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Katherine Fritz (0:00)
I grew up with a Native American father, and he always said, you can't close doors. You have to open the doors.
Katherine Fritz (0:08)
How do you eat an elephant?
Katherine Fritz (0:09)
One bite at a time.
Nipa Eason (0:10)
Okay.
Katherine Fritz (0:12)
So, you know, it's when you have big things, you can't eat an elephant.
Nipa Eason (0:17)
Don't do it all at once.
Katherine Fritz (0:18)
No.
Katherine Fritz (0:18)
So what's the first thing? What's the first step?
Nipa Eason (0:24)
Welcome to the RKD Group Chat podcast, where we bring you behind the scenes of nonprofit life. We shed light on the compassion and purpose behind the individuals solving the world's most challenging problems. I'm your host, Nipa Eason, and today we're chatting with Katherine Fritz, president and CEO of Long Island Cares. Katherine shares her journey through marine biology research and nonprofits to reach the position she's in today. With 30 years of nonprofit leadership experience, her career has centered around advancing equity, strengthening organizations, and connecting people to causes that change lives. Let's chat. Hi, Katherine. It is so nice to see you, and I'm so excited to chat with you today. How are you?
Katherine Fritz (1:04)
I'm good. It's been a busy already, but I'm looking forward to having a conversation with you.
Nipa Eason (1:09)
Yeah. So I was looking into your background a little bit. You know, I have to do a little bit of research. Right. And, you know, find out more information about you, but you have worked in so many different nonprofits, and I wanted to hear a little bit about this journey of yours because it's so interesting.
Katherine Fritz (1:27)
Sure. Thank you. I have been in the nonprofit world for more than 30 years. I quite literally started when I was about 19 years old. I actually, at 19, got my first director's position working in a very small environmental center.
Katherine Fritz (1:44)
I was a marine biology major, and
Katherine Fritz (1:47)
