The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Dr. Michael McAfee, President and CEO of PolicyLink, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity. It works to help restructure democracy in the economy to benefit everyone, lift up work done by communities of color, and to put people first by making the scale and duration of relief match the scale and duration of the need. And here to discuss this work and their vision for the future, it's a pleasure to have with us, Dr. Michael McAfee, the president and CEO of PolicyLink.

The following is a conversation between Chris Himes, the Chief Executive Officer 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. And since 2011, they have helped raise nearly $3 billion for social good. They recently issued their 2021 State of the Modern Philanthropy Report. And here to talk about it and other matters of interest, it's a pleasure to have with us, Chris Himes, the CEO of Classy.

The following is a conversation between Alix Guerrier, the Chief Executive Officer of Global Giving, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The  GlobalGiving is a nonprofit that supports other nonprofits by connecting them to donors and companies. Since 2002, they have helped trusted community-led organizations across the world to access the tools, training and support they need to make our world a better place. It's an organization that continues to evolve and improve. And here to tell us how and in what ways, it's a pleasure to have Alix Guerrier, the chief executive officer of GlobalGiving.

The following is a conversation between Kevin Starr, the CEO of the Mulago Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Mulago Foundation invests in charities and philanthropic opportunities that have the highest impact. They seek organizations that are addressing a priority problem, offer a scalable solution, and have the capacity to deliver. And here to discuss their work, as well as share his perspectives on issues impacting the social sector, it's a pleasure to have with us, Kevin Starr, the CEO of the Mulago Foundation.

The following is a conversation between Kevin Brown, the founder and CEO of Mighty Ally, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Many of the world's most significant social problems remain unsolved: one-quarter of all humans live without electricity; 750 million people lack access to clean drinking water; and preventable diseases like diarrhea take the lives of two million children each year. Do these problems seem to be more significant than what website you're going to click on to book your next hotel stay? Well, the organizations that are working on these problems above certainly do not have the level of expertise or support in marketing or strategy that big global brands do. My next guest thought he would do something to address that. He is Kevin Brown, the founder and CEO of Mighty Ally.

The following is a conversation between John Kania, Founder and Executive Director of Collective Change Lab, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. My next guest has been a practitioner, researcher, writer, teacher, and speaker on how organizations and people can achieve change together. For 17 years, he ran FSG, a nonprofit consulting firm and think tank. From 2018 to 2020, he served as executive-in-residence at national venture philanthropy, New Profit, co-leading the launch of a systems change practice. He is John Kania, the Founder and Executive Director of Collective Change Lab.

The following is a conversation between Elise Westhoff, President & CEO of The Philanthropy Roundtable, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Philanthropy Roundtable, founded in 1991, is America's largest network of donors committed to protecting philanthropic freedom, upholding donor intent, and strengthening our free society through charitable giving. And here to discuss their work and some of the issues where they're currently engaged is Elise Westhoff, the President and CEO of The Philanthropy Roundtable.

The following is a conversation with Allison Fine and Beth Kanter, Co-authors of the upcoming book, The Smart Nonprofit: The Human-Centered Approach to Artificial Intelligence for Social Good, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Denver: AI for Good brings together the best minds and technologies to solve the world's most urgent challenges such as reaching the sustainable development goals by 2030. Well, what about AI4Giving? What possibilities does it provide to enhance and expand philanthropy? What do you need to know but also need to be mindful of? Those answers were provided in a recent paper funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and co-authored by my next two guests. They are Allison Fine, a pioneer in the use of digital technology for social good, and Beth Kanter, a recognized thought leader in digital transformation and well-being in the nonprofit workplace. And they will be coming out with a new book next spring on the subject titled The Smart Nonprofit: The Human Centered Approach to Artificial Intelligence for Social Good.

The following is a conversation between Jeroo Billimoria,  Co-founder of Catalyst 2030, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of social entrepreneurs and social innovators from all sectors who share the common goal of creating innovative people-centric approaches to attain the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, in 2030. One of the co-founders of this initiative is Jeroo Billimoria, who among other things, founded Child Helpline International and Child and Youth Finance International. And she is with us now.

The following is a conversation between Meg Massey, Co-Author of Letting Go, How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Do More Good by Giving Up Control, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Denver: The events of the past year have shined a light on the way that philanthropy and impact investing is conducted. It comes as no surprise that decision-makers tend to be disproportionately white, male, and from backgrounds of privilege, and decisions tend to be made in a closed and opaque fashion. But there's another story that's unfolding - one where funders have chosen to cede decision-making power to people with lived experience of the problem at hand. And that story is told in an exceptional book titled Letting Go: How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Do More Good by Giving Up Control. And it's a pleasure to have here with us its co-author, Meg Massey.