadership Institute
Feb 3, 2016
23 min
06 Brand communications with David Grad
In this episode I chat with David Grad, Emmy-winning producer and brand consultant, about brand communications, how to break down what exactly “brand” is, and what questions to ask when you’re planning to communicate your brand strategically. Links for today’s episode: Find David Grad on LinkedIn  and Twitter (@davidgrad) An example of using Tinder for…
Dec 6, 2015
38 min
05 Allison Jones on careers and leadership
In this episode of the Do Good Better Podcast I talk with Allison Jones, formerly of Idealist Careers at the time of the recording, but now with NTEN. We start off our conversation talking about career and labour market trends, but then get into the juicy topics of leadership, management, vulnerability, and learning. Listen via…
Nov 11, 2015
34 min
04 Michael Lenczner on open data strategies in the nonprofit sector
In this episode of the Do Good Better Podcast I talk about my new role in Myanmar (Burma), and share a conversation with Michael Lenczner of PoweredbyData on how nonprofit organizations can be thinking strategically about data at a sector level. Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Michael Lenczner (@mlenc) Ajah // Fundtracker PoweredbyData landscape.ajah.ca Open Referral 211…
Oct 11, 2015
33 min
03 Dev Aujla on good jobs beyond the nonprofit sector
In this Do Good Better podcast episode I chat with Dev Aujla of Catalog about whether the nonprofit sector has lost its monopoly on jobs that do good, and what the job market looks like in new types of careers and companies that are doing good (ie not just nonprofits anymore!). I also talk about things…
Jul 19, 2015
39 min
02 Gender justice in the nonprofit sector with Dara Parker
In this episode, Trina rants and raves about nonprofit sector conferences, she interviews Dara Parker about gender justice within the nonprofit sector, and gives advice to a young listener about whether or not to work in the nonprofit sector or instead to focus on financial independence first. Links and resources from this episode Association of…
Jun 18, 2015
50 min
01 Sound check / $100 for your fave charity
The Do Go Better Podcast is up! Listen to this quick intro to get an overview of the podcast and learn how you can get me to donate $100 to your favourite nonprofit or charity. Resources mentioned in this episode How to submit a question to be answered on this podcast Options to subscribe to…
May 22, 2015
2 min