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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
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
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/
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
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/
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
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/
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
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/
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
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/
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
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.
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
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.
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
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.
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
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.
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
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