{"podcast":{"title":"Leading with purpose: Practical tips for purpose-driven work","slug":"leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416","podcast_index_feed_id":7361416,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6645325/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work--6645325","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bc477cf60684742ea809713ca189e873.jpg","author":"Diligent","episode_count":24,"summary":"Strong and adaptable leadership is essential for nonprofits and public sector organizations to thrive. Each episode of our limited podcast series brings you in-depth interviews with accomplished leaders in nonprofit governance and public service, focusing on different topics. These conversations will bring you actionable insights, fresh perspectives and proven strategies to strengthen board leadership and tackle the challenges your board faces.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:21:42.711795+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416"},"episode":{"title":"How school boards benefit from student voice through representation","slug":"how-school-boards-benefit-from-student-voice-through-representation","published_at":"2026-07-27T09:36:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416/how-school-boards-benefit-from-student-voice-through-representation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-school-boards-benefit-from-student-voice-through-representation--73190426","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73190426/how_school_boards_benefit_from_student_voice_through_representation.mp3","summary":"Student voice is most powerful when it’s more than feedback but actually part of governance. In this episode of Leading with Purpose , Zachary Patterson, co-founder of the National Student Board Member Association and former student board member, explores how school boards can meaningfully include students in decision-making. We discuss the unique perspective student board members bring, why representation matters, and what separates genuine participation from a symbolic seat at the table. The conversation also covers practical ways boards can better support student board members through onboarding, training, access to information and technology, and stronger relationships with board leaders. Be sure to listen to the end, where Zachary shares the one action every board can take in the next 30–60 days to better support and empower its student board members. The Edvanced Cohort Diligent, the National Student Board Members Association (NSBMA) and the Consortium for State School Boards Associations (COSSBA) are proud to collaborate on a national professional development initiative to support students serving on district governing boards called The Edvanced Cohort. Inquiries from districts that wish to submit their student representative for consideration for the 2026-2027 cohort are currently being accepted, find out more here .","meta_description":"Student voice is most powerful when it’s more than feedback but actually part of governance. In this episode of Leading with Purpose , Zachary Patterson,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1900,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416/episodes/how-school-boards-benefit-from-student-voice-through-representation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416/how-school-boards-benefit-from-student-voice-through-representation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}