Podcast 1249: Becoming a Causie: Champion Your Cause through Nonprofit Board Leadership By Rob Acton
Update: 2025-08-29
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In this episode, we sit down with Rob Acton, CEO of Core Strategy Partners and author of Becoming a Causie: Champion Your Cause through Nonprofit Board Leadership. Rob shares his decades of experience helping thousands of professionals discover their purpose and make a real impact by serving on nonprofit boards.
You’ll learn:
-What it means to be a “Causie” and why it matters
-How busy professionals can find and champion a cause they care about
-The 4 cause styles (Helping Hand, People Developer, Reformer, Disruptor) and how to discover yours
-The role of nonprofit board members beyond just donating money
-The “3 T’s” of board commitment: time, talent, and treasure
-How cross-generational leadership strengthens the nonprofit world
-Practical steps to identify your cause and start making an impact today
Whether you’re an executive, an emerging professional, or someone simply looking to serve, this conversation offers a roadmap for transforming passion into meaningful advocacy.
Our Guest, Rob Acton:
➥ Book: Becoming a Causie: Champion Your Cause through Nonprofit Board Leadership
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/bDUE1GJ
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-acton-33833735/
Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/
➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/
You’ll learn:
-What it means to be a “Causie” and why it matters
-How busy professionals can find and champion a cause they care about
-The 4 cause styles (Helping Hand, People Developer, Reformer, Disruptor) and how to discover yours
-The role of nonprofit board members beyond just donating money
-The “3 T’s” of board commitment: time, talent, and treasure
-How cross-generational leadership strengthens the nonprofit world
-Practical steps to identify your cause and start making an impact today
Whether you’re an executive, an emerging professional, or someone simply looking to serve, this conversation offers a roadmap for transforming passion into meaningful advocacy.
Our Guest, Rob Acton:
➥ Book: Becoming a Causie: Champion Your Cause through Nonprofit Board Leadership
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/bDUE1GJ
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-acton-33833735/
Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/
➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/
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