The Business of Giving
The Business of Giving
Denver Frederick is the Host of The Business of Giving. The program is the only show of its kind that focuses on solutions to today's complex social problems. What's working? Who are the changemakers? How is it all being financed? The program addresses issues such as global poverty, affordable housing, clean drinking water, medical breakthroughs, and matters related to education.
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May 11, 2020 • 23min
JUST Capital CEO Says the Actions Companies Take Now Will Define Their Futures
The following is a conversation between Martin Whittaker, the founding Chief Executive Officer of JUST Capital, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Martin Whittaker, the founding Chief Executive Officer of JUST Capital, shares the following:
• Learn about the COVID-19 Corporate Response Tracker
• Danger of not creating a just and inclusive recovery
• Actions companies take now will become a public record of their commitment to purpose
May 8, 2020 • 23min
Vu Le on What the Philanthropic Sector Needs to Do Now
The following is a conversation between Vu Le, Owner of Nonprofit AF Blog, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Vu Le, Owner of Nonprofit AF Blog, shares the following:
• Question assumptions on why certain constructs ever existed in the first place
• Why progressives have to work more intentionally on systems change
• The need to elect more women of color to political office
May 8, 2020 • 29min
CEO of Community Wealth Partners on Impact of COVID-19 on the Sector
The following is a conversation between Amy Celep, Chief Executive Officer of Community Wealth Partners, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Amy Celep, Chief Executive Officer of Community Wealth Partners, shares the following:
• Scenario planning and the importance of leading indicators
• The need for grantees to be bold with funders
• Leading and Working Effectively in a Virtual World
May 7, 2020 • 23min
Jeff Walker on the Importance of Self-Inquiry for Leaders
The following is a conversation between Jeff Walker, Chairman of New Profit, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Jeff Walker, Chairman of New Profit, shares the following:
• The value of self-inquiry
• Five shifts cultivated through this practice
• How to start the practice of self-inquiry
May 7, 2020 • 16min
MacArthur Foundation President on Responding to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Crisis
The following is a conversation between John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, shares the following:
• Balancing short-term urgent needs with long-term sustainability
• Switching into a fundraising mode in addition to a grantmaking one
• Advice on how nonprofits should approach funders post-Covid
May 6, 2020 • 18min
CEO of Code.org Looks to Make this a Moment for Teaching Computer Science
The following is a conversation between Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO of Code.org, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO of Code.org, shares the following:
• Correlation between computer science and proficiency in other subjects
• Latest offering is Code Break which has featured Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, and Ashton Kutcher
• Empathy and creativity needed in a crisis
May 6, 2020 • 23min
WFP USA Leader says Acute Hunger Could Double by Year-end
The following is a conversation between Barron Segar, President and CEO of the World Food Program USA, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Barron Segar, President and CEO of the World Food Program USA, shares the following:
• People suffering from acute hunger could rise from 130 million to 265 million
• Costs: 46 cents to feed a person a meal
• The importance of keeping staff connected to mission
May 5, 2020 • 23min
CEO of CARE USA on How They’re Drawing on 75 Years of Experience
The following is a conversation between Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA, shares the following:
• COVID-19 risks washing away decades of progress in reducing poverty and food insecurity
• Campaign against gender-based violence during a shelter-in-place lockdown
• Ways you can help frontline workers in US through a “CARE package”
May 5, 2020 • 26min
NFF CEO Says Sector Must Make the Way We’re Now Working Together the New Normal
The following is a conversation between Antony Bugg-Levine, Chief Executive Officer of Nonprofit Finance Fund, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Antony Bugg-Levine, Chief Executive Officer of Nonprofit Finance Fund, shares the following:
• Nonprofit leaders feeling haunted......yet undaunted
• Organizations need to ask: What is the core of their work that must be preserved at all costs?
• Crisis has highlighted the potential of what funders and nonprofits are capable of doing together.
May 5, 2020 • 15min
Is this Impact Investing’s Moment?
The following is a conversation between Amit Bouri, Co-founder and CEO of The GIIN, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Amit Bouri, Co-founder and CEO of The GIIN, shares the following:
• The relationship between business, society, investors and the planet is in flux.
• Who we think is essential to maintaining our society has changed dramatically
• How impact investing will be viewed on the other side of this pandemic
