Previous Episodes
3C Amplifed Radio Show and Podcast was launched on April 29, 2018. Take a look through our episode archives to discover the stories from our previous guests.
Current Season
Growing a Nurturing Community One Seed at a Time with Project Roots Founder Bridget Pettis
What started as a hobby and relaxing way to unwind and grow her own food soon led former WNBA player, coach and executive to create...
Octavia Harris and Julie Armstrong with Tempe Community Council and Raveen Arora with Kiwanis International Southwest
On this episode of 3C Amplified with host Jacqueline Destremps, listeners were introduced to a panel of community leaders to hear their...
Barbara Blalock with Treasures 4 Teachers and Theresa Niemeyer with Intel
With an average of more than $1000 annually coming from their own pockets, educators are struggling to get their students the basic...
Dr Steven Hansen with Arizona Humane Society and Paula Little with Banfield Foundation
Listen Now As a sector, animal welfare is changing rapidly and the Arizona Humane Society (AHS) is leading the movement as Arizona’s...
Kate Thoene with Waste Not and Danielle McMahon with Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Listen Now Waste Not is creating sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish. They do this by eliminating food...
Mary Hall with CultureWise Consulting and Kay McDonald with Charity Charms
Kay McDonald of Charity Charms and Mary Hall of CultureWise Consulting have teamed up to serve”cause marketing on a platter” to businesses seeking a unique way to partner with a cause and give back in their communities.
Alexhandra Hotko with The PHX Sampler and Soraya Medina with SaludEats Bakery
We’re joined by Hotko Bread Company and the new The PHX Sampler Founder, Alexhandra Hotko, and Owner and Pastry Chef at SaludEats, Soraya Medina.
We chat about how these two are creating an impact in the community with new business models and baked goods!
Candice Liozu with Foster360 and Robert Rhoton with Arizona Trauma Institute
Foster360 is a program dedicated to helping youth aging out of foster care create successful and fulfilling lives. Through our team of dedicated...
Aaron Raine with the City of Mesa and Arricka Crayton with Olive Branch HHC
Detective Aaron Raine started with the Mesa Police Department in July 2006. He trained as a CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) in...
Kimberly Kur and Elisa de la Vara with Arizona Community Foundation
The Arizona Community Foundation is Arizona’s largest statewide grantmaker and private provider of college scholarships. The foundation...
2019
Lori Shepherd with Arizona Humane Society and Tiffany House with Gift Planning Institute
The Mission of Arizona Humane Society is to save the most vulnerable animals and enrich the lives of pets and people. Their lifesaving...
Kim Tarnopolski with 100+ Women Who Care and Paula Boca-Bommarito with CopperPoint
100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun is an Arizona giving circle of women who love to GIVE. The Valley of the Sun chapter and its...
Brenda Puga with Special Olympics Arizona and Mary Roberts with Phoenix Police Department
Brenda Puga is the Development and CR Manager for Special Olympics Arizona. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round...
CultureWise Consulting Founder Mary Hall and Hands on Greater Phoenix CEO Rhonda Oliver
Listen Now Mary Hall's professional experience includes being the co-founder of a national credit counseling and debt-management...
Leslie Nilsen and Jodi Shaw with For Goodness Cakes
Listen Now For Goodness Cakes is a Non Profit started in CA by Jaime Lehman to partner agency's with volunteer bakers to bake and...
Teen Strong Founder Sherry Eklund
Teen Strong is an organization that was formed for the sole purpose of creating the website www.teenstrongaz.com. The website is a...
David Cady with Virtuous CRM and Oye Waddell with Hustle PHX
Listen Now Virtuous is the Nonprofit Marketing, CRM and Email software helping charities grow giving and build better...
Melissa Drake with Girls in Tech
Listen Now The Phoenix chapter of Girls in Tech (GIT), a global non-profit focused on the engagement, education, and empowerment of...
Daniel Burrell with AZPetVet and Blake Woody with Gabriels Angels
Listen Now AZPetVet is a family of 21 animal hospitals united with one vision: to provide the best comprehensive care for their highly...
