Legislators in both blue and red states agree that #CDFIS generate economic and social benefits in communities that mainstream banks do not serve. @jhiv.bsky.social CEO of @rochdalecap.bsky.social tells @powerstation.bsky.social how #philanthropy can step up to do more. bit.ly/4w2Yxv2 #coops

I don't want to let myself think that the philanthropic world has cooled on CDFIs but it is hard not to feel that way

Podcast Episode · Power Station · July 27 · 45m

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Cleofas Rodriguez leads work at National AgFamilies Head Start Association that should be headline news! It advocates for Migrant Head Start Centers from across the US that care for and teach the babies and toddlers of our nation's farmworkers. Hear him: @powerstation.bsky.social bit.ly/3RjcwhW

We are feeding the nation, we are essential workers and we truly do belong here

Podcast Episode · Power Station · July 20 · 39m

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Here's to America's small business owners, operating under an administration that is rule-defying and chaotic. At @integrity-mttrs.bsky.social they are using their voices to ensure voting rights and democracy. Hear @audreyroofeh.bsky.social on @powerstation.bsky.social apple.co/4eY8hRQ

Political violence is now a barrier for women in civic life. From canvassing to working at the polls and running for public office, women face harassment, swatting and physical threats. Carolina Nazario tells @powerstation.bsky.social about a new HerAction.org policy solution. apple.co/4eITla8

Political violence is deeply affecting how women show up in public life

Podcast Episode · Power Station · July 6 · 44m

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Something to feel proud about celebrating! @weareunidosus.bsky.social and UnidosUS Action Fund are inexhaustible advocates for Latino communities in America. My @powerstation.bsky.social conversation with UnidosUSAF executive director Rafael Collazo is here. bit.ly/4vE6ck0

The Latino electorate is maturing in a way that even an optimist might not have seen coming a decade ago

Podcast Episode · Power Station · June 29 · 41m

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I highly recommend my latest @powerstation.bsky.social podcast for anyone who is struggling or cares about someone who is struggling with their mental health. Damien Cabezas leads Community Connections DC from lived experience and expertise. Hear him and share! bit.ly/4agh5jn

There is no wrong door, we accept anyone needing help with their mental health, substance abuse disorders or housing

Podcast Episode · Power Station · June 22 · 36m

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Podcasting can be a tool not just for external communications but also for internal engagement In this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social @chasbirney.bsky.social, co-founder of Podville Media breaks down how to democratize nonprofit communications. Hear us! apple.co/4vmICIf

Internal podcasting can be an organizing tool

Podcast Episode · Power Station · June 15 · 35m

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The White House has eliminated the US Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, impacting 5 million students in this nation. Hear Amalia Chamorro, Senior Education Director at @weareunidosus.bsky.social tell the story on @powerstation.bsky.social. bit.ly/49t9dKY

If we don't properly educate 1 in 10 students what does that say about America?

Podcast Episode · Power Station · June 1 · 36m

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THIS is powerful. On this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social Alaina Beverly tells the story of #BlackWallStreet and the Tulsa Massacre. She leads The Greenwood Trust launched by Mayor Monroe Nichols to generate economic mobility where it has been violently undermined. Listen! apple.co/43s97zx

The story of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Massacre is unique but also in many ways emblematic of the Black experience in America

Podcast Episode · Power Station · May 25 · 25m

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As CEO of the National Network for Returning Citizens Courtney Stewart says, "You cannot be the jailer and the rehabilitator." On this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social he shares how his community based nonprofit advocates for and with returning citizens. Hear him! bit.ly/3RkulwA

You cannot be the jailer and the rehabilitator

Podcast Episode · Power Station · May 18 · 39m

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Martha's Table is a powerful force for meeting material human needs and building community power in WDC's neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. I loved interviewing its dynamic and game changing CEO Tiffany Williams on this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social. bit.ly/4diUPFY

We wanted to have not just a building but a beautiful space where our neighbors could come and be seen, valued and heard

Podcast Episode · Power Station · May 11 · 37m

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At the Wanda Alston Foundation @cesartoledo.bsky.social brings energy, compassion, political savvy and organizing expertise to the growing number of LGBTQ young people who are experiencing homelessness in Washington DC. Listen and share! bit.ly/3OWXj4W

The reality is that 40% of our homeless youth here in DC identify as members of our queer and trans family

Podcast Episode · Power Station · May 4 · 38m

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In the courts, in Congress and in communities-these are the strategies that @lawyerscomm.bsky.social deploys to protect and advance civil rights and democracy in America. Hear my @powerstation.bsky.social interview with @alexault.bsky.social about the #VRA and more. bit.ly/3QNs64y

They are chasing the tail of the dragon to make it harder to vote

Podcast Episode · Power Station · April 27 · 44m

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You must hear John Yang, President & CEO of @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social on how upending birthright citizenship, a constitutional right, would disproportionately impact Asian Americans. So grateful for this @powerstation.bsky.social conversation! bit.ly/4cmYX8N

I am an accidental Asian American activist

Podcast Episode · Power Station · April 20 · 39m

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@naehomelessness.bsky.social is meeting the moment by defending policies and programs that sustain lowest-income renters and prevent homelessness. @annymoliva.bsky.social talks about the road to ending homelessness on @powerstation.bsky.social apple.co/47ZkFgv

