Non-Profit Prophets with Emmanuel Daudu

Professor Alex Gomez is a dedicated border historian with a passion for shedding light on the intricacies of the US-Mexican border region. His academic journey includes a Bachelor’s degree in Latin American History, a dual Master’s degree in Latin American Studies with a focus on the US-Mexican border region, and a Master’s degree in Latin American Literature from SDSU. He is pursuing a Ph. D. in...

Kaeden Cameron is one of the leaders at Made to Serve , a Austin, Texas based Christian nonprofit committed to reaching out to the homeless community by providing free meals. Kaeden comes from a background in technology as an engineer at Apple but made it a point to find like minded people in his community who wanted to address the hunger facing the homeless population in Austin. Kaeden serves as...

Pastor Justin Adour is the Founding and Senior Pastor of Redeemer East Harlem , a Presbyterian Church in and for East Harlem. He also serves as the Executive Director of Pray. March. Act. , a civic discipleship coalition that helps churches understand the root causes of injustice in New York City and mobilizes them to pray, march, and act for policies and practices that promote justice. Pastor Jus...

Dr. Karambu Ringera is the Founder and President of International Peace Initiatives , an organization providing children who's parents have passed, women living with HIV/AIDS, survivors of violence, and communities with the tools and resources to move from violence, poverty, and crisis to stability and self-reliance, thereby building resilient communities. Dr. Ringera earned her Ph. D. in Inte...

Tristan participated in a Students Shoulder to Shoulder field study with The Small World , a nonprofit focused on sustainable development, rural education, and women’s empowerment in Nepal. Upon finishing his field study, Tristan returned to his hometown of Portland, Maine and was inspired to analyze needs in his own community. Tristan's story serves as a powerful narrative reinforcing the ide...

Dennis Pooler is the Director of College Access and Post Secondary Success at Comp Sci High . Comp Sci High is a charter high school in The Bronx, New York dedicated to ensuring every student graduates with college acceptance letters, high tech skills, real work experience, and a plan to turn those opportunities into a successful career. Dennis is an experienced school leader with an expertise in...

Richard Lackey is the Chairman & CEO of the World Food Bank , which he founded in 2015 as a sustainable solution to hunger and food security issues across the globe. Richard is a career entrepreneur with 30 years of leadership experience in the trading and securities industry, having founded and led companies that were sold to Goldman Sachs and eTrade, serving as the managing director for five...

Grace Klepacz is a 7th and 8th Grade Teacher at the St. Andrew’s School in Savannah Georgia. She has served as a Course Instructor for Students Shoulder to Shoulder, a non-profit dedicated to teaching middle and highschoolers about ethical leadership through field studies which take students to serve alongside grassroots community organizations around the world.  Come hear about why teaching ethic...

Timothy McNutt is the Director of the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. McNutt began his law career as an Assistant District Attorney at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office where he conducted long-term narcotics investigations. Later, as an Assistant District Attorney at the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, McN...

Jerry Hartman is the President and Board Chairman of the Barbara McDowell Gerald S. Hartman Foundation . The McDowell Foundation aims to improve the economic well-being, social conditions, and civil liberties of disadvantaged persons and groups in the United States. The Foundation accomplishes this goal by providing over $1.7 million dollars to organizations performing impact litigation that seeks...

Chelsey Roebuck is the President and Co-Founder of Emerging Leaders in Technology and Engineering or ELITE . ELiTE is an academic preparation program that increases equity, opportunity, and readiness for STEM-related postsecondary pathways for students attending public schools that serve majority low-income Black and Latino populations. ELiTE is at the forefront of minting the world's future l...

Captain Neekenson Fils Aime is a Captain in the Salvation Army , the renowned, international Christian organization known for its impressive track record of uplifting the most underserved communities around the world. Captain Neek leads the Harlem Temple Corps of the Salvation Army which oversees the Salvation Army’s work throughout Harlem, NYC. Come learn about the most pressing challenges facing...

