Making Our World Better

Think how much better the world would be if everyone was just a little more intentional about being thoughtful and kind. You’ll hear how Barb Paton is working to make this happen with her vision for August 28 as “National Thoughtful Day” and her Thoughtful Pinch brand. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services – Running a nonprofit is hard and if you’d like to learn how we can bolster your efforts and help your team reach its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. Follow Thoughtful Pinch on Instagram and Facebook to follow Barb and support National Thoughtful Day on August 28!

Taking care of senior and older adults can be intimidating and overwhelming, but fortunately Agewise Colorado is working to provide a roadmap yo connect individuals and families to helpful resources that can ease the complexites, challenges and stress of aging issues. I’m excited to be back from a summer break and have a conversation with Agewise Colorado President Bob Brocker. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services – Running a nonprofit is hard and if you’d like to learn how we can bolster your efforts and help your team reach its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com]. To learn more about Agewise Colorado, visit their website at www.agewisecolorado.org. Until next time, I hope you are inspired to find a way to make our world better!

Colorado Gives Day has transformed philanthropy in Colorado, but the organization behind it, the Colorado Gives Foundation, has an amazing impact the goes well beyond this single event, helping people in all corners of Colorado through investing, giving advising and more as Executive Director Kelly Dunkin explains in this episode Thanks for listening and thanks to Kellie for sharing her passion and excitement for the Colorado Gives Foundation. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity services. Being a nonprofit leader is hard and I can help you thrive – you can find me a www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about how the Colorado gives foundation, visit www.coloradogivesfoundation.org.

One-hundred and fifty dollars can change the world. Sounds like hyperbole, but you will hear how Elke Maguire, Marissa Messinger and the Friends of Geuoul, an incredible organization headquartered in Denver that enables female students in Senegal, Africa, is changing the trajectory of girls, families and ultimately a country, $150 at a time. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services. Being a nonprofit leader is hard and we can help you thrive – learn how at www.makingourworldbetter.com. You can learn more about Friends of Gayohl and support their work at www.gueoul.org.

One in three families in the U.S. can't weather a $400 emergency. Kelli Kreps, Executive Director of NeighborShare, and her team are addressing this with an innovative new online platform that connects people who want to help their neighbors with "just in time" help that may seem minor but has a major impact. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity services. Being a nonprofit leader is hard and I can help you thrive – you can find me a www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about how NeighborShare is connecting people in communities all around the country, visit www.nbshare.org.

Never give up, never let go may sound like a simple catchphrase, but for Dr. Leo Alirez, Executive Director of Lifeline Colorado, those words represent the amazing journey of going from a gang-related felony conviction to earning a Ph.D. and making a positive difference to hundreds of people through his counseling work. You’re going to love Dr. Leo’s passion and his story of transformation, hope and love. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity services. Being a nonprofit leader is hard and I can help you thrive – find me a www.makingourworldbetter.com To learn more about how you can support Lifeline Colorado and Dr. Leo's work with Life-Line Colorado, visit www.lifedashlinecolorado.org or call 720-328-5650.

The darkness of abuse and domestic violence take on even more heinous shades when people with disabilities are targets and objects, but you will hear how Franklin Erickson and his team at The Initiative bring light to this battle with love, compassion, empathy, training and skill. Thanks for listening and thanks to Franklin for providing hope and inspiration in a tough arena. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity services. Being a nonprofit leader is hard and I can help you thrive – you can find me a www.makingourworldbetter.com To support or learn more about the work of Franklin and The Initiative visit www.theinitiativecolorado.org or you can call them at (303) 839-5510.

Creating calm amidst every day chaos and building resiliency to bounce back from the things life throws at us are skills we can learn and develop. You’ll hear from, veteran educational leader and CEO of the excellence team Kami Guarino how the lessons she’s learned from decades of being in schools across the US are helping people in all sectors improve their wellness and performance. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity services. Being a nonprofit leader is hard and I can help you thrive – you can find me a www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Kami and her work with the excellence team, visit www.theexcellenceteam.net or buy Kami's journals on Amazon: Creating Calm Resiliency Journal

Company culture, no matter what kind of business, can make or break an organization. Get ready to learn how you can build a better culture for employees and positively impact your bottom line with cultural strategist Marcia Donziger, a long time nonprofit and corporate veteran who has made it her life’s work to improve workplaces. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity services. As a leader, you know your "why." I’d love to talk to you about bolstering your "how" to help you and your team achieve your goals. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com To learn more about Marcia and how you can work with her, visit www.marciadonziger.com and find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciadonziger/

Climbing out of a world torn with violence, trauma and stress, then choosing to make it your life’s work to be a positive influence and help others who find themselves in those same tough situations takes a special kind of grit. Be ready to be inspired by the humble Joel Hodge, Co-Founder and Program Director for the Struggle of Love Foundation. This podcast was produced and sponsored by JC Charity Services. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team find more joy at work, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To support the Struggle of love foundation and learn more about the organization’s work, visit www.struggleoflovefoundation.org. and find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SOLFoundation1.

