The Public Space
Welcome to The Public Space, where thought leaders share strategic ideas and solutions that spark positive change in civil society. Each conversation will offer tangible steps that nonprofit organizations, funders, supporters, and partners can take to better our communities.
The Public Space is a podcast created by the Nonprofit Association of Oregon. NAO strives to connect, improve, and advance all nonprofits to help build a thriving and vital Oregon. Each month, NAO sits down with experts from across the nonprofit sector to talk about the changing ideas, opportunities and issues that affect communities around the state.
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Strengthening Community Resilience
How can we support and strengthen our communities in the face of rising housing prices and gentrification? Adam Zimmerman is the CEO of Craft3, a CDFI that is working to invest in communities and hel…
Rebuilding Oregon’s Santiam Canyon Community
In the fall of 2020, Oregon was faced with deadly wildfires that spanned across several parts of the state, one of which grew from 500 acres to 130,000 acres overnight! With the help of a longtime fr…
The Race to Lead in the Nonprofit Sector
The nonprofit sector has a racial gap in its leadership. Sean Thomas-Breitfeld shares empirical data collected from surveys, focus groups, and interviews conducted across the U.S. He discusses how 20…
Reimagining the Nonprofit World
The nonprofit sector, including philanthropy, is at a crossroads. Shari Dunn compares the nonprofit sector to an ill patient, and discusses the contributing factors that led to this condition. She pr…
Recapping 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021
2020 has been a momentous year for everyone, including the nonprofit sector. Jim White and Jenn Clemo recap 2020 and discuss why and how they took the bold step of combining their organizations this …
How the Oregon Latinx Leadership Network Has Galvanized a Statewide Latinx Movement
The Latinx community makes up more than 13.2 percent of Oregon’s population but are disproportionately represented across the board. Anthony Veliz discusses why and how he founded the Oregon Latinx L…
Managing a Racially Charged Crisis in Real Time
Leaders are responsible for managing major organizational crises with far-reaching impacts in real time. Kim Brick and David Navarro, both leaders of color at Oregon Coast Community Action, share wha…
How to Lead Through a Crisis with Steve Patty of Dialogues in Action
Effective leadership is crucial to successfully navigating a crisis, but what does it look like in practice? Steve Patty shares tangible steps every leader can take to not only weather a crisis, but …
Welcome to The Public Space
The Public Space is where thought leaders share strategic ideas and solutions that spark positive change in civil society. The Public Space is hosted by Lilisa Hall, the Membership, Communications, a…