165. How Movember Grew a Worldwide Digital Community (+5 Million Moustaches Too!) - Katelynn Whitaker

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits
165. How Movember Grew a Worldwide Digital Community (+5 Million Moustaches Too!) - Katelynn Whitaker
Sep 10, 2021 Season 4
We Are For Good

Meet Katelynn. When you've helped to build one of the most iconic, viral campaigns-turned-nonprofit like Movember, you know a thing or two about building digital community. We're talking mobilizing volunteers and crowdfunding campaigns as well as creating innovative marketing strategies to meet millennials / GenZers. Tune in to learn how to be an agent of remarkable experiences from the world's first digital-only nonprofit.

Episode Highlights

  • Katelynn’s story and journey to where she is today (2:20)
  • The history and mission of Movember (4:30)
  • How innovation has really driven Movember’s connection with millennials and Gen Z (12:00)
  • Lessons learned on managing successful crowdfunding campaigns (20:00)
  • Provide your community with toolkits (24:00)
  • Leveraging storytelling with crowdfunding (25:00)
  • A powerful moment of philanthropy in Katelynn’s life (27:00)
  • Katelynn’s One Good Thing: Be an agent of remarkable experiences. (30:00)


For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/165

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