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

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

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

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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