Charity Matters

This week’s guest on the Charity Matter’s Podcast, Joan Hornig, “paves the way” for aspiring difference-makers. Through her for profit business, Pave The Way , Joan provides one hundred percent of her profits to nonprofits by selling beautifully designed jewelry. In efforts to make a difference, Joan’s foundation, built on a social enterprise, adds value to her jewelry, knowing that each piece rep...

Welcome to Season Eight of the Charity Matters Podcast Premiere! We have some fantastic people lined up this season that I am thrilled to introduce you to. For today's episode, I am doing my second solo podcast. In our very first episode I spoke about what we hoped to achieve with our Charity Matters Podcast. Looking back it is amazing to see the change and growth in the rearview mirror. We are in...

Welcome to the final episode of Season Seven of the Charity Matters Podcast! I am thrilled to share Siobhan and her husband, John's, incredible story in the creation of their nonprofit, Growing to Give. They have grown and given over 100,000 pounds of produce to local food banks in order to free people from hunger around the world. Their story is a beautiful full circle reminder of following y...

Many of us grew up with the childhood slogan of, " Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me." Hundreds of years later we now know that they actually can.  As nonprofit founder, Jessica Bondy, shares an inspirational conversation about the power of our words, we learn that words can cause long lasting scars on our children. Join us for an enlightening discussion fr...

Did you know that there are over 13 million children in the United States who live with hunger? One in five children does not know where or if their next meal will come. However, it is the rare person or people who actually act when hearing those numbers. Today's guests, Tina Kramer and Shawnee Knight, have acted to create a nonprofit called Filling In Blanks to help those with food insecurity...

Sofie Lindberg started a podcast at age 17 to help her deal with challenges she was facing in her life. What she didn't expect was young women beginning to reach out for more and more support. As a result, she turned her popular podcast, Claim Your Potential , into a nonprofit. Join us today for a fun conversation about what one inspired young woman has done to use her challenges to help serve...

I can't wait for you to meet the incredible Marcie Gilbert. Marcie's beautiful work is very similar to mine, working with youth leaders who, in turn, mentor other leaders. So join us today for an inspirational conversation to learn about her incredible work as the co-founder of ⁠Calibrate⁠ . She will absolutely leave you feeling warm and inspired!

This week, we welcome the founder of 4Girls : Claudia Copely. Join us for an empowering conversation about her amazing work helping young girls to identify themselves as authentic, confident and resilient, preparing them for real life success. We know you will love this episode and the inspiring mantra as much as we do!

On Monday, we celebrated leaders who served our country. Today, I am thrilled to say we are doing the same by celebrating Heroes Voices Media Foundation : an amazing organization that serves those who have served, our military. Donald Dunn was a veteran suffering from PTSD when he and a fellow veteran began a podcast to talk about whatever was on their mind. Donald joins us today to talk more abou...

We are happy to welcome the founder of Praline’s Backyard Foundation to season 7 of the Charity Matter’s podcast! You will learn about the 10 million+ survivors of domestic abuse in the United States and how one in three households of those survivors have a pet with whom they share together. Join us today for an inspiring conversation about how Orazie Cook came up with a solution to help both our...

Welcome to Season Seven of the Charity Matters podcast! We are SO excited for all of the amazing conversations we have scheduled for you this season. In this episode, we will introduce to you the amazing Debbie Bial, who for the past thirty plus years, has been passionate in building her national organization, Posse Foundation . Her foundation places gifted young people who might be missed by elit...

What does a private equity firm, a role in President Jimmy Carter's White House, and philanthropy have in common? The answer is today's guest. Larry Gilson had an exciting career; instead of retiring, he founded a nonprofit, Focusing Philanthropy .  His organization is taking his skills of investing in people and businesses to the nonprofit world and changing the way we look at philanthrop...

Today's guest, Rachel Doyle, started her nonprofit in high school and twenty years later has over ninety chapters nationwide connecting teens and senior citizens through GlamourGals. Join us for an inspirational conversation about what we can do for our seniors, ourselves, the power of connection and coming together over something beautiful.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and a terrific Giving Tuesday! I'm so grateful to have today's guest to remind us why we call this the season of giving. Join us as Cindy Witteman shares her journey from fleeing domestic violence, becoming a single parent then a nonprofit founder, author and tv show host of The Little Give. Cindy is a bright light, a sur...

Join us today to hear what Kevin is doing every day through his beautiful work with Miracle Messages.  Take a moment to hear about his incredible new book, When We Walk By, which comes out today . I have been reading it and can not say enough about how Kevin's personal story, work and journey to help our unhoused neighbors is beyond inspirational. He is truly one of the most fun and interestin...

Episode 66: You, Me Neurodiversity  Today, Alyssa is joining us to share about her latest work with Autism and her new project called You, Me, Neurodiverstiy. Join us as Alyssa shares her inspiring journey from big sister, college student and nonprofit founder.

Join us today for an inspirational conversation with Katie Trowbridge, the founder of Curiosity 2 Create. A nonprofit that is on a mission to help our teachers and ultimately our students. Their mission is to equip K-12 educators with the skills needed to embrace their innate curiosity and encourage critical thinking by providing leading edge resources for our teachers.  Like Charity Matters, Kati...

Please join us for an inspirational conversation from our guest Ian Sandler. Learn as Ian shares the heartbreaking story behind the creation of Riley's Way and the beautiful lasting legacy he has created to honor his beloved daughter.

A few months ago when I was in DC, a friend introduced me to a terrific philanthropist. He in turn introduced me to today's guest, Angela Patton. Friends connecting friends is simply THE best! Angela Patton is a remarkable human who wanted to help her community, more specifically the girls in her community. What began as giving two weeks of her vacation to start a camp for girls is now twenty...

It is always challenging talking to parents who have lost a child.  Beth and her family have taken their loss and turned it into incredible support for families whose children suffer from life threatening illness with their organization the Mitchell Thorp Foundation. Join us today for an uplifting, inspirational conversation of love, family, faith and purpose.

Today's guest, Nicole Smith is the founder of the Dignity Defense Institute , a nonprofit that is setting out to educate humanity on human value. Their mission is to become an amplifying force for the defense of human dignity.  Join as Nicole shares her story about working on the PR side of human crisis and how that work and the birth of her daughter inspired her to use her voice to help creat...

Join Dana and June Penrod from City of Hope to learn how one person can make a difference for so many living with cancer. Dana's humor and insight will inspire you and make you think about how you live. She is a true example of the quote above and what really matters.

While immigration has been a hot political topic these days, regardless of your stance, there are still people coming to our country who need help. That is where today's guest, Rachel Rutter comes in. Rachel is the founder of Project Libertad, an organization that helps immigrant youth in a multitude of ways. Join us for an inspirational conversation about some of the challenges these children...

Kurt Kandler's story is one of resilience, passion, and dedication to improving the lives of those less fortunate. His organization, 410 Bridge, has faced numerous challenges in its mission to provide aid and support to communities in Africa. But despite these obstacles, Kurt's unwavering commitment to the cause has led to tangible changes and a glimmer of hope in the lives of those who ha...

Did you know one in three Americans have an arrest or conviction record? That means almost 80 million Americans today have an arrest or conviction rate. Today's guest is no stranger to these numbers; she is actually part of that statistic. Join us to learn the incredible story of one woman's journey from prison to nonprofit founder. Teresa Hodge is an absolute inspiration. Learn about Tere...