Associations Thrive
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56. Joanna Fawzy Doran, CEO of Triage Cancer, on Helping Cancer Patients Navigate Their Legal Rights
Associations Thrive
09/07/23 • 30 min
How do you help cancer patients navigate their legal rights? How do you spread the word about your services so all Americans with cancer can get the support and education they deserve?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Joanna Fawzy Doran, CEO at Triage Cancer. Joanna discusses:
- The legal and practical issues associated with having cancer, including access to health insurance coverage, knowing how to get access to proper care, employment issues, accessing disability benefits, finances and managing medical bills.
- How Triage Cancer partners with other cancer organizations to educate cancer patients, their families and their health care teams.
- How Triage Cancer offers events all over the country, not just the major metro areas, but the far flung reaches of the country, including Guam!
- Their advocacy efforts to protect and increase patients’ rights.
- How Triage Cancer staff attorneys respond to thousands of emails and calls each year!
- Triage Cancer’s checklists, guides, tip sheets, videos, blog, webinars and podcast.
- How Joanna and her sister literally wrote the book about Cancer Rights!
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How do you support your members when a lot of their work evaporates because of government regulations? How do you educate an entire ecosystem about your members’ work?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Pam Donahoo, CEO, America's Mortgage Banking Attorneys, aka USFN. Pam discusses:
- How she got introduced to associations because of her mother, who ran an association.
- Pam’s advice for getting to know an association and its industry or profession when you’re a new executive.
- How USFN rebranded to become America’s Mortgage Banking Attorneys.
- How USFN supported its members during the pandemic, when the US government froze all banks’ ability to foreclose on homeowners.
- How USFN doesn’t just educate its members, it educates its members’ customers and government officials.
- What banks and USFN members are doing today to keep homeowners in their homes.
- What USFN is doing to nurture and cultivate the next generation of members and leaders.
- How USFN is rethinking its conference, education, and other offerings.
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59. Josie Hernandez, Board President of Association Latinos, on Celebrating and Promoting Members
Associations Thrive
09/28/23 • 25 min
Every organization has DEI targets and goals; where do they find promising members, staff and leaders? How do we create structures and programs that truly uplift members?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Josie Hernandez, Board President, Association Latinos. Josie discusses:
- How and why Associations Latinos was born.
- The significance of Hispanic Heritage Month.
- The association’s Latina Equal Pay Event coming up on October 5.
- The association’s awards program coming up on October 12.
- How Association Latinos aims to create a community that uplifts members, creates leadership opportunities, and makes it easier for employers to find quality DEI candidates for top jobs.
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- Association Latinos website
- Latinx Treasures
- Awards Ceremony on October 12, 2023
- Association Latinos on LinkedIn
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How do you ensure that a school is serving students well and changing with the times?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Bonnie Ricci, Executive Director from International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). Bonnie discusses:
- How ICAISA is the accreditor of accrediting bodies for independent schools.
- What an independent school is.
- The value of accreditation is, how ICAISA standards are developed, and how these standards change to adapt to the changing learning environments of schools.
- How ICAISA helps accrediting bodies be better by taking their staff out of their comfort zones and introducing them to new ideas and practices that are often outside the education space.
- The impact of accreditation on student learning and success.
- A grant that ICAISA has received to study the impact of governance on independent schools.
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68. Khanh Vu, CEO, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE), on Helping Members Develop Cultural Agility and Leadership Skills
Associations Thrive
11/30/23 • 37 min
While Asian-Americans are well represented in the tech workforce, they are poorly represented in leadership positions, including tech leadership. How do we help Asian scientists and engineers move into leadership roles?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Khanh Vu, CEO & Executive Director of the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE). Khanh discusses:
- How Asian scientists and engineers are often held back by cultural traits, including the desire to always be respectful, let their seniors speak first, and not seem overly aggressive.
- How SASE helps members develop the communication and leadership skills needed to rise up the rank at their organizations.
- How Asian women are the least likely to move into leadership positions, which is why SASE has a women’s leadership conference and new mentoring pods to support their women members.
- How the SASE National Convention is known for its amazing food, training, and job interviews with corporate sponsors.
- How hundreds of job offers were made during this year’s National Convention.
- How Northrop Grumman’s CEO challenged her Asian and Asian-American executives to come up with a plan to recruit and nurture their Asian-American staff, and then share their playbook with other SASE corporate sponsors.
- How Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) help groups within companies find support and training.
- How the National Convention in 2023 was the largest ever, with 3,000 attendees.
- How membership is at an all-time high of over 20,000.
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72. Looking Back on a Year of Associations Thrive Episodes with Leah, Joanna and Ray
Associations Thrive
12/28/23 • 19 min
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda checks in with Leah Monica, Director of Marketing at Matrix Group International and Ray Stankiewicz, Director of Client Services. They look back on a year of Associations Thrive podcast episodes. They discuss:
- Their favorite podcasts, outside of Associations Thrive
- Episodes that stood out for them this year
- Episodes that surprised them
- Key themes that echoed through multiple episodes, including:
- The theme of the importance of having a great culture in order to have a high-performing organization
- Governance and the importance of having great Board-staff relations
- Organization rebranding and website redesigns
- How associations and nonprofits helped the US navigate and overcome the pandemic
We’re looking forward to another great year of CEOs sharing their journeys and the things that their organizations are doing to thrive.
