Jill Eisenhard's guest appearances

Jill Eisenhard

Notes on Doing

Hey BK – The Brooklyn Podcast with Ofer Cohen

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast

Dennis Crowley

Danielle Jackson

John Frizell

Scott Beale

Steve Hindy

Margaret Gibson

Sam Wong

Susan Feldman

Jim Estill

Jason Jaworski

Kishshana Palmer

Eric Adams

Andrew Kimball

Jennifer Ching

Mark Osborne

OwlTail

In this episode, we speak with Jill Eisenhard, founder and former Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative in Brooklyn. Since its beginning in 2002, the RHI has worked to create social change and overcome systemic inequities by empowering youth.Since stepping down as Executive Director of the RHI, Jill has been reflecting on the role. It is a role that requires you to be 100% dedicated 100% of the time, often having to perform in areas that aren’t your strengths. What if it wasn’t? What if we could fundamentally change the structure of the role going forward to make it more inclusive and more collaborative?Listen in as Jill explores creating a more expansive type of leadership, making it sustainable for those that want to step into leadership roles, and the baby steps towards equity that we are seeing.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:·       [4:09] Jill’s perspective on the next normal and what it will look like.·       [7:06] How the changes in thinking around physical spaces will impact the work that RHI does.·       [11:30] What shifts can happen for Executive Directors and their role?·       [15:23] How stepping out of an Executive Director ole has shaped Jill’s perspective on the position.·       [18:30] Understanding the structural flaws of the role of Executive Director.·       [22:10] The necessity of having broader conversations about the structural deficiencies of leadership when passing the torch.·       [26:55] What should leaders bring to the next normal?Key quotes:·       “People … no matter what their industry or age or stage of life, are recognizing that this is a moment, a marker for change.’·       “One big shift that I’m predicting that we’ll see is people realizing that you can be a productive worker and a member of a team and not have to physically be in the same space 9-5, Monday to Friday.”·       “I think in some ways it has strengthened community-based organizations because people are more focused and staying closer to home.”·       “I would really love, in the next normal, to be able to think about how can people grow in seniority and in job title and in pay, and stay close and connected to the thing they are really good at and how can there be more space for that.”·       “I would really love to see more organizations and institutions exploring the model of co-Executive Directors.”·       “I think having that space and distance and watching someone else very closely stepping into that and realizing that it was a lot more than it was advertised to me … I just have been thinking a lot about sustainability.”·       “I think that in the nonprofit sector it’s not at all uncommon for Executive Directors to just have the mindset of I just have to find a way to do this and it matters. The consequence of not finding a way is telling someone who really needs something that they can’t have it.”Resources Mentioned:·       The Red Hook Initiative 

In this episode, we speak with Jill Eisenhard, founder and former Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative in Brooklyn. Since its beginning in 2002, the RHI has worked to create social change and overcome systemic inequities by empowering youth.Since stepping down as Executive Director of the RHI, Jill has been reflecting on the role. It is a role that requires you to be 100% dedicated 100% of the time, often having to perform in areas that aren’t your strengths. What if it wasn’t? What if we could fundamentally change the structure of the role going forward to make it more inclusive and more collaborative?Listen in as Jill explores creating a more expansive type of leadership, making it sustainable for those that want to step into leadership roles, and the baby steps towards equity that we are seeing. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:·       [4:09] Jill’s perspective on the next normal and what it will look like.·       [7:06] How the changes in thinking around physical spaces will impact the work that RHI does.·       [11:30] What shifts can happen for Executive Directors and their role?·       [15:23] How stepping out of an Executive Director ole has shaped Jill’s perspective on the position.·       [18:30] Understanding the structural flaws of the role of Executive Director.·       [22:10] The necessity of having broader conversations about the structural deficiencies of leadership when passing the torch.·       [26:55] What should leaders bring to the next normal? Key quotes:·       “People … no matter what their industry or age or stage of life, are recognizing that this is a moment, a marker for change.’·       “One big shift that I’m predicting that we’ll see is people realizing that you can be a productive worker and a member of a team and not have to physically be in the same space 9-5, Monday to Friday.”·       “I think in some ways it has strengthened community-based organizations because people are more focused and staying closer to home.”·       “I would really love, in the next normal, to be able to think about how can people grow in seniority and in job title and in pay, and stay close and connected to the thing they are really good at and how can there be more space for that.”·       “I would really love to see more organizations and institutions exploring the model of co-Executive Directors.”·       “I think having that space and distance and watching someone else very closely stepping into that and realizing that it was a lot more than it was advertised to me … I just have been thinking a lot about sustainability.”·       “I think that in the nonprofit sector it’s not at all uncommon for Executive Directors to just have the mindset of I just have to find a way to do this and it matters. The consequence of not finding a way is telling someone who really needs something that they can’t have it.” Resources Mentioned:·       <a href="https://rhicenter.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Red Hook Initiative</a>

The Next Normal: An Interview with Jill Eisenhard

In the first episode of the new year, Ofer Cohen sits down with Jill Eisenhard, the Founder and Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative (RHI). Jill has recently announced that she’s stepping down from the non-profit that she founded in Red Hook, Brooklyn, back in 2002. In their conversation, Jill looks back at her work to empower residents of the City's second largest public housing complex in one of Brooklyn's last industrial neighborhoods, which is home to nearly 10,000 residents. In the past 18 years, Jill has built an organization that serves thousands of young people with after-school programs and job training. RHI runs two urban farms and survived Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but RHI also has a larger vision to give residents the tools to create social change.

In the first episode of the new year, Ofer Cohen sits down with Jill Eisenhard, the Founder and Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative (RHI). Jill has recently announced that she’s stepping down from the non-profit that she founded in Red Hook, Brooklyn, back in 2002. In their conversation, Jill looks back at her work to empower residents of the City's second largest public housing complex in one of Brooklyn's last industrial neighborhoods, which is home to nearly 10,000 residents. In the past 18 years, Jill has built an organization that serves thousands of young people with after-school programs and job training. RHI runs two urban farms and survived Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but RHI also has a larger vision to give residents the tools to create social change.

Jill Eisenhard, Red Hook Initiative (S3E5)

Notes on Doing's NODcast Episode 045 where Jenna interviews Jill Eisenhard. Jill is the Founder and Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative. RHI is a community-based institution that works to empower youth in Red Hook, Brooklyn.   Listen to what Jill had to say about instilling hope, leading through other leaders, strengthening a community, responding to Hurricane Sandy, and building the future of Red Hook – with Red Hook.  Notes on Doing is a series of conversations with people who love what they do. notesondoing.com 

Notes on Doing's NODcast Episode 045 where Jenna interviews Jill Eisenhard. Jill is the Founder and Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative. RHI is a community-based institution that works to empower youth in Red Hook, Brooklyn.  Listen to what Jill had to say about instilling hope, leading through other leaders, strengthening a community, responding to Hurricane Sandy, and building the future of Red Hook – with Red Hook.  Notes on Doing is a series of conversations with people who love what they do. <a href="http://notesondoing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">notesondoing.com</a>

045: Jill Eisenhard on the power of community