003: The Jessica Smyser Episode

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The FUNDRAISING and FUN RAISING Podcast

Robert B. Moran

5 episodes

3 days ago

We talk with dynamic board members, visionary executive directors, and bold nonprofit do-ers who are transforming how change is made — not just with money, but with **joy**, **humor**, and **human connection**. Every episode, we dive deep into what’s *actually working* — from major donor strategy to morale-boosting tactics — and we show you how to bring a little levity into the serious business of changing the world. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just nonprofit-curious, this podcast will give you fresh ideas, big laughs, and practical tools to raise more funds — and have more fun doing

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003: The Jessica Smyser Episode

The FUNDRAISING and FUN RAISING Podcast

43 minutes 10 seconds

4 months ago

003: The Jessica Smyser Episode

Listen in as we talk with Jessica Smyser (jessica@brooklineinteractive.org), Executive Director, of Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) in Brookline, MA.

Jessica came to BIG from her most recent role as Executive Director at Cambridge Community Television. At CCTV she led with the goal of establishing the center as an inclusive, modern, and anti-racist organization. Key facets of her work included determining the organization’s future strategy focusing on Equity, Learning, and Revenue.

She has also served as Director of Relationships and Reciprocity at the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, a 501c3 non-profit organization founded by composers Aaron Stern and Leonard Bernstein, where she championed the power of learning and the arts, creating connection, healing, and justice for people of all ages.

Jessica has also been an adjunct professor, teaching Leadership and Non-profit Management at the Van Loan School of Professional Studies at Endicott College.

She holds a BA in American Studies from Smith College and a Master’s degree from Claremont Lincoln University in Organizational Leadership.

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Brookline Interactive Group (BIG)

46 Tappan St, Brookline, MA 02445

https//brooklineinteractive.org

BIG is an integrated media and technology education center and a community media hub for Brookline, MA and the region. BIG facilitates diverse community dialogue, incubates and funds hyperlocal storytelling, arts, journalism, media literacy, and technology projects, including Virtual Reality (VR), and serves over 500 youth and adults annually through innovative classes and partnerships.

BIG on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/brooklineinteractive/

The BIG Newsletter Archive

https://us13.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=7992ace09f245d6a5d4410c3f&id=d0ba9e849c

The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist

https://soulofmoney.org/

Freedom from the money culture | Lynne Twist | TEDxBerkeley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQviPghhtus

HOST LINKS

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Robert Moran

Boston, MA

Director Audience, Community, and Revenue

Howland, Gorham & Wolf Productions

E: Robert (at) hgandw.com