Asking for Good: Fundraisers Help Launch Your Nonprofit Career

In this powerful episode, Dr. Sherece West‑Scantlebury—President & CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation—reflects on her journey from childhood awareness of injustice to becoming a changemaker in philanthropy. She offers vital wisdom for mission-driven professionals: it’s not only what you’ve done that matters, but how your unique skills and lived experience can move the mission forward. Dr. West‑Scantlebury reminds us: you don’t need permission to do good, and in the face of systemic challenges, there’s only one path forward: “See something. Make something happen.”

Listen now to hear what truly sets lasting leaders apart, and how your contribution can change systems.

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