The Hive Collective Podcast: Shifting Power in Nonprofits
The Hive Collective Podcast explores the dynamic world of nonprofit leadership, focusing on innovative ways to shift and share power. Hosted by Beth Ellen Holimon, a nonprofit professional with decades of leadership experience, each episode delves into topics like collaborative decision-making, inclusive leadership practices, and strategies for empowering teams and communities. Through engaging conversations with diverse guests, including industry leaders, activists, and thinkers, The Hive Collective Podcast offers insights and practical advice for anyone looking to drive positive change in the nonprofit sector. Join us as we navigate the complexities of nonprofit management and discover new paths to collective success. Starting in 2025, we are pausing new episodes, but we hope that you enjoy the episodes we have recorded.
Episodes
17 episodes
Leadership from Young Feminists: Shagun Sethi and Jasmine Anouna
In this episode, Beth Ellen Holimon hosts Shagun Sethi and Jasmine Anouna for a thought-provoking discussion on the power of listening, trust, and shared leadership in organizational transformation. The conversation highlights the importance of...
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Shift Power with Period Awareness: "Period Reality" Shares How Work Can Better Support Women
Embracing the Menstrual Cycle for a Healthier LifeIn this episode, we dive into the transformative insights behind Period Reality with our founder Marlou Cornelison, Silindile Khuzwayo, and Denzil Doyle . We explore how the 24-hour soci...
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Building Community Power: From Trauma to Transformation with Camryn Smith and Jen Zuckerman
Welcome to The Hive Collective Podcast with your host, Beth Ellen Holimon. In this episode, we explore how nonprofits can shift power dynamics by centering those directly impacted by systemic injustices. Today’s guests are:Cameron Sm...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:06:43
Building Shared Values and Collective Governance with Sumona Majumdar
In this episode of The Hive Collective Podcast, we sit down with Sumona Majumdar, the CEO of Earth Island Institute, to explore her journey and the significant changes she has introduced since taking on the role in March of last year. Sumona sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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44:47
Harrison Brookie: Improv Comedy for Organizations
In this episode, we dive into the world of improv with Harrison Brookie, the Executive Director of Alchemy Comedy Theater. Harrison shares his journey into improv, starting from a theater requirement in college to leading a successful comedy th...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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55:46
Feminist Leadership Series: #2 with Helene Wolf and Maya Tamayo
In this episode, Beth Ellen, Maya, and Helene delve into the challenges and dynamics of feminist work, particularly focusing on the transition towards professionalization and the need for fair compensation. The conversation illuminates the dile...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:11:40
Feminist Leadership Series: Sana Mustafa of Asylum Access
The Feminist Leadership Series of this podcast continues as we feature the remarkable Sana Mustafa, CEO of Asylum Access. This discussion delves into how feminist leadership shapes governance and th...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:09:53
Feminist Leadership Series: Jensine Larsen and Kirthi Jayakumar of World Pulse
This episode features Jensine Larsen, CEO of World Pulse and Kirthi Jayakumar, founder of Gender Security Project. Jensine Larsen is an unstoppable award-winning digital entrepreneur, international journalist, and speaker Jensine (Y...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:15:52
Feminist Leadership: Helene Wolf and Maya Tamayo
In this episode of The Hive Collective Podcast, host Beth Ellen Holimon guides listeners through a profound dialogue with two powerhouse feminists, Maya Tamayo and Helene Wolf. Tamayo, co-founder of Bayi, shares her feminist journey and her org...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:09:24
Feminist Leadership Series: Abby Maxman, CEO of Oxfam America
Don't miss a riveting edition of The Hive Collective Podcast, featuring the exceptional Abby Maxman, CEO of Oxfam America, renowned for her transformative approach to feminist leadership. In this episode, part of our Feminist Leadership Series,...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:12:04
Feminist Leadership Series: Latanya Mapp Frett
Hello, changemakers and leaders! In the latest episode of The Hive Collective Podcast, we had the honor of speaking with Latanya Mapp Frett, CEO of Global Fund for Women. She inspired us with stories of feminist leadership, revealing how her gr...
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Season 2
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Ep. 6: Global Fund for Women and VidaAfroLatina: Partnership for a Movement
The Global Fund for Women is enabling Black feminist organizations to get a greater foothold in the philanthropy space by providing fiscal sponsorship. In this episode, Beth Ellen interviews Sho...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:07:45
Ep. 5: Women's Earth Alliance on Culture and Co-Leadership
Women's Earth Alliance has a unique triple co-director leadership model that reflects their organizational culture as an ecosystem that adapts, responds, supports, and cares. They don't just shift power. They redistribute it, mold it and turn i...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:13:02
Ep. 4: Topher Wilkins and an Alternative Governance Structure for Social Enterprise
Beth Ellen Holimon interviews Topher Wilkins who has been bringing people together in community for many years through Opportunity Collaboration. This global community of changemakers comes together once a year, and now more often, to sup...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:05:08
Episode 3: Jill Lalonde and Harriet Spears on the Radical Honesty Needed to Shift Power
Episode 3 features Jill Lalonde, executive director of OneVillage Partners working in Sierra Leone, and Harriet Spears, leading partnerships for Women's Global Education Project. With podcast host Beth Ellen Holimon, they discuss communit...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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55:23
Episode 2: Alison Carlman: Global Giving and Co-Creation
Beth Ellen interviews Alison Carlman about how her Global Giving team recently stopped one of their seemingly successful prog...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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44:13
Episode 1: Travis Ning from MAIA Impact and Proximate Leadership
Travis Ning is the former ED of MAIA Impact. MAIA Impact is redefining the word school and rural Guatemala through a holistic educational model with an equal focus on academics, culture, and identity creating a generation of empowered...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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