Welcome to the latest episode of the Nonprofit Connect podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, made to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit sphere. I’m your host, Matt Barnes, and you’re going to want to stick around for this one, folks. In this episode, we speak with the wonderful Svetlana Ratnikova, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Impact Investors Network. Together, we get to the heart of why the nonprofit business model needs to be switched up, and the major clash in values in today’s society.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Nonprofit Connect podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, made to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit hemisphere. I’m your host, Matt Barnes, and you’re going to want to stick around for this one, folks.

Our guest today is Svetlana Ratnikova, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Impact Investors Network, a for-profit social enterprise focused on making the world a better place while providing members with a positive return, and full transparency around the flow of funds. She is also the Founder & CEO of IWB Immigrant Women in Business; the Co-Founder of RTG Group, as well as the Co-Founder of Terra Naturals Inc.!

Needless to say, she’s an impressive woman.

So sit back, relax, and listen to us cover such topics as:

The foundations on which Immigrant Women in Business was built
The powers of influencer marketing in nonprofit organizations
A clash of values in nonprofit organizations
Nonprofit organizations are emotional by nature

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Previous guests include John Bromley of Charitable Impact, Svetlana Ratnikova of IWB Immigrant Women in Business, David McNair of The ONE Campaign, and Daniel Hill of Green Impact Campaign.

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