The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Raj Kumar, President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Raj Kumar , President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex , shares the following: • Experts have been predicting a pandemic was inevitable • The international NGO’s facing the greatest risk • Waves of funding challenges that lay ahead

The following is a conversation between Martin Whittaker, the founding Chief Executive Officer of JUST Capital, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Martin Whittaker , the founding Chief Executive Officer of JUST Capital , shares the following: • Learn about the COVID-19 Corporate Response Tracker • Danger of not creating a just and inclusive recovery •...

The following is a conversation between Vu Le, Owner of Nonprofit AF Blog, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Vu Le , Owner of Nonprofit AF Blog , shares the following: • Question assumptions on why certain constructs ever existed in the first place • Why progressives have to work more intentionally on systems change • The need to elect more women of...

The following is a conversation between Amy Celep, Chief Executive Officer of Community Wealth Partners, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Amy Celep , Chief Executive Officer of Community Wealth Partners , shares the following: • Scenario planning and the importance of leading indicators • The need for grantees to be bold with funders • Leading and W...

The following is a conversation between Jeff Walker, Chairman of New Profit, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Jeff Walker , Chairman of New Profit , shares the following: • The value of self-inquiry • Five shifts cultivated through this practice • How to start the practice of self-inquiry

The following is a conversation between John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, John Palfrey , President of the MacArthur Foundation , shares the following: • Balancing short-term urgent needs with long-term sustainability • Switching into a fundraising mode in addition to a grantmaking one • Advice on how no...

The following is a conversation between Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO of Code.org, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO of Code.org , shares the following: • Correlation between computer science and proficiency in other subjects • Latest offering is Code Break which has featured Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, and Ashton Kutcher •...

The following is a conversation between Barron Segar, President and CEO of the World Food Program USA, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Barron Segar , President and CEO of the World Food Program USA , shares the following: • People suffering from acute hunger could rise from 130 million to 265 million • Costs: 46 cents to feed a person a meal • The...

The following is a conversation between Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Michelle Nunn , President and CEO of CARE USA , shares the following: • COVID-19 risks washing away decades of progress in reducing poverty and food insecurity • Campaign against gender-based violence during a shelter-in-place lockd...

The following is a conversation between Antony Bugg-Levine, Chief Executive Officer of Nonprofit Finance Fund, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Antony Bugg-Levine , Chief Executive Officer of Nonprofit Finance Fund , shares the following: • Nonprofit leaders feeling haunted......yet undaunted • Organizations need to ask: What is the core of their wo...

The following is a conversation between Amit Bouri, Co-founder and CEO of The GIIN, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Amit Bouri , Co-founder and CEO of The GIIN , shares the following: • The relationship between business, society, investors and the planet is in flux. • Who we think is essential to maintaining our society has changed dramatically • H...

The following is a conversation between Evan Marwell, Founder and CEO of EducationSuperHighway, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Evan Marwell , Founder and CEO of EducationSuperHighway , shares the following: • You must define what success means • Know what your partners can and cannot do • How education and learning will change

The following is a conversation between Louise Dubé, Executive Director of iCivics, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Louise Dubé , Executive Director of iCivics , shares the following: • Listening to their educational partners allowed them to create for this situation. • Federal support for STEM is $154 per child annually; for Civics, it’s 3 cents....

The following is a conversation between Fred Muench, President of the Center on Addiction, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Fred Muench , President of the Center on Addiction , shares the following: • Alcohol sales, particularly hard spirits, have spiked since the lockdown • What the Center on Addiction is hearing on their helpline • Thoughts on how...

The following is a conversation between Hilary Pennington, Executive Vice President of Programs at the Ford Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Hilary Pennington , Executive Vice President of Programs at the Ford Foundation , shares the following: • Importance of multi-year grants • How Ford has gotten much faster and simpler in getting money ou...

The following is a conversation between Mark Abbott, President and Director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. Need to Move from ‘Detect and Repair” to “Predict and Prevent” The February Drill they Held on: What to Do in the Event of a Pandemic Explaining Complex things in Simple Ways is Vital for a Leader During a Crisis

The following is a conversation between Katie Hood, Chief Executive Officer of the One Love Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. Safe shelter in your home is as important as shelter How they reimagined their service delivery model Concentrating  on a limited number of near-term priorities to get team focused

The following is a conversation between Alison Moore, Chief Executive Officer of Comic Relief US, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Alison Moore, Chief Executive Officer of Comic Relief US , shares the following: • How COVID-19 is impacting the most vulnerable children • The ways their partners have really stepped up • Taking Red Nose Day online

The following is a conversation between Abby Falik, Founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. Many High School Seniors Opting for Alternatives Other Than College in 2020 Think of this as a Year On Purpose Thoughts on How Organization Will Pivot from Global Fellow Program This Year

The following is a conversation between Angela Williams, President and CEO of Easterseals, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. Technology has allowed them to carry on a significant part of the work Inability  to see clients in person has  been a significant financial hit TrainIng as a trial lawyer has served her well in leading through a crisis

The following is a conversation between Donald Romanik, President and CEO of Episcopal Church Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. Online Worship is More that Replicating Your Normal Service Online Many larger congregations struggling more than smaller, spread out Dioceses How to Optimize this Apparent Spiritual Awakening

The following is a conversation between James Siegal, Chief Executive Officer of KABOOM!, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, James Siegal , Chief Executive Officer of KABOOM !, shares the following: • Nonprofit sector needs to influence infrastructure bill to include schools, playgrounds, etc. • The importance of youth having a sense of purpose now •...

he following is a conversation between John MacIntosh, Managing Director of Seachange Capital Partners and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. Know whether your Nonprofit is a Hibernator, Responder or Hybrid Why large nonprofits may be less financially resilient When an organization should begin to think about a merger

The following is a conversation between Phil Buchanan, President of The Center for Effective Philanthropy, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Phil Buchanan , President of The Center for Effective Philanthropy , shares the following: •  Why foundations should give more now •  The rapid-response grantee feedback tool •  The challenge to n...

The following is a conversation between Eric Weingartner, Chief Executive Officer of The Door, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Eric Weingartner , CEO of The Door , shares the following: • The virtual enrollment process they started and that will continue after the pandemic • The need for permanent investment in the organizational infrastructure of nonpr...