This is the second episode of Talent Matters Remix, our three-episode series in partnership with ProInspire, co-hosted by Monisha Kapila and Rusty Stahl.

In this episode, Monisha and Rusty talk with Stephen Bauer about supporting a diverse and inclusive next generation for the nonprofit workforce. Steve reflects on the article he wrote about developing leaders who are both value-based and results-driven, which was part of the Talent Matters series on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog. He discusses how his experience and thinking has evolved in the seven years since the piece was published in summer 2014.

We also discuss Steve’s extensive journey through the nonprofit sector, including his experience as an AmeriCorps alum, his impactful work at the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (and specifically the Nonprofit Workforce Coalition), and, finally his decade long career at Public Allies, where he now serves as Chief of Staff. Other topics discussed:

  • Public Allies Program, its values-based curriculum and impact on organizations.
  • Asset-Based Community Development and how it helps build up the capacity of any community to lead itself.
  • Changing and influencing the nonprofit organizational culture by hiring people from the communities that they work for.
  • The need for a common set of values in the sector.

Read the full article about making the nonprofit sector more diverse at Fund the People.