Untapped Philanthropy

Guest: Jessy Tolkan How can philanthropists leverage policy to unlock transformative social impact? How can grassroots activists partner more deeply with funders in order to propel rapid change? What does the future look like for policy and philanthropy? All these questions and more are explored in this week’s Untapped Philanthropy podcast, featuring Jessy Tolkan President and CEO of the Drive Age...

Guest: Masami Sato Masami Sato is a 2-time TEDx speaker, Amazon best-selling author, and the founder of a global giving movement B1G1. For those of you unfamiliar with B1G1, the organization is based in Singapore and collaborates with businesses worldwide under the buy one give one model. For this episode of Untapped Philanthropy, Masami and podcast host Kerrin Mitchell delve into corporate giving...

Guest: John Mohr The philanthropy industry is known to be a slow adopter of technology. So it’s no surprise that most small to midsize foundations, and their nonprofit counterparts, don’t have a CIO or CTO on their executive team. The MacArthur Foundation, an innovative Chicago funder, and industry giant, isn’t one of them.  This week Kerrin Mitchel sits down with a friend of the podcast and CIO o...

Guest: Leah Bernthal At Untapped Philanthropy we spend a lot of time analyzing technology and the funder experience. For this special episode of the podcast, we turn our gaze to the nonprofit and one of its industry experts.  Leah Bernthal dedicated her career to philanthropy starting at a young age. She co-founded the CoachArt nonprofit at the ripe age of 24, and things took off from there. Today...

Guest: Sam Caplan It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic led to an outpouring of funder support. Many major funders worldwide loosened restrictions and leveraged new technology tools and platforms to give more freely in the hopes of sparing their grantees from impending financial catastrophe. This week Fluxx co-founder Kerrin Mitchell sits down with funder technologist and futurist, Sam Caplan,...

Guest: Kris Putnam-Walkerly Kris Putnam-Walkerly, author of the newly released book, Delusional Altruism, and philanthropic advisor, consultant, and coach, sits down with Kerrin Mitchell to explore the future of philanthropy, and what funders must do now to increase their impact. Together Kerrin and Kris explore why the scarcity mindset is particularly damaging for funders, the common entrenched d...

Guest: Tim Sarrantonio There’s a battle waging in the Tech for Good space to make data more accessible for philanthropy. And there’s a debate amongst technologists about how technology can best serve the social sector and help philanthropists build a more connected community for givers and doers. Tune into this week’s episode of Untapped Philanthropy, featuring Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Strateg...

Guest : Dan Lammot, CEO and Founder of threshold.world Fluxx co-founder, Kerrin Mitchell, kicks off the Untapped Philanthropy podcast series with veteran philanthropy technologist and CEO and Founder of threshold.world, Dan Lammot. Together they unpack the “Tech for Good” industry exploring how technology and data can support crucial philanthropic industry initiatives and trends. Most importantly,...

Guest : Nick Tedesco What can family philanthropists learn from big giving? What does the future of American family philanthropy look like after the COVID-19 pandemic? What resources do family funders need and what kind of community would help them adapt their giving for greater long term impact and growth? All this and more will be explored as Untapped Philanthropy host Kerrin Mitchell, sits down...