For a student to become a first generation college graduate, it truly takes a village and in many cases, it takes that village looking at the education process through a different lens. Dr. Patrick Byrne, President and CEO of the Challenge Foundation will tell us how his organization serves as a catalyst for making college dreams come true for dedicated students by bringing together mentorship, financial support, academic partnerships and more. This podcast is sponsored by JC Charity Services. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team find more joy at work, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about the challenge foundation, visit them online at www.thechallengefoundation.org.

Helping young leaders grow and find their voice is a great way to make a positive impact. You’ll hear how Joe Aldaz, President and CEO of the Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is paying forward a lifetime of leadership lessons learned in the military and in business through the Adelante Leadership Institute. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services - If you’d like to learn how we can bolster your efforts and help your team reach its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you - learn more and contact me though www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about the Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the work Joe and his team are doing, visit www.cshispanicchamber.com and find them on social media. If you enjoyed this podcast, we would be grateful if you would share it with a friend. Until next time, I hope you are inspired to find a way to make our world better.

High levels of purpose, kindness, collaboration and strong leadership in an organization can generate a certain kind of magic that can elevate an entire community as you will discover through this conversation with Matt VanAuken, President and CEO of Developmental Pathways. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services. If you’d like to learn how we can bolster your efforts and help your team reach its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you - find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com or [email protected]. To learn more about Developmental Pathways and the great work Matt and his team are doing or to have them help you navigate how to connect with services, visit www.dpcolo.org or call them at 303-360-6600.

The transformation of a raw coffee bean to a magically delicious drink is a perfect metaphor for what happens at Dirt Coffee, an awesome social enterprise in the Denver Metro area. You’ll enjoy this conversation with Executive Director Caterina Hughey about how her and her team are preparing neurodivergent people to enter the workforce and at the same time how they help companies tap into this great sphere of potential employees. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services – we help build great organizations. Learn how we can help you at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Dirt Coffee and their two locations, visit www.dirtcoffee.org and follow them on social media. Visit the Dirt Coffee locations: Littleton: 5767 S. Rapp St. Littleton, CO 80120 Park Hill: 1785 Quebec St. Denver, CO 80220 [email protected] | 303-635-6674

Taking on the scary and daunting task of immigrating to a new country in search of a better life is something Papa Dia, founder and President of the African Leadership Group knows first hand, and you will hear how he is using his experience and his belief that we are all capable of helping each other to help thousands to live the American Dream. This podcast was produced by JC Charity Services - we help make organizations great. To learn what we could do for yours, visit www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Papa Dia and The African Leadership group, visit them online at www.usalg.org and find them on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialUSALG/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usalg/

In the competitive arena of fundraising, nonprofits are always looking for ways to stand out. Anybody involved with a nonprofit is going to be blown away by and benefit from hearing how Tim Kachuriak and his team at NextAfter are using data, research and even secret shoppers to help organizations reach new fundraising horizons through a higher plane of digital expertise. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services. We help build great organizations and we’d love to have a conversation about how we can help you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about NextAfter and the exciting work Tim and his team are doing, and to check out some of his great TED talks on fundraising, visit www.nextafter.com.

What would happen if sophisticated business concepts like long-term growth and scale plans, executive coaching, analytics and data evaluation and financial modeling were applied to a nonprofit? You’ll find out from John Oliver as he explains how Elevate USA is doing all of that and more to impact a rapidly growing number of young people all across the country. This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity Services - we help build great organizations and you can find out how at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Elevate USA, visit www.elevatetheusa.org and follow them on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevateusa/

In a world edging towards more and more division, Carlos Martinez, President and CEO of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, and his organization are serving as an inspiring ray of hope - making connections, building capacity and creating more unity to help hundreds of nonprofit organizations serving the Denver Metro area. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services - we help build great organizations and if you are in interested in how we might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, visit www.latinocfc.org and find them on social media.

