Wrangell Mountains Center’s Jon Erdman

Jon Erdman, the Executive Director of Wrangell Mountains Center, joins the show to discuss their core focuses, Alaska’s connection to art and nature, how they’ve evolved, the importance of immersion, supporting research, the magic of nature, their own podcast, the impact of donations, and more. You can download this episode directly here. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and … [ Read More ]

Mar 24

2021

Mat-Su Senior Services’ Elaine Phillipps

Elaine Phillipps, the Chief Executive Officer of Mat-Su Senior Services, joins the show to discuss what they do, the services they offer, how those services developed, relationship building, the pandemic’s impact, whether people understand what they do, the impact of donations, and more. You can download this episode directly here. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and make sure … [ Read More ]

Mar 17

2021

Juneau Youth Service’s Amy Simonds

Amy Simonds, the Executive Director of Juneau Youth Services, joins the show to discuss what Juneau Youth Services does, the broadness of their mission, the importance of teamwork, how they help families manage, tailoring towards people’s needs, who they serve, residential treatment, the pandemic’s impact, how donations help, and more. You can download this episode … [ Read More ]

Mar 10

2021

Tundra Women’s Coalition’s Eileen Arnold

Eileen Arnold, the Executive Director of Tundra Women’s Coalition (TWC), joins the show to discuss TWC is, how it grew to have such a sprawling set of programs, who they serve, their programs for young people, prevention, how their location impacts the work, the impact of donations, other ways people can help, and more. You … [ Read More ]

Mar 3

2021

AFSP’s Dustin Morris

Dustin Morris, the Area Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), joins the show to discuss what they do at AFSP, the “prevention” aspect of their work, the importance of volunteers and collaboration, mental health, the biggest misconceptions about what they do, how donations impact them, and more. You can download this episode … [ Read More ]