The Business of 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.

The following is a conversation between Kevin Washington, President and CEO of the YMCA USA, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The YMCA is a leading non-profit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential purpose and each other, and they've been busy this past year reinventing what they do to help address the changing needs of the communities they serve. And here to talk about all that, it's a pleasure to have with us, the president and CEO of Y USA, Kevin Washington.

The following is a conversation between Wendy Guillies, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation based in Kansas City was founded in 1966. It works with communities around education and entrepreneurship to increase opportunities that allow all people to learn to take risks, and own their success. And here to discuss that work in more detail with us is Wendy Guillies, the president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation.

The following is a conversation with CEO Clementine Jacoby and Head of Product Andrew Warren of Recidiviz, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. The United States comprises less than 5% of the world's population, but close to 25% of the world's prison population. Part of the problem is that there's a nationwide lack of uniformity in collecting and sharing data in the criminal justice system. It's a Tower of Babel of sorts, which leads to inefficiency and poor decision-making. An organization that has made remarkable progress in addressing this seemingly intractable challenge is Recidiviz, and it's a pleasure to have with us its co-founders, CEO Clementine Jacoby and Head of Product Andrew Warren.

The following is a conversation between Preston James, Co-founder and CEO of Divinc, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. DivInc was the first early-stage tech startup accelerator in Texas, exclusively for people of color and women tech entrepreneurs. And it's an organization that's on the move, expanding into other cities, focusing on social justice, innovation, and serving women of color entrepreneurs through their Startup Sistas initiative. And it's a pleasure to have with us now their co-founder and CEO, Preston James.