Jen Ford Reedy has spent more than a decade leading the Bush Foundation, and over…
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Sean Kelly is one of the sharpest marketing minds Eric has ever met — and…
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On the latest Let's Hear It, Eric sits down with Marc Moorghen, VP of Marketing…
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A lot of people who work in nonprofits and foundations eventually get the tickle. You…
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There's a question Rashad Robinson wants every nonprofit and foundation leader to sit with right…
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This might be the most important episode we've ever done, and we swear we’re not…
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Kristen Grimm returns to Let’s Hear It as the show’s first three-time guest for a…
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AI needs power. A lot of power. But what happens when that power comes from…
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On the latest Let’s Hear It, Eric sits down with the unstoppable Amanda Renteria, CEO…
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Nonprofits are essential, but are they getting what they need to succeed? And what happens…
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In this episode of Let's Hear It, Eric sits down with two public interest comms…
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What makes an effective communicator in today’s chaotic political landscape? This week, Eric sits down…
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What’s the economy for, anyway? Shouldn’t time, happiness, and beauty be at the center of…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 11, 2025
Is Wikipedia the last bastion of truth on the internet? Eric speaks with Anusha Alikhan,…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 28, 2025
It’s a brand-new year, a new season, and… a brand-new low? This week, Let’s Hear…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 14, 2025
Need a dose of hope and perspective after a tough election season? Join Let's Hear…
Let's Hear ItDecember 12, 2024
We know that these post-election blues are a thing, but here’s the deal – the…
Let's Hear ItNovember 19, 2024
Okay, folks, we know there’s an election happening and that you might be a bit,…
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Fans of Let’s Hear It (and there are oh-so many!) will acknowledge that Eric and…
Let's Hear ItOctober 8, 2024
In this dandy episode of Let's Hear It, Eric Brown sits down with Grace Nicolette…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 24, 2024
Hey folks, we’re back after a quick summer break. Hope you missed us! As many…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 3, 2024
Sometimes it's okay to take a moment away from the massive challenges and simply laugh.…
Let's Hear ItJuly 16, 2024
We are so excited about ComNet24 in Kansas City! When Sean Gibbons joined the Communications…
Let's Hear ItJune 27, 2024
As we approach World Refugee Day, it’s so good to know that there are people…
Let's Hear ItJune 11, 2024
A huge thank you to Fatima Angeles, the Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation,…
Let's Hear ItMay 28, 2024
Eleven years ago, David Callahan launched a most audacious project – a new publication that…
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Join us for a truly extraordinary conversation with the amazing Heather McGhee, the author of…
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We’ve been doing this show for a while, and every so often the pieces just…
Let's Hear ItApril 16, 2024
Societies can’t thrive without sufficient levels of trust – trust in our elected officials, in…
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When Chris DeCardy took the reins of the Heinz Endowments last year, he was one…
Let's Hear ItMarch 19, 2024
Governments have money and foundations can take risks. Shouldn’t these be marriages made in heaven?…
Let's Hear ItMarch 5, 2024
Academy Award season is here, but while the rest of the world may be debating…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 20, 2024
We are so delighted to present the legendary Anat Shenker-Osorio. Yes, that’s right, that Anat…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 23, 2024
How many of us in the nonprofit world can track our interest in climate to…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 9, 2024
Here is another one of our favorite interviews - Shanelle Matthews, founder of the Radical…
Let's Hear ItDecember 28, 2023
Today, we offer another one of our favorite interviews - a blast from the past…
Let's Hear ItDecember 22, 2023
This holiday season we're re-releasing some of our favorite and most popular episodes. Today -…
Let's Hear ItDecember 19, 2023
In our latest episode, we offer a fascinating conversation with Alison Smart, the Executive Director…
