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202. Hope is Alive: How Shoes That Fit Continues to Innovate to Reach More Kids - Amy Fass
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Meet Amy. She's the rockstar executive director of Shoes That Fit providing new athletic shoes to underprivileged children nationwide. You may think why shoes? But when a family has to choose between rent, utilities, food AND shoes, shoes often come last especially recently as families struggle during COVID-19. Their mission is to tackle this variable, as one of the most visible signs of poverty in America, by giving children-in-need new sneakers to attend school with dignity and joy, prepared to learn, play, and thrive.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Amy’s story and journey to where she is today (2:40)
- An overview of Shoes That Fit (3:45)
- Community based fundraising and lessons learned throughout Amy’s career (6:00)
- Building dynamic partnerships (13:00)
- Pivoting their model and leaning into innovation to advance impact (18:30)
- A powerful moment of philanthropy in Amy’s life (21:00)
- Amy’s One Good Thing: People are everything. (27:00)
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/202
Get to Know Our Sponsor, Neon One
Neon One provides software solutions to growing nonprofits, but they do so much more than that. They’re also incredibly passionate about creating community in the social good sector.
They created Year End Giving Connections, a community that brings fundraisers together and empowers them to learn from each other’s experiences. Neon One experts will also provide helpful advice on meeting your fundraising goals this season. With weekly chec
About our Sponsor GoodUnited
GoodUnited is a fundraising software that helps nonprofits of all shapes and sizes get the most out of social media. One org realized a 240% increase in authentic and meaningful engagement with their supporters. Looking to unlock this type of impact for your mission? Go to weareforgood.com/united
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.
Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
Support the Show
If you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good.
Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.
Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends.
Join the We Are For Good Community
You can think of it as the after-party to each podcast episode 🥳
Say hi👇
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Manage episode 308463172 series 2843954
Meet Amy. She's the rockstar executive director of Shoes That Fit providing new athletic shoes to underprivileged children nationwide. You may think why shoes? But when a family has to choose between rent, utilities, food AND shoes, shoes often come last especially recently as families struggle during COVID-19. Their mission is to tackle this variable, as one of the most visible signs of poverty in America, by giving children-in-need new sneakers to attend school with dignity and joy, prepared to learn, play, and thrive.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Amy’s story and journey to where she is today (2:40)
- An overview of Shoes That Fit (3:45)
- Community based fundraising and lessons learned throughout Amy’s career (6:00)
- Building dynamic partnerships (13:00)
- Pivoting their model and leaning into innovation to advance impact (18:30)
- A powerful moment of philanthropy in Amy’s life (21:00)
- Amy’s One Good Thing: People are everything. (27:00)
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/202
Get to Know Our Sponsor, Neon One
Neon One provides software solutions to growing nonprofits, but they do so much more than that. They’re also incredibly passionate about creating community in the social good sector.
They created Year End Giving Connections, a community that brings fundraisers together and empowers them to learn from each other’s experiences. Neon One experts will also provide helpful advice on meeting your fundraising goals this season. With weekly chec
About our Sponsor GoodUnited
GoodUnited is a fundraising software that helps nonprofits of all shapes and sizes get the most out of social media. One org realized a 240% increase in authentic and meaningful engagement with their supporters. Looking to unlock this type of impact for your mission? Go to weareforgood.com/united
Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.
Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more 🥳
Support the Show
If you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good.
Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.
Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends.
Join the We Are For Good Community
You can think of it as the after-party to each podcast episode 🥳
Say hi👇
LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter
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