What a week to talk to with long-time friend, activist Sean Kosofsky. We explored two main topics on the Democracy OTL podcast: first, the dangers of misinformation and disinformation, and how to combat bad information during this Midterm Election year. Second, the punitive legislation against LGBTQ+ youth being proposed and passed across the country. Whether or not you know that you have a gay or trans youth in your life, all adults need to stand up to support and protect them against these awful attacks. Sean tells us about the Equality Federation, an “advocacy accelerator” for LGBTQ+ rights that creates a national network connecting people who are working to protect equality through state-level advocacy. This allows advocates to share strategies and best practices—and hopefully stop awful laws originating in states including Florida and Texas and elsewhere from spreading like wildfire across the whole country. This is yet another example of why it is crucial for each of us to pay attention to what is happening in our home state legislature.
Sean has an amazing amount of experience as an advocate for social change. I have worked with Sean in his capacity as “The Nonprofit Fixer,” and I can stand up for the fact that he is the real deal. Definitely someone you want in your corner! I have learned a lot from working with him. I hope you’ll listen to our conversation on this week’s podcast.
Sean Kosofsky is the Nonprofit Fixer! He is a coach, consultant, trainer, and strategic advisor. For the past 28 years, he has helped causes, campaigns and candidates raise millions of dollars and transformed nonprofit organizations and leaders. He has served in a wide variety of roles in nonprofits, including policy, communications, development, grassroots organizing, direct service, board leaderships, and five stints as an executive director. He has worked on a wide range of issues including LGBTQ equality, reproductive justice, voting access, bullying prevention, climate change, and more.
His work has been covered in media outlets internationally and he has received numerous awards and recognitions from the sector, the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan. His work has appeared through partnerships with blog posts through AFP, Candid, Idealware, Bloomerang, TechSoup, Wild Apricot, Funding for Good, Pamela Grow’s Motivate Mondays, and more. He is an author and the owner of Mind the Gap Consulting. Sean is currently the Executive Director of Climate Advocacy Lab. He is a proud Detroit native but lives with his husband and dog in New York City. Check out his resources at Nonprofitfixer.com.
Podcast with change expert Sean Kosofsky, "The Nonprofit Fixer"