Shows
Embodying change: Transforming power, culture and well-being for people in aid64. From loss to renewal with Jennifer Lentfer and Hasangani (Hasi) Edema-ReynoldsWhen the structure, pace, and purpose of humanitarian life suddenly fall away, what fills the space that’s left?In this Embodying Change special, host Melissa Pitotti brings together Jennifer Lentfer and Hasangani (Hasi) Edema-Reynolds to explore the eight themes that come up again and again in peer support groups for humanitarians navigating change: identity, commitment, rhythm, balance, boundaries, resonance, joy, and connection.Through storytelling and deep reflection, they trace a path from loss to renewal, asking what it means to stay true to your purpose while rebuilding your life beyond your job title. If...
2025-11-171h 38
SeroTuneinDoing Good in a Society That's Hurting feat. Jennifer Lentfer - SeroTunein | Epidose 12In this epidose, I interview Jennifer Lentfer. Jennifer Lentfer is a farm girl turned international aid worker turned coach and communications strategist. As the creator of the blog, how-matters.org in 2010, she was named as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 women to follow on Twitter” at @intldogooder in 2012. In her career in the international aid and philanthropy sector, she has served with various organizations in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, and the US, including Oxfam, the Red Cross, UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services, and Firelight Foundation, and has consulted with many more. We begin our show learning about Jennifer’s career in the i...
2021-01-0829 min
Empathy Speak with Arvind VenugopalJennifer Lentfer: Empathy for Social GoodJennifer Lentfer: Empathy for Social Good
In this episode, Arvind speaks with Poet, Writing Coach, and Communications Strategist Jennifer Lentfer.
Jennifer's Bio - in her own words: "I am a farm girl turned international aid worker turned writer and communications strategist. (But mostly I am a poet.) I am one of Foreign Policy Magazine's "100 women to follow on Twitter” @intldogooder. I am a re(sister) and a change embracer. I am an author and a blogger. (smartrisks.org & how-matters.org) I was most recently the Director of Communications at Thousand Currents, where it was my jo...
2020-09-0422 min
Open Gov StoriesGlobal/Local Community Organizing(Jennifer Lentfer & Katie Petit)In this episode of Open Gov Stories, Katie Petit and her friend, Jennifer Lentfer, discuss their careers as grassroots organizers. Katie talks about growing up biracial and her transformative experience at Standing Rock and the power of prayer and healing. Jennifer talks about the importance of listening first and the power of global community.
2019-05-2403 min
Change Making Women#35: Smart Risks and International Giving with Jennifer LentferThis week we talk with Jennifer Lentfer, Director of Communications from Thousand Currents and the woman behind the blog how-matters.org about her and in particular the recent book she co-edited with Tanya Cothran, Smart Risks (and which can be found at www.smartrisks.org). It leads us into a fascinating conversation about how aid and development are viewed, why we should refocus our efforts on challenging power and inequality and how we can lead and facilitate in new ways to create the positive change which the world needs right now.
2017-06-2344 min
Face2Face with David PeckJen LentferJennifer is very busy working on a whole lot of different projects. Listen in today as she tells us why she is looking for something a little more genuine and authentic, why we have to keep people at the center, why we need more stories about “overcoming” and not just success and how people are coming together globally to demand change.BiographyJennifer Lentfer was named one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 women to follow on Twitter” and is the creator of how-matters.org. She aims to place community-driven initiatives, which can be more genuinely responsive...
2015-10-1700 min