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Insurance Uncovered: State of the Mutual Industry

NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered - July 10, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Episode 712: In the mutual industry’s centuries-old history, insurers have adapted to the ever-changing environment.  On today’s Unscripted, NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge talks with Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual CEO John Smith about the state of the market and where mutual insurers should be looking...

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Best of Season 5: Laura, Foster Parent Partner: Trauma-informed parenting, and navigating foster care situations

Fostering Change - July 02, 2024 12:52 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Welcome back to our “Best of Season 5” series. Maybe you’ll be listening to this on the beach as you celebrate Independence Day, in your car on your way to work, or at home. Wherever you listen, we thank you for your support! Today we revisit our interview with Laura, whose mission is to educat...

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Supporting Positive Youth Development with Dr. Heather Taussig

CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers - June 28, 2024 18:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In this episode, we’re thrilled to be in conversation with Dr. Heather Taussig, the developer and director of the Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) program. Dr. Taussig gives us an insightful glimpse into this evidence-based mentoring and skill-building program created for pre-teen and teenage you...

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Insurance Uncovered: Builders Mutual Wins Innovation Award for Jobsite Safety

NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered - June 26, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Episode 711: On today’s Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Mike Gerber, president and CEO of Builders Mutual, about the company's creative approach to improve jobsite safety for construction workers and employees.  Builders Mutual's Jobs-Site Safety Institute has ...

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Housing Call: June 25, 2024

Housing Matters 2 NC - June 25, 2024 17:55 - 16 minutes
https://nchousing.org/housing-call-june-25-2024/

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Recruiting great board members

Nonprofit Radio Show - June 24, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes
We keep hearing from organizations that they can't find board members. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah discuss some key components for ensuring your mission attracts great board members. They discuss different recruitment strategies, from the "open call" to "by invitation only." By the end of t...

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New Section 504 Regulations from Department of Health and Human Services

ACB Advocacy Update - June 20, 2024 19:39 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Swatha speaks with Dania Douglas, Senior Attorney at the National Health Law Program, about the new rule from the US Department of Health and Human Services covering non-discrimination on the basis of disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation...

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Housing Call: June 18, 2024

Housing Matters 2 NC - June 18, 2024 16:49 - 13 minutes
https://nchousing.org/housing-call-june-18-2024/

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An Unlikely Journey to Parenthood Through America’s Broken Foster Care System

Fostering Change - June 18, 2024 13:24 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Welcome to our first episode of Fostering Change’s “Best of Season 5”. Today, we revisit Rob’s interview with Mark Daley, author of SAFE: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family.  We knew right away that this interview would be in our “Best of” series, and we think ...

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Insurance Uncovered: Public Service

NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered - June 12, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Episode 710: On today's Unscripted Neil Alldredge, NAMIC president and CEO, talks with Andy Gerlach, Randolph Mutual manager, about why public service is a vital character trait for mutuals. Read more about Andy Gerlach in the latest edition of NAMIC's IN Magazine.

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Housing Call: June 11, 2024

Housing Matters 2 NC - June 11, 2024 17:17 - 16 minutes
 https://nchousing.org/housing-call-june-11-2024/

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Let's Talk about Risk

Nonprofit Radio Show - June 06, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes
The word "risk" can sound so.... well, risky! Risk often carries a negative connotation, evoking thoughts of danger and uncertainty. However, understanding and managing risk is crucial for the long-term success of any organization. In this episode, we invite you to think about risk and what th...

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Congress FINALLY Passes the FAA Reauthorization Act

ACB Advocacy Update - June 06, 2024 17:08 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of ACB Advocacy Update, Claire speaks with Heather Ansley from Paralyzed Veterans of America about Congress’s long over due passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act. This bill includes numerous provisions that will improve the air travel experience for passengers with disabilities....

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Navigating the Foster Care System in California and Beyond

Fostering Change - June 04, 2024 13:20 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Welcome to the Final Episode of Season 5.  Thank you for joining us on this journey - whether you’re a new listener or if you’ve been with us all five seasons. Season 6 will debut in September, but following today’s episode, we will air some of our favorite episodes from the past season once ag...

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Casa de Amparo

San Marcos Chamber Podcast - June 03, 2024 17:14 - 21 minutes
Mentioned in Episode: Casa de Amparo Residential Services Careers Volunteer Business and Corporate Opportunities Crystal Ball Gala FORE the Casa Kids Golf Tournament   If you enjoyed this episode, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds...

