Don't Just Give - You're an Organiser.

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Masters of scale, rapid response is a weigt. What original the show is recorded remotely using sanitized audio gear. We're back one more time with christina cassiopo, ceo vanta. How can vanta make your business more secure? Find out at w w w dot vanta dot com.

From the start of the pandemic, GoFundMe has served as a consistent global outlet for help. Since its inception, the for-profit crowdsourcing platform has facilitated $15 billion in giving through more than 200 million donations. It’s also attracted big names to the platform, including Taylor Swift, the Dalai Lama, and will.i.am. The key to the company’s success? According to CEO Tim Cadogan: "You need great people who are really ambitious in service of the mission.” Cadogan argues that the difference between GoFundMe and other businesses is that GoFundMe is about “people helping each other,” as opposed to commercial transactions. Asking for help, he says, unlocks more possibilities than people realize – a lesson for GoFundMe users, and for businesses overall.

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