Dr. Sarah Bennison is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Mattering Movement . The Mattering Movement is a New York incorporated non-profit that teaches students, teachers, and parents what it means to matter by providing tools to identify needs in local communities and the skills to make a positive impact on the world. The Matter Movement seeks to combat the pandemic of loneliness a...

Ramón Javier is the Head of School at George Jackson Academy . George Jackson Academy (GJA) is a selective, need-blind, all-boys middle school located in the East Village of Manhattan. GJA educates high-achieving boys, regardless of their families’ economic means, with some of the best independent school education around. The school’s tuition is $25,000 per year, but 100% of the families receive f...

Roslyn Rivas is the Public Programs Manager at NYC Audubon , a grassroots non-profit that has been working for the protection of wild birds and habitat in New York City for over 40 years. If you want to know how urban conservationists have saved millions of birds, changed major construction like the Javits Center to be more environmentally friendly, and have brought together the NYC community arou...

Josh Benitez is the Co-Director of Common Ground Relief , a New Orleans, Louisiana non-profit committed to working for environmental and disaster justice. Common Ground Relief performs the essential work of planting native marshes and trees into the shoreline of Louisiana which provide the state with natural defenses against the devastation of hurricanes. Due to a combination of natural and man-ma...

Emily Talentino is the Executive Director of Give and Surf . Give and Surf is a grassroots organization based in the island community of Bocas del Toro, Panama. Give & Surf has built 8 classrooms for local schools, 3 community centers, and several other projects in the Bocas region. Give & Surf now runs 5 year-round educational centers whose programs are led by a team of local teachers and...

Welcome to Non-Profit Prophets and thank for joining! YouthxYouth is planning its next year and working to secure the support it needs to continue its operations. You can support here . On this episode, we talk to Valentina Raman , the Co-Founder of YouthxYouth and the Weaving Lab. YouthxYouth is a global community of youth activists and adult allies dedicated to the reimagination and transformati...

Welcome to Non-Profit Prophets! On today's episode we have Dr. Baz Dreisinger , a Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Professor Baz serves as the Executive Director of Incarceration Nations Network a global network that supports, instigates and popularizes innovative prison reform and justice reimagining efforts around the world. She is the Founding Academic Director...

Patrick Rodriguez is the Co-Executive Director for the Georgia Coalition for Higher Education in Prison . The Georgia Coalition for Higher Education in Prison builds high-quality educational pathways, from pre-college rcoursework to accredited degree completion, for people who are in prison and people who have left prison in Georgia. Patrick and his team handles the unique challenges of spreading...

Welcome back! On this episode we have Jodi Anderson Jr., the Co-Founder of PipeDreamers Foundation . PipeDreamers is a Stanford University founded non-profit STEM education & workforce development organization focused on education and career development in STEM fields within the U.S. economy. Yes, in typical Non-Profit Prophets fashion, PipeDreamers goes into prisons and delivers quality educa...

Jarrell Daniels is a Truman Scholar, Columbia graduate, and the Founder of the Justice Ambassadors Youth Council (JAYC). Based out of Columbia University's Center for Justice , JAYC is an 8 week leadership and life skills development program for 18-25 year old, disadvantaged youth and local government officials to co-author policy proposals aimed at transforming systems, driving institutional...

Welcome Back! On this episode we are blessed to have Richard Paul, an Intervention Counselor at STRONG the leading youth, family and community development organization specializing in youth, gang, and gun violence prevention and intervention on Long Island, NY. Moreover, Rich is a rapper who performs under the name "So Rich" where he creates music centered around his community and upbrin...

Welcome back! Today, we have Dr. Angel Gonzalez, the Head of School at De La Salle Academy (DLSA). DLSA is an independent middle school known for its roots in the Lasallian tradition of education, a 94% 4-year college graduation rate, and serving the working class of NYC. I am a proud DLSA alum and Dr. Gonzalez has grown the school into a dynamic organization providing top quality education to its...

"We are not hurting for leaders. We are hurting for ethical leaders." Wise words from Bob Bandoni, the Executive Director of Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder (SStS). SStS builds the next generation of ethical leaders by providing learning service trips to middle and high school students across the world. The trips are designed to educate students on how to be an engaged global citizen and e...