The Business of Giving

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. On this edition of The Paths Forward, we're going to speak to the good folks from Recidiviz. Their mission is to accelerate progress towards a smaller, fairer criminal justice system using modern data infrastructure and thoughtful product design to empower agencies to safely and sustainably improve outcomes for people. We'll begin with their CEO, Clementine Jacoby, and then hear from other members of the team.

The following is a conversation between Fredrik Galtung, co-founder and chief executive of TrueFootprint, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Fredrik Galtung is the chief executive and co-founder of TrueFootprint, the first bottom-up impact verification solution for supply chains. It helps companies improve the effectiveness of their sustainability investments. Before starting TrueFootprint, Fredrik was the founding staff member at Transparency International and co-founded Integrity Action, which delivered the largest scale, bottom-up monitoring of development projects and services. He's also a member of the Incubation Board of Catalyst 2030, a collaborative movement to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by that year.

The following is a conversation between Andrea Espinola Wilson and Adam Cole, national co-leads for the practice at BDO , and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. BDO delivers assurance, tax, and financial advisory services to clients throughout the country and around the globe. They also have a Nonprofit and Education Practice, which is led by my next two guests. They are Andrea Espinola Wilson and Adam Cole, the national co-leads for the Practice at BDO.

Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Monitor Institute is a multinational strategy consulting practice of Deloitte consulting. They work with social impact leaders to help surface and pioneer next practices, breakthrough approaches for societal challenges. And here to discuss what they do in more detail and the difference they're making, it's a pleasure to have with us, Dana O'Donovan, the managing director of Monitor Institute by Deloitte.

The following is a conversation between Soraya Alexander, COO of Classy, 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. Nonprofits use their platform to raise money, engage their communities, and advance their missions. Here to tell us about the results from Giving Tuesday, some tips for year end, and the steps that help get a nonprofit off on the right foot in 2022 is Soraya Alexander, the chief operating officer of Classy. Welcome to the Business of Giving, Soraya.

The following is a conversation between Art delaCruz, CEO of Team Rubicon, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Team Rubicon serves communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service, leveraging their skills and experience to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises. And by focusing on underserved or economically disadvantaged communities, they seek to make the largest impact possible. And here to tell us more about what they do and how they have responded to the COVID crisis, it's a pleasure to have with us, Art delaCruz, the chief executive officer of Team Rubicon.

The following is a conversation between Heather Templeton Dill, President of the John Templeton Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Denver: The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organization that reflects the ideas of its founder, the legendary investor, John Templeton. He wanted to support progress in religious and spiritual knowledge, especially at the intersection of religion and science. And he sought to fund research on methods to promote and develop moral character, purpose, creativity in people, and to promote free markets among other things. And here to discuss what they're up to today, it's a pleasure to have with us, Heather Templeton Dill, the president of the foundation.

The following is a conversation between  Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici, co-authors of The Systems Work of Social Change: How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The industry of social change has grown to be larger than the global finance industry, employing about 7% of the world's workforce. Yet, most observers would agree that it's not always delivering the change we need. Current approaches, which rely on industrial models of production and power to solve social problems are, in fact, designed to entrench the status quo. In their wonderful new book, The Systems Work of Social Change: How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change, co-authors Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici draw on 200 years of history to uncover principles and practices for social change that radically depart from these approaches. And it's a pleasure to have them with us now.

The following is a conversation between Michael Green, CEO of the Social Progress Imperative, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Social Progress Imperative uses data to influence policies and investments to better serve all of humanity. They partner with leaders in every sector - government, business, and civil society - to meet the pressing needs of communities and equip them with the right information to tackle urgent global challenges. And here to discuss with us some of their latest work is Michael Green, the chief executive officer of the Social Progress Imperative.

The following is a conversation between Jennifer Garvey Berger, the CEO of Cultivating Leadership and Author of Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps: How to Thrive in Complexity, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The massive amounts of complexity and change that leaders face these days are unprecedented. And our system, both organizational and bodily systems, are not automatically good at coping with this. In fact, our instinct to simplify a complex world can be dangerous. This tendency and how to address it is captured in a wonderful book by my next guest. She is Jennifer Garvey Berger, the CEO of Cultivating Leadership and author of Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps: How to Thrive in Complexity.