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Gathering Ground

Mary F. Morten

Join consultant, filmmaker and activist Mary F. Morten as she delves into what it’s like to operate within and outside of the nonprofit landscape. Along with her special guests, Mary answers questions from listeners and covers topics including racial and gender equity, and the experiences of people of color in leadership development and the nonprofit workforce.

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92 episodes

  1. Episode 92: Stories of the 'SOL': Kitchen Table to Center Stage 1:08:23
  2. Episode 91: Behind the Camera: Sixty Years of Chicago Documentary 1:04:36
  3. Episode 90: Falling Out of Summer: Fireside Chat 2026
  4. Episode 89: Leaving It Better: Teresa Younger on 13 Years at Ms. Foundation 1:09:09
  5. Episode 88: Research as Resistance: 25 Years of the Institute for Research on Race 1:02:11
  6. Episode 87: Thriving Out Loud - The GenderCool Project 1:06:15
  7. Episode 86: The Power of Survivors: Art, Advocacy and the Fight to End Gender-based Violence 1:02:41
  8. Episode 85: Leading from the Inside Out: Rockwood Leadership Institute at 25 1:04:09
  9. Episode 84: Funding Justice: Community Power and the Future of Philanthropy 1:18:29
  10. Episode 83: Burn It Down or Build It Better? Reckoning with Power in the Nonprofit Sector 1:09:22
  11. Episode 82: State by State: The Ongoing Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights 1:00:24
  12. Episode 81: Who Gets to Stay: Land, Memory, and Belonging in a Changing City 1:10:08
  13. Episode 80: Best of 2025: Stories of Care, Creativity, and Collective Power 1:21:06
  14. Episode 79: Living Out Loud: Queer Visibility in Action 58:00
  15. Episode 78: 50 Years of Care: Howard Brown Health, Legacy, and the Future of LGBTQ+ Health
  16. Episode 77: News at the Crossroads 1:04:14
  17. Episode 76: Environmental Justice and Community Power 43:19
  18. Episode 75: Fireside Chat with Tracie and Angelique 1:33:56
  19. Episode 74: 40 Years of Collective Power: Chicago Foundation for Women 47:54
  20. Episode 73: Tracy Baim on 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Health and History 29:00
  21. Episode 72: The Future of Philanthropy: Shifting Power, Centering Community 54:00
  22. Episode 71: Live with Natalie Moore on Stories That Matter 30:19
  23. Episode 70: Workforce, Wealth & the Clean Energy Economy 45:09
  24. Episode 69: The Future of the Arts: Representation, Innovation, and Impact 1:04:07
  25. Episode 68: Ignite and Shine with Stephanie Piccirilli 37:26
  26. Episode 67: Journalism, Community, and the Future of Media 57:27
  27. Episode 66: Best of 2024 1:26:18
  28. Episode 65: Fireside Chat with Angelique and Tracie 1:20:36
  29. Episode 64: Elevate to Action: Unpacking the Inflation Reduction Act 59:30
  30. Episode 63: Charting a Path Forward: DEI Strategy and Advocacy 1:10:44
  31. Episode 62: Voices for Change: Andrea Sáenz and Sol Flores
  32. Episode 61: Elevate: A Journey into Climate Justice
  33. Episode 60: Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: A Conversation with Monique Brunson Jones of Forefront 30:56
  34. Episode 59: Crafting Change: The Intersection of Art, Culture, and Justice 1:04:32
  35. Episode 58: The Next Act (Continued) with Imani Rupert Gordon 30:25
  36. Episode 57: Leaving a Legacy 1:04:32
  37. Episode 56: The Power of A Story 1:04:07
  38. Episode 55: The Next Act: Succeeding a Long-time Leader 55:17
  39. Episode 54: Leading with Joy 1:15:25
  40. Episode 53: The Push and Pull with Race to Lead 56:32
  41. Episode 52: Zooey Zephyr and Dani Hess 54:12
  42. Episode 51: Nina Rose Fischer 1:03:25
  43. Episode 50: Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton 55:20
  44. Episode 49: Gina Torres 1:00:00
  45. Episode 48: Gathering Ground Best of 2023 57:00
  46. Episode 47: Tonika Johnson and The Folded Map Project
  47. Episode 46: The Leadership Institute 33:10
  48. Episode 45: Axelson Center 57:10
  49. Episode 44: Gina Yashere
  50. Episode 43: 2023 Fireside Chat: Angelique Power and Tracie Hall 1:47:00