Tranquility du Jour #581: For a Good Cause

Tranquility du Jour

Kimberly Wilson

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.6 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Diane Lebson about her new book For a Good Cause. Learn the many ways to serve as a nonprofit volunteer, how to make a difference when you don't have time, how to set boundaries, and how to develop your philanthropic brand.

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Guest

Diane is a first-generation American, the daughter of working-class, Polish immigrants who instilled in her a strong work ethic and desire to "do good." After studying international relations in college, Diane stayed in Washington and began her nonprofit career on the national staff of United Way, the largest charity in the United States.

Over the course of seventeen years, she managed United Way's national literacy program, managed the national board of trustees, and built a women's giving program that has to date raised over $2 billion and mobilized over 70,000 philanthropists.

After leaving United Way, she went on to lead US fundraising operations for an international nongovernmental organization that served orphans and abandoned children, oversaw a leadership turnover at a large public library foundation, served as the Chief of Protocol at the US Embassy in Australia, and led the women's giving program for the American Red Cross.

In 2018, she and her husband cofounded Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions, a national consultancy that helps nonprofit organizations, individuals, corporations, and foundations achieve their philanthropic goals. Diane is a published author of For a Good Cause: A Practical Guide to Giving Joyfully and a frequent speaker at conferences.

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Diane (Grzyb) Lebson, CFRE | LinkedIn

Diane Lebson | Agent for Good. (@diane_lebson) / Twitter

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Tranquility DeJure, nourishing conversations about living a full and meaningful
0:11.4	life with doses of tranquility.
0:14.4	So this is episode 581 for a good cause. And this podcast is all about nourishing conversations, about living a full and
0:27.2	meaningful life with doses of tranquility. I'm your host, Kimberly Wilson, bringing you
0:33.3	tranquility through this medium since 2005. Now, today I am so delighted to introduce you to
0:40.1	really one of my favorite people. This woman is so delightful. She lights up a room with her smile.
0:47.2	She's so positive and brings really nothing but joy. I remember her so vividly from my days at the yoga studio and just
0:57.9	what a gym she is. So when her new book came out, I could not wait to have her on the podcast.
1:04.4	Okay, so you're going to hear from Diane Lebson about her new book. It's called For a Good Cause. So during this podcast, you're going to learn
1:14.4	the many, many ways. Who knew? There's so many ways to serve as a non-profit volunteer. I mean,
1:20.3	so many of us want to do good, right, and connect to organizations and make a difference.
1:25.2	And yet we may not know how or where to begin. So you're going to get lots
1:29.2	of great tips from Diane. How to make a difference when you don't have time. I'm sure many of you
1:34.5	can relate to this. How to set boundaries within organizations. And how to develop your philanthropic
1:41.8	brand. Who knew? Right? That there was such a thing. So I think you're
1:46.3	going to really, really enjoy hearing from Diane. And before we dive into the interview, I wanted to
1:51.9	share a few things. First of all, please make sure to subscribe to Tranqually DeJour so you don't miss an
1:57.8	episode. Right now, I'm releasing twice a month, and you can get these
2:02.7	through Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon, and more. There are links to a few of them in the show notes.
2:09.1	Also, visit Kimberlywilson.com slash podcast for more interviews, and if you have a question,
2:15.9	you would like answer, a space to submit it
2:18.5	and how to leave a review all sorts of fun things over on that web page and for those of you
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