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. In this episode, we speak with the awesome Ryan Sawtelle, Executive Director of the White Heart Foundation, to discuss the lack of education and awareness on the state of veterans after returning home or retirement, and why nonprofits really need more donations for marketing.

Our guest today is Ryan Sawtelle, Executive Director of the White Heart Foundation, a nonprofit organization that is committed to serving the needs of our post 9/11 injured warriors by providing them with life enhancing equipment and services. He is also the Executive Director of the Butch Walker Foundation and has been an actor for the last twenty years! Ryan’s awards and honors include 2017 Citizen of the Year, issued by the Malibu Times, and being named in Pepperdine University’s ’40 under 40 Alumni’ in 2016

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

How White Heart shifted their focus into more physical and mental health for veterans
How important education and awareness is for White Heart’s mission
Why changes aren’t happening for veterans
The challenges nonprofits face to get marketing funding

Episode Resources:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansawtelle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryansawtelle
Twitter: @RyanSawtelle
Instagram: @ryansawtelle
White Heart Foundation
Butch Walker Foundation

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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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