Ryan Quinn with BrightGuest and Alexandra Wadsworth with the ALS Association Arizona Chapter
Want to cultivate engaged volunteers and donors? The theme of today’s show was marketing to and engaging your nonprofits most important people, volunteers and donors! By personalizing your organization’s message you’re showing your volunteers, clients and donors that you care about their contributions and want to engage them in your organization. Engaged donors and volunteers give more of their money and time.
Listen in now to hear from BrightGuest CEO and Founder Ryan Quinn and one of their newest clients, Alexandra Wadsworth, Development and Communications Coordinator with the ALS Association of Arizona Chapter. Together they share how the BrightGuest platform helps amplify the impact of a nonprofit by building engagement through text messaging and fully customizable and intuitive microsites.
Want to see first hand how the platform works and what it can do for your nonprofit? Text “engage” to 27000.
Lisa Scarpinato with Kitchen on the Street and Dr Steve Chakmakian with UnitedHealthcare
Listen Now Kitchen on the Street is a locally founded nonprofit organization that comes alongside children in need at the intersection...
FirstBank Phoenix Market President Bryce Lloyd and Jennifer Purcell with Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
Guests Jennifer Purcell of Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Bryce Lloyd, Phoenix Market President at FirstBank, discuss the origins of Arizona Gives Day, it’s impact on the community and the strength of their partnership.
Palm Valley Church and Community Impact with Tere Tucker and Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank with Leanne Leonard
Host Jacqueline Destremps is joined by Tere Tucker with Palm Valley Church and Community Impact and Leanne Leonard with Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank to discuss how they’re serving the West Valley community through strategic partnerships and engaging volunteers.
Junior Achievement with Anne Landers and ASU Lodestar Center with Nicole Almond Anderson
Continuing education outside the traditional classroom is important for creating leaders of all ages whether it’s the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation and their undergraduate, graduate or certificate programs designed to provide professionals with the tools they need to accelerate social impact or Junior Achievement of Arizona and their unique programs empowering K-12 students to be successful.
Nonprofit professionals and advocates of a strong workforce will want to tune in to hear how these two organizations are making great strides to build strong communities not just in Arizona, but worldwide!
City of Phoenix with Michael Hammett and Downtown Phoenix Inc with Alison Sipes and Sara Lynch
Collaboration and volunteerism took center stage in this segment of 3C Amplified with host JacquelineDestremps and her guests Chief Service Officer of City of Phoenix Michael Hammett and Director of Events, Alison Sipes, and Events and Marketing Coordinator Sara Lynch of Downtown Phoenix. They were presented with the idea of hosting a Volunteer Fair by Charlie Levy, owner of local music venue favorites like Crescent Ballroom , The Van Buren and Valley Bar, and set their sites to make it a reality.
If you’ve ever thought about volunteering, but you aren’t sure where to start, then this segment is for you. You’ll not only hear more about the Phoenix Volunteer Fair, taking place February 10 at The Van Buren, but how volunteerism can impact not just a nonprofit or the people it serves, but your life as well.
With Purpose LLC with Chris Aird and Brandon Pickett and About Care CEO Ann Marie McArthur
Host Jacqueline Destremps kicks off 2019 in the studio joined by Chris Aird and Brandon Pickett of With Purpose, LLC and Ann Marie McArthur with local nonprofit, About Care, Support Services for the Homebound.
Tune in to hear how they’re empowering individuals throughout the Valley to live their best life and learn how you can make 2019 your best year yet in business!
2018
Debbi Bertolet Owner of Organized Inside and Out and Katie Thomas CPA with Diamond J Accounting
Creating a system for a better organized home, office, finances, LIFE can be daunting, but this segment’s guests broke it down into simple steps.
On this episode of 3C Amplified guests Debbi Bertolet, owner of Organized Inside And Out and Katie Thomas, owner of Diamond J Accounting, LLC inspire listeners to get organized in their home, their business and their finances.