After reaching the pinnacle of a military aviation career as an F-16 Fighter Pilot and Lead Soloist for the U.S. Thunderbirds demonstration team, Michelle “MACE” Curran chose to take lessons she learned from achieving her flying dreams, like overcoming fears and self-doubt and allowing herself to be more open, to inspire others in all walks of life that you, too, can find ways to break barriers and soar. You will be inspired by Michelle’s humility and her passion to help other through her experiences! This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity Services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you - you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com To learn more about Michelle and how you can book her to inspire you next event as a keynote speaker, or to receive her awesome newsletters, visit: www.macecurran.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macecurran/ Instagram" @mace_curran @MACE and to receive her insightful newsletter, find Mace Curran on Linked in.

When somebody’s path leads them to the perfect position where their expertise and experience collide with a mission they are passionate about, magical results create can change and impact an entire community. A textbook example is Elsa Holquín, Executive Director of the Denver Preschool Program. You’ll hear how Elsa’s path culminated in her leading this incredible organization that creates a launching point for all families in Denver for life-changing early childhood education.. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com To learn more about the Denver Preschool Program and Universal Pre-K, visit www.dpp.org; to learn how to maximize the benefits of DPP, call 303-595-4377. To learn more about Denver Universal Pre-K, visit www.denverupk.org or call 303-866-5223.

After taking a gunshot to the chest and surviving, then later finding himself incarcerated, Dr. Halim Ali made a new decision – that he was not going to waste his life, he was going to use it to elevate others who were navigating some of the dark tunnels he’s been through in his life. This led to founding From the Heart Enterprises, a Denver nonprofit having a tremendous impact on people of all ages. Dr. Ali is a true force for good and I can’t wait to share his inspiration - on this episode of making our world better. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. You can learn more about Dr. Ali and From the Heart Enterprises: www.fromtheheartent.com https://www.facebook.com/fromtheheartenterprises https://www.youtube.com/@fromtheheartenterprises2281

Every person has a super power. Finding the super power that lies within people with autism and other cognitive special needs so they can become awesome members of the workforce is the super power Bill Morris, CEO of Blue Star Recyclers, has harnessed to create an awesome organization that is producing eye-popping results in the world of electronics recycling. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you’re interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Blue Star Recyclers and their locations where you can drop of your old electronics, visit their website at www.bluestarrecyclers.org, or contact Bill at [email protected]. I hope you are inspired to find a way to make our world better!

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who campaigned against child labor, said “No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people.” You will hear from Executive Director Lauren Sika, how her innovative organization Youth Roots is bringing this quote to life in the philanthropic sector by growing and nurturing the leaders and change agents of both today and tomorrow. This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - I'd love to talk to you about how I can bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals - visit www.makingourworldbetter.com to learn more about our organization. To learn more about Youth Roots and how you can support their efforts, visit www.youthroots.org, or you can email Lauren at [email protected].

Finding time, talent and funding to accomplish all the things nonprofit leaders and small business owners are responsible for and striving for and bolster the bottom line is a never-ending battle. Veteran and social entrepreneur Dr. Bradley Caro Cook shares how he is generating a solution to these age-old issues with virtual assistants through his organization Super Virtuals. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services – if you are interested in how I can bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Supervirtuals, visit www.supervirtuals.com, or follow Bradley Caro Cook on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-caro-cook/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bradley.caro.cook).

This conversation originally aired in July of 2022, but the lessons Lloyd Lewis, CEO of arc Thrift Stores provided are so strong I wanted to share them again. To learn more about aft Thrift Stores, visit www.arcthrift.com. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas!

If we really want to be serious about equity, future workforce development and generally, hope for the future of our country, it should all start with Early Childhood education. You’ll hear from CEO William Browning how Clayton Early Learning in Denver is leading a charge to serve children, their families and educators to create valuable and positive outcomes that will ripple across Colorado and the nation. William also shares some master leadership lessons I know you will appreciate. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity and events services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com To learn more about Clayton Early Learning and how you can support or volunteer to advance its efforts to provide hope for a better future, visit www.claytonearlylearning.org. If you enjoyed this podcast, we’d be grateful if you would share it with a friend!

