Founders and Funders brings together nonprofit founders and funders for a storytelling experience rooted in trust, reflection, and honest conversation. Through personal narratives and recorded dialogue, participants explore what it takes to build impact and sustain partnerships.
Brought to you by New Profit, this series features the voices of founders and funders working towards mental health equity. Each episode explores the defining moments that shape why they do this work and what becomes possible when we move beyond funding into true partnership.
Stories of Us are honest conversations between executive directors and the organizations that support and invest in their work. This episode asks: what does it feel like to lead during a time of shrinking resources and growing need? It explores the emotional toll of constantly proving the value of your work, and the importance of funders listening beyond the grant application. Partnership, not competition, may be the only way forward.
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Meet the founders and hear the stories that drive their work
Erica Smith is the CEO of Boys to Men Tucson, an organization that strengthens communities by nurturing intentional spaces for masculine-identified folks to practice honest and mindful relationships. Listen to Erica’s story where she shares how her career in public health began with her own experiences within and surrounding her family, focusing not on only what was wrong, but also what was missing.
Aaron Landrum is program manager and public health strategist for Deloitte, a global consulting organization working at the intersection of data policy and community impact. Listen Aaron’s story as he reflects on who led him pursue a career in philanthropy, his grandfather.
Reem Aly is the Executive Director of The Ohio School-Based Health Alliance, an organization that improves access to integrated health services through school-based health care, advancing equity and enhancing health and education outcomes for students, families, and communities. Listen as Reem recounts an afternoon walking into a school health center in Ohio, and immediately feeling its impact.
Jordon Lewis is the CEO of The Confess Project, an organization partnering with barbers, stylists, educators, healthcare professionals, and community leaders to strengthen trusted spaces for conversation and community care. In Jordon’s story, she reflects on her time at The Confess Project and looks ahead toward a transition.
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