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 career of multifaceted impact, changing the lives of individuals with disabilities all over the US (21:05). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (3:48), "Ari's rant" (17:35), "Where we were wrong" (79:20), and "Linkswipe" (83:38). 

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 include "Board of Directors" (5:35), and "Where we were wrong" (63:26). 

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 knowledge then please skip to the next episode. You have been warned.....

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" (5:40), and Ask the "Expert" featuring an old friend (61:00).  

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 matters, and gave lots of good tips for organizations as they interact with foundations and funders (4:55). Other segments include "Board of Directors" including the debut of our new intern Justin (46:40), and a new segment called "Personality Tests" (62:18). 

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 planning, the difference between mission, vision, and goals, and broke down the long term future of this podcast (4:52). Plus, join us for some random bonus content after the outro (78:56). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (61:31) and a disgruntled listener joins the show for a "Where we were wrong" regarding a segment last episode (72:55).

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://www.wolcottcollegeprep.org), Milts BBQ (http://www.miltsbbq.com), his affinity for Jews in sports, what's next for him, and many other things (4:45). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (48:05) and Ask the "Expert" with Worthy Insurance CEO, Ryan Spalding (57:12). 

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 venture- Lost Tribe E Sports (https://losttribeesports.org/), lessons from a life in the nonprofit space, how he's never worked a day in his life and and so much more (3:34). We also nominated our "Board of Directors" (58:58), and did a "Where We Were Wrong which basically turned into a "Ask the Expert" with a very special recurring guest and dedicated listener (71:04).  

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 new perspective on perosnal failure as well as how to use social media for good (7:16). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (53:55) and a failed attempt at Board Wives Tell-All (63:23).

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 segments include "Board of Directors" (8:57), and a "Ask the Amateurs" and "Ari's Nugget" (56:32). Plus a hidden bonus interview at the end with our Board Chair's son recorded live from his bar mitzvah. 

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 discussed trends, a lot of trends (16:01). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (3:10), and "Linkswipe" (56:15). 

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 (15:33). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (6:54), and "Where we were right and where we were wrong" (57:51).  

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 Directors" (7:23), and "Ask the Amateurs"(48:26). Also Sruly got Michael Knopf's phone number wrong FYI.

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 nominated our "Board of Directors" (5:35) and introduced a very important new segment called "Shameless Plug" which is an absolute must listen (55:12).

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 nominated our "Board of Directors" (8:05), Asked Elan for a million bucks (not unsuccessfully) (56:05), and did a quick Ask the "Amateurs" (59:44).  

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).

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 nonprofit world (19:22). (It basically doubled as an office therapy session for us.) We also did "Board of Directors" (5:36), "Office Would You rather" (50:30), and "Where we were right/Where we were wrong" (59:10).  

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 organization up to speed in the digital age, as well as bridging the leadership gap between old school and new. Plus we brought back the mustache discussion with a special bonus guest (21:34). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (4:48), "Business Tips from Ari" (54:08), and "Linkswipe" (59:06). 

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 much more than that (17:57). Other segments include "Board of Directors" (7:44), "Office would you rather" (65:28), "Business Tips from Ari" (73:43), and Ask the "Expert" with a special in-studio guest (79:28).