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TALATERRA

TALATERRA

By: Tania Marien
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 Environmental interpretation happens everywhere. On this podcast, you'll hear conversations with independent professionals who facilitate connections between people and the outdoors. Our guests work in diverse fields and take their own approach to environmental awareness and education. What they share in common is their commitment to nurturing the public's relationship with the outdoors and their status as independent professionals. Who are these professionals? What do they do? How do they contribute to lifelong learning in communities? Let's find out.2019 - 2025 TALATERRA Inc. Biological Sciences Career Success Economics Science Social Sciences
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  • Alexandra Dumitrescu, What nonprofits can learn from e-commerce

    Alexandra Dumitrescu, What nonprofits can learn from e-commerce
    Sep 19 2025
    Today my guest is fundraiser and impact growth leader, Alexandra Dumitrescu. In this episode, we discuss nonprofit funding. Alexandra highlights the potential of technology to enhance fundraising efforts and presents ways nonprofits can diversify income streams. We discuss e-commerce models, leveraging SaaS platforms, improving donor relations, and lost funding opportunities.We also discuss initiatives Alexandra founded to help nonprofits create sustainable income and integrate social impact features in business products.How might Alexandra's ideas (or some version of them) be applied to your project, organization, or partnerships?How does this conversation reframe what you see as being possible in environmental education? LEARN MOREAlexandra Dumitrescu on LinkedInBiggerPie (LinkedIn)RWAYS for Nonprofits (LinkedIn)Shop for Hope (Alexandra on Substack)Fundraising Platforms Mentioned:FundraiseUpDonorBoxiRaiserDataro.io Automation Services Mentioned:ZapierZendeskAcronyms Defined:Saas - Software as a Service (cloud-based services)KPI - Key Performance IndicatorsMVP - Minimum Viable ProductCSR - Corporate Social ResponsibilityAlexandra's Recommended Resources:Daniela Papi Thornton - Reclaiming Social Entrepreneurship (TEDx)Dan Pallotta - The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong (TED)Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)*Manifesto for a Moral Revolution (Jacqueline Novogratz)*Subscribe to the Transferable Solutions newsletter. _______________ABOUT:TALATERRA combines "tala" (Icelandic for "to speak" and "to talk") with "terra" (Earth)—because speaking for our planet and telling its stories is what environmental educators do.TALATERRA: to speak Earth. CREDITS:Producer: Tania MarienMusic: So Far So Close by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License;SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.Subscribe to Transferable Solutions.Contact Us© 2019 - 2025 Talaterra Inc * TALATERRA is an affiliate of Bookshop.org.
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    57 mins
  • Rob Law, The Creek Kids

    Rob Law, The Creek Kids
    Jul 3 2025

    Rob Law is a musician and composer with decades of experience in the music industry. He has composed music for films and advertising campaigns. Rob is also a podcaster, a storyteller, and an advocate for outdoor learning. In this episode, Rob and I talk about The Creek Kids, his podcast for children inspired by the radio plays from the Golden Age of Radio.

    • The Creek Kids on Podbean
    • Rob Law (website)

    AUDIO SAMPLES (in order of appearance):

    • Lux. “Lux Radio Theater - Single Episodes : Old Time Radio Researchers Group : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.” Internet Archive, 2025. https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Lux_Radio_Theater_Singles. Sample is from "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes.' https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
    • The Mystery of the Flood: The Creek Kids. Produced by Rob Law. Used with permission.
    • Campbells Creek Soundtrail. Produced by Rob Law. Used with permission.

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    ABOUT:

    TALATERRA combines "tala" (Icelandic for "to speak" and "to talk") with "terra" (Earth)—because speaking for our planet and telling its stories is what environmental educators do.

    TALATERRA: to speak Earth.

    CREDITS:

    • Producer: Tania Marien
    • Music: So Far So Close by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License;
    • SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.
    • Subscribe to Transferable Solutions.
    • Contact Us
    • © 2019 - 2025 Talaterra Inc

    * TALATERRA is an affiliate of Bookshop.org.
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    39 mins
  • Dinah Awino Kawino, Pendo Mazingira

    Dinah Awino Kawino, Pendo Mazingira
    Jun 12 2025

    Dinah Awino Kawino is the founder and director of Akadi Eco and Mentorship Ventures.

    Akadi Eco is a consulting firm based in Kenya. It focuses on bringing environmental mentorship and sustainability solutions to educational and community spaces.

    This year, Akadi Eco is leading an initiative called Pendo Mazingira. Pendo Mazingira is Swahili for "Love Environment."

    Awino describes this program as “an eco-sensitivity mentorship program designed to cultivate a sense of environmental belonging through nature-based sensory experiences.” Pendo Mazingira serves both youth and adults.

    How is the program working?

    Let’s find out.

    SUBSTACK: Pendo Mazingira Substack - AkadiEco and Mentorship Ventures Kenya

    PANEL DISCUSSION:
    Empowering Women in Science: Bridging Gaps and Building Futures
    Interesting and honest conversation about being a woman in science. Awino's presentation begins at timestamp 57:22. Her presentation is titled, Empowering Women and Girls: Disrupting Fear-based Silence for Thriving Sustainability Science. This is a presentation by LIAISE.

    BOOK:
    Weaving a Green Future: Opportunities and Barriers in Textile Manufacturing in Kenya (Eliva Press, 2025)

    ARTICLES:
    Closing the Loop: A framework for tackling single-use plastic waste in the food and beverage industry through circular economy - a review (Journal of Environmental Management)

    Challenges and Opportunities for Green Transitions Adoption in Kenya's Textile Manufacturing Industry (Frontiers in Sustainability)

    Assessment of Green Growth Practices in the Textile Industry: A Study of Thika Cloth Mill and Rivatex in Kenya (East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources)

    LEADERSHIP:
    The Green Embassy Kenya

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    ABOUT:

    TALATERRA combines "tala" (Icelandic for "to speak" and "to talk") with "terra" (Earth)—because speaking for our planet and telling its stories is what environmental educators do.

    TALATERRA: to speak Earth.

    CREDITS:

    • Producer: Tania Marien
    • Music: So Far So Close by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License;
    • SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.
    • Subscribe to Transferable Solutions.
    • Contact Us
    • © 2019 - 2025 Talaterra Inc

    * TALATERRA is an affiliate of Bookshop.org.
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    48 mins
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