The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Casey Marsh, Chief Development Officer of Feeding America, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Feeding America is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that provide billions of meals to Americans through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies. These food banks have adapted to a new level of need during the pandemic, with many people seeking help for the very first time. And here to talk about the many challenges they have faced, including an urgent need for increased funding, is Casey Marsh, the chief development officer of Feeding America.

The following is a conversation between Rosanne Haggerty, President & CEO of Community Solutions, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. As regular listeners of this podcast know, The Business of Giving has closely covered the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change global competition since its inception. The competition seeks to identify the proposal that promises the greatest, real, and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time. This year, MacArthur awarded the $100 million award to Community Solutions to accelerate an end to homelessness in 75 US communities in five years. And here to tell us more about it, it's a pleasure to have back Rosanne Haggerty, the president and CEO of Community Solutions.

The following is a conversation between Nick Tedesco, President and CEO of the National Center for Family Philanthropy, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The National Center for Family Philanthropy, NCFP, is a source of knowledge and expertise that advocates for the value of family philanthropy. The organization has helped define this burgeoning field and is assisting donors to navigate a whole new set of realities that have arisen from the events of this past year. And here to discuss those with us, it's a pleasure to have Nick Tedesco, the president and CEO of the National Center for Family Philanthropy.

The following is a conversation between Jay Williams, President and CEO of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving brings together dedicated individuals, businesses, and nonprofits to understand local challenges, share information, and put resources behind solutions into the Hartford region and across the state of Connecticut. This has been a year filled with extraordinary challenges, but opportunities as well. And here to discuss those with us is Jay Williams, the president and CEO of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

The following is a conversation between Rob Mather, the Founder and CEO of the Against Malaria Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Against Malaria Foundation, AMF, provides long-lasting insecticidal nets to populations at high risk for malaria, primarily in Africa. It has been rated as the most effective charity in the world and is the epitome of a movement called "effective altruism." And here to tell us more about what they do and how they do it, it's a pleasure to have with us the founder and CEO of the Against Malaria Foundation, Rob Mather.

The following is a conversation between Patrick Duffy, Co-founder of The Giving Block, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. If there's one activity that many nonprofits know very little about but feel an urgency to know an awful lot more... and fast... it would be accepting cryptocurrency contributions. And here to help with that, it's a pleasure to be joined by Patrick Duffy, the co-founder of The Giving Block.

The following is a conversation between Devin Hibbard, the Founder and CEO of the Street Business School, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Street Business School, SBS, trains women to launch microbusinesses, gain confidence, and leave poverty behind. But how do you provide training in the midst of a pandemic? And what can you do to achieve rapid global expansion of this model? To find that out and more, it's a pleasure to have with us Devin Hibbard, the founder and CEO of the Street Business School.

The following is a conversation between Nick Grono, the Chief Executive Officer of the Freedom Fund, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Modern slavery is a hidden crime with over 40 million people around the world finding themselves in this horrific situation. Given that it is prohibited under international law in almost every country, why is it so widespread and pervasive? And what is being done to address it? For the answers to those questions, it's a pleasure to have with us, Nick Grono, the chief executive officer of The Freedom Fund.

The following is a conversation between Dan Berelowitz, the CEO and Founder of Spring Impact, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. There's the old quote -- "You are not here to duplicate and replicate. You are here to innovate and initiate." But does that advice always work? And is it producing the most effective results to address our social problems? My next guest says: perhaps not, and he is here to explain why. He is Dan Berelowitz, the CEO and founder of Spring Impact.

The following is a conversation between Cass Sunstein, Co-Author of Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. If we could only remove bias from our decision-making, both conscious and unconscious bias, the decisions we make would be so much better. And that's true... up to a point. There is something else, however, we need to consider, and that is noise. And wherever there's a judgment being made, there is noise, and more of it than we think. That is a topic of an absolutely fascinating new book called Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment. And it's a pleasure to have with us it's co-author, Harvard Law School professor, who's currently on leave to work in the Biden administration, Cass Sunstein.