The Impact Collective

In this episode of The Impact Collective, I sit down with Shadille Estepan, Communications and Creative Manager of Born This Way Foundation to discuss the organization's initiatives to drive kindness across communities worldwide, train youth and adults to be there for each other, and spread awareness and resources for mental health support. Born This Way Foundation was founded by Stefani Germanotta, also known to the world as Lady Gaga, and her mother Cynthia Germanotta in 2012 to raise awareness of the need for mental health and empowerment support amongst the youth population. Since then, it's grown into a network of changemakers advocating for the elimination of stigma surrounding mental health, the validation of emotions, and the uplifting of peers.  Learn more about Born This Way Foundation at www.bornthisway.foundation and follow the org on IG at @btwfoundation Don't forget to subscribe to The Impact Collective wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about modern-day nonprofits that are leading the way in both NYC and beyond. If you liked this episode, please rate and review the show -- it really helps with rankings. Until next time! TIC Socials: Pod: @impactcollectivepodcast Host: @emmashahidalthans

A powerhouse of an organization, God's Love We Deliver is a non-sectarian food and nutrition nonprofit organization based in SoHo, Manhattan with the mission to cook and home deliver medically tailored meals to people with life-altering conditions. God's Love We Deliver delivers over 10,000 meals a day and has over 17,000 volunteers across the organization. God's Love We Deliver is an organization near and dear to my heart and I am honored to have interviewed Emmett Findley, Director of Communications of the organization. For more information on God's Love We Deliver, visit gwld.org and follow them on IG at @godslovenyc.  If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe, share, rate, and review The Impact Collective! Please also follow us on Instagram at @impactcollectivepodast! 

For the re-launch of The Impact Collective Podcast, host Emma Shahid sits down with brother-duo Jack Powers and Sam Powers, founders of Lens on Life, a nonprofit organization that brings photography and computer literacy skills to at-risk youth worldwide. Jack and Sam give a powerful testimony about the genesis of Lens on Life, and the projects that take them around the world in the name of instilling creativity, consistency, and bringing storytelling power to all pockets of the world. Lens on Life has worked with numerous large-name partners including Canon, and they are experiencing strong demand to bring their photography education to new territories worldwide. To learn more about Lens on Life, visit lensonlifeproject.org and follow them on IG at @lensonlifeproject.  Don't forget to subscribe to The Impact Collective wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about modern-day nonprofits that are leading the way in both NYC and beyond. If you liked this episode, please rate and review the show -- it really helps with rankings. Until next time!  TIC Socials: Pod: @impactcollectivepodcast Host: @emmaashahid

Welcome back to The Impact Collective! We are so excited to be back for Season 2 and are kicking off the New Year with an incredibly exciting episode with Dr. Kimberly S. Clay, Founder & CEO of Play Like a Girl, a Nashville-based non-profit organization working to level the playing field for girls by leveraging the skills gained from sport to propel young women into male-dominated careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM+). Play Like a Girl has thousands of mentors and participants worldwide and has worked with major brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Google, and Facebook on initiatives to mentor young girls. Learn more about Play Like a Girl here: https://iplaylikeagirl.org/about/ and follow Play Like a Girl on Instagram at @iplaylikeagirl.  Don't forget to rate and subscribe to The Impact Collective - feedback really helps the podcast grow! Also, please follow TIC on Instagram at @impactcollectivepodcast.  Until next time! xx 

This week, we sit down with President and CEO of One Warm Coat, Beth Amodio. Since 2018, Beth has served as the President & CEO of One Warm Coat, a national nonprofit that provides free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. One Warm Coat has facilitated the collection and distribution of more than 6.8 million coats to people in need across all 50 states since it was founded 29 years ago. In the podcast, we discuss the importance of coat drives year-round, the impact that One Warm Coat has had on communities nationwide, how coat manufacturers can work with One Warm Coat and similar organizations to promote sustainability, and how One Warm Coat encourages volunteerism.  Follow along with One Warm Coat's journey at www.onewarmcoat.org and follow One Warm Coat on social media at @onewarmcoat.  Check out the 100% Virutal Coat Drive I am hosting with One Warm Coat here: https://onewarmcoat.salsalabs.org/individualcoatdrive/p/ashleyeshahid/index.html  Don't forget to subscribe to The Impact Collective to learn about new and innovative nonprofits changing their spaces and sectors. The Impact Collective is available on all podcast streaming services. Please follow us on Instagram at @impactcollectivepodcast.  Have a great Thanksgiving, TIC Listeners! 

