Unified Purpose
Unified Purpose is the perfect place to look for advice on how to grow your non-profit or if you’re just looking for a wholesome story to brighten up your day. Brought to you by Penji, every episode follows non-profit leaders through their struggles, hopes, and vision for a better future for the population they serve. Tune in to explore the ins-and-outs of running a non-profit organization and helpful tips on how to manage things to make sure that those that need care the most aren’t being forgotten.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The Power Of Stories with Doug Jessop
Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why Every Story Matters
Doug explains how helping someone share their personal story—no matter how ordinary it may seem—can create powerful emotional connecti…
Brain 3.0: Rewiring Ourselves for Change with Due Quach
Episode Notes Three Things You’ll Learn: The 3 Brain States—and How to Shift into the Best One Discover the difference between Brain 1.0 (survival mode), Brain 2.0 (dopamine-driven pursuit), and Brai…
Rewriting the Code with Sue Harnett
Three Things You’ll Learn:
Why women leave tech—and how to keep them in
A lack of belonging, not capability, is the primary reason women drop out of computer science programs. Sue shares how Rewriting …
From Survival to Belonging: How Idaho Welcomes Refugees with Dignity and Purpose
Three Things You’ll Learn:
What refugee resettlement really looks like—from fleeing danger to rebuilding a life
Holly explains the full journey of a refugee, from escaping persecution to navigating hou…
A Mindful Mission: Fighting Alzheimer’s with Compassion, Policy, and Hope
Three Things You’ll Learn:
Why rural and underserved communities face higher risks and fewer resources when it comes to Alzheimer’s care
Sharon explains how geographic isolation, medical access, and cu…
Be Humanitarian: From One Family’s Road Trip to a Lifeline for Guatemala
Three Things You’ll Learn:
How one road trip turned into a long-term mission to fight hunger and provide education
Discover how Toby’s family trip to Guatemala became the foundation for Be Humanitarian…
Rooted in Love: How One Family Built a Lifeline for the Disability Community
Three Things You’ll Learn:
How one family’s story sparked a national nonprofit movement
Discover how Joe and Jen’s journey with their son Micah became the foundation for Ability Tree, now with communit…
Purpose in Practice: Healing with Heart in a Region Divided
Three Things You’ll Learn:
Why Rambam Medical Center operates one of the most advanced underground hospitals in the world
Built to withstand wartime conditions, this facility allows life-saving care to…
Lacing Up for Impact
Three Things You’ll Learn:
Why access—not talent—is often the biggest barrier to youth sports participation
From sneakers to basketballs, the resources needed to play aren’t always available. Lace Up h…
Rewiring Education: How We Love Philly Is Building a New Path for Urban Youth
Three Things You’ll Learn:
Why traditional classrooms are failing underserved youth—and what a holistic education model can do instead
Learn how programs rooted in mindfulness, trauma recovery, and rea…
Rebuilding Trust: How The Animal Retreat Gives Behavioral Dogs a Second Chance
Three Things You’ll Learn:
Why behavioral issues—not aggression—are often misunderstood and mismanaged in dogs.
How The Animal Retreat transforms crisis cases into adoptable pets through training, comp…
The Heart of Small Business: Grit, Growth & the Power of Local Economies
Three Things You’ll Learn
Why small businesses are the emotional and economic backbone of local communities
From employing neighbors to filling gaps in underserved areas, Holly explains how small busin…
Fighting Childhood Cancer: Hope, Research, and Support
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
1. Personal Motivation and Professional Advocacy for Children with Cancer: Kristin Connor, CEO of CURE Childhood Cancer, was driven to this work after her o…
United Angels Foundation: Compassionate Support for Families
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
1. Comprehensive Lifespan Support for Special Needs Families: The United Angels Foundation provides crucial support for families of individuals with special…
New Jersey Theatre: Community, Accessibility, and Artistic Growth
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
Supporting New Jersey's Thriving Professional Theater Community: John McEwen, Executive Director of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, leads an organization th…
First Responder Therapy Dogs: Paws-itive Support for Our Heroes
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
1. Providing Crucial Mental Health Support to First Responders: First Responder Therapy Dogs is a national non-profit that deploys trained and certified the…
The Institute for Civility: Bridging Divides Through Respectful Dialogue & Understanding
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
Defining and Practicing Civility as a Baseline of Respect: The Institute for Civility defines civility as "claiming and caring for one's identity, needs, and…
Inspiring Environmental Action & Community Building
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
- Shifting from Environmental Apathy to Action: Ideas for Us was founded to counter the "doom and gloom" environmental narrative that can lead to apathy, espec…
Inside the Unique Model of Steadfast Veterans for Homeless Vets
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
1. Addressing Veteran Homelessness with a Holistic Approach: Anthony Roberts founded Steadfast Veterans after encountering a homeless Marine living in his c…
Saving Lives Through Water Safety with No More Under
Three things you’ll learn in this episode:
- Addressing the Hidden Danger of Drowning: Drowning is a leading cause of death for young children and a continuous risk throughout life, often impacting Blac…