The Business of Giving Podcast
1) Scott Brighton on How Agentic AI is Transforming Nonprofit Fundraising
Scott Brighton returns to The Business of Giving to discuss Bonterra Que, the first truly agentic AI platform designed specifically for nonprofits. Unlike traditional chatbots, Que can actually perfor...Show More
2) When Courage Matters More Than Capital: MIT Solve’s Blueprint for Impact
Hala Hanna is the Executive Director of MIT Solve, a platform connecting social impact innovators with the resources they need to scale solutions that close gaps in equity, learning, health, and clima...Show More
3) When Tech Meets the Mission: How Ike Anand Is Reimagining St. Jude for the Digital Age
When Ike Anand flew into Memphis in the summer of 2020—just one of four passengers on an otherwise empty plane, double-masked with a face shield—he was answering what he calls a calling he couldn’t ig...Show More
4) United Way Worldwide CEO Angela Williams on Turning Chaos Into Clarity
Angela Williams has spent decades reading the signs that most of us miss—the hairline fractures in systems we’ve long taken for granted. As President and CEO of United Way Worldwide, she leads a netwo...Show More
5) How One Dollar Per Ticket Is Changing Philanthropy Forever
When Marika Anthony-Shaw was touring with Arcade Fire, the band started adding a single dollar to every concert ticket—sending the proceeds to Partners in Health’s work in Haiti. Night after night, th...Show More
6) Per Scholas: Making Opportunity as Ubiquitous as Talent
Plinio Ayala didn’t just leave the South Bronx of the 1970s and ‘80s—he returned to it with a blueprint for economic mobility that’s now reshaping workforce development across America.As President and...Show More
7) Hungry in Every Community: The Fight to End America’s Hidden Child Hunger
Anne Filipic is the CEO of Share Our Strength and leads its No Kid Hungry campaign at a moment when childhood hunger in America has reached alarming new heights. With one in five children—nearly 14 m...Show More
8) The Invisible Race: Clearing Death Before Innocence Finds It
Welcome to The Business of Giving. I’m Denver Frederick.Right now, in fields across dozens of countries, there’s an invisible race happening. On one side: curious children wandering into what looks li...Show More
9) Embedded Generosity: Why PayPal’s Giving Strategy Changes Everything
Picture this: You’re selling your old phone on eBay when a single click offers you the chance to send wildfire relief to LA. No forms, no guilt trip, no second-guessing—just pure impulse-to-impact con...Show More
10) Divine Disruption: How World Vision’s CEO Transforms Humanitarian Aid
Edgar Sandoval arrived in the United States with just $50 in his pocket, unable to speak English, carrying only his American passport and an unshakeable determination. Today, he leads World Vision, on...Show More