The Heart of Giving Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this illuminating episode of The Heart of Giving Podcast, host Art Taylor welcomes Gloria Johnson-Cusack, a multifaceted leader with experience spanning the nonprofit sector, government, and business. Gloria shares her journey in service-oriented work, offering profound insights on finding joy and purpose in philanthropy. She discusses the delicate balance between faith and empirical measurement in nonprofits, and provides valuable strategies for effective leadership in diverse teams. Gloria also delves into her book "Growing the Elephant," which reframes discussions of privilege in a constructive way. Through personal anecdotes and professional wisdom, Gloria demonstrates how her varied career has shaped her approach to leadership, offering listeners invaluable lessons for their own journeys in the world of giving and service.

Explore the cutting-edge of philanthropy education with Amir Pasic, Dean of the Lilly School of Philanthropy. Discover how data-driven research, innovative programs like the Phil D, and a global perspective are shaping the future of giving. Learn about bridging academic theory with real-world practice in this insightful conversation on the evolving landscape of philanthropy.

As President and CEO of Orange County United Way, Susan B. Parks leads the nonprofit organization’s mission to improve lives and strengthen the Orange County community. Parks has a long history with the organization as a former board member and one of the founding members of Orange County United Way’s Women’s Philanthropy Fund. Prior to joining United Way, she held executive roles in several Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, in addition to being an entrepreneur. Parks currently serves on the Commission to End Homelessness and is a member of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Chief Executive Roundtable. 

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Our guest is Greg Warner, the author of Engagement Fundraising and CEO and Founder of MarketSmart, a revolutionary marketing software and services firm that removes friction from the philanthropic giving process for wealthy people who are passionate about causes. The system helps high value major donors lean in and qualify themselves. Once self-qualified, it helps those donors receive follow-up messages and arrange meetings with gift officers so they can build trusting relationships and, ultimately, make consequential gifts. Greg also invented the Fundraising Report Card and the DAFwidget. As part of his personal philanthropy strategy, Greg lets people working in the charitable sector use those tools for free. In 2013, Greg coined the phrase “Engagement Fundraising” to encapsulate his breakthrough fundraising formula for achieving extraordinary results.

Today’s guest is Alyson Niemann, the Executive Director of Mindful Philanthropy. Mindful Philanthropy is dedicated to connecting funders and organizations in the mental health and substance abuse spaces, advocating for increased funding, and support for impactful initiatives.

https://www.mindfulphilanthropy.org/

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In this episode, our host and CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Art Taylor, reviews an article that appeared in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, entitled, “Hacking Nonprofit Collaboration.”  Originally written in 2017, Art provides updates and his latest insights on the developments of collaboration in non-profit sector since then.

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Art re-visits with Aaron Bass, CEO of EastSide Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware. During his tenure, EastSide has outperformed the state in growth on the state assessment. Aaron is re-thinking K-12 education for underprivileged children by also supporting their families and the larger community. Under his leadership EastSide Charter School has been able to raise over $26M towards the new STEM Hub which is a partnership between public and private entities open to the entire public.

https://www.eastsidecharterschool.org/

NoirUnited International co-founders, Macire Airbot and Nassim Ashford, rejoin Art to provide an update on their efforts assisting African college students displaced by the war in Ukraine. They also discuss upcoming Africa Day celebrations (May 25) and their new video docu-series which illustrates the profound challenges these students continue to face.

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This week, our guest is dance artist, teacher and healer Valerie Green, whose company Valerie Green/Dance Entropy (VG/DE) believes in humanizing movement, and planting creative seeds in communities across the world.

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In this week's episode, our very own Ezra Vázquez-D'Amico and Jeremy Kirshbaum, CEO of Handshake, join us for an in-depth conversation about our groundbreaking new project - an AI-powered tool that's set to alter the way donors make informed giving decisions. 

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