The National Alliance to End Homelessness is Non-Partisan But it is Not Neutral

Podcast Episode · Power Station · April 13 · 35m

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Who is finding a cure for #ALS, a devastating diagnosis that is 100% fatal? On this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social station podcast I talk to @andreagoodman.bsky.social, the powerhouse CEO of @iamals.bsky.social about the patient-led advocacy that will end this disease. apple.co/4chJl5o

Congress is on the cusp of passing the single largest housing supply bill in a generation. What does this mean for lowest income renters and for housing access, affordability and preservation? In this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social Renee Williams @nlihc.org breaks it down! apple.co/4m9XyWn

This would be the largest housing supply bill in a generation

Podcast Episode · Power Station · March 30 · 33m

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How do we gain insight, learn, grow and create the change we want to see in the world? Dr. Tiffany Manuel breaks it down with her practice The Case Made and on my podcast @powerstation.bsky.social. It's not magic, it's narrative! Listen and repost apple.co/4bQ97NU

Shifting mindsets and winning small victories on the way to the generational project that is narrative change

Podcast Episode · Power Station · March 23 · 32m

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Highly recommend my @powerstation.bsky.social conversation with Manuel Ochoa, founder of Ochoa Urban Collaborative, who believes in the power and potential of local communities to thrive even in these most difficult times. And a champion in the arts as community development bit.ly/3PbMcoq

Building relationships makes it possible to know what business owners are experiencing

Podcast Episode · Power Station · March 16 · 40m

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Presley Gillespie brings joy, expertise and a deep belief in community collaboration to his leadership of Neighborhood Allies where he works with neighborhood members and many community partners to reimagine underinvested communities. Hear us! apple.co/47a9Nfx

Our communities don't need saving, they need investment, trust, and the rights tools to shape their own futures

Podcast Episode · Power Station · March 9 · 40m

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As CEO of DC Justice Lab, Clinique Chapman is not afraid of difficult conversations. She brings all stakeholders in the criminal justice system together to advance solutions rooted in humanity and public safety. Listen and share! apple.co/4cSdHx2

The Face of DC's Justice System is Black

Podcast Episode · Power Station · March 2 · 32m

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Rev. Christopher Zacharias is a deeply committed change maker. He tells his story here about standing up against solitary confinement at Interfaith Action on Human Rights and standing with community at #BoycottTargetDC! Hear him and share! apple.co/46nv4BW

He made a pledge of more than $2B dollars to Black businesses and the Black community

Podcast Episode · Power Station · February 23 · 35m

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Naznin Saifi's Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center clients are afraid to leave their homes to report domestic violence and seek justice in immigration courts. She shares on @powerstation.bsky.social that her self-care is to get up every day and go to work. Hear her! bit.ly/4qJAzCi

If you know a low-income wage earner who is eligible to file for and receive the #EITC or #CTC take a moment to listen to my A+++ guest Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz on this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social. It could be life-changing! apple.co/3ZXCEiP

A family that earned up to $69,000 in 2025 may be eligible for up to $8,000 in a tax credit

Podcast Episode · Power Station · 02/09/2026 · 43m

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Yes, exceptional people and organizations are leading culture-shifting change in these very challenging times. On @powerstation.bsky.social the amazing Terah Lawyer talks about how #CROP and #Ready4Life make successful reentry possible. Hear her and share! bit.ly/4qdNqMQ

When I was sentenced to life and arrived at prison I couldn't help but go within

Podcast Episode · Power Station · 02/02/2026 · 36m

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@mediajustice.bsky.social is the go-to resource for communities of color impacted by this nation's tech oligarchy. Hear @stevenrenderos.bsky.social on standing up to data centers, citizen surveillance & the implementation of this administration's anti-immigrant policies: bit.ly/3Z07p6s

The deportation machine that has been unleashed in our communities would not be possible without tech companies like Palantir

Podcast Episode · Power Station · 01/26/2026 · 39m

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What is happening to our humanity? On this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social I speak to national champion for people with disabilities @tbraddysr.bsky.social about this administration's dismantling of the ADA and how the @ncil.bsky.social is protecting civil and human rights. bit.ly/4b75NyZ

They want to round up people with disabilities and put them in institutions

Podcast Episode · Power Station · 01/19/2026 · 40m

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Despite the incessant pushback on our civil and human rights committed nonprofits continue to champion the well-being and progress of all. At Center for Community Progress, President & CEO Kat Guillaume-Delemar is the dynamic force that makes it happen. Hear her! bit.ly/45BaWM8

We pride ourselves in bringing technical solutions to human problems

Podcast Episode · Power Station · 01/12/2026 · 35m

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I am so proud of this @powerstation.bsky.social episode with Dakarai Larriett about his journey from corporate executive to survivor of a brutal assault by law enforcement to being a candidate for the US Senate seat representing Alabama. Please hear him and help amplify his story. bit.ly/49eFIwz

This is inhumane and it doesn't make us safer

Podcast Episode · Power Station · 01/05/2026 · 38m

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Sharing how my brilliant @powerstation.bsky.social guests have informed, challenged and inspired me in 2025. These are the change makers, the champions who, despite the odds, are making America better. Listen, follow, repost! bit.ly/4qoTORK

Let's Get Powerful

Podcast Episode · Power Station · 12/29/2025 · 16m

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