Let's Hear ItDecember 12, 2023
When Larry Kramer announced recently that he was leaving the Hewlett Foundation to run the…
Let's Hear ItNovember 28, 2023
As the new president of the groundbreaking consulting firm Spitfire Strategies, Jen Carnig, who succeeds…
Let's Hear ItNovember 14, 2023
When our guest, Ashwath Narayanan, was 22, he launched Social Currant, a creative agency that…
Let's Hear ItOctober 24, 2023
COP staff Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz On our latest episode of Let’s Hear It,…
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Spending out, spending down, sunsetting – whatever you call it, it’s a tricky business. This…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 27, 2023
This week on Let’s Hear It, cynical-ish and salty-tongued Nima Shirazi of Spitfire Strategies and…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 12, 2023
We have an impactful episode deep-diving into how Tony Proscio, a thought leader in this…
Let's Hear ItAugust 23, 2023
As long as there has been art, there have been artists using their creativity to…
Let's Hear ItAugust 7, 2023
Join us in this thought-provoking and inspiring episode as we welcome Trevor Smith, the Director…
Let's Hear ItJuly 18, 2023
Harvard Law professor Alan Jenkins has argued cases before the Supreme Court, made grants at…
Let's Hear ItApril 12, 2023
Marta Tellado’s new book Buyer Aware: Harnessing our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and…
Let's Hear ItMarch 15, 2023
Many of us spend a career doing something, gathering stories, ideas, skills, and things like…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 15, 2023
If you aren't at the table, you’re on the menu, Shanelle Matthews and Annie Neimand…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 24, 2023
Ken Weine blows our mind. As the Chief Communications Officer and Senior Vice President for…
Let's Hear ItNovember 22, 2022
If you work in the social sector, you know how hard this moment is. You…
Let's Hear ItAugust 25, 2022
Jeff Chang has such a special view of race and culture in America that it’s…
Let's Hear ItJuly 27, 2022
When Emily Ladau appeared on Sesame Street at the age of ten, she probably didn’t…
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We don’t bandy about terms like these, but Aaron Belkin is a stone-cold communications genius.…
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Jasmine Banks is unafraid. As the Executive Director of UnKoch My Campus, she is fighting…
Let's Hear ItOctober 20, 2021
Edgar Villanueva is an author, activist, and expert on issues of race, wealth, and philanthropy.…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 29, 2021
Rich Neimand has spent his long career using his considerable marketing chops to advance important…
Let's Hear ItAugust 24, 2021
It’s not easy to describe a guest as dynamic as Rinku Sen, but we’ll give…
Let's Hear ItAugust 11, 2021
Precious Stroud is a Let’s Hear It guest like no other. With a career that…
Let's Hear ItJuly 21, 2021
Maybe working in philanthropy is like attending a large Thanksgiving family gathering. There are folks…
Let's Hear ItJune 30, 2021
Sometimes we need a little breath of fresh air during the workday. This week’s guest…
Let's Hear ItJune 9, 2021
Valerie Goode has been the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the San Francisco…
Let's Hear ItMay 5, 2021
This week, it is our pleasure to share Eric’s conversation with Andy Goodman – a…
Let's Hear ItApril 21, 2021
We are incredibly excited to have Trabian Shorters as our guest this week. Trabian, who…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 25, 2021
Welcome back to Season Three of Let's Hear It! Kirk and Eric take a brief…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 27, 2021
JoyIn this week’s show, we have a really special treat - Joy Harjo, the first…
Let's Hear ItDecember 9, 2020
Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman may be just what we need to soothe America’s ragged…
Let's Hear ItNovember 25, 2020
We’re back! It’s been an exhausting couple of weeks, and if you’re looking for a…
Let's Hear ItNovember 17, 2020
We have a doozy for you this week. Kirk sits down with David Roberts, the…
Let's Hear ItOctober 21, 2020
If you missed ComnetworkV or if you would like to revisit that truly exciting week,…
Let's Hear ItOctober 1, 2020
Susan Vandergriff walked away from a seventeen-year career as a banker because something was missing…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 22, 2020
Our cultural institutions shape how we view the world, and Javier Torres-Campos, the Director of…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 9, 2020
This week, Disinformation King Kirk Brown sits down with Renée DiResta, Technical Research Manager at…
Let's Hear ItAugust 5, 2020
Sabeel Rahman is a leading progressive thinker, movement builder, convener, and collaborator whose specialty is…
Let's Hear ItJuly 22, 2020
Unless you've been living under an extremely large rock for the past four years, by…
