Brian Byrnes Brian Byrnes, former CEO of the Santa Fe Community Foundation, talks about the need for foundations to question dogma and to align their means with the community-focused ends they want to see. Listen to it now below:
Phil Henderson Phil Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation and former vice president of the German Marshall Fund, talks about the importance of patience and a solid core of values. Listen to it now below:
Sterling Speirn Sterling Speirn, former CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, talks about taking time, building trust, and getting to know people simply as people. Listen to it now below:
James Canales James Canales, President of the Barr Foundation and former CEO of the James Irvine Foundation, talks about effective leadership as a process of collaboration and learning. Listen to it now below:
Jacob Harold Jacob Harold, President and CEO of Guidestar, talks about the power of viewing issues through a variety of different lenses Listen to it now below:
Bradford Smith Bradford Smith, President of the Foundation Center, talks about the seemingly conflicting traits that combine to create successful change efforts. Listen to it now below:
Debra Jacobs Debra Jacobs, President and CEO of the Florida-based Patterson Foundation, talks about the power of partners all learning together, to create new realities in communities. Listen to it now below:
Alberto Ibargüen Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO of the Knight Foundation, talks about the power of putting “discovery, vision, courage, know-how and tenacity” into practice in our daily work. Listen to it now below:
Sonya Campion Sonya Campion, co-founder of the Campion Foundation, talks about the power of focusing first and foremost on the community. Listen to it now below:
Lori Seibel Lori Seibel, CEO of the Community Health Endowment in Lincoln, Nebraska, talks about the power of relationship-building to create dramatic community change. Listen to it now below: