This week we are privileged to be joined by Charlie Hammerman, President and CEO at The Disability Opportunity Fund (https://www.thedof.org), for an absolutely fascinating interview. We discuss how he leveraged his finance background into a car

40. Workplace Philanthropy Simplified feat. Joel Pollick

Oct 27th, 2021 1h 6m

Joel Pollick, Founder and CEO of Percent Pledge (https://www.percentpledge.org/) joins us to discuss his story, the benefits of building a culture of charity at your company, millennial giving trends and much more (19:54). Other segments includ

Bonus Content- The "Topgolf Episode"

Oct 14th, 2021 56m 41s

Finally the long awaited live recording from the 2021 Nageela @ Topgolf event featuring your favorite Chicago personalities is here. Again, very important PSA: There is no content of substance in this episode so if you are here to expand your k

39. Talking Ted Talks feat. Wendy Berger

Oct 5th, 2021 1h 8m

Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, Wendy Berger (https://wbsequities.com), steps in to discuss her story, nonprofit trends, female entrepreneurship, and her experience giving a Ted Talk (17:34). Other segments include "Board of Directors"

38. Focused Funding feat. Jonathan Greenberg

May 27th, 2021 1h 8m

We are back for another episode and this time we are joined by Jonathan Greenberg (https://twitter.com/JGreenbergSez), Director of Freedom Initiatives at the Jack Miller Family Foundation. He was not shy about his opinions on a variety of matte

37. Strategic Planning feat. Stefan Teodosic

May 12th, 2021 1h 24m

Founder and CEO of Maverick Soul Consulting (https://www.mavericksoulconsulting.com/), Stefan Teodosic, returns to the show in studio to become the first reoccurring guest on 990 Talk. We dug deep discussing his personal inspirations, strategic

36. Giving Differently feat. Jeff Aeder

Apr 28th, 2021 1h 3m

For the first episode of our new "podcast year" we are joined by Chicagoland Real Estate Investor and nonprofit entrepreneur, Jeff Aeder. We discussed a variety of things including the vision and story of the Chicago based Walcott School (https

35. More Than a Game feat. Lenny Silberman

Apr 18th, 2021 1h 21m

For the final episode of our inaugural podcast year, we were joined by living legend and member of various Jewish sports hall of fames, Lenny Silberman (https://www.lennysilberman.com/). We discussed his inspirations, his career, his current ve

34. Failing Forward

Apr 11th, 2021 1h 6m

We were privileged this week to be joined by motivator, leader, and nonprofit founder, Kim Karr, for a very relevant interview discussing her organization, #ICanHelp (https://www.icanhelp.net/), among a variety of other things giving us a whole

33. Gathering the Tribe

Mar 19th, 2021 1h 2m

Founder and Executive Director of Chitribe (https://chitribe.org/), Rebecca Joey Schwab, joins us this week to discuss her motivations, experiences and vision for improving the greater Jewish community here in Chicagoland (18:46). Other segment

32. Board Supervision

Feb 25th, 2021 1h 5m

This week Ari and Sruly are joined by David Phillips, Principle at Immersive 1st (https://www.immersive1st.com/) for a discussion on ways organizations can better improve the relationships between nonprofit staff and their boards. We also discu

31. Building Professional Equity

Feb 11th, 2021 1h 1m

Noted author, educator, and tweeter, David Bashevkin (https://twitter.com/DBashIdeas) (https://dbashideas.com), stops by for a fascinating discussion on nonprofit personalities, burnout, job satisfaction, and building professional net-worth (15

30. Leveraging Government

Feb 4th, 2021 55m 19s

We kick off 2021 by welcoming JJ Rabinowich, Executive Director of Ambassadors Group, to discuss how nonprofits can better utilize government to improve their ability to operate and sustain themselves (20:16). Other segments include "Board of D

29. Volunteering

Dec 24th, 2020 1h 3m

For the final episode of 2020 we were joined by volunteer extraordinaire, Mrs. Chasi Davis, to talk about her experiences and lessons learned throughout her 20 years volunteering for a number of organizations here in Chicago (18:09). We also no

28. Charidy (no, that's not a typo)

Dec 9th, 2020 1h 5m

We are finally back in the studio this week and welcomed to the show, Moshe Hecht, CIO at Charidy.com (https://www.charidy.com). We discussed the history and growth of his company, overcoming negative stigmas, and much more (15:28). We also nom

27. Forever Resilient

Nov 10th, 2020 1h 6m

We're back with a new episode featuring Michael Dickson (https://twitter.com/michaeldickson), Executive Director at Stand With Us (https://www.standwithus.com), and author of "Isresilience" (https://www.isresilience.com) for a fascinating inter

26. Accountability feat. Diana Bloom Part 2

Oct 26th, 2020 1h

This week we are back for round 2 of our two part interview with Diana Bloom on workplace accountability and productivity (16:29). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (3:47), and "Linkswipe" (54:44).

25. Accountability feat. Diana Bloom Part 1

Oct 20th, 2020 1h 6m

Ari's idol and well known accountability consultant, Diana Bloom (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianabloom), joins us this week for part 1 of a two part interview on accountability and task management in the work place for both the for-profit and

24. Getting Younger

Oct 15th, 2020 1h 6m

This week our good friend and colleague Rabbi Shai Markowitz, Director of the Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative at Agudath Israel of America (https://agudah.org/) joins us to discuss the challenges and tribulations of bringing a 100 year old orga

23. More Than Just Trees

Oct 1st, 2020 1h 21m

Firstly, Sruly showed up late today. Secondly, we interviewed Rick Krosnick, Chief Development Officer at Jewish National Fund (https://www.jnf.org) to discuss his career journey, inspirations, and why JNF started planting trees but is really m

22. An Everlasting Mission

Sep 24th, 2020 1h 21m

International diplomat and fundraising master, Rabbi Meyer May, Executive Director at the Simon Wiesenthal Center (http://www.wiesenthal.com) joins us this week for a fascinating discussion about his career, fundraising, staying relevant, and s

21. Keepin' it Fresh w/ YLD

Sep 16th, 2020 1h 13m

Elyse Saretsky and Tatum Drazen from JUF's YLD (https://www.juf.org/yld/) join us to talk "Big Event", board management, millennial engagement, and what it means to be the number one address for young professionals in Chicagoland (14:25). Other

20. Higher Education

Sep 4th, 2020 1h 1m

This week we welcomed Dr. Amir Pasic, Eugene R. Tempel Dean and Professor of Philanthropic Studies at Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. We discussed the goals and purpose of his school as well as the importance and bene

19. Ninety Seconds Or Less- featuring Eli Beer

Aug 27th, 2020 1h 4m

We were privileged this week to be joined by Eli Beer, Founder and President of United Hatzalah (https://israelrescue.org/). We discussed his personal inspirations, the successes and challenges involved in building a multi million dollar and et

18. Knowing No Limits

Aug 13th, 2020 1h 11m

International disabilities advocate and probably the most genuine person we know, Lori Komisar, President of American Friends of Israel Sport Center for the Disabled (https://afiscd.org/), joins us for a truly inspiring interview on what it mea