Meet Sixto. He’s a nationally recognized leader in driving systems change in child welfare to improve outcomes for youth and families. As the founder and CEO of Think of Us, he spearheads fundamental change in child welfare systems nationwide. He’s sharing how Think of Us secured a groundbreaking $47.5 million investment from the Audacious Project, which convenes funders and social entrepreneurs to support bold solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges. This investment is set to transform support for families and children in need? Everything about Think of Us is innovative and Sixto shares the ins and outs so we can all grow with these same mindsets??LearnHow to lean into new mindsets + innovationThe impact of research, tech, storytelling, and advocacy on child welfareStrategies for creating impact at a systemic levelSixto joined us on the podcast 2 years ago and if you haven’t heard his first episode with his background and founding of Think of Us - queue up episode 262!Today’s GuestSixto Cancel, Founder + CEO, Think of UsEpisode HighlightsSixto’s story and an overview of Think of Us (4:30)The mindsets Think of Us approaches their work with (8:00)Leveraging the power of media and storytelling to grow the impact of Think of Us (10:00)The Audacious Project (14:00)How Think of Us creates change at the systemic level (22:00)Different types of advocacy and why your voice matters (26:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Sixto’s life (27:00)Sixto’s One Good Thing: How should we be thinking about applying all this inertia and tools to solvi2024 (FREE) Responsive Nonprofit Summit presented by Virtuous (May 7-9)Register for FREE today at weareforgood.com/rns ?New Podcast: Designing TomorrowFollow + subscribe to Designing Tomorrow on your favorite podcast platform. It's your playbook for navigating our rapidly-changing, digitally-driven world. (New episodes on Tuesdays!) Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more ?Support the showSupport the ShowIf you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends. Join the We Are For Good CommunityYou can think of it as the after-party to each podcast episode ?Say hi?LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter