Jonathan McCoy, CFRE
Meet Jon. He grew up in a small Oklahoma town as the son of a preacher man, and has been designing logos since he was in kindergarten. He’s a hard-wired optimist, peace-seeker and keeper to a fault (any fellow enneagram 9’s out there?). And like so many in the nonprofit field, he fell into development a bit by accident. Along the way he married his best friend, and they had the greatest surprise of their lives when they welcomed their two sets of twins into the world. After dreaming of a full-fledged company aimed at empowering and equipping this generation of nonprofit leaders, Jon conceptualized what We Are For Good is today.
When he’s not working, you can find him traveling internationally with his family, an iced coffee in-hand and learning about new cultures and places that widens his mind and heart to the global community.
What You’ll Learn in her Good Guide
Most organizations have employee giving all wrong. It’s not a check-the-box. Or a mad dash to 100% participation. It’s not an afterthought either. Organizations who commit to the Long Game - who chase deeper connection - are the ones who experience its power. Employee Giving holds the potential to be the heartbeat - the very nucleus of your philanthropic movement. In fact, we believe the greatest movements happen from an awakening within. Because from that wellspring you can cultivate an uprising that ripples throughout every corner of your organization.
What Becky Teaches Inside PRO!
Get To Know Jon
Company
Founder of We Are For Good
Favorite road trip snack
Peanut butter pretzel poppers
Favorite charity
Water4 is not only providing the infrastructure and empowerment to end the water crisis, they’re actively trying to put themselves out of business as a result. It is absolutely an organization that is changing the world with the best, most beautiful hearts of people serving it.
Something you’ve learned recently.
I am reminded by my children frequently to be present. They're getting older enough now and will like call me out when I’m not in-tune to them, which is really good. But it's this small moments when you stop and listen to their sweet little hearts and really listen to what they're saying - that it's where the magic happens.
Interesting fact about you.
My wife, Candice, and I lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a year as newlyweds serving as interns with a faith-based nonprofit organization. Sawat-dee kup! (And 10 years later I still try to impress our local Thai restaurant staff by breaking out one of my 12 Thai phrases. Spoiler alert: they’re not so impressed.)
Dream from your business
I’m in a phase where I want to just dream bigger. And I do think that I'm so thankful for this phase of life. And whatever we do, I want community to be uplifted and people feel emboldened to fight for innovation and creativity in the way they show up to serve their organization. I personally want to serve and show up in a really deep way. That's my vision and heart - to empower, teach, train and equip leaders throughout the world to be able to lift and rally their causes.