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Welcome to Let’s Hear It, a podcast about foundation and nonprofit communications (among other things), hosted by non-relatives Eric Brown and Kirk Brown.Let’s Hear It is sponsored through the generous support of the College Futures Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, the Prebys Foundation, and the Stupski Foundation. On Let’s Hear It, Kirk and Eric speak with leaders in the field about who they are, what makes them tick, and how they think about their work. These conversations are freewheeling and (we hope) fun. We’re serious – it’s not all serious.Together, Eric and Kirk have worked in and around hundreds of foundations, nonprofits and campaigns. For over a decade, Eric was Communications Director at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and now runs Brownbridge Strategies, a consulting firm that works with foundations and nonprofits on grantmaking, communications, and fundraising strategies. Kirk is the former President of Resource Media, a nonprofit organization that provide
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Let’s Hear It, a podcast about foundation and nonprofit communications (among other things), hosted by non-relatives Eric Brown and Kirk Brown. Let’s Hear It is sponsored through the generous support of the College Futures Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, the Prebys Foundation, and the Stupski Foundation.
Recent episodes include "Ruth Wooden Helped Build the Field of Cause Communications, and at 80, She's Still Going Strong" (30 October 2026, 54 minutes), "Philanthropy Shocker! Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Carmen Rojas and Daniel Gould Put Mission Ahead of Hoarding Money" (5 October 2026, 53 minutes), and "Most Conferences Suck, But Not This One! - A Bonus Preview of ComNet26" (16 September 2026, 33 minutes).
Let’s Hear It publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 129 episodes.
Booking probability for Let’s Hear It is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Let’s Hear It requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Let’s Hear It's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Let’s Hear It are Foundations & Philanthropy and Marketing, Advertising & PR. Let’s Hear It has a business audience.
Let’s Hear It is a business podcast with 129 episodes published.
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Episode #130
Before she spent a decade running the Advertising Council, long before she turned a graduate degree in religious studies into a program for people figuring out what comes next, Ruth Wooden was selling cat food. Ruth...
When federal funding for nonprofits started disappearing last year, the Marguerite Casey Foundation didn't put out a pithy statement, they pulled out their checkbook. The foundation cranked up its grantmaking from...
Eric went to the Communications Network annual conference for 21 years in a row, so he knows a little bit about what makes this gathering special. In this bonus episode, Eric is joined by Communications Network CEO Sean...
This podcast exists because Kirk Brown had what Eric thinks was a very stupid idea, to start a podcast about foundation and nonprofit communications. Seven years later, they're still at it. Our guests today, Emily Shaw...
We are delighted to have College Futures Foundation CEO Eloy Ortiz Oakley back on the show to talk about one of our favorite subjects – the value of a college degree or certificate. Eloy joined us to talk about a new...
Episode #125
Fiona Guthrie spent decades reporting stories as a broadcast journalist and later served as Director of Story at the Ford Foundation. Now, she’s using storytelling to help free people who are wrongfully imprisoned...
Jen Ford Reedy has spent more than a decade leading the Bush Foundation, and over that time she has come to a conclusion that should be a challenge to the field—nobody actually has to be good at philanthropy. There's no...
<p>Sean Kelly is one of the sharpest marketing minds Eric has ever met — and he's spent his career doing something all arts organizations dearly want to do: truly understand what their audiences want, align it with...
<p>On the latest Let's Hear It, Eric sits down with Marc Moorghen, VP of Marketing and Communications at Lever for Change.</p> <p>Founded by the MacArthur Foundation, Lever for Change connects donors with bold ideas...
<p>A lot of people who work in nonprofits and foundations eventually get the tickle. You know the one. What if I just... went out on my own?</p> <p>Regan Douglass did something about it. After years as a communications...
Episode #120
<p>Glen Galaich is the CEO of the Stupski Foundation — and he just wrote a book that bites the hand that feeds him and serves it up in a 236-page meal.</p> <p>Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short, out today, makes an...
<p>There's a question Rashad Robinson wants every nonprofit and foundation leader to sit with right now: Are you building power — or just showing up?</p> <p>Rashad spent 13 years leading Color of Change, co-founded the...
<p>This might be the most important episode we've ever done, and we swear we’re not just saying that. If you work in or around philanthropy, stop what you're doing and listen.</p> <p>Nonprofits are facing record...
Episode #117
<p>Kristen Grimm is back—and she’s making Let’s Hear It history as the show’s first three-time guest.</p> <p>In this episode, Eric and Kirk dive into Kristen’s latest thinking on how people interpret what’s happening...
<p>AI needs power. A lot of power. But what happens when that power comes from 35 unpermitted gas turbines dropped into the middle of a historic Black neighborhood?</p> <p>In this episode, Eric sits down with Dr. Sacoby...
<p>On the latest Let’s Hear It, Eric sits down with the unstoppable Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America — and wow, is this one a shot of optimism for your civic soul.</p> <p>From growing up in California’s Central...
<p>Nonprofits are essential, but are they getting what they need to succeed? And what happens when philanthropy clings to old habits while democracy teeters?</p> <p>In this episode, Eric sits down with writer, humorist...
Episode #113
<p>In this episode of Let's Hear It, Eric sits down with two public interest comms powerhouses—Ann Searight Christiano and Angela Bradbery—who’ve just dropped what might be the most anticipated textbook in our field...
Episode #112
<p>Let’s Hear It is back after a brief break—and we’re diving into one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had yet. In this episode, Eric sits down with Rachael Kagan, Director of Communications and Public Affairs...
<p>What makes an effective communicator in today’s chaotic political landscape? This week, Eric sits down with the legendary Doug Hattaway—founder of Hattaway Communications, political strategist, and storytelling...
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VP of Investment and Operations, Marguerite Casey Foundation
associate professor, The Institute for Systems Biology
Senior Director of Produce Procurement, Dairy Girl Fitness
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and Professor of History at Yale University, Yale Law School
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