After a military career of tremendous leadership responsibility and service, navigating an everyday civilian career can present difficult obstacles in ways most of us take for granted. You’ll hear from Andrea Filz how she and her team of mentors, alumni and volunteers at Salute Colorado are supporting military veterans with awesome programs to help with successful life-altering transitions This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity and events services. If you’re interested in how I can help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, let's talk! You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Salute Colorado and how you can support or volunteer to advance its efforts and make a big difference with a military veteran, visit www.salutecolorado.org or reach out to Andrea directly at [email protected].

When a passion for creating opportunities for all people to live the American Dream collides with decades of high level experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, the result is a mission laser-focused on human flourishing as you'll hear from Jonathan Tee, partner of the impactful Oak Rose Group and Oak Rose Fund. This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - if you're interested in how I can bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, let's talk: www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Jonathan's work with the Oak Rose Group and Oak Rose fund, visit their websites: www.oakrosegroup.com www.oakrosefund.org

The diagnosis of ALS is about as cruel as a medical diagnosis comes, but you’ll hear how in the wake of not one but two family ALS diagnosis, Doug McConnell, co-founder of A Long Swim, along with his sister Ellen, decided to fight back and are making a real difference in the epicenter of ALS research at Northwestern University in Chicago by raising millions of dollars through open water swims across the world. Doug's story of swimming the English Channel is awesome! This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity & Events services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about A Long Swim and how you can support Doug and his team's efforts in fighting ALS, visit www.alongswim.org.

Turning the experience, pain and trauma of being a U.S. Marine who was blown up by IEDs four times in four months of combat in Fallujah, Iraq, into a beacon of hope and healing through arts and music programs for US Military veterans dealing with post traumatic stress is an incredibly inspiring journey Richard Casper, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Creativets shares. You're going to love Richard's story of building an amazing organization to shine a light in some dark places for people who we all owe so much. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity & Events services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about creativets and how you can support its awesome work, visit www.creativets.org, find them on Instagram or stream creativevets music Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/creativets/934641060) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5IvR5LShfLCBvBMt2KPaBc

Providing employees with dignity and hope for a better future while giving them the opportunity to do excellent work with integrity and responsibility to each other – that’s how they do business every day at Mile High Workshop, an insanely cool social enterprise that gives people second chances and also works with some of the most recognizable brands in the country. I promise you’ll be inspired to hear from CEO Andy Magel how an idea with grace as a core value blossomed into a powerhouse organization making a real difference, on this episode of making our world better. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you’re interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about and to support Mile High Workshop, visit www.milehighworkshop.com. For a great pillow at a great price that is making our world better, visit https://everpillow.com/store/ If you enjoyed this podcast, we’d be grateful if you’d share it with a friend. Until next time, I hope you are inspired to find a way to make our world better!

With technology, creativity and the right inspiration, it is always possible to build a better mousetrap, even when it comes to growing vegetables and shortening the supply chain. You’ll hear from CEO Eddy Badrina how his company Eden Green has innovated an amazing technology that saves water and minimizes environmental impact whle making it possible to grow farm to table local produce on a huge scale that doesn’t have to travel thousands of miles and can be on grocery shelves in hours This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services – if you are interested in how I can bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can reach me at www.makingourworldbetter.com To learn more about Eden Green and the company’s incredible technology, visit www.edengreen.com. To learn more about Eddy, visit www.badrina.com. If you enjoyed this podcast, we’d be grateful if you’d share it with a friend. Until next time, I hope you are inspired to make our world better.

Going from State trooper to undercover agent infiltrating the east coast mafia to refereeing basketball in the NBA to traveling the world helping others with post traumatic stress is a unique journey the legendary Bob Delaney shares with nobody else. You will hear how he is taking what he’s learned through his incredible experiences to initiate higher levels of support for military, law enforcement, first responders when it comes to post-traumatic stress. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you are interested in how we can to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, we would love to have a conversation with you – find us at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about the work Bob is doing, order his books or hire him as you next keynote speaker, visit www.delaneyconsultants.com. Heros Are Human: Lessons In Resilience Covert - My Years Infiltrating The Mob Surviving The Shadows- A Journey Of Hope Into Post-Traumatic Stress

After being in and around the nonprofit world since the early 90s, some of the organizations I have seen who are making the deepest impact are those with the entrepreneurial vision and courage to try to meet a need they see in their community. An great example is One Good Turn and you’ll hear from CEO Sarah Lez-inski how this innovative organization started with one program and has now grown to operate five cohesive social enterprises all under the same umbrella, thanks to leadership on fire to see beyond limitations and serve the underserved Thanks for listening and I hope you loved Sarah’s passion for service as much as I did. this podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn how you can support or volunteer with One Good Turn and any of their awesome ventures, visit: www.onegoodturn.com www.cafe180.com www.goodturncycles.org www.housing180.org

