The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Shabana Basij-Rasikh, founder and president of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   My next guest has dedicated her life to providing a safe, inclusive learning environment for Afghan girls, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and empowering the next generation of female leaders in the f...

The following is a conversation between Amy White, Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Adobe, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Adobe , a software company based in California, is known for products such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. With over 25,000 employees worldwide, the company focuses on creating products to empower people to change the worl...

The following is a conversation between Carol Kauffman, co-author of Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Carol Kauffman is an international leader in the field of coaching with more than 40,000 hours of practice. She was shortlisted by Thinkers50 as one of the top 8 coaches around the globe for her thou...

The following is a conversation between Latanya Mapp Frett, President & CEO of the Global Fund for Women and Author of The Everyday Feminist: The Key to Sustainable Social Impact Driving Movements We Need Now More Than Ever, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Latanya Mapp Frett is the author of The Everyday Feminist: The Key to Sustainable Social Impact Driving Movemen...

The following is a conversation between Morag Barrett, founder and CEO of SkyeTeam, and Author of You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up as One!), and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   An essential element for achieving success at the individual team and organizational level is having an ally mindset. This mindset involves having coworkers who suppo...

The following is a conversation between Sheila Heen, Harvard Law professor, and co-author of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, and Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   In today's episode of The Business of Giving, we tackle the challenges of difficult conversations and recei...

The following is a conversation between Christy Uffelman, Founder & CEO of EDGE Leadership, and author of PEER Revolution: Group Coaching that Ignites the Power of People, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   The world is changing. Now is the time for an innovative, collaborative learning approach to help people discover what they need to know and when they need to know...

The following is a conversation between Michele Zanini, Co-author of Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Today, many organizations are feeling stuck and struggling to move away from outdated management practices towards a more human-centered approach. It's no easy feat, but luckily, there's a bo...

The following is a conversation between Susannah Schaefer, the President and CEO of Smile Train, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Smile Train is dedicated to providing life-changing corrective surgery and comprehensive cleft care for children with cleft lips and palates. Since its establishment in 1999, the organization has transformed the lives of more than one and a ha...

The following is a conversation between Mendi Blue Paca, President & CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   A recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that Fairfield County was the most economically unequal metropolitan area in the country. That is why Fairfield County's Community Foundation is focused o...

The following is a conversation between Sally Helgesen, author of Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   My next guest maintains that it's easier to act our way into new ways of thinking than to think our ways into new ways of acting. Nowhere is this more true than in the workplace where so m...

The following is a conversation between Tonia Wellons, President & CEO of the  Greater Washington Community Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   For five decades, the Greater Washington Community Foundation has connected caring donors with nonprofits, creating lasting change in DC, Montgomery County, Northern Virginia, and Prince George's County. It is th...

The following is a conversation between Stefan Falk, author of Intrinsic Motivation: Learn to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   The true solution to becoming happier, healthier, and more productive is to become intrinsically motivated to stop wasting time on activities that don't really contribute to your career or your orga...

The following is a conversation between John A. List, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, Chief Economist at Walmart, and author of The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   We live in a society that highly values and rewards innovation. If you go to Amazon and type in innovation, you will fi...

The following is a conversation between Stacey D. Stewart, CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, seeks to stop drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and strive for stricter impaired driving policy, whether that impairment is caused by alcohol or any other drug. They also serve as a lifeli...

The following is a conversation between Chris Goett, President & CEO of the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Since 1981,the Santa Fe Community Foundation has been dedicated to improving the health and vitality of Northern New Mexico. As a comprehensive center for community philanthropy, they collaborate with hundreds of local nonprofits...

The following is a conversation between Alesha Washington, President & CEO of the Seattle Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Seattle Foundation is a community foundation serving the Greater Seattle area. Established in 1946, it is the oldest community foundation serving the Pacific Northwest, with a mission to ignite powerful, rewarding philanthropy to make...

The following is a conversation between Danny Warshay, the founding Executive Director of Brown University's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and author of See, Solve, Scale: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem into a Breakthrough Success. and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   The Entrepreneurial Process, one of Brown University's highest-rated courses, has empo...

The following is a conversation between Simeon Banister, President & CEO of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   The Rochester Area Community Foundation, or RACF, works to improve the quality of life for people who live and work in the eight counties around Rochester, New York. Their goal is to realize a more equitable, inclusive,...

The following is a conversation between Dr. Heidi K. Gardner, co-founder of Gardener & Co., a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School, and co-author of Smarter Collaboration: A New Approach to Breaking Down Barriers and Transforming Work, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Nonprofits face more daunting challenges today than ever before, and the pandemic has brought...

The following is a conversation between Lisa Mensah, President & CEO of Oregon Community Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   Oregon Community Foundation, or OCF, was founded in 1973 with a big mission to improve the lives of all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. In partnership with donors and volunteers, it works to strengthen communities in ever...

The following is a conversation between Steven M.R. Covey, Global Practice Leader at FranklinCovey & author of Trust and Inspire, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.   We have a leadership crisis today. Despite our world having changed dramatically, our leadership style has not. According to my next guest, our way of leading organizations is seriously past its sell date....

The following is a conversation between Steven Van Cohen, Co-Author of Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams from Isolated to All In, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Feelings of loneliness among employees are on the rise with 72% of global workers suffering from it. This sense of isolation is contributing to a real and growing mental health problem that affects both ind...

The following is a conversation between Tim Elmore, Founder & CEO of Growing Leaders, and author of A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. One of the biggest and most disruptive shifts that the American workforce has seen is the vast diversity of several generations working togeth...

he following is a conversation between Dr. Richard Safeer, Author of A Cure for the Common Company: A Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Organization, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Do you ever wonder what you could do to make your workplace happier, healthier, and more productive? Would you be interested in a roadmap to create a culture...