The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Jay Williams, President and CEO of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving brings together dedicated individuals, businesses, and nonprofits to understand local challenges, share information, and put resources behind solutions into the Hartford region and a...

The following is a conversation between Rob Mather, the Founder and CEO of the Against Malaria Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Against Malaria Foundation, AMF, provides long-lasting insecticidal nets to populations at high risk for malaria, primarily in Africa. It has been rated as the most effective charity in the world and is the epitome of a movement ca...

The following is a conversation between Patrick Duffy, Co-founder of The Giving Block, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. If there's one activity that many nonprofits know very little about but feel an urgency to know an awful lot more... and fast... it would be accepting cryptocurrency contributions. And here to help with that, it's a pleasure to be joined by Patrick Duffy,...

The following is a conversation between Devin Hibbard, the Founder and CEO of the Street Business School, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Street Business School, SBS, trains women to launch microbusinesses, gain confidence, and leave poverty behind. But how do you provide training in the midst of a pandemic? And what can you do to achieve rapid global expansion of this mo...

The following is a conversation between Nick Grono, the Chief Executive Officer of the Freedom Fund, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Modern slavery is a hidden crime with over 40 million people around the world finding themselves in this horrific situation. Given that it is prohibited under international law in almost every country, why is it so widespread and pervasive?...

The following is a conversation between Dan Berelowitz, the CEO and Founder of Spring Impact, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. There's the old quote -- "You are not here to duplicate and replicate. You are here to innovate and initiate." But does that advice always work? And is it producing the most effective results to address our social problems? My next guest says: perh...

The following is a conversation between Cass Sunstein, Co-Author of Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. If we could only remove bias from our decision-making, both conscious and unconscious bias, the decisions we make would be so much better. And that's true... up to a point. There is something else, however, we need to consider, and that is n...

The following is a conversation between Kevin Washington, President and CEO of the YMCA USA, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The YMCA is a leading non-profit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential purpose and each other, and they've been busy this past year reinventing what they do to help address the changing needs of the communi...

The following is a conversation between Wendy Guillies, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation based in Kansas City was founded in 1966. It works with communities around education and entrepreneurship to increase opportunities that allow all people to learn to take risks, and own their success. An...

The following is a conversation with CEO Clementine Jacoby and Head of Product Andrew Warren of Recidiviz, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The United States comprises less than 5% of the world's population, but close to 25% of the world's prison population. Part of the problem is that there's a nationwide lack of uniformity in collecting and sharing data in the criminal j...

The following is a conversation between Preston James, Co-founder and CEO of Divinc, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. DivInc was the first early-stage tech startup accelerator in Texas, exclusively for people of color and women tech entrepreneurs. And it's an organization that's on the move, expanding into other cities, focusing on social justice, innovation, and serving w...

The following is a conversation between Aaron Walker, the Founder and CEO of Camelback Ventures, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Camelback Ventures works to identify, develop, and promote underrepresented entrepreneurs working in social impact. It provides them with the coaching, capital, and connections they need to be successful. And here to discuss how they do it and t...

The following is a conversation between Paula Schneider, the President and CEO of Susan G. Komen, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Susan G. Komen is the only organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, global outreach, and public policy initiatives in order to make the biggest impact against this disease. They've been do...

The following is a conversation between Mark Stoleson, the Chief Executive Officer and a Partner at Legatum, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Legatum Limited is one of the most interesting enterprises you'll ever come across. It's a private investment firm headquartered in Dubai that uses its own funds to invest globally. The firm also invests in activities that promote an...

The following is a conversation between Amantha Imber, Founder of and Chief Maker at Inventium, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Inventium is Australia's leading innovation and behavioral science consultancy since 2007. This helped provide people from around the world with the tools to innovate, adapt, create, experiment, and grow. They're also leading the way and helping...

The following is a conversation between Lisa Seitz-Gruwell, Chief Revenue Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Wikimedia Foundation was created to ensure that Wikipedia was reserved as a nonprofit entity with respect for community governance and conducted in the public interest and in the public spirit. And here to tell us how they rais...

The following is a conversation between Katherine Maher, CEO & Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. When I first heard of the Wikimedia Foundation, I wasn't exactly sure what it was. So, I did what I frequently do when I want to learn more about something, I went to Wikipedia to find out. And another way to have found out would h...

The following is a conversation between Eli Kennedy, the Chief Executive Officer of SMASH, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. SMASH was one of the earliest STEM education programs created in the United States as a way to prepare students of color for STEM college studies. Their vision is an ecosystem where every student, regardless of their zip code, has the opportunity to p...

The following is a conversation between Jerry Colonna, author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up , and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Executive Coach Jerry Colonna believes leaders need to engage in radical self-inquiry,  which builds the maturity required for leaders to lift up others and not just themselves. His book, Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Gro...

The following is a conversation between Alejandro Gibes De Gac, Founder & CEO of Springboard Collaborative, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school. It's also taking this moment, a moment created by the pandemic, to reimagine the educational system as it is being rebuilt. This is a si...

The following is a conversation between John MacPhee, the Executive Director & CEO of the Jed Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Jed Foundation is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation's teens and young adults. This is an issue that has become far more urgent during the current pandemic. What exactly has been the i...

The following is a conversation between Judith Rodin, Co-author of Making Money Moral: How a New Wave of Visionaries is Linking Purpose and Profit, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Impact investing has been around for nearly 15 years now, but how and where did that term get hatched? The answer would be at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center back in 2007. And the wom...

The following is a conversation between Lija Farnham, a Partner at The Bridgespan Group and Co-author of the report " How Philanthropy Can Support Systems-Change Leaders ," and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked the inequitable design of many of society's systems. In fact, there may have been more discussion about systems change in the past yea...

The following is a conversation between Thierry Malleret, Co-author of COVID-19: The Great Reset, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Thierry Malleret is the co-founder and principal author of the Monthly Barometer , a highly respected analytical and predictive newsletter on macro issues for high-level decision-makers. He is also the co-author of the much-talked-about book, C...

The following is a conversation between Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. In 2013, CEO and Founder, Aimée Eubanks Davis launched Braven , having identified the education-to-employment gap faced by some of our most promising young leaders. What does Braven do to address this challenge, and how has their work been impacted by th...