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Ukraine Relief
In this week’s episode, BBB Wise Giving Alliance CEO and Host of the Heart of Giving Podcast, Art Taylor, will share some valuable giving tips to help you make wise giving decisions to help with the ongoing relief efforts in Ukraine. We also feature interviews with 5 of our accredited charities Mercy Corps, Americares, GlobalGiving,…
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Growing Needs of Ukrainian Refugees
As the war in Ukraine continues to unfold, resulting in more damage and destruction to major cities, a growing number of Ukrainians are leaving to neighboring countries.
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Sarah Welch
In this week’s episode, our guest is Sarah Welch, Vice President, ideas42. We talk about what got her interested in behavioral science to understand and improve the design of programs and policies and discuss how ideas42’s work is geared towards creating social impact using behavioral science.
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Lauren Lawson-Zilai
In this week’s episode, our guest is Lauren Lawson-Zilai, external communications executive for Goodwill Industries International. In this episode, we cover the importance of communication in the charity space and discuss Lauren’s career where she utilizes marketing and communications to drive social change and impact and elevate the brand awareness of mission-driven nonprofit organizations.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: From Books to Borscht, Retail Sales Helping Ukraine
It would not be unusual for disasters and tragedies to inspire some retailers to sell products or services with the promise that some of the sales will benefit a relief assistance charity.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Growing Needs in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine expands, new challenges emerge as organizations seek to provide relief assistance.
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Eva Aldrich
In this week’s episode, our guest is Eva Aldrich, the President and CEO of CFRE International. CFRE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to setting standards in philanthropy through a trustworthy certification process for fundraising professionals. We discuss the value of the work that CFRE is doing in the world of organized philanthropy and learn more…
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Update on Ukraine Charity Relief
Last week’s Wise Giving Wednesday, provided tips on donating to assist Ukraine relief efforts.
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Victor Valentine
In this episode, our guest is the CEO of the National Human Services Assembly, Victor Valentine. We discuss nonprofit infrastructures, especially organizations like the National Human Services Assembly, which provide collective leadership to shape national human service strategies and are critical for the success of the human service sector.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Tips on Donations to Assist Ukraine Relief Efforts
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun, concerns grow about current and potential emergency needs of the Ukraine people.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Duty of Obedience