Jim Floros, Founder & CEO of Floros and Associates, chats about his nearly 30 years as a nonprofit CEO and how it inspired him to form a company to help NPO’s enhance their leadership and build their capacity to grow their services and outreach.

Peter Callstrom, President & CEO of the San Diego Workforce Partnership, discusses the organization’s mission; its Behavioral Health vision/plan with Supervisor Nathan Fletcher; the $10M investment by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein; and a change to its Career Center operations.

Lauren Welch, Director of San Diego Gives, and Sharyn Goodson, Fiscal Sponsor of San Diego Gives, and VP of Philanthropy for the Leichtag Foundation, discuss the details of the 2022 San Diego Gives campaign that was launched on July 16 and will end on September 8. Welch and Goodson talk about the launch of San Diego Gives University that supports capacity building for nonprofit organizations and individuals.

Reef Kubota and Paty Murrillo, students at EJE Academies, dual language charter schools, discuss the over-the-top benefits of learning dual languages at an early age.  Kubota and Murillo are joined by Eva Pacheco, Founder of EJE Academies, and Kristina Quesada Parker, the Community Relations & Alumni Coordinator of the schools, to chat about the genesis of the Academies and its future plans.

CJ Machado, CEO and Founder of Force-Con, talks about the September 23-25 Superhero Military Convention in San Diego to unite military and civilian forces for the “Greater Good” — Veteran advocacy by honoring those who’ve served. The three-day event will celebrate the precious freedoms we have in our country.

Sharlene O’Keefe, Executive Director of Poway OnStage, is joined by immediate Past Executive Director, Michael Rennie, to talk about its 2022-2023 Professional Performance Series lineup, as well as its highly regarded Arts in Education initiative. The series will include Grammy Award-Winning performers such as bluesman Taj Mahal and Don Felder of the Eagles. The series will also include Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Richie Furay.

Dr. Gary Weitzman, President and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society, recipient of a 2021 California Nonprofit of the Year recognition, discusses reduced fees during a monthlong adoption drive to “Clear the Shelters”; its recently launched “Community Veterinary Program”; and three orphaned bear cubs that have arrived for rehabilitation at the Ramona Wildlife Center.

Todd Ullah, a long-time education innovator and Chief Strategy Officer for EDforTech, talks about how students use robotics to solve the challenges of tomorrow. Ullah chats about the Logan Heights Future Innovators STEAM Summer Camp; 16 Weeks of STEAM; and the NSBE SEEK Summer Camp.

Deacon Jim Vargas, CEO of Father Joe’s Villages, discusses the organization’s recently released “State of Homelessness and Solutions” report; the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa affordable housing development; and opportunities for the community to engage with Father Joe’s Villages.

Cheryl Morrow continues the conversation about her “larger than life” Dad …. Willie Morrow.