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How do you evolve an organization that’s been around for over 100 years? How do you help members adapt to changing technology and industry conditions?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Jimmy Williams, Jr., General President of The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT). Jimmy discusses:
- His background in the trades as a fourth generation tradesman.
- Leading an organization during the pandemic when there was little guidance from the government about how to keep workers safe.
- Supporting workers during periods of economic turmoil.
- The enduring value and importance of registered apprentice programs, which have a curriculum approved by the federal government.
- How the IUPAT’s membership will be over 50% minority within the next year or two.
- How the largest segment of membership growth is coming from women.
- How equity is baked into the union’s structure, but inclusion is a feeling and it’s what makes members feel welcome.
- How IUPAT is advocating on issues of importance to members, including social issues.
- How technology and AI are changing the profession, and IUPAT is recognizing that their training and work have to adapt accordingly.
- How the union is growing in membership again, after years of stagnant membership growth.
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58. Darian Rodriguez Heyman, CEO of Helping People Help, on What It Really Takes to Fundraise Well
Associations Thrive
09/21/23 • 38 min
Why do so many nonprofit executives leave the sector within five years? Hint: fundraising and boards.
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Founder at Helping People Help, Author, and former Executive Director of the Craigslist Foundation and the NUMI Foundation. Darian discusses:
- Why so many nonprofit executives leave the sector and how executive coaching is the most cost-effective way to address executive burnout.
- How Darian used six-month sabbaticals after each significant career pivot to reflect on his life and career, open his heart and mind to the universe, and decide on his next.
- How organizations can manage the transition from a working board to a fundraising board.
- The best way to cultivate potential donors to ensure fundraising success. The key is getting donors to invite your organization to apply.
- How to make Board meetings more effective and move the organization’s mission forward.
- Darian’s best-selling books on nonprofit management and fundraising.
Listeners of Associations Thrive can contact Darian on his website and request a free 15-minute coaching call on fundraising or governance. Be sure to mention this podcast!
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60. Rich Yep, Interim CEO of SWANA, on what it takes to be a great association CEO, and the value of the CAE designation
Associations Thrive
10/05/23 • 20 min
What does it take to be an association CEO these days? When was the last time your organization performed an assessment of your board and board members?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Richard Yep, Interim Executive Director/CEO, The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). Rich discusses:
- When and how a chief executive should decide that it’s time to leave an association.
- The skills and experiences that association chief executives need, that are relevant to the job, regardless of industry or profession.
- How to get to know an association and its members fast, especially when you’re an interim CEO.
- The importance of doing an annual assessment of the Board and each Board member.
- The increased attention being paid to DEI when looking for association staff and board members.
- How everyone at an organization – staff and volunteers – should get unconscious bias training.
- How CEOs need to check their egos at the door when working with appointed and elected boards.
- The value of getting the CAE (Certified Association Executive) designation.
- What’s next for Rich - consulting, travel, and so much more!
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112. Lisa Fitch, Director of the AACD Charitable Foundation, on Restoring the Smiles of Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Associations Thrive
10/17/24 • 24 min
In Recognition Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October, host Joanna Pineda interviews Lisa Fitch, Director of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation (AACDCF) for this episode of Associations Thrive. AACDCF provides invaluable services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, helping restore smiles for people who have gone through some of the darkest and most traumatic experiences imaginable. Lisa discusses:
- How Lisa started with AACDCF for 19 years, starting as a case manager before becoming the director.
- How her background in social work and nonprofit management helps her lead both the foundation and AACD’s nominating and leadership development committee.
- How AACDCF’s primary initiative, “Give Back a Smile”, provides restorative dental care for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
- How the program connects survivors with volunteer dentists across the U.S. who donate their services to repair damaged teeth and restore smiles.
- How domestic violence survivors often face oral damage, such as broken or missing teeth, which can affect their self-confidence, employability, and quality of life.
- How over 300 dentists are part of the program, but more are always needed.
- How the foundation uses data and assessments to evaluate its impact and improve processes, such as streamlining application procedures and ensuring survivors are ready for treatment.
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How many episodes does Associations Thrive have?
Associations Thrive currently has 120 episodes available.
What topics does Associations Thrive cover?
The podcast is about Non-Profit, Management, Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Associations Thrive?
The episode title '56. Joanna Fawzy Doran, CEO of Triage Cancer, on Helping Cancer Patients Navigate Their Legal Rights' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Associations Thrive?
The average episode length on Associations Thrive is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of Associations Thrive released?
Episodes of Associations Thrive are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Associations Thrive?
The first episode of Associations Thrive was released on Oct 16, 2022.
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