Welcome to Day 4 of Mental Health Week on the We Are For Good Podcast.  Don't miss our roundup of resources to dig deeper at weareforgood.com/mentalhealthMeet Nneka. She is the author and joint editor of a book featuring first-person narratives of 15 Black fundraisers in the U.S. and Canada. It's a painfully raw glimpse into the harsh realities that still exist for our black fundraiser friends (many of whom you've heard on this podcast). Unwinding systems of power start with sharing story. We hope you'll join us around Mom's Kitchen Table to talk about how to be a Pioneer and Champion of this movement. We need you.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSNneka’s story and journey to where she is today (5:30)Our Right to Heal (13:00) Individualized and systemic racism Nneka has experience during her career (16:00)Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love (21:00)The current state of mental health in the nonprofit sector (32:00)Pioneers and Champions: It is only in community where we thrive (35:00)What you can do today to become a champion: focus on proximity. (39:00)Where do you need to lay your gifts to work in the direction of justice? (41:00)Nneka’s One Good Thing: Focus on these 4 ingredients: Humility, Courage, Community and Well-Being.For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/178The We Are For Good Podcast is co-hosted by Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE and welcomes the most dynamic nonprofit leaders, advocates and philanthropists to share innovative ideas and lessons learned 3x a week!Want to hear insider details and to get our best roundup of tips, freebies, resources and show notes from each episode? Join the Good Community - it's free! Visit www.weareforgood.com/helloAbout our Sponsor GivebutterGivebutter powers more than 35,000 good causes with their end-to-end fundraising solution - and we love it because it's completely free. Givebutter empowers missions across the country and those on the frontlines of de-stigmatizing mental health, like NAMI Nevada.Throughout the pandemic, quarantine and social distancing requirements were contributing to a massive increase in anxiety and depressive disorders across their state. So NAMI Nevada put together an innovative fundraiser powered by Givebutter to introduce the greater Nevada community to ways they can move forward—no matter the circumstance they were dealing with. They eclipsed the goal of their crowdfunding campaign and shared how much they loved Givebutter’s ease of use and the power of its human-to-human connectivity to grow theiAbout our Sponsor CosmicLooking to nail your impact story, build brand awareness, and inspire action for your cause today? YOU can connect directly with Cosmic’s Founder and Creative Director, Eric Ressler for free Office Hours. Don't miss this incredible opportunity friends! Visit designbycosmic.com/good to sign up today ? Start Learning Today on We Are For Good PRO ?We Are For Good PRO is reimagining nonprofit professional development - for good. ✨ Join us and get started at weareforgoodpro.com.