Better Terms Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/bettertermspodcast Better Terms brings together nonprofit founders and funders for a storytelling experience rooted in trust, reflection, and honest conversation. Through personal narratives and recorded dialogue, participants explore what it takes to build impact and sustain partnerships. Brought to you by New Profit, this series features the voices of founders and funders working towards mental health equity. Each episode explores the defining moments that shape why they do this work and what becomes possible when we move beyond funding into true partnership. © 2026 New Profit Foundation 13424eb8-aebf-5764-ad6f-455627e11657 yes Better Terms: Trailer Episode en Fri, 29 May 2026 14:13:15 -0700 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:13:25 -0700 http://foundersandfunders.us https://img.transistorcdn.com/knVvdndjhlAtbdKNG6qIPmkWJI7QStloM5-ChnajfBo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNDI0/YTE0YWU0OWNmMDg0/MmJiZmQ0MWYxM2U2/MTk1Zi5wbmc.jpg Better Terms http://foundersandfunders.us episodic New Profit Foundation Better Terms brings together nonprofit founders and funders for a storytelling experience rooted in trust, reflection, and honest conversation. Through personal narratives and recorded dialogue, participants explore what it takes to build impact and sustain partnerships. Brought to you by New Profit, this series features the voices of founders and funders working towards mental health equity. Each episode explores the defining moments that shape why they do this work and what becomes possible when we move beyond funding into true partnership. Better Terms brings together nonprofit founders and funders for a storytelling experience rooted in trust, reflection, and honest conversation. Be Loud Studios No No Stories of Us: Beyond the Grant Portal 3 3 Stories of Us: Beyond the Grant Portal full d26a6b12-0940-48ac-8684-346cbdbb60a9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf16ada5 This is Better Terms, a series of candid conversations between founders and funders on the future of philanthropy and social impact. This series is brought to you by New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization with a vision of America that enables access and opportunity for all to thrive. 


Our Stories of Us episodes are honest conversations between executive directors and the organizations that support and invest in their work. This episode asks: what does it feel like to lead during a time of shrinking resources and growing need? It explores the emotional toll of constantly proving the value of your work, and the importance of funders listening beyond the grant application. Partnership, not competition, may be the only way forward.

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Our Stories of Us episodes are honest conversations between executive directors and the organizations that support and invest in their work. This episode asks: what does it feel like to lead during a time of shrinking resources and growing need? It explores the emotional toll of constantly proving the value of your work, and the importance of funders listening beyond the grant application. Partnership, not competition, may be the only way forward.

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Our Stories of Us episodes are honest conversations between executive directors and the organizations that support and invest in their work. This episode asks: what does it feel like to lead during a time of shrinking resources and growing need? It explores the emotional toll of constantly proving the value of your work, and the importance of funders listening beyond the grant application. Partnership, not competition, may be the only way forward.

]]> No Step Into The Gaps 2 2 Step Into The Gaps full 54278534-b917-4a39-957a-b1d586e2589a https://share.transistor.fm/s/48822ab7 In this episode, Reem Aly of the Ohio School-Based Health Alliance and Jordan Lewis of The Confess Project of America reflect on what it takes to build systems of care that last. From school-based healthcare in Ohio to mental health advocacy in barbershops across the country, the conversation explores sustainability, burnout, re-traumatization, and the hidden emotional cost of leading mission-driven work.

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]]> No People Don't Need To Be Fixed 1 1 People Don't Need To Be Fixed full fcbb72a7-b2fe-403d-932a-87a869d66ba9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7afa3594 In this episode, Aaron Landrum of Deloitte and Erica Smith of Boys to Men Tucson reflect on the personal experiences that shaped their work in public health and mental health equity. From Aaron’s memories of his grandfather in Boston  to Erica’s work creating healing spaces for Black and brown men in Tucson, the conversation explores masculinity, vulnerability, systems change, and why “systems need to be restructured — people don’t need to be fixed.”

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]]> No Better Terms: Trailer Episode Better Terms: Trailer Episode trailer 0c2d790b-5c92-42d4-bfa1-abd38bc3e1d3 https://bettertermspodcast.com/trailer Welcome to Better Terms, a podcast series featuring honest conversations between nonprofit leaders and the people funding their work. Listen to hosts Hassan Hassan (New Profit) and Alex Owens (Be Loud Studios) talk about what inspired the series and the big questions driving each episode. Through personal stories and candid dialogue, the series explores mental health equity, sustainability, and what it takes to build stronger partnerships during uncertain times.

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