BBF Hosts Gathering of Fellows Program Alumni
(L-R): Angie Pool, Jacqueline Hanoman, Tammy Pearson, Chad Zaucha, Teresa Clemmons, Jean Wright, Heather Williams, Robby Tompkins, Betty Brewer, Mitch Isaacs, Julie Borgmann, Jason Haney, Bob Ball, Terry Whitt Bailey, Jennifer Johnson, Laura Williamson, WaTasha Barnes Griffin, Jud Fisher, Jason Newman, Craig Graybeal, Neil Schmottlach
This summer, as gatherings and networking opportunities ramp back up, BBF hosted a lunch for alumni of BBF’s Fellows Program. The Fellows program started 18 years ago to provide local nonprofit leaders with a 9-month opportunity to read books and articles about nonprofit leadership and governance, to engage with BBF staff in dialogue about nonprofit work and foundation operations, and to promote foundation transparency. Two local nonprofit leaders are selected each year to participate in the program.
To date, 36 local leaders have participated in BBF’s Fellows program. While some Fellows have since left the community or taken new jobs, nearly twenty Fellows were in attendance at the mid-June lunch. Gathering the group together offered Fellows the chance to reconnect and share updates with one another about their current work. BBF’s Jud Fisher also provided an update on BBF’s strategic planning process.
Additionally, as part of our time together, BBF staff posed this question to the Fellows:
“What is a book, podcast, or article that you’ve recently read or listened to that has inspired you either personally or professionally?”
Listed below are just a few of the books and podcasts recommended by members of the group:
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet
The Urbanist Podcast
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene' Brown
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks
Next Big Idea podcast with Rufus Griscom
The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan
Older & Wiser: New Ideas for Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century by Jean Rhodes
The Sun Does Shine: How I found Life, Freedom, and Justice by Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin
Learn more here about BBF’s Fellows program and see a list of our Fellows alumni.