Stronger Together
Where Conversations Lead to Change
20-Minute Episodes Hosted by Denise Soto, Chief Development Officer, Oaks Integrated Care
Make It Matter is a podcast about the work that changes lives. Work that matters to people who are struggling, to families searching for answers, and to the communities showing up to help.
The show gives leaders, advocates, and experts a platform to speak openly about the issues shaping our lives, from mental health and addiction to access to support and care. These are real conversations about real challenges, focused on progress, accountability, and impact.
Meet Your Host
Denise Soto
Chief Development Officer, Oaks Integrated Care
Denise Soto has spent over 25 years working in the nonprofit world, connecting people, building relationships and helping organizations make a greater impact. At Oaks Integrated Care, she leads fundraising, marketing and public relations, working closely with donors, volunteers and community leaders to strengthen the work happening across the communities Oaks serves.
Those relationships are at the heart of Make It Matter. Denise brings together people with different experiences and perspectives for honest conversations about mental health, addiction, access to care and the issues affecting communities across New Jersey.
Latest Conversation
What It Means to Serve
Featuring Marianne Aleardi, President/Publisher, SJ Mag Media
Board service is about much more than having a seat at the table. Marianne Aleardi joins Denise to talk about why the work of Oaks matters to her, what it means to truly show up, and the role community leaders can play in creating meaningful change.
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Be Part of the Conversation
Have a perspective worth sharing?
Make It Matter features leaders, advocates and experts with something meaningful to contribute to the issues affecting individuals, families and communities across New Jersey.
If you’re doing work that deserves a bigger conversation, we’d like to hear from you. Email development@oaksintcare.org.
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