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This episode is a truly special one because I’m turning the tables, as the featured guest is myself! The reason for that, and why this episode is an extra special one is because it is also the last episode. I am a Program Coordinator for the NRDC Action Fund. In this episode, I share a bit about my story, my early career journey, what led me to start this podcast over three years ago, what I hope to accomplish in my career, and my final piece of advice for all of my listeners out there. A huge thank you to all of my listeners throughout the 40 episodes of this podcast! This show has been downloaded over 1,500 times and you were at least one of those. Please feel free to look back through the archive of shows and reach out to any of the guests that have been featured. Many of them have moved on to new roles since they were originally featured on the show, but I'm sure they'd be happy to share about the latest in the journey. As for me, I can always be reached via LinkedIn.   If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features someone who has a passion for using stories to create progressive change, Don Wolford. Don is a Stories Manager at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. He’s doing this having graduated from Kent State a couple of years ago with a degree in Political Science and Government. Don shares his early career story, what has led to him working in the progressive political realm, the power that stories have in creating change, and more. Don can be reached via LinkedIn or email. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for bringing people together and improving human lives, Phebe Meyer. Phebe is the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor at The Center for Christianity and Public Life, an organization whose mission is to contend for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the good of the public. Phebe shares with us about her wide variety of early career experiences, her role in co-founding an organization aimed at empowering black business owners, how she works at the intersection of public policy, culture, and faith, and more. Phebe can be reached on LinkedIn and X (Twitter). If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Sharing with us about her passion for international and climate-related issues, today’s guest is Maya Sterling. Maya is a Program Coordinator at the Pan American Development Foundation, an organization that works across Latin America and the Caribbean to make the region stronger, meaning healthier, safer, more just, inclusive, resilient, productive, and sustainable for current and future generations. Maya shares what the biggest climate challenges are in the South and Latin America regions, her pathway that has led to her international issues focus, how young listeners can get involved, and more. Maya can be reached via LinkedIn You can check out #OpenDoorClimate here. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for creating real policy change, Liddy Ballard. Liddy is a State Policy Manager at Brady, an organization that works across Congress, courts, and communities to end America's gun violence epidemic. As someone with a passion for attacking the root causes rather than the symptoms of gun violence, and is emboldened every time a preventable mass shooting event occurs, Liddy shares about what it’s like to fight back against one of the biggest lobbying efforts in the nation, what people like you can do to get involved, how her early career experience led to where she is today, and more. Liddy can be reached via LinkedIn or Email If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a wide variety of experiences early in her career, Tyler Brent.  Tyler is the President of Operations and co-founder of Movement for Choice, an organization that offers education, events, and donation-based yoga and fitness classes to help fund access to abortion for all, especially those in underrepresented communities. She balances this with her day job of being a Yoga and Fitness instructor at Bouldering Project. As someone with a passion for physical fitness and keeping people moving, along with reproductive rights, Tyler shares what it’s like to start a nonprofit, how non-linear her early career path has been, how she manages to keep it all together, and more.  You can contact Tyler via Movement for Choice's website. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a young woman with a passion for mental health, Madeline Ingram. Madeline is a Marketing and Communications Manager at Rock Recovery, an organization that supports the journey to freedom from disordered eating through individual and community programs. She works in a variety of ways to support those with eating disorders and is currently in grad school on her way to becoming a therapist. Madeline shares with us what it's like working in a direct help kind of role, what led her to shift from the for-profit sector to the nonprofit sector so early in her career, and more. Madeline can be reach via LinkedIn or E-mail If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

During this episode you’ll hear from someone with a passion for empowering students to promote peacebuilding through education, Akshay Kashikar. Akshay is a program officer at Education For Employment, the leading nonprofit job placement network in the Middle East and North Africa. He recently earned his master’s in International Education Development, and was an intern at the United Nations while earning that degree. Akshay shares with us about his background that led to his internationally focused passions, what he has already learned in these early years of his career, what he hopes to accomplish through his work, and more. Akshay can be reach via LinkedIn or E-mail If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today’s guest is a guy that I have gotten to know personally through one of my favorite activities, ultimate Frisbee, Nate Dickstein. Nate is a policy development analyst at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, an organization that supports state regulators in advancing the system of state financial supervision. He has gone from working as a paralegal to now being in the nonprofit sector early in his career. Nate’s going to share with us more about that journey, about how his unique undergrad majors have impacted his early career, provide some solid advice for our fellow young adult audience, and more. Nate can be reach via LinkedIn or E-mail If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

In this episode, we have a guest who has a passion for helping others, Dalia Ahmed. Dalia is the manager of Corporate Employee Engagement at Feeding America, an organization that works to end hunger in the US. They are the largest U.S. charity by revenue. Dalia has gone from the for-profit to the nonprofit sector already early in her career, learning about the challenges of each and experiencing the pull towards mission-focused work. She’ll share with us more about that journey, how her volunteer efforts have impacted her early career, how her faith has played a role in all of this, and more.  If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today’s show features a guest who has a passion for helping people experiencing homelessness, Nina Alomar. Nina is the Volunteer and Corporate Engagement Coordinator at PathForwardVA. She has lived all across the country, gaining a deep appreciation along the way for the realities of the challenges people face that she’s now working to take on. She shares with us more about how that passion grew, about what she has learned along her journey and more. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode features a guest with a passion for helping the immigrant population, Juan Perez. Juan is the Student Services Coordinator at the English Empowerment Center. He’s still pretty fresh out of school, having just graduated in 2021, and he elected to head right into the non-profit sector. Similar to myself and many other guests, Juan decided that he wanted to work to make a positive impact on those around him and the world in an area that’s meaningful to him.  If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review! It takes less than 60 seconds and it makes a big difference in helping others hear this valuable resource. Follow Aspiring Altruists: LinkedIn Facebook Music: Spark of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com