Glad You Asked

Join Martha Schumacher as she explores the power of active listening and human-centered organizational culture with her guest Tammy Zonker, founder of Fundraising Transformed. Discover practical insights and questions to deepen connections and foster trust in any setting and prioritize the important needs of our communities. Stay tuned until the end for a chance to win a copy of Tammy’s new book, Calling All Heroes: Combining the Best of Donor-Centered and Community-Centered Fundraising for Greater Impact.Here are this episode’s questions:Guest question (Tammy Zonker): How do we create an organizational culture that is more human centered?Martha’s question: What is the biggest challenge in your job day to day?Listener question (Lacey Slay): What is the number one trait leaders need to be successful? Action Item: Talk with a colleague, friend, or even a stranger and ask: “What is the number one trait humans need to be successful?” You’ll be showing that you respect their opinion, and you’ll come away with new insights and maybe even some great advice! Tammy’s follow up questions:That's so interesting. Tell me more about that.How did you come up with that idea? What problem are we solving with that approach? Help me understand. I'm very interested in that. How long have you felt that way?Have you always felt that way?Tammy Zonker’s Links:LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/tammyzonkerTwitter - https://twitter.com/tammyzonkerPodcast - https://podcast.com/intentionalfundraiserResources:Fundraising Transformed - https://fundraisingtransformed.comCalling All Heroes (Book) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7F4X9X2Credits:Glad You Asked is a Hazen Institute for Leadership Training podcast.Join us on Patreon for more in-depth content.If you have a question you’d like me to ask on our show, or you’ve used one of the questions from an episode in your life, send Martha Schumacher a message on LinkedIn, or send me an email at hello@hazeninc.com. Learn more at hazeninc.com.Produced by Patrick and Benjamin Childers of Odd Conduit Media.Original music by Bassel & The Supernaturals featuring Herbie Hunkele on trumpet.

In this episode of ‘Glad You Asked’, Martha is joined by AmickyCarol Akiwumi, CEO and founder of The Avocado Foundation and host of the World Changers Podcast, to discuss co-creation, the importance of exit strategies and evolving needs, economic justice in the social impact sector, and much more. Amicky Carol shares her personal journey and confronts the difficult but necessary task of understanding when you’re no longer needed in a space, and having faith that there is a calling for each of us.Here are this episode’s questions.Amicky’s Q: How might we co-create the future you actually want?Martha’s Q: How do you determine what board(s) you want to join?Michelle Flores Vryn’s Q: What part of your own story do you see in the story of our mission?Three questions that Amicky Carol asks herself when she’s considering whether or not to say yes to an invitation to join a particular Board:1. Do I really care about the mission and is it something I’ll give money to and/or volunteer for?2. Do I bring something distinctive that they actually need right now? Am I needed and if so, why?3. Will serving here accelerate my own growth in a way that serves my personal mission?Action item:Take a look at your own organization and ask yourself the question, “Is your organization co-creating the future your mission recipients actually want?” In other words, “Are your organization's leaders co-creating with their beneficiary partners or not?” And if the answer is no, what are possible ways you can approach your organization's leaders and ask this question?Resources:Avocado Foundation: avocadofoundation.orgResource Alliance - International Fundraising Congress: resource-alliance.orgArticle - Inequality Vs. Poverty: thisvsthat.io/inequality-vs-poverty

Welcome to Glad You Asked, a show about how active listening can help you build stronger connections with folks in your life, personally and professionally.On this inaugural episode of 'Glad You Asked', Martha Schumacher introduces her new series which discusses the significance of active listening and how it fosters empathy and meaningful connections. Joined by longtime friend and colleague, Nina Fascione, they explore three impactful questions that can deepen conversations. Throughout, they share examples of how these questions have proven effective, particularly in leadership and conservation contexts, while emphasizing the importance of grace and the value of community engagement.This episode’s questions:Guest question (Nina Fascione): What impact do you hope your support will have?Martha’s question: What do you think?Listener question (Julie Upham): What have you learned from other leaders that you've incorporated into the way you lead?Action Item: Identify someone with whom you work, a colleague, a staffer, your boss, et cetera, and ask them, what do you think?Get involved with the International Rhino Foundation and help create a world where rhinos thrive in the wild at rhinos.orgCredits:Glad You Asked is a Hazen Institute for Leadership Training podcast.Join us on Patreon for more in-depth content.If you have a question you’d like me to ask on our show, or you’ve used one of the questions from an episode in your life, send Martha Schumacher a message on LinkedIn, or send me an email at hello@hazeninc.com. Learn more at hazeninc.com.Produced by Patrick and Benjamin Childers of Odd Conduit Media.Original music by Bassel & The Supernaturals featuring Herbie Hunkele on trumpet.