Meet Channon. Five years ago, she started as the second official employee of Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, New York’s largest grantmaking foundation. Since then, the Foundation has granted over $635 million to nonprofits improving the health and well-being of New Yorkers 🏥From the jump, Channon set out to disrupt traditional philanthropy practices and organizational structures. She’s pulling back the curtain on how she operationalized and designed the Foundation with a ‘startup mentality’, building an internal system that allows the organization to flourish but remain flexible🔄 If you’re wondering if you can truly foster a workplace culture that balances continuous learning with the courage to embrace change, this episode is for you💪

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Overview of Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Case Study: Scaling with a “Startup Mentality”
How to build a team that flourishes, yet remains flexible

Today’s Guest
Channon Lucas, Chief Administrative Officer, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

Episode Highlights

Channon’s story and journey to where she is today (3:55)
History and mission of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (8:50)
Scaling the Foundation with a “Startup Mentality” (13:05)
How they’ve built a team that flourishes, yet remains flexible (16:00)
How they take care of + focus on their team (22:05)
Employee retention and compensation in the nonprofit sector (27:10)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Channon’s life (32:30)
Channon’s One Good Thing: Invest in relationships. (36:05)
How to connect with Channon + Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (37:36)

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505. How Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Launched + Scaled with a Startup Mentality - Channon Lucas

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