Tune in now to learn how to cut through your clutter and make a difference by donating your unwanted items to a nonprofit. Katie also talks about the Arizona tax credit and the benefits individuals and businesses can take advantage of simply by choosing to donate up to $1800 a year to a qualifying charity.
Read Better Be Better with CEO and Founder Sophie Etchart and Paracore President Adam Arkfeld
Listen in as guests Sophie Etchart, CEO and Founder of Read Better Be Better and Paracore President Adam Arkfeld share how their partnership came about and the unexpected boost in donations to the Read Better Be Better program came about with just a casual remark to Adam’s accountant.
Live and Learn Program Coordinator Kristin Chatsworth and Arizona Career Pathways Director Kerrie Adney-Walker
Listen Live Arizona has one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, and this poverty disproportionately affects women and children. Seventy-nine percent of the state’s single-parent families live in poverty and are headed by...
Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee with Board Chair Vicki McAllister and First Responder and Board Member Derrick Johnson
Listen Now Derrick Johnson, business owner and Captain with the Phoenix Fire Department, became a board member with the Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee after years of being involved with health care and public health policy. He...
Kristel Nielsen with Your Art Your Story and Tess Mosko Scherer with Arizona Artists Guild
Listen Now Your Art Your Story is a non profit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona that supports people affected by suicide, depression and anxiety through art and community. Kristel Nielsen is Founder of Your Art Your Story and a...
Tempe Community Action Agency with Sophia Campbell and Theresa Mckenzie
Listen Now Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) is fulfilling the vision of its two co-founders, Barbara Norton and Lupe Esquer, two local Tempe residents who saw the great need experienced by their Tempe neighbors in 1966 and sought...
100 Women Who Care Valley of the Sun and Sanford Institute of Philanthropy at Maricopa Community Colleges
With more than 24,000 nonprofits registered in the State of Arizona, it can be difficult for nonprofit founders to rely on passion alone to have their mission attract the attention of donors and volunteers. Luckily the Sanford Institute of Philanthropy has expanded to Arizona bringing with it their mission to increase the fundraising capabilities and impact nonprofits have in their communities. Not only did we learn more about the curriculum provided by SIP to move these nonprofits forward but also the trend of giving circles, like 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun.
Listen in as guests Kim Tarnopolski, co-founder of 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun and Brent Boardman, Philanthropy Education Project Manager for Sanford Institute of Philanthropy discuss how their organizations are making philanthropy happen in Arizona and how you can get involved, too!
Phoenix Community Toolbank with Jana Smith and Toolbank USA with Patty Russart
On this episode of 3C Amplified host Jacqueline Destremps talked about community partnership and the strategy behind the expansion of ToolBank USA from Atlanta to 7 other markets, including Phoenix. ToolBank is truly a resource...
Dominique Hypolite of because Event Space and Shayla Van Hofwegen of Owl Love You Forever
because Event Space (“because” stands for beauty and events for a cause), is a family-owned Phoenix event venue that gives back to seven local charities in a major way. The space’s success is largely due to its generous heart....
Theresa DiNatale-Lyon and Claudia Castaneda with Enchanted Island Amusement Park and Laura Pahules with Arizonans for Children
The theme of this week’s show was community partnership. Now in its 8th year of partnership, Laura Pahules from Arizonans for Children and Theresa Lyon from Enchanted Island Amusement Park shared what made for their successful...
Crystal Hollman with Crystal Clear Photography and Professional Stylist and Personal Shopper Loren North
Crystal Clear Photography was designed to provide photography services for the creative solopreneur or small business owner. In an effort to do so Crystal Clear Photography provides many options to support the business owners in...
Scott Pietrzak Online Safety Specialists and Nikki Kontz Teen Lifeline
Whether you’re the parent or caregiver of a teen or a concerned community member, the mental health and safety of our middle and high schoolers is on everyone’s mind. On this episode of 3C Amplified we interviewed two people very...
Kris Jacober with Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation and Tamanie Sheldon with Arizonas Children Association
On this episode of 3C Amplified we discuss the needs of foster children, their foster families and the agencies who serve them. Did you know that each day in the State of Arizona approximately 24 children will come into foster care? ...