In this Building Trust Video series episode, we talk with Rick Lofgren, President and CEO of the Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA). Read our full report on this BBB Accredited Charity Seal Holder here, https://bit.ly/3xl3KWr

This week’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 supporting impactful initiatives.

Read about the keynote presentation by Asha Curan, CEO of GivingTuesday from our recent Donor Participation event. Asha talked about about how their innovative approach has grown GivingTuesday into a global movement that inspires millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. She explained that one of the engines of its success was that they “broke the rules,” putting mission over brand and she talked about the need to move from transactional fundraising to relational fundraising.

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 the non-profit sector since then.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, tornadoes and heavy storms hit Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky leaving significant damage. Here are six questions to ask as you prepare to support the tornado and storm relief efforts.

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.