Join 3 for-impact (aka nonprofit) leaders working at the front lines of justice for an honest, grounded conversation about what it really means to lead with mission in today's world. Yarden (the wise one), Alex (the kind one), and Rachel (the loud one) talk candidly about the challenges, the hope, and the everyday decisions that keep them rooted in their work. Pull up a chair, grab your seat at our table, and lean in for community, conversation, and finding your place in justice-oriented for-impact work.
What Keeps Us Up at Night | Mission Focused Justice | Episode 8
In this episode, we explore what keeps us up at night as leaders doing impact work. Sometimes it’s the weight of the work, the decisions we carry, and the things we wish we could control. Other times, it’s the excitement of what’s possible and the dreams we’re working toward.
Leadership requires constant reflection, growth, and an honest look at ourselves. And sometimes, the most important thing we can do is pause long enough to reconnect with our purpose, our capacity, and the reasons we said yes to this work in the first place.
We also get vulnerable about a question many nonprofit leaders quietly wrestle with: Am I still the right person to lead this organization? Because what keeps us up at night isn't always a sign that something is wrong. Sometimes, it's a reminder of how deeply we care.
What does it take to build a culture where collaboration is the go-to, not the exception? In this episode, we explore how camaraderie and meaningful support grow when we find the right partners. By showing up authentically, building trust, truly knowing one another, and embracing vulnerability, we cultivate collaboration. We unpack how conflict and competition can fuel stronger collaboration, and why the opposite of collaboration isn’t competition or conflict; it’s inauthenticity and transactional relationships.
2 Oct 2026
Burnout | Mission Focused Justice | Episode 6
In this episode, we talk about how to sit in the hard moments without getting swallowed by them, stay present when progress feels slow, and use collective care to keep going when the work takes a toll.We’ll also talk about what happens when our own burnout and bad moods start to skunk all over the team. Sharing how we can care for ourselves and each other without pretending the work isn’t hard.
Because sustainable impact isn’t about toughing it out alone. It’s about building a culture where we can sit beside each other in the hard moments, share the weight, and make space for everyone to get back up when they’re ready.
18 Sept 2026
Conflict & Community | Mission Focused Justice | Episode 5
Conflict isn't inherently negative. It can create an opportunity for deeper collaboration. In this episode, we explore how leaders can wrap accountability in grace, using hard conversations not as a source of fear or frustration, but as an opportunity to lean in, invest in people, and build commitment.
Where there’s conflict, there’s an opportunity for collaboration and a solution. When we reframe conflict as simply a conversation, we can find the middle ground where compassion and accountability work together. After all, we’re all still rough drafts.
What inspires us to do impact work? The people who came before us. The ones who dreamed bigger, pushed through barriers, and paved the way for us to become who we are today. In this episode, we reflect on the heroes who shaped us, the lessons they left behind, and how their courage continues to inspire the work we do to create meaningful change.
21 Aug 2026
Why This Podcast? | Mission Focused Justice | Episode 3
Content Warning: Sensitive topics related to child abuse, trauma, adult language, and other themes from direct service for impact work may arise.
The episode where we get focused. Why this podcast, why for impact work, and why should you get involved with for impact work in your community!
31 Jul 2026
Day One, Boards, and Billion Dollar Questions
Content Warning: Sensitive Topics related to child abuse, trauma, and other themes from direct service nonprofit work may arise. Alex, Rachel, and Yarden share about their "day one" and how we showed up then and now. Grab your preferred beverage and join us as we talk about balancing new beginnings, boards, and blending accountability and grace and how to be "the boss."
17 Jul 2026
Our Why | Mission Focused Justice | Episode 1
Get to know us! Join three impact leaders as we explore the "why" behind their work. We talk about what first drew us to mission-driven, justice-focused work, what continues to inspire us, and what keeps us going. Connect with us as we kick off this journey with stories of purpose, passion, and the people behind the mission.
6 Jul 2026
Mission Focused Justice is Coming to You on July 17th!
A new podcast is dropping, built around a simple idea: mission-driven work deserves to be talked about out loud. The hosts — three friends passionate about impact and community — are pulling back the curtain on the nonprofit and impact world, with real, unscripted conversations about the work that drives them.
Expect honesty over polish. Expect genuine laughs. Expect the kind of conversation that happens between people who share real values — transparency, community, and a belief that everyone has a role to play in making an impact, whether that's showing up, spreading the word, or finding their own spot to lead from.
The goal? To spotlight the incredible work happening in the community, help listeners find where they fit in, and maybe even inspire the next generation of leaders to pick up the flag when it's their turn.
So pull up a chair — there's room at the table for more friends.
New episodes launching soon.
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