The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between David Levy, Vice President at Amazon Web Services, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Denver: The nonprofit sector tends to operate on tight budgets, so the cost of up-to-date technology can seem prohibitive. But effective use of technology can spawn innovation, improvements in efficacy, and better delivery on mission, more than justifying the cost and challenges of organizational change. A company that partners with many nonprofits in this area is Amazon Web Services or AWS. And here to tell us what they do and the possibilities for your organization is David Levy, vice president at Amazon Web Services.

The following is a conversation between Laura Walker, President of Bennington College, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The first college to include visual and performing arts as an equal partner in the liberal arts curriculum was Bennington College in Vermont. Through its truly distinctive education, Bennington seeks to cultivate a mindset for change, a capacity to break new ground, and the conditions for progress. And here to discuss that with us, as well as the significant challenges facing the academy, is Laura Walker, the president of Bennington College.

The following is a conversation between Susanna Pollack, the President of Games for Change, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Gaming reaches close to 3 billion people worldwide. An organization that promotes the use of games and immersive media to drive social impact is Games for Change. Now, how good an idea is that? And here to talk about this work, as well as the upcoming Games for Change Festival, is Susanna Pollack, the President of Games for Change.

The following is a conversation between Anne Connelly, Co-author of Bitcoin and the Future of Fundraising: A Beginner's Guide to Cryptocurrency Donations, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Fundraisers are well aware that if you don't ask for the gift, it's almost certain you'll never see it. What's even more certain is that you'll never see a gift of cryptocurrency if your organization isn't set up to accept it. And these gifts, well, they can be pretty significant. Further, the technology that enables the existence of cryptocurrency, the Blockchain, has the potential to radically change the way nonprofits operate. Here to discuss these profound developments, it's a pleasure to have with us Anne Connelly, the co-author of Bitcoin and the Future of Fundraising: A Beginner's Guide to Cryptocurrency Donations.

The following is a conversation between Dr. Judith Monroe, President and CEO of the CDC Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The CDC Foundation is an independent nonprofit and the sole entity created by Congress to mobilize philanthropic and private sector resources to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s critical health protection work. As such, they've been in the news and busier than ever this past year. And here to talk about that work and what's coming next, it's a pleasure to have with us, Dr. Judith Monroe, the president and CEO of the CDC Foundation.

The following is a conversation between James Hodson, Co-founder and CEO of AI for Good, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The AI for Good Foundation brings together the best minds and technologies to solve the world's most urgent problems. It does this through the lens of the global sustainable development agenda, a set of goals adopted by 150 countries to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. And here to discuss that and more, it's a pleasure to have with us, James Hodson, the co-founder and CEO of AI for Good.

The following is a conversation between Ray Madoff, Professor at Boston College Law School, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. ProPublica's recent investigation revealing that the top 25 wealthiest Americans have paid little and sometimes nothing in federal income taxes has resulted in demands to rewrite the tax code. And there are other calls to rewrite the tax code as well, such as for reforms that would accelerate charitable giving. Those who are advocating for new rules on foundations and donor-advised funds suggest working charities have lost $300 billion in recent years due in large part to the proliferation of donor-advised funds. At the forefront of this initiative is Ray Madoff, a professor at Boston College Law School, where she teaches and writes in the areas of philanthropy, policy, taxes, property, and estate planning.

The following is a conversation between Kevin Cashman, Global Leader of CEO & Executive Development at Korn Ferry, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Has leadership ever been more important to the overall health of a nation, of a company, or a nonprofit organization than it has over the past year? There certainly is a case to be made that the difference between those who have thrived and those who have struggled, or in some cases failed to make it all together, was indeed due to the quality of leadership. To fully understand the role that leaders play and will need to play in the future, it'd be hard to find a better authority than my next guest. He is Kevin Cashman, Global Leader of  CEO & Executive Development at Korn Ferry, and author of six books, including Leadership From the Inside Out, Awakening the Leader Within, and The Pause Principle.

The following is a conversation between Will Page, the author of Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles for Pivoting Through Disruption, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Just about every challenge a nonprofit faces has been faced by someone else before, and that other someone has made all the usual mistakes, learned as it went along, and ultimately figured out what they needed to do. Arguably, the biggest challenge nonprofits face today is disruption - and on an unprecedented scale. And the other someone in this case is not another nonprofit, but the music industry. My next guest says there's a lot we can learn from the experiences of the modern music industry, and he has put it all down in a book. He is Will Page, the former chief economist at Spotify and author of Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles for Pivoting Through Disruption.

The following is a conversation between Vince McMullin, Founder and CEO of GenXP, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. This past year, nonprofit organizations had to cancel countless galas, walks and other activities that are so central to their financial well-being. The silver lining from this, if there is one, is that nonprofits are discovering the benefits of turning towards virtual event technology, even going so far as relying on the gaming industry to make this possible. And here to discuss that with us and what the future might hold is Vince McMullin, the founder and CEO of virtual events platform, GenXP.