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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
Apr 1, 2018
Apr 1, 2018
51 min
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.
Mar 25, 2018
Mar 25, 2018
40 min
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.”
Mar 19, 2018
Mar 19, 2018
36 min
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".
Mar 12, 2018
Mar 12, 2018
58 min
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.
Mar 6, 2018
Mar 6, 2018
34 min
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/
Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
34 min
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.
Feb 19, 2018
Feb 19, 2018
1hr 12 min
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!
Feb 13, 2018
Feb 13, 2018
53 min
Steve Vick of Nonprofit Ally interviews Zoot about the 501(c)(3)(b)(s) podcast.
Sep 18, 2017
Sep 18, 2017
21 min
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.
Sep 10, 2017