Finding common ground for advocates from education, business and policy to come together to build a brighter future for students and the economy sounds like a tall order, but you will hear from Scott LaBand how he and his team at Colorado Succeeds, through their strong core values and leadership abilities are having an impact doing just that. You will love learning Scott's insights. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services where we help build great organizations. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Colorado Succeeds and how you can get involved, visit their website at www.coloradosucceeds.org and find them on social media: https://www.facebook.com/coloradosucceeds linkedin

One of the most vulnerable populations out there is homeless teens and young people. You will hear from Christina Carlson about how her and her team at Urban Peak Denver are helping thousands of individuals who are routinely overlooked and hidden be visible and find a path to a productive life through programs, facilities, compassion and humor. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services where we help build great organizations. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Urban Peak and how you can support efforts, visit www.urbanpeak.org or find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=urban%20peak.

Shining a light on the darkness of addiction and mental illness, and providing the peer support and programming needed to offer people hope for a better life takes a high level of expertise, determination and compassion - the qualities Jude Solano and her team at the Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association bring to bear in their Pueblo, Colorado community every day, through their programming and care. To learn more about the Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association and how you can support their efforts, visit www.socoharmreduction.org. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. We help build great organizations. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

Losing a child is a membership to a club no parent wants to join, and teen suicide statistics are horrific. You will be inspired to hear Maria and Will Bales talk about how they are shining a light and carrying on the legacy of their son Nick, who they lost to suicide, through tireless efforts to help struggling teens and their families by addressing teen mental health through therapies, communication and Nick’s clothing brand BTR (Brought to Reality). This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - we help build great organizations. If you would like to learn how we can bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, find us at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about Brought To Reality and to buy your BTR hoodie, visit www.broughttoreality.com, and for extra inspiration, follow Maria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maria.bales2/

Colorado is fortunate to be the home of one of the most vibrant nonprofit communities in the U.S., with more than 20,000 nonprofit organizations improving the quality of life. The Colorado Nonprofit Association lives in the epicenter of this community and you will hear from CEO Paul Lhevine how his awesome organization not only serves its members with tons of great resources, but provides a strong voice for this important sector when it comes to public policy and legislation. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about the Colorado Nonprofit Association, visit www.coloradononprofits.org. If you enjoyed this podcast, we would be grateful if you would give us a thumbs up and leave a review.

The negative impacts and desperation caused by mental illness are increasing in our society and can be devastating and overwhelming, but fortunately there are organizations like the Aurora Mental Health Center here in Colorado dedicated to providing long term, short term and emergency therapy and treatment, all the while conducting clinical research learn how to better serve clients of all ages. You’ll hear from CEO Dr. Kelly Phillips Henry how this amazing organization is helping people from all around the world deal with mental health issues and live life to the fullest. To learn more about the Aurora Mental Health Center, visit www.auhmc.org and learn how your can support and volunteer to help this amazing facility serving people from all over the world in Colorado. This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

One of the reasons I have loved sports for as long as I can remember is the chance to instantly be part of a community and to be part of something bigger than yourself. Martin Richardson explains how he created a movement through the Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation with a community of hockey players to help families in their deepest time of need, and how that movement has grown to provide millions of dollars for suffering families and also develop some exciting visions for the future for able bodied and disabled hockey players. This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - if you'd like to learn how I can bolster your If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about the awesome Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation, visit www.dawgnation.org, and find them on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=dawg%20nation%20hockey%20foundation

It’s Friday at 3:00 PM and the final school bell rings. For most kids, that brings the excitement the school week is over. But for other kids where their school is their lifeline to meals, it means the anxiety of wondering how, when and where they are going to eat for the next two and half days. You’ll hear from Bob Bell how he and his team at Food for Thought are tackling this problem for tens of thousands of children and their families across the Denver Metro area by delivering bags of non-perishable food every week during the school year. This podcast is sponsored by JC Charity & Events Services. If you'd like to find out how I can bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I'd love to have a conversation with you - find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn how to volunteer and support Food For Thought, visit www.foodforthoughtdenver.org and hopefully I will see you on Friday mornings packing bags for kids!

