Non-Profits Require Flexibility Jasbina Ahluwalia Let’s take our next question. Welcome, caller. Please feel free to ask your question. _____ Caller Two asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: Hi, Deepa. This is Aditi. Thank you so much for joining us today. You have an amazing wealth of knowledge that really helped me understand non-profits better. I have a two-part question. One of them is mine
Launch a Non-Profit: Tips Caller One asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: Jasbina, thank you. Deepa, I really appreciate you taking the time to speak with us. I do work for two non-profits during my free time. You mentioned the idea of having to know it all when you are launching a non-profit. Would you please provide us with some advice regarding how to achieve that
Get Involved with Non-Profits Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: Deepa, I’m wondering about our listeners who recognize in themselves that they may not have those work styles but they have a purpose. They feel a draw towards their purpose and calling. They want to contribute and support the non-profit sector in some way, but they’re not in a position to do so professionally.
Joining Non-Profits: Tips Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: That’s very interesting. You mentioned at the outset your experience regarding taking risks and detours in your career. You mentioned a very diverse skill set. Do you have any guidance that you’d like to share with our listeners who are contemplating making a move or taking a risk and detour in their career? _____
Non-Profit Management Challenges Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: Momentous. You mentioned a great visual of building a bridge and walking down the bridge at the same time. I imagine that there have been numerous challenges. Are there one or two challenges that are foremost in your mind in terms of your experiences leading SAALT? _____ Deepa Iyer Non-Profit Management Challenges: Lonely There
Journey Through Non-Profit Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: Those are fascinating experiences. I’ll bet you have a lot of stories. Are there any anecdotes from those years? _____ Deepa Iyer A few always stand out for me. Journey Through Non-Profit: National Conference In 2007, SAALT held our first national conference called the National South Asian Summit. It was the first time
Fulfillment in Non-Profits Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: You bring up a lot of great points in terms of taking risks and building meaningful relationships. Of all of those, what were the greatest rewards? Looking back now on that whole experience, what were the greatest rewards of leading the non-profit? What do you look back on now and say, “Wow?” _____ Deepa
How To Build a Non-Profit Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: From those different experiences, how did you go about building this non-profit from scratch? _____ Deepa Iyer SAALT was created by a number of people all around the country in 2000. I was asked by the board at that time to join the board of directors of the organization. It was a
Investments Well Worth It Caller One asks Apoorva Gandhi VP, Multicultural Affairs, Marriott International: Hey, Jasbina. Hey, Apoorva. That was pretty interesting. My family is part of the hospitality industry. We see how good a job Marriott does with branding and how they cater to different groups. I was wondering, when you look at the hospitality industry and the Indian community at large, what do you see from some of the Indian owners
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