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Better Than Most is a regular feature of The Business of Giving, examining the best places to work among social good businesses and nonprofit organizations. Denver: Generation Citizen empowers young people to become engaged and effective citizens, and their workplace culture looks to create the same for its employees. So, I went over to the New York City offices recently to check it out. We'll beg...

The following is a conversation between Monisha Kapila, Founder and CEO of ProInspire, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Monisha Kapila , Founder and CEO of ProInspire , shares the following: • The 16 leadership practices for an inclusive environment • Unique challenges leaders of color faces • Beyond their statements, what boards need to do now

The following is a conversation between Ana Marie Argilagos, President of Hispanics in Philanthropy, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Ana Marie Argilagos , President of Hispanics in Philanthropy , shares the following: • Nature of Latinx philanthropy • Only 1% of philanthropy directed to Hispanics • How the PowerUp Fund is supporting small business throu...

The following is a conversation between Tracy Palandjian, Co-Founder and CEO of Social Finance, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Tracy Palandjian , Co-Founder and CEO of Social Finance , shares the following: • Why it’s so hard to fund prevention • What is the Career Impact Bond? • Key leadership takeaways from this crisis

The following is a conversation between Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Deborah Borda , President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic , shares the following: • Tough decisions that the NY Philharmonic had had to make • Keeping donors engaged • The future of touring

Recycling Usable Medicine to Those Who Can’t Afford it Up to 25% of People Fail to Refill Their Prescription Because of Cost The Impact that is Possible with a Tech Nonprofit

The following is a conversation between Jake Porway, Founder and Executive Director of DataKind, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Jake Porway , Founder and Executive Director of DataKind , shares the following: • The Role of Data Science during Covid-19 • Challenge of data digitization • How data science is weaponized • To get anti-racist algorithms, you...

The following is a conversation with Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, and Jeff Bradach, Managing Partner of The Bridgespan Group, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Cheryl Dorsey , President of Echoing Green , and Jeff Bradach , Managing Partner of The Bridgespan Group , shares the following: • Barriers leaders of color encounter • Funding differ...

The following is a conversation between Morgan Dixon, Co-Founder and CEO of GirlTrek, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Morgan Dixon , Co-Founder and CEO of GirlTrek , shares the following: • Phenomenal growth of GirlTrek • Inspiration that Black women from history provide • FundraIsing challenges for Women of Color

Denver:  We're going to play Take Five with Jim Firman, the President and CEO of NCOA. Are you ready to go, Jim? Jim: I’m ready to go.

One of the most underreported stories is the aging of the population, not just here, but across the world. It is rarely discussed and is an issue that not only individuals are failing to prepare for, but so are their governments. An organization that has been focused on it in the US since 1950 is the National Council on Aging or NCOA, and it's a pleasure to have with us their President and CEO, Ji...

The following is a conversation between Katy Clark, President of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Katy Clark , President of the Brooklyn Academy of Music , shares the following: • Financial hit to the Brooklyn Academy of Music from COVID-19 • Keys to conducting a successful virtual gala • Supporting artists during this time

Denver: So we're going to play Take Five with Dr. Neal Barnard, author of Your Body In Balance . Are you ready, Neal? Neal: I'm ready. Denver: What is today's most underreported story? Neal: I think the most underreported story is the fact that you actually can change your health based on what you eat, more effectively than you can by taking medications in many cases.

You might ask whether we need still another book on diet and health, but the one we're about to discuss is a little different. It addresses hormones and health, and the impact certain foods have on our hormonal balance. The book is called Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health . And it's a pleasure to have with us its author who is also the Founder of the Physicians Co...

The following is a conversation between Neville Crawley, Chief Executive Officer of Kiva, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Neville Crawley, Chief Executive Officer of Kiva , shares the following: Agility of Crowdfunding Loans in a Time of Crisis Challenge to Originate And Collect on Loans Opportunities Coming out of this period of adversity

The following is a conversation between Gary Bagley, Executive Director of New York Cares, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Gary Bagley, Executive Director of New York Cares , shares the following: • A significant increase in People Volunteering over the same period last year • The importance of reasserting the Value Proposition of Volunteering •  N...

The following is a conversation between Adi Ignatius, the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Business Review, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Adi Ignatius, the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Business Review, shares the following: • How HBR has editorially responded to pandemic and racial injustice • The recent piece that went viral like no other • HBR now o...

The following is a conversation with Ai-jen Poo, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Sarita Gupta, Director of the Future of Work(ers) at the Ford Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Ai-jen Poo , Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance , and Sarita Gupta , Director of t...

The following is a conversation between Rohan Pavuluri, Co-Founder and CEO of Upsolve, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Rohan Pavuluri , Co-Founder and CEO of Upsolve , shares the following: • The pros and cons of filing for bankruptcy • Courts should redesign their rules and processes around the assumption that people don’t have a lawyer • The rules tha...

The following is a conversation between Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Gail McGovern , President and CEO of the American Red Cross , shares the following: • The normal blood supply and when it becomes critical •  Reimagining service delivery model to adhere to social distancing • Virtual...

The following is a conversation between Sara Lomelin Velten, Executive Director of Philanthropy Together, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. • The Huge Growth in Giving Circles • What Makes Giving Circles Right for this Moment • Rewriting the Rules of Philanthropy

The following is a conversation between Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Gayle Smith , President and CEO of the ONE Campaign , shares the following: • Preparedness and the equitable distribution of a vaccine • How Africa is preparing for the pandemic • Celebrities #PassTheMic to COVID-19 Experts

The following is a conversation between Scot Chisholm, Co-Founder and CEO of Classy.org, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Scot Chisholm , Co-Founder and CEO of Classy.org , shares the following: • Evolution of Classy over the past 10 years • Impact that recession will likely have on giving • The bar is rising for nonprofits on the quality of online exper...

The following is a conversation between Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Lisa Sherman , President and CEO of the Ad Council , shares the following: • The Ad Council is wired for moments like this • PSAs on mental health, parenting, and gratitude to frontline workers • How adjusting to a new reality makes...

The following is a conversation between Brett Hagler, Co-Founder and CEO of New Story, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Brett Hagler , Co-Founder and CEO of New Story , shares the following: • How “Moonshot-ing” led them to build homes using a 3-D Printer • To achieve audacious goals, you must share your work and ideas with others. • Hire a “Team of Foun...