A Legacy of Generosity

About A Legacy of Generosity

Brought to you by Leave a Legacy MN, a committee of the Minnesota Gift Planning Association, the purpose of this podcast is provide professional development content for every fundraiser with special attention to planned and legacy giving. We do this by acting as a connector of expertise, people, and resources. Staff and volunteers will find this podcast to be a valuable professional development tool. Released twice a month, our interviews include people from small and large organizations, rural and metro, new to the field and seasoned experts... there's something here for everyone!

Publisher

Leave a Legacy MN

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Oct 2020

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 92 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Two Clients, One Mission: Lessons From 35 Years in Nonprofit Leadership With Tony Wagner

   Host Kristi Ackley and Jen Emerick-Cayton interview nonprofit leader Tony Wagner about navigating dual client needs and evolving funder relationships over 35 years.

2. 

   25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Legacy Is About Values, Not Just Wealth: Rethinking Donor Relationships, with Jeffrey Prottas

   Hosts Kristi Ackley and Ali Schneider interview Jeffrey Prottas, founder of Nonprofit-360 Consulting, about building donor relationships through shared values, not just wealth, to enhance legacy giving.

3. 

   11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Mission-Driven and Built to Last: Growing a Startup Nonprofit, with Pablo Waissbluth

   Host Kristi Ackley and co-host Jeffrey Prottas interview Pablo Waissbluth, founder of Vivo Crónico, about building a sustainable international nonprofit from lived experience.

Inside a recent episode

Two Clients, One Mission: Lessons From 35 Years in Nonprofit Leadership With Tony Wagner

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But it was work. And in retrospect, you know, I wish I would have understood that those two customers that we have are equally important to success. And you have to work with both. But it's difficult. In my work, I would find myself at a meeting with Somali elders who are all mad because something was going on in the neighborhood and they weren't happy with the way we were doing our work. And it was culturally difficult. language difficult. Then I'd get in my car and I'd hop down to the McKnight Foundation, downtown Minneapolis, in this plush office and it's quiet and computer. It was a cultural shock to work with both of those customers. […]

Who has been a guest on A Legacy of Generosity

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• Tony Wagner
• Jeffrey Prottas
• Pablo Waissbluth
• Eddie Thompson
• Jennifer Pinske

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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