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What the Next Government Should Do for Water and the Environment

Planet Possible - May 30, 2024 04:05 - 29 minutes
Everyone got a bit of a shock when a General Election was announced for July 4th. So, we know there is going to be a new government. Whoever ends up in power, what should they be doing - in the first 100 days and beyond - to do right by water and the environment? Host Niki Roach and CIWEM Direc...

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Episode 41: From The Internet - Thoughts and Prayers

Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability - May 29, 2024 14:00 - 27 minutes ★★★ - 1 rating
This is Have The Nerve Shorts - the short episodes between the long ones where we talk about things From The Internet, you can Get To Know Your Body and there might be even Something To Think About. In this episode Laura Burling, Heidi Haydon and Susan Wood discuss Senator Jordon Steele-John's ...

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Insurance Uncovered: Severe Storms in the Midwest

NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered - May 29, 2024 13:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Episode 709: On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, NAMIC president and CEO, talks with Brian Dix, executive director of the Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, about severe weather in the Midwest and how the insurance industry is supporting policyholders through these crises.

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A journey through foster care and homelessness, interrogating the true meanings of resilience, ambition, and success – Emi Nietfeld

Fostering Change - May 28, 2024 17:55 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Welcome to the final episode of Fostering Change for National Foster Care Awareness Month.  We hope you have done something meaningful to help our youth, the fantastic people who work in social services, our teachers… and yourself.  This is the month they “give us,” but as Rob often shares, “whe...

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Chris Orlando NCTD

San Marcos Chamber Podcast - May 28, 2024 17:50 - 15 minutes
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Housing Call: May 28, 2024

Housing Matters 2 NC - May 28, 2024 15:25 - 13 minutes
https://nchousing.org/housing-call-may-28-2024/

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Inviting legacy conversations into our organizations

Nonprofit Radio Show - May 28, 2024 15:00 - 18 minutes
Nonprofits are supported by people at all stages of life. When we invite more conversations about legacy, we help the people who care about their mission consider how they can support the causes they care about when they aren't here anymore. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah reflect on some lesso...


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CRTC Gone Astray - Part 1 with Ted Woodhead

We fight for that - May 27, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour
PIAC introduces a new series of podcasts on why the CRTC has gone all funny in the last few years and why no one is laughing. Our first instalment sees Ted Woodhead, the regulatory 'face of the Rogers-Shaw merger', joining the podcast to give his very experienced take on the challenges faced by...

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The 2024 ACB Annual Conference and Convention.

ACB Advocacy Update - May 23, 2024 23:31 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire and Swatha speak with ACB’s Convention Coordinator, Janet Dickelman, and two members of the Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss, Doug Powell, AAVL President, and Jeff Thom, Immediate Past President, on all the things happening at the 2024 annual C...

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20240518 2024 Bay State Council of the Blind Spring Convention

ACB Events - May 21, 2024 21:16 - 5 hours ★★★★ - 2 ratings
Bay State Council of the Blind 2024 Spring Conference and Convention Agenda Grousbeck Center, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA Morning Session Welcome From Our Host, Perkins School for the Blind Opening Remarks David Kingsbury, President, BSCB Overview of Massachusetts Commissi...

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Housing Call: May 21, 2024

Housing Matters 2 NC - May 21, 2024 16:17 - 15 minutes
https://nchousing.org/housing-call-may-21-2024/

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Yes, Single People Can Become Foster Parents and Make a Huge Difference in Children’s Lives

Fostering Change - May 21, 2024 11:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Today we share the story of an amazing woman who has the biggest heart - the epitome of what we love to call a “Good Human”.  We’ll learn how in the period of just 3 years, Kate Rapier quickly went from being single, to becoming a foster mom, soon an adoptive parent of two and then married to a...

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Advocating for Youth Experiencing Cultural Dislocation with Dr. Robin LaSota and Dr. Heather Fox

CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers - May 16, 2024 20:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In this episode, we're honored to be conversation with Dr. Heather Fox and Dr. Robin LaSota discussing their research on supporting youth in cross-racial out of home placements. Their work seeks to shine light on the challenges that Black youth in particular face in cross-racial placements as we...

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Episode 40: Faith, God, Diversity and the Journey

Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability - May 16, 2024 14:00 - 47 minutes ★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Associate Professor Shane Clifton from the University of Sydney comes on the podcast to talk about the many lives he led before his accident, his career as a theology lecturer and his accident that led to a spinal cord injury 14 years ago. Susan and Shane talk candidly about t...