"We don't help our guests because they are Catholic, we help them because WE are Catholic," says Catholic Charities of Denver (CCD) Vice President of Shelter Services Mike Sinnett. You will love hearing how Mike and his team uphold their commitment to providing a safe and dignified hand up for those experiencing homelessness through Samaritan House and the Catholic Charities of Denver shelters. To learn more about CCD shelters and how you can support or volunteer with the organization, visit www.CCDenver.org. This podcast is sponsored by JC Charity & Events Services - if you would like to find out how we can bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals through our experience of achieving success (and making mistakes!) from more than 20 years of nonprofit leadership, we'd love to have a conversation with you - find us at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

GraceFull Community Cafe in Littleton, Colorado to bring delicious meals to the community, whether or not guests can afford their own meal. Julie Hill will explain how how the Gracefull Cafe is making a difference by not only feeding people who are hungry, but providing connection, dignity and much more. To learn more about the Gracefull Cafe and the Gracefull Foundation, visit www.gracefull.com. This podcast is sponsored by JC Charity & Events Services - you can find us at www.makingourworldbetter.com; we would love to have a conversation with you about how we can bolster your efforts and help your team achieve your goals.

There is nothing that levels the playing field of life like education. The Denver Scholarship Foundation is unmatched when it comes to making seemingly impossible college dreams come true for aspiring Denver Public High school students. You’ll hear from powerhouse CEO Lorii Rabinowitz how the Denver Scholarship Foundation is elevating and transforming generations of thousands of students and families. To learn more about DSF, visit www.denverscholarship.org or search Denver Scholarship Foundation on any of the social media platforms. This podcast is sponsored by JC Charity & Events Services - if you would like to find out how we can bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, you visit www.makingourworldbetter.com.

While homelessness may seem like it's a big city, urban issue, suburban areas are wrestling with how to work with citizens to make a difference; thanks to a thoughtful, individualized, compassionate approach, Mike Sandgren will lay out how Arapahoe County is working with the cities of Englewood, Sheridan and Littleton on making a difference. To learn more about the Tri-Cities Homeless Plan, visit https://www.englewoodco.gov/our-city/community/englewood-homelessness-initiative. You can also reach Mike at [email protected]. This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - we would love to bolster your efforts and help you and your team reach your goals. You can learn more about us at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

Running cross county or track is not always about coming in first place, it’s about bringing out the best of yourself. In this conversation with inspiring teacher and coach Andrew Brimeyer, founder of Denver Urban XC, you will hear how he combines his love of cross country running and track and field with a drive to help young athletes break down participation barriers, cross the finish line and bring out the best of themselves. To learn more about Denver Urban XC, follow the organization on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denverurbanxc or find it on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denverurbanxc/. Thanks for listening – this podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you are interested in I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

Wings Over The Rockies Museum is heaven for aviation enthusiasts, but like so many great cultural attractions, there is way more to the organization that meets the eye; listen as President and CEO John Barry explains how his organization is a national trendsetter in aviation education! To learn more about Wings Over The Rockies, visit www.wingsmuseum.org; you can find museum hours and information about all their cool programs and the Blue Skies Academy. This podcast was sponsored by JC Charity & Events Services. If you would like to discover how we can bolster your effort or help your team achieve its goals, visit www.makingourworldbetter.com.

Tucked just off Interstate 70 just minutes outside of Denver lies one of the greatest outposts of peace and serenity in Colorado, the Mother Cabrini Shrine. Director of Development JoAnn Seaman shares some great history to the shrine, expansion plans, and how a small but might team keeps this incredible facility going. To learn more about Mother Cabrini Shrine, or to purchase tickets to super fun upcoming Mother Cabrini Shrine Gala, visit www.mothercabrinishrine.org. This podcast is presented by JC Charity & Events Services - we would love to have a conversation with you about how we can help your team achieve its goals. You can reach Jay Clark at [email protected].

The all-volunteer Cancer League of Colorado is an army of people driven to defeat this insidious disease, and driving the bus is President Gary Reece. Gary has been a business fixture in Colorado for decades and continues to make a mark leading this incredible organization that through its fundraising efforts has helped some of the biggest breakthroughs in cancer research in the country. The secret sauce is the organization's ability to partner with other organizations and leverage donations, so every dollar given to the Cancer League of Colorado has an exponential impact. To learn more and find out ways to volunteer to help, visit www.cancerleague.org. This podcast is sponsored by JC Charity & Events Services- if you would like to find out how we can help your team achieve its goals, we'd love to have a conversation with you: contact us at www.makingourworldbetter.com