Live Local, Give Local

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, Gretchen Veihl, Nancy Sasaki, the CEO of United Way of San Diego County, and Jose Cruz, the CEO of San Diego Council On Literacy. Through United Way and the Council on Literacy, Nancy and Jose respectively have been giving back to the community for years. Both are...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, David Drazenovich, and Jess Baron, the founder and director of Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom. Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom is a non-profit organization that aims to blend different areas of education with music. Jess Baron founded the program after hearing...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, David Drazenovich, and Eve Beutler, the CEO, and founder of Cancer Angels of San Diego. Cancer Angels of San Diego is a non-profit that was founded completely out of necessity. After hearing about the financial burden that cancer patients and those with long-term d...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, David Drazenovich, and Bernard Mauricia, the CEO and Co-founder of Oncology and Kids. From its conception, Oncology and Kids has been about creating safe spaces for kids affected by cancer to be kids. OAK provides numerous programs, starting with Camp Reach for the...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, David Drazenovich, the Director of Development for Palomar Family Counseling Service, Lisa Lindgren, the Executive Director of HandsOn San Diego (HOSD), and Curran Gaughan, the Director of Ignatian Volunteer Corps San Diego (IVC). As all non-profits know well, it i...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a truly wonderful conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, Adrianna O'Donnell, the Director of Philanthropy for San Ysidro Health, Courtney Cordero, the Vice President of Development for the YMCA San Diego, Tim Ney, the Executive Director of the Armed Services YMCA San Diego, and Samantha Holt, the Executive Dire...

In this incredible episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy an excellent conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, Adrianna O'Donnell, the Director of Philanthropy for San Ysidro Health, Elizabeth Schott, the CEO of Accessity, and the two co-founders of Luna Norte, Jessica Blankley and Rosemary Newell. And what has brought Elizabeth, Jessica, and Rosemary togeth...

In this heart warming episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy an excellent conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, Adrianna O'Donnell, the Director of Philanthropy for San Ysidro Health, and Wanda Ruben, a donor to San Diego Gives and the Urgent Care Operations Manager for San Ysidro Health. Wanda, a Nurse Practitioner, shares her incredible story as a mother...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy an excellent conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, Adrianna O'Donnell, the Director of Philanthropy for San Ysidro Health, and Sara Vaz, the Community Relations Manager for Nordson Corporation. Founded in 1954 by Walter Nord and his two sons (and thus the name Nordson!), this publicly traded, $2.6 billion comp...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy an excellent conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, Adrianna O'Donnell, the Director of Philanthropy for San Ysidro Health, and Trevor Blair, the CEO of Blair Search Partners. With over 18 years of experience in the fields of executive search, recruiting, staffing, coaching and workforce development, Blair and...

In this very touching episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a wonderful and important conversation between Charles Parisi (the guest host filling in for Dave Mason), co-host Hannah Jaime, the Executive Director of Helping PAWS and a Steering Committee member of San Diego Gives, Stephanie Ortega, the COO of Promises 2 Kids, and Juliana Lopez, an entrepreneur, mother of two and a forme...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a wonderful conversation between Charles Parisi (the guest host filling in for Dave Mason), co-host Hannah Jaime, the Executive Director of Helping PAWS and a Steering Committee member of San Diego Gives, and Kathleen Sandoval, the Director of Marketing and Events for the nationally renowned San Diego Children's Discovery Museum (SDCDM)....

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a master class conversation between Charles Parisi (the guest host filling in for Dave Mason), co-host Hannah Jaime, the Executive Director of Helping PAWS and a Steering Committee member of San Diego Gives, and Drew Schlosberg, the Host of Spotlight On The Community, one of the longest running podcasts in history, as well as the CEO of X...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a warm and insightful conversation between Charles Parisi (the guest host filling in for Dave Mason), co-host Hannah Jaime, the Executive Director of Helping PAWS and a Steering Committee member of San Diego Gives, and three exceptional non-profits with an exclusive focus on serving the holistic needs of the Jewish community in San Diego:...

In yet another great episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy an excellent conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, David Drazenovich, the Director of Development for Palomar Family Counseling Service, and long-time fundraising professional and trainer, Jack Alotto. Currently a Trainer and Product Developer with National University's Fundraising Academy, Jack h...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy an excellent conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, this episode's co-host, David Drazenovich, the Director of Development for Palomar Family Counseling Service, and Nita Kurmins Gilson, the Executive Director of ProduceGood. The classic story of "see a problem and solve it", ProduceGood has gone from humble beginnings, picking up fru...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy an excellent conversation between three non-profit leaders and early adopters of the San Diego Gives mission! Dave Mason, the Host, along with this episode's co-host, David Drazenovich, the Director of Development for Palomar Family Counseling Service, sit down with Susan Arias, the Vice President of Development for the Boys & Girls C...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between two of the great community catalysts who made San Diego Gives a reality! Dave Mason, the Host, sits down with those very fine humans, Lauren Welch, the Director of San Diego Gives, and David Drazenovich, the Director of Development for Palomar Family Counseling Service. We learn all about the big bang, pandemi...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, Lauren Welch, the Director of San Diego Gives, and three remarkable, hardworking and visionary Committee Members for San Diego Gives. And who might these three great humans be? David Drazenovic, the Director of Development for Palomar Family Counseling Service, Dominique Dashwood, the Pro...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a "trifecta" conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, Lauren Welch, the Director of San Diego Gives, and three exceptional non-profits. Joining the show were Katie Woolsey, the Grant Manager from the San Diego Humane Society, Gretchen Veihl, the Director of Philanthropy for Elder Help, and Kyle Kennedy, the CEO of Urban Corps. We hear f...

In this episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, Lauren Welch, the Director of San Diego Gives, and Min Kim, the Program Officer for the Alliance Healthcare Foundation, a powerful member of San Diego Gives and an organization which has distributed over $100 million to advance health and wellness for the community we love - San Diego! In...

In this very first episode of "Live Local, Give Local" listeners enjoy a great conversation between Dave Mason, the Host, and Lauren Welch, the Director of San Diego Gives, and Sharyn Goodson, the Vice President of Philanthropy for the Leichtag Foundation. From the how and why behind the creation of San Diego Gives and the support of Urban Corps (where Lauren Welch applies her vast skills) and the...

In this pilot episode, two individuals very closely tied to the creation and launch of San Diego Gives, Lauren Welch with Urban Corps and Sharyn Goodson with Leichtag Foundation, sit down to discuss the back story on San Diego Gives and the purpose for "Live Local, Give Local." And, we hear quite a bit about the many amazing services for the non-profit members of San Diego Gives. For more informat...