The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign, shares the following: • Preparedness and the equitable distribution of a vaccine • How Africa is preparing for the pandemic • Celebrities #PassTheMic to COVID-19 Experts

The following is a conversation between Scot Chisholm, Co-Founder and CEO of Classy.org, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Scot Chisholm, Co-Founder and CEO of Classy.org, shares the following: • Evolution of Classy over the past 10 years • Impact that recession will likely have on giving • The bar is rising for nonprofits on the quality of online experience

The following is a conversation between Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council, shares the following: • The Ad Council is wired for moments like this • PSAs on mental health, parenting, and gratitude to frontline workers • How adjusting to a new reality makes for a better one

The following is a conversation between Brett Hagler, Co-Founder and CEO of New Story, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Brett Hagler, Co-Founder and CEO of New Story, shares the following: • How “Moonshot-ing” led them to build homes using a 3-D Printer • To achieve audacious goals, you must share your work and ideas with others. • Hire a “Team of Founders” • In a pandemic, resilience is important. But so is relevance.

The following is a conversation between David and Jennifer Risher, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, David and Jennifer Risher share the following: • $120 billion are in Donor-Advised Funds • Creating a nudge and incentive for account holders to support struggling organizations • How nonprofits are promoting this idea

The following is a conversation between Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America, shares the following: • Free mental health screenings on Mental Health America website • 11-17 and 18-24 year-olds are most impacted by pandemic • Tools 2 Thrive and practices to reduce mental stress

The following is a conversation between Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam, shares the following: • The false narrative of universal prosperity • When capitalism got out of balance • The role that business must play to create a more equitable society

The following is a conversation between Ross Baird, Founder of Blueprint Local, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Ross Baird, Founder and CEO of Blueprint Local, shares the following: • Small is beautiful as people invest in places and communities they care about. • The problem with investment capital going to the same type of people in the same cities • Financial institutions need to be reimagined for the 21st-century economy

The following is a conversation between Lauren A. Smith, Co-CEO of FSG, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Lauren A. Smith, Co-CEO of FSG, shares the following: • The Purpose Playbook: How Companies Can Lead with Purpose • Creative ways foundations can use their balance sheet to support nonprofits • Shifts in ways that FSG is doing its work

The following is a conversation between Marc Freedman, Founder and CEO of Encore.org, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Marc Freedman, Founder and CEO of Encore.org, shares the following: • Through history, interdependence between young and old was the natural state. • Older people who mentor are three times happier • “A society grows great when people grow trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.”