The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between David and Jennifer Risher, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, David and Jennifer Risher share the following: • $120 billion are in Donor-Advised Funds • Creating a nudge and incentive for account holders to support struggling organizations • How nonprofits are promoting this idea

The following is a conversation between Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Paul Gionfriddo , President and CEO of Mental Health America , shares the following: • Free mental health screenings on Mental Health America website • 11-17 and 18-24 year-olds are most impacted by pandemic • Tools 2...

The following is a conversation between Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Peter Georgescu , Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam, shares the following: • The false narrative of universal prosperity • When capitalism got out of balance • The role that business must play to create a more eq...

The following is a conversation between Ross Baird, Founder of Blueprint Local, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Ross Baird, Founder and CEO of Blueprint Local , shares the following: • Small is beautiful as people invest in places and communities they care about. • The problem with investment capital going to the same type of people in the same cities •...

The following is a conversation between Lauren A. Smith, Co-CEO of FSG, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Lauren A. Smith , Co-CEO of FSG , shares the following: • The Purpose Playbook: How Companies Can Lead with Purpose • Creative ways foundations can use their balance sheet to support nonprofits • Shifts in ways that FSG is doing its work

The following is a conversation between Marc Freedman, Founder and CEO of Encore.org, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Marc Freedman , Founder and CEO of Encore.org , shares the following: • Through history, interdependence between young and old was the natural state. • Older people who mentor are three times happier • “A society grows great when people...

The following is a conversation between Grant Oliphant, President of The Heinz Endowments, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Grant Oliphant , President of The Heinz Endowments , shares the following: • The challenges of the “reimagining” phase after a crisis • The role of advocacy and public policy • The importance of a leader showing vulnerability in dif...

The following is a conversation between Bill Strathmann, Chief Executive Officer of Network for Good, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. n this interview, Bill Strathmann , Chief Executive Officer of Network for Good , shares the following: • Fundraise Now when the giving is happening • Virtual events have been able to reach a national audience • No inertia around digital te...

The following is a conversation between Rob Reich, the Co-Director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Author of Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Rob Reich , the Co-Director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and Author of Just Giv...

The following is a conversation between Alexandra Bernadotte, Founder and CEO of Beyond 12, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Alexandra Bernadotte, Founder and CEO of Beyond 12 , shares the following: • Alex’s difficult journey through college inspired her to start Beyond 12 • Key elementals to the Beyond 12 model • The characteristics of a Tech Nonprofit

The following is a conversation between Eileen Heisman, President and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Eileen Heisman , President and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust, shares the following: • Double the amount in April over last year • Donors also giving to help support their favorite charity • Community Fo...

The following is a conversation between Dr. Carmen Rojas, Incoming President and CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Dr. Carmen Rojas , Incoming President and CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation , shares the following: • Incoming CEO of Marguerite Casey on sector challenges • The need to discuss ideology, power, an...

The following is a conversation between Dr. David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Dr. David Blumenthal , President of The Commonwealth Fund , shares the following: • Our lack of trust in government as an organizing force in society • Other reasons why the country was not prepared for this pandemic • T...

The following is a conversation between Patricia McIlreavy, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Patricia McIlreavy , Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy , shares the following: • The life cycles of disasters • The challenges or managing other disasters occurring dur...

The following is a conversation between Andrea Jung, President and CEO of Grameen America, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Andrea Jung , President and CEO of Grameen America , shares the following: • 2,450 virtual meetings per week • Economic Relief and Recovery Fund • Keys to leadership in a crisis

The following is a conversation between Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Cindy Cohn , the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation , shares the following: • Dangers of surveillance and facial recognition • Issues of data privacy, free speech, and government tra...

The following is a conversation between Caroline Fiennes, the Founder and Director of Giving Evidence, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Caroline Fiennes , the Founder and Director of Giving Evidence , shares the following: • Funders have changed their behavior. What will the impact be? • Donors should give to orgs where those they admire have given...

The following is a conversation between Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO of Heifer International, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO of Heifer International , shares the following: • Passing on the Gift is part of Heifer International's charitable model • Farmers taking product directly to consumers • Why Heifer rece...

In this interview, Jacqueline Novogratz, Author of Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World , shares the following: Moral Leadership and Taking on the Status Quo The Need to Redefine Success Path of Moral Leadership

The following is a conversation between Matt Dunne, Founder and Executive Director of the Center on Rural Innovation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. The Work of the Center on Rural Innovation Lack of Universal Broadband Limits Telehealth And Home Schooling An Inclusive Rebuild Must Include Rural America

The following is a conversation between Ambassador (ret.) Mary Ann Peters, Chief Executive Officer of The Carter Center, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Ambassador (ret.) Mary Ann Peters , Chief Executive Officer of The Carter Center , shares the following: • Mental Health is a focus of Mrs. Carter • Emergency measures taken by governments outside...

The following is a conversation between Lisa Hamilton, President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Lisa Hamilton , President and CEO of The Annie E. Casey Foundation  shares the following: • How the Foundation has responded to be a good partner • Dramatic decline in juvenile detention during pandemic • Result...

The following is a conversation between Rebecca Henderson, Author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Rebecca Henderson , Author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire and Harvard Business School Professor, shares the following: • Why the Need to Reimagine and not Discard • The Roles of Government and the...

The following is a conversation between Jamie-Alexis Fowler, Founder and Executive Director of Empower Work, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Jamie-Alexis Fowler , Founder and Executive Director of Empower Work , shares the following: • A Crisis Text Line for work • Worker issues with employers during COVID-19 crisis • How a tech nonprofit looks to scale

The following is a conversation between Shamina Singh, Founder and President of Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Shamina Singh , Founder and President of Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth , shares the following: • Connecting 1 billion people to the digital economy • Opportunity Zones Inclusive Growth Score • C...