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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.
Episodes
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
20- Marketing BS with Steve Vick of Nonprofit Ally
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
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.
Sunday Mar 25, 2018
19- Does Government funding help or hurt philanthropy?
Sunday Mar 25, 2018
Sunday Mar 25, 2018
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.”
Monday Mar 19, 2018
18-Staff as "Family"
Monday Mar 19, 2018
Monday Mar 19, 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".
Monday Mar 12, 2018
17- Advocacy BS
Monday Mar 12, 2018
Monday Mar 12, 2018
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.
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
16- Live from CAM: Museum BS
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
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/
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
15-Law BS with May Harris
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
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.
Monday Feb 19, 2018
14- Nonprofit Ally Panel Rebroadcast
Monday Feb 19, 2018
Monday Feb 19, 2018
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!
Tuesday Feb 13, 2018
13: Nonprofit Ally Interview
Tuesday Feb 13, 2018
Tuesday Feb 13, 2018
Steve Vick of Nonprofit Ally interviews Zoot about the 501(c)(3)(b)(s) podcast.
Monday Sep 18, 2017
12: My Story & Mentoring (No BS)
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
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.
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
11: Boards' BS with Jan Masaoka
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Jan Masaoka, returns to discuss all the BS surrounding board issues.