How Fundraising Transformed Sarah Rivkah Kohn

About this episode

The episode features Sarah Rivkah Kohn discussing her journey of founding Links Family and the impact of fundraising on supporting bereaved children.

In this episode of The None Of Your Business Podcast, Michael sits down with Sarah Rivkah Kohn, founder of Links Family, an organization supporting kids and teens who have lost a parent. Sarah Rivkah shares her story of losing her mother at age nine, going back to school instead of sitting shiva, and how the grief hit hard years later shaping her passion to build peer support for children who feel alone. Sarah Rivkah explains how Links began in 2006 as a small magazine for bereaved teens and quickly grew into Shabbatones, year-round programming, and global services. The conversation also explores what it really takes to run a nonprofit like a business fundraising, marketing, leadership, and learning to let go of roles as you scale. They discuss Links fundraising approach, including the high-end “Strings Concert” on February 22 benefiting a Pesach gift card program for about 450 families, and “Opportunities” WhatsApp model that raises urgent needs through small, fast donations. The episode closes with a message of hope for those in grief. If you or someone you know has lost a parent and needs support, you are not alone. Reach out to Links Family to connect with a community that…

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Greenfield, Abraham (Ushy) Schwartz

Guest: Sarah Rivkah Kohn

Topics covered

• fundraising
• nonprofit management
• grief support
• peer support
• community building

Keywords

• fundraising
• nonprofit
• grief
• peer support
• community
• Links Family
• Strings Concert
• bereaved teens

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Links Family, Pesach gift card program

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