by Denver Frederick | Aug 16, 2021 | Guest Interview
The Philanthropic Initiative was founded on the belief that philanthropy has a power to transform. TPI provides consulting and program management services to help individuals, families, foundations, and companies increase the impact of their philanthropy while also working to promote effective philanthropy across the sector. And here to discuss all of this in some detail, it’s a pleasure to have Leslie Pine, the managing partner of The Philanthropic Initiative.
by Denver Frederick | Aug 5, 2021 | Guest Interview
The following is a conversation between Chris Himes, the Chief Executive Officer of Classy, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. Denver: Classy is a social enterprise that helps nonprofits maximize their impact through a suite of world-class...
by Denver Frederick | Jul 21, 2021 | Guest Interview
The Philanthropy Roundtable, founded in 1991, is America’s largest network of donors committed to protecting philanthropic freedom, upholding donor intent, and strengthening our free society through charitable giving. And here to discuss their work and some of the issues where they’re currently engaged is Elise Westhoff, the President and CEO of The Philanthropy Roundtable.
by Denver Frederick | Jul 8, 2021 | Guest Interview
The events of the past year have shined a light on the way that philanthropy and impact investing is conducted. It comes as no surprise that decision-makers tend to be disproportionately white, male, and from backgrounds of privilege, and decisions tend to be made in a closed and opaque fashion. But there’s another story that’s unfolding – one where funders have chosen to cede decision-making power to people with lived experience of the problem at hand. And that story is told in an exceptional book titled Letting Go: How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Do More Good by Giving Up Control. And it’s a pleasure to have here with us its co-author, Meg Massey.
by Denver Frederick | May 29, 2016 | Guest Interview
Food for the Poor is a Christian relief organization that has made a name for putting its contributors at the heart of what it does. “Eighty per cent of people who stop giving do so because they felt distance from the organization,” says Angel Aloma, executive director of the Florida-based charity, which raised nearly $1 billion last year. Mr. Aloma talks about the pitfalls of making the organization the center of fundraising appeals and explains how he changed Food for the Poor’s structure and culture to ensure that “the donor is king.”
