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Beyond the Blog is an evolution of The Patterson Foundation’s storytelling approach focused on creating and sharing engaging content featuring the people, organizations, and communities strengthened through the Foundation’s work. This idea began and grew in 2022 with strategic oversight from MagnifyGood, guidance from Debra Jacobs, and content planning, coordination, and production by Kellie Alexander and Rachel Hettinger.
Beyond The Blog
From Both Sides of the Check, Featuring Wendy Deming, CEO at Bishop • Parker Foundation
From Both Sides of the Check is a podcast mini-series as part of The Patterson Foundation’s Beyond The Blog podcast. In this week’s episode, we interview Wendy Deming, CEO of the Bishop • Parker Foundation. Through “From Both Sides of the Check,” we explore what it’s like to work in the philanthropic sector through conversations with people now working at foundations who have worked on both the funder and nonprofit sides. The goal of the podcast series is that these conversations are instructive for people on both sides of the check and helpful in illuminating a path forward for even stronger collaboration in the philanthropic sector so we can drive even more impact.
Key Podcast Themes
- Philanthropic collaboration
- Funder-nonprofit relationships
- Power dynamics
- Trust-based philanthropy
- Fundraising
- “Hiring empathy”
Timestamps - Wendy Deming
- 00:00 - 00:52 Introduction
- 00:52 - 02:22 Wendy’s Role and Defining Success in Her Role
- 02:22 - 11:08 Wendy’s Roles Before Bishop-Parker Foundation
- 11:08 - 14:35 Nonprofit Experience Informing Bishop-Parker Foundation Experience
- 14:35 - 15:51 What Wendy Wishes She Knew about Funders when she was at a Nonprofit
- 15:51 - 16:50 What Wendy Wishes More Nonprofits Knew about Funders
- 16:50 - 18:20 How to Build Trust and Open Communication with Nonprofits
- 18:20 - 20:39 Dream Partnership
- 20:39 - 22:47 Favorite Part of her Role
- 22:47 - 23:20 Least Favorite Part of her Role
- 23:20 - 24:39 Hiring Empathy
- 24:39 - End Closing
Soundbite recommendation: Insights and empathy from working at a nonprofit after working for a foundation 5:47-7:16
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