This week on The Impact Collective we sit down with Kirtana Krishnakumar, Executive Director of Global Girlhood, and primarily Gen-Z led organization that encourages global storytelling, fostering intercultural dialogue, and representing the achievements and accomplishments of women worldwide. Global Girlhood has important values such as authenticity, intergenerational, and intersectionality, to ultimately achieve an inclusive, non-intimidating storytelling model. To learn more about Global Girlhood, visit their website www.globalgirlhood.org and follow them on Instagram @globalgirlhood.  If you are enjoying hearing from impactful leaders, founds, and organizations on The Impact Collective, please do follow, subscribe and rate!  IG: @impactcollectivepodcast 

In this episode of The Impact Collective, I catch up with Celine Bernhardt-Lanier, Barcelona-based CEO of Log Off, a digital movement to promote a healthy relationship with teens, by teens. Log Off offers digital programming and resources that help educate teens on how and why to detach from social media and foster a more mutualistic relationship with the online world. This cause definitely hits close to home for me and I hope you all enjoy the conversation and mission of Log Off as much as I do! To learn more about Log Off, visit logoffmovement.org and follow Log Off on Instagram @logoff_movement. If you love hearing from nonprofit founders, staff, and others making an impact in their communities, please like, follow, subscribe, and review The Impact Collective and follow us on Instagram at @impactcollectivepodcast! 

In Episode 4 of The Impact Collective, we (virtually) sit down with Beth E. Onofry, Executive Director of Breakthrough New York, a 10-year college admissions and educational success program for students from low-income households in New York City. Beth and I discuss the educational principles that Breakthrough New York operates by to enrich students and accelerate growth; criteria on how to become Breakthrough New York student, mentor, or volunteer; how Beth and her team shifted with the changing tides in education over the last year; and more!  Check out Breakthrough New York at https://www.btny.org/ and don't forget to subscribe and review if you're loving the stories you hear on The Impact Collective! 

On this episode of The Impact Collective, we deep dive into the operations and goals of NYC-based nonprofit Brooklyn Book Bodega. Brooklyn Book Bodega's mission is to increase the number of 100+ book households in the NYC area, and generate access to literacy for kids 0-18 in the NYC area. Executive Director and co-found Rebecca Cohen walks us through Brooklyn Book Bodega's community initiatives, the story of how it came together, and the organization's goals for the future.  To learn more about Brooklyn Book Bodega, visit https://www.brooklynbookbodega.org/ and to buy some of that super cool merch we were talking about, check it out here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/brooklyn-book-bodega Finally, you can follow Brooklyn Book Bodega on Instagram @brooklynbookbodega  If you're loving these nonprofit highlights, please subscribe on the listening platform of your choice and don't forget to follow us on Instagram @impactcollectivepodcast  xx 

In this episode of The Impact Collective, we take a deep dive into the mission of Remake, a nonprofit organization supporting sustainable fashion principles and ethical manufacturing with the mission to make fashion a force for good. Emily Stochl, the Advocacy Manager for Remake, walks us through Remake's foundations, what she's working on, and the challenges that the fashion industry faces.  Believe it or not, my technology is out of whack when Mercury is NOT in retrograde, and we did experience some audio issues in the interview portion of the podcast. I hope this doesn't ruin the listening experience -- thanks for bearing with us!  To learn more about Remake and Emily, check out @remakeourworld and @emilymstochl. Don't forget to check out Emily's Pre-Loved Podcast, found wherever you get your podcasts!  xx