We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits Gather At The Well: How to Create Human-Centered Systems + Policies - Lindsey Fuller and Marisol Pineda Conde
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May 7, 2025 Join Marisol Pineda Conde, a passionate speaker on human-centered policies, as she discusses transforming traditional policies into people-first systems. She and Lindsey Fuller delve into the importance of policies as cultural reflections, emphasizing how they can foster safety and well-being. The duo shares a five-step process for developing inclusive policies, offers insights into identifying gaps, and highlights the need for feedback in effective policy-making. This engaging conversation equips listeners with actionable strategies to balance organizational needs with genuine human experience.
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Collect Staff Feedback Strategically
- Use multiple feedback tools like supervision check-ins and surveys to identify policy needs and gaps.
- Engage staff directly to determine which benefits and supports are most important to them.
Leaders' Anxiety Over Policies
- Lindsey and Marisol witnessed nonprofit leaders facing anxiety and disbelief about policy implementation.
- This revealed widespread challenges around lacking systems and fear of accountability.
Three Policy Improvement Areas
- Policies fall into three opportunity buckets: risk mitigation, segregation of duties, and reflective audits.
- All three are essential to build safe, clear, and trustworthy organizational environments.