The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Jeremy Utley, Co-Author of Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters , and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Innovation doesn't come from a sprint or a hackathon, but rather is a result of maximizing ideaflow. My next guest offers a proven strategy for coming up with great ideas by yourself or with your team, and then quickly determ...

The following is a conversation between Erin Lewellen, CEO of Global Citizen Year, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. One of the most innovative and forward-thinking nonprofit organizations to come into existence over the past 15 years is Global Citizen Year. It's also an organization that is continually reinventing itself in response to our changing world. And here to discu...

The following is a conversation between Frank Fernandez, President & CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The mission of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is to inspire and lead the region toward equity and shared prosperity for all. The foundation's strategic touchstone is TogetherATL, a collaborative approac...

he following is a conversation between Amy Freitag, President of The New York Community Trust, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The New York Community Trust is a community foundation for New York City with divisions in Westchester and Long Island. It is one of the largest community foundations in the United States, and it will be celebrating the centennial anniversary next...

The following is a conversation between Dr. Jean Greaves, Co-Author of Team Emotional Intelligence 2.0 , and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. As organizations shift to depend more on team-based structures, the pressure to develop high-performing teams is more critical than ever. And while it's crucial to have talented, bright people within a team, there's a dynamic that's even...

The following is a conversation between Dr. David Burkus, Author of Leading from Anywhere , and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. One of the world's leading business thinkers, Dr. David Burkus , helps leaders and teams to do their very best work. His latest book is titled Leading from Anywhere . In it, he tackles the key challenges that managers face, from hiring and onboarding...

The following is a conversation between Timothy Clark, Founder and CEO of LeaderFactor, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. If there was a guide, a playbook that showed you how you could build psychological safety in your organization, create an environment where your employees felt included, fully engaged, and were encouraged to contribute their best efforts and ideas, would...

The following is a conversation between Gustavo Razzetti, founder of Fearless Culture and author of Remote, Not Distant , and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Very rarely is there a question of universal concern that impacts every organization and every company. But today, there is. What will the workplace of tomorrow look like? And when, if ever, will employees return to the...

The following is a conversation between La June Montgomery Tabron, President & CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, founded in 1930, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, the foundation works with...

The following is a conversation between Soraya Alexander, President of Classy & COO of GoFundMe, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Classy is a social enterprise that helps nonprofits maximize their impact through a suite of world-class, online fundraising tools. GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events such as celebrations and gra...

The following is a conversation with Jeroo Billimoria, chief facilitator of Catalyst 2030, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Catalyst 2030 is a fast-growing global movement of people and organizations committed to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, by 2030. Launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January of 2020, the organization i...

The following is a conversation between Michelle Brown, founder and CEO of CommonLit, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. CommonLit is a nonprofit education technology organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, especially those in Title I schools, graduate with the reading, writing, communication, and problem-solving skills they need to be successful in college and...

The following is a conversation with Julia Coffman and Dr. Chera Reid, Co-Executive Directors of The Center for Evaluation Innovation, and Denver Frederick the Host of The Business of Giving . The Center for Evaluation Innovation ,  or CEI,  partners with philanthropy to provide changemakers the space and resources needed to advance racial justice and create an equitable future. CEI lead...

The following is a conversation between Sean Mayberry, the Chief Executive Officer of StrongMinds, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Many people believe that mental health is last or at least should be last on the list of priorities when it comes to international aid and development, but my next guest maintains that it shouldn't be last, rather it should be first, and makin...

The following is a conversation between Jennifer Garvey Berger, co-author of Unleash Your Complexity Genius: Growing Your Inner Capacity to Lead , and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving . As the world becomes increasingly complex, it might seem that humans are not capable of managing that level of complexity. My next guest, however, believes that is not the case as long as we can...

Recent events have compelled nonprofit organizations to change the way they get work done, how they deliver their services, and what they do to achieve a more just and equitable society. So, The Business of Giving has connected with those organizations that are doing this exceptionally well in a segment we call: The Paths Forward. Because there is more than just one way. In this edition of Th...

Recent events have compelled nonprofit organizations to change the way they get work done, how they deliver their services, and what they do to achieve a more just and equitable society. So, The Business of Giving has connected with those organizations that are doing this exceptionally well in a segment we call: The Paths Forward. Because there is more than just one way. In this edition of Th...

The following is a conversation between Angela Williams, CEO of  United Way Worldwide and Denver Frederick, the Host of the Business of Giving. A case could be made that the most important and most influential nonprofit organization in the world today is United Way Worldwide. And although it's a global organization, its power and its impact come from understanding and serving local communitie...

The following is a conversation between Srik Gopal of Humanity United, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Humanity United is dedicated to cultivating the conditions for enduring peace and freedom. They support and work alongside partners who are working to advance human dignity and change the systems that enable violent conflict and human exploitation to occur around the wor...

The following is a conversation with Pamela Shifman of Shake the Table and Nidhi Sahni of Bridgespan, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Many feminist movements have achieved their successes with only minimal philanthropic support. In fact, as of 2018, only about 1% of gender-focused international aid was directed to women's rights organizations. Lighting the way is a report...

The following is a conversation between Lynn Margherio, the Founder and CEO of Cradles to Crayons, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. More than 20 million children in the United States do not have the clothing and basic essentials they need for healthy childhood development. Families are struggling more than ever to pay for rent and groceries and often can't afford the basic...

The following is a conversation between Joan Steinberg, the President of the Morgan Stanley Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. For over six decades, the Morgan Stanley Foundation has committed to serving those in need, with a focus on children's health. They give back to the communities where their people live and work through long-lasting partnerships, community...

The following is a conversation between Katherine Milligan, Director of Collective Change Lab, Inc., and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Katherine Milligan is a teacher, writer, speaker and mentor in the field of social entrepreneurship. She's led the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and launched the first-ever Harvard executive education module on systems change...

The following is a conversation between Dr. Urvashi Sahni, CEO of Study Hall Educational Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Dr. Urvashi Sahni is the founding president and chief executive officer of Study Hall Educational Foundation . She's a leading expert in school governance, curriculum reform, and teacher training with a special focus on girls' education and...

Recent events have compelled nonprofit organizations to change the way they get work done, how they deliver their services, and what they do to achieve a more just and equitable society. So, The Business of Giving has connected with those organizations that are doing this exceptionally well in a segment we call: The Paths Forward. Because there is more than just one way. In this edition of Th...