Let's Hear ItJuly 8, 2020
In the past month, nonprofits and foundations across the country have made strong statements of…
Let's Hear ItJune 24, 2020
We hope that you are staying well and healthy and safe. As we were thinking…
Let's Hear ItJune 10, 2020
Welcome to another episode of Let’s Hear It. We hope you are staying as physically…
Let's Hear ItMay 27, 2020
You know that old saying “see a problem, it’s yours”? Alexis Madrigal and his colleagues…
Let's Hear ItMay 13, 2020
Ann Christiano, the Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida…
Let's Hear ItApril 29, 2020
For those folks who are fortunate enough to be able to work in these challenging…
Let's Hear ItApril 15, 2020
Eric sat down with Saru Jayaraman five weeks and a lifetime ago. Few of us…
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Joanne Krell is the kind of communications expert you want in your corner when it…
Let's Hear ItMarch 27, 2020
We hope that all of our Let’s Hear It listeners are staying safe and socially…
Let's Hear ItMarch 20, 2020
If you are ready for just a minor departure from COVID-related communications, we offer an…
Let's Hear ItMarch 18, 2020
No matter what you think of Bernie Sanders, there’s no question that he has become…
Let's Hear ItMarch 4, 2020
Eric interviews a truly great interviewer in this episode: Cinny Kennard, Executive Director of the…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 19, 2020
There are people who come along who don’t just change the way you think or…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 5, 2020
Thank you so much for listening to Let's Hear It. It's been a wonderful year,…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 29, 2020
After spending a number of years in Oakland as a pastor, Ben McBride decided to…
Let's Hear ItDecember 11, 2019
Lisa Witter has always played to win. Since coming into the world "with a bang"…
Let's Hear ItNovember 26, 2019
Drew Altman took a relatively small grantmaking foundation and transformed it into a media powerhouse.…
Let's Hear ItNovember 13, 2019
Villy Wang's mother wanted her to be a corporate lawyer. Raised by a single mother…
Let's Hear ItOctober 31, 2019
This is the third in our bonus series of keynote speeches from ComNet 2019. Trabian…
Let's Hear ItOctober 24, 2019
In 2018, Desmond Meade helped pull off the unthinkable. He united Florida voters by leading…
Let's Hear ItOctober 22, 2019
Stacey Abrams is one of the most exciting and inspiring leaders of our time. Last…
Let's Hear ItOctober 9, 2019
We couldn’t resist – ComNet 19 is next week and we’re so excited that we’re…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 25, 2019
If you’ve worked in foundation communications in the past thirty years, chances are that David…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 18, 2019
If you are interested in using communications for social change, the Communications Network Annual Conference…
Let's Hear ItSeptember 4, 2019
Hunter Johansson could have easily traded on the fame of his twin sister Scarlett for…
Let's Hear ItAugust 14, 2019
In five years as CEO of the San Francisco Foundation, Fred Blackwell has emerged as…
Let's Hear ItJuly 31, 2019
Doniece Sandoval Might Just Change the Way You See – Taking “Radical Hospitality” to the…
Let's Hear ItJuly 17, 2019
Cronies in Bars Having Cocktails–Alfred Ironside, Ford Foundation’s International Man of Mystery By the time…
Let's Hear ItJuly 2, 2019
Thoughts on launching a podcast for foundation and non-profit communicators from Let's Hear It! co-hosts…
Let's Hear ItJune 28, 2019
In June of 2016, the MacArthur Foundation announced that it would award a single $100…
Let's Hear ItJune 19, 2019
The re- re- re-invention of Beth Kanter. Beth Kanter became a nonprofit social media phenomenon because she used a…
Let's Hear ItJune 5, 2019
It’s hard to talk about Jim Canales without getting a little gushy. He’s generous, funny,…
Let's Hear ItMay 22, 2019
Na’ilah Nasir once wanted to be a first-grade teacher, and she ended up as President of the Spencer…
Let's Hear ItMay 8, 2019
Phil Buchanan, the President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, has been helping foundations do…
Let's Hear ItApril 24, 2019
For anyone who works in the field of nonprofit or foundation communications, the name Kristen…
Let's Hear ItApril 10, 2019
Jesse Salazar is one of the most thoughtful and intelligent people you will ever be…
Let's Hear ItMarch 27, 2019
Minna Jung has had a varied and wonderful career in nonprofit and foundation communications. She…
Let's Hear ItMarch 13, 2019
If anyone knows how foundations can and should use communications, it’s Grant Oliphant. Grant, whowas…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 28, 2019
How do we communicate in ways that are authentic, emotional, and evocative? At a time…
Let's Hear ItFebruary 13, 2019
Welcome to the first episode of Let's Hear It! Larry Kramer is the President of…
Let's Hear ItJanuary 24, 2019