Beyond The Blog
The Patterson Foundation drives meaningful change through strategic philanthropy by building relationships, fostering collaboration, and sharing knowledge. Moving beyond its weekly blog posts, the Foundation offers Beyond The Blog podcasts to inform and engage listeners while sharing compelling stories of people, organizations, and communities strengthened by its initiatives. Listen to Beyond The Blog podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio.
Episodes
108 episodes
Ericia Henry Reflects on Gaining Confidence, Courage, and Connections During Her TPF Fellowship
In a recent Beyond The Blog podcast, Debra Jacobs, President and CEO of The Patterson Foundation, speaks with Ericia Henry, TPF Fellow 2024/26, right before she launches ...
The New Civic Path: Turning Hope Into Community Action
In this episode of Aspirations to Actions, a Beyond The Blog podcast, host Alicia Chalmers talks with Michael Prihoda, Director of Media and Creative Content, and Menal Khanna, National Campaign Manager at The Harwood Institute for Public Innov...
Everything You Need to Join the Fun at Suncoast Remake Learning Days 2026
In this episode of Connecting Communities, a Beyond The Blog podcast by The Patterson Foundation, host and consultant Leah Verier-Dunn sits down with Beth Duda, Director of the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, to talk about all things...
How Jesse Coleman Became a Confident Fundraiser With Fueling Dynamic Fundraising
In this episode of the Nonprofit Thrivability Series, a Beyond the Blog Podcast, Read Corley sits down with Jesse Coleman, General Manager of WSLR + Fogartyville, to talk about what it really looks like to step into nonprofit leadership and fig...
Discover DeSoto: Traci Willingham Shares How DeSoto County Ahead Is Fostering Meaningful Connections
In this episode of Discover DeSoto, host Alicia Exantus sits down with Traci Willingham, Community Relations and Engagement Director for the Neuro Challenge Foundation, about her experience as an exhibitor at the DeSoto County Ahead community e...
Inside the Disaster Response Ecosystem: Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Explains How It Really Works
In this episode of Rising Resilience, Leah Verier-Dunn speaks with former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate about the ins and outs of the disaster ecosystem. Who are the key players and what are their roles? ...
What Does Kindergarten Readiness Really Mean? Dr. Patti Folino Breaks It Down
In this episode of Beyond the Blog, host Leah Verier-Dunn talks with Dr. Patti Folino, Principal of Tuttle Elementary School in Sarasota County, to explore what kindergarten readiness really means. With 38 years in education, Dr. Folino brings ...
From Possibility to Practice: How John Ferguson is Carrying Catalytic Philanthropy Beyond the TPF Fellowship
In this Beyond The Blog episode, focused on the Advancing Philanthropic Leadership initiative, Debra Jacobs, President and CEO of The Patterson Foundation, sits down with John Ferguson, TPF Fellow 2020/21, to reflect on his winding path to The ...
Why The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation & The Patterson Foundation Are Investing in Social Enterprise for Nonprofit Impact
In this episode of the Nonprofit Thrivability Podcast, host Read Corley speaks with Michael Corley, Consultant with The Patterson Foundation, and Meher Shulman, Associate Director of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation, to explore how both fo...
The Magic of Building Relationships Featuring Laurin Kelly
This podcast explores how a seemingly simple connection can turn into something that can change the trajectory of your life. Timestamps 00:14 – Welcome & Introduction00:37 – Ericia highlights the...
Andrew Spector, TPF Fellow 2023/2026 - Learning and Applying a Multifaceted Approach to Philanthropic Impact
In this Beyond The Blog episode, focused on the Advancing Philanthropic Leadership initiative, Debra Jacobs, President and CEO of The Patterson Foundation, sits down with Andrew Spector, Senior Fellow 2023/25, to reflect on his winding path to ...
Manatee County Makes Learning Accessible Through Their ESOL, Migrant, and Dual Language Program With Debra Estes
Leah Verier-Dunn sits down with the Director of the ESOL, Migrant, and Dual Language Program for Manatee County Schools,
How Cook County Is Advancing Digital Equity Through People, Policy, and Practice
Digital equity goes far beyond internet access. It touches people, trust, language, and the systems that shape opportunity. In this episode of Digital Access Discoveries, Cook County’s inaugural Director of Digital Equity, Kyla Williams Tate, s...
Fundraising with Confidence, Clarity, & Purpose with Fueling Dynamic Fundraising
In this episode of the Nonprofit Thrivability podcast, host Read Corley talks with Megan Howell, founder and executive director of Second Heart Homes, about what it really takes to build sustainable nonprofit fundraising. Megan shares how Fueli...
Diversifying Revenue Without Losing the Mission: Lessons from Resilient Retreat
In this episode of the Nonprofit Thrivability Podcast, Read Corley sits down with Lisa Intagliata, CEO of Resilient Retreat, to unpack how a young nonprofit built a mission-aligned social enterprise to diversify revenue and protect its ability ...
Connecting and Collaborating with our Communities on Disasters
The Patterson Foundation’s Community Preparedness, Recovery, and Resiliency (CPR-R) initiative is really starting to get its footing as it ...
Discover DeSoto: Bridging the Digital Gap in DeSoto County with Maribel Martinez
On this episode of Discover DeSoto, Alicia Exantus speaks with Maribel M...
It’s Time to Learn & Explore at The Soar Lab – A Museum-like Experience for Children Featuring Sheila Halpin and Angela Knapek
In this episode of Connecting Communities, Leah Verier-Dunn talks with Sheila Halpin and Angela Knapek from Soar in 4 about the opening of their new children’s museum-like learning lab.
The Ripple Effect of Learning: How One Course Transformed the Literacy Council of Sarasota's Fundraising Results
In this episode, we explore how "Principles & Techniques of Fundraising," a four-day, in-person training of Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's The Fund Raising School, equips nonprofit leaders with practical, researc...
Discover Desoto: Building a Stronger Desoto County Through Mentorship and Momentum With Crystal Walter
In the latest episode of Discover DeSoto, host Alicia Exantus sits down with Regional Program Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Crystal Walter, to explore her aspirations for DeSoto County and how her organization...
How The Center for Digital Equity at Queens University is Creating Digital Access
In this episode of Digital Access Discoveries, host Read Corley sits down with Bruce Clark, Digital Inclusion Project Manager, Center f...
How Big Cat Habitat Turned Passion Into Profit With Margin & Mission Ignition
In this episode of the Nonprofit Thrivability podcast, Read Corley sits down with Nancy Nallin and Rene Ferreira from Big Cat Habitat to explore how the Margin & Mission Ignition (MMI) initiative from The Patterson Foundation helped them su...
From the Inside: Intern Perspectives on The Patterson Foundation Internship Program
This episode of Beyond The Blog features Ericia Henry, a Fellow with The Patterson Foundation, and Grace Wang, a student at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, who recently completed an internship with The Venice Symphony through The Patte...
Building a Digital Equity Movement: Inside Massachusetts' Digital Navigators Network
In this episode of Digital Access Discoveries, host Read Corley sits down with Kathy Bisbee, Director of the Alliance for Digital Equity, to explore how Massachusetts is building one of the nation’s most promising models for digital inclusion. ...