The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation with Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, and Jeff Bradach, Managing Partner of The Bridgespan Group, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, and Jeff Bradach, Managing Partner of The Bridgespan Group, shares the following: • Barriers leaders of color encounter • Funding difference of White and Black-led organizations • Examples of philanthropists who have put racial equity at the center

The following is a conversation between Morgan Dixon, Co-Founder and CEO of GirlTrek, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Morgan Dixon, Co-Founder and CEO of GirlTrek, shares the following: • Phenomenal growth of GirlTrek • Inspiration that Black women from history provide • FundraIsing challenges for Women of Color

Denver:  We're going to play Take Five with Jim Firman, the President and CEO of NCOA. Are you ready to go, Jim? Jim: I’m ready to go.

One of the most underreported stories is the aging of the population, not just here, but across the world. It is rarely discussed and is an issue that not only individuals are failing to prepare for, but so are their governments. An organization that has been focused on it in the US since 1950 is the National Council on Aging or NCOA, and it's a pleasure to have with us their President and CEO, Jim Firman.

The following is a conversation between Katy Clark, President of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Katy Clark, President of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, shares the following: • Financial hit to the Brooklyn Academy of Music from COVID-19 • Keys to conducting a successful virtual gala • Supporting artists during this time

Denver: So we're going to play Take Five with Dr. Neal Barnard, author of Your Body In Balance. Are you ready, Neal? Neal: I'm ready. Denver: What is today's most underreported story? Neal: I think the most underreported story is the fact that you actually can change your health based on what you eat, more effectively than you can by taking medications in many cases.

You might ask whether we need still another book on diet and health, but the one we're about to discuss is a little different. It addresses hormones and health, and the impact certain foods have on our hormonal balance. The book is called Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health. And it's a pleasure to have with us its author who is also the Founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Dr. Neal Barnard.

The following is a conversation between Neville Crawley, Chief Executive Officer of Kiva, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Neville Crawley, Chief Executive Officer of Kiva, shares the following: Agility of Crowdfunding Loans in a Time of Crisis Challenge to Originate And Collect on Loans Opportunities Coming out of this period of adversity

The following is a conversation between Gary Bagley, Executive Director of New York Cares, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Gary Bagley, Executive Director of New York Cares, shares the following: • A significant increase in People Volunteering over the same period last year • The importance of reasserting the Value Proposition of Volunteering •  New Designs  on how to Volunteer Virtually

The following is a conversation between Adi Ignatius, the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Business Review, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Adi Ignatius, the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Business Review, shares the following: • How HBR has editorially responded to pandemic and racial injustice • The recent piece that went viral like no other • HBR now on TikTok and with TV show on LinkedIn called “HBR Quarantined”