Matching Need with Opportunity with Felicia Rinier

Be The Good Media strives to elevate the GOOD, amplifying compassion-driven stories and encouraging the support of people and organizations focused on creating a lasting and positive impact. Christy McCaffrey is the owner, producer, and host of the podcast. She focuses on a theme of compassion, highlighting a diverse group of guests, each working in their own unique way to make a difference in their communities and society. 

Felicia is the Executive Director of the GreenLight Fund Philadelphia, with over a decade of experience leading and expanding grassroots community engagement efforts across the Philadelphia metro area. Felicia firmly believes that the most sustainable and innovative solutions to social challenges are established through collaborating with community partners and centering the voices of those most underserved.

Felicia joins the podcast to discuss how the GreenLight Fund partners with the community to break down barriers to inclusive prosperity by launching and scaling proven programs that meet community-identified needs.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Podcast start and Felicia journey to the GreenLight Fund
8:10 - What is the GreenLight Fund?
11:46 - How does the support GreenLight provides benefit the community?
16:42 - How does the GreenLight Fund work to tackle community barriers?
18:52 - What are Felicia’s favorite aspects and memories of her work?
22:51 - What is the importance of community to GreenLight?
26:22 - What is Felicia’s idea of compassion, and how does it relate to her work?
30:07 - How can someone support or invest in the GreenLight Fund?
33:07 - How can people follow GreenLight Fund’s mission?

Backlinks:

Website: https://greenlightfund.org/sites/philadelphia/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenLightFund

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenlight-fund/

Felicia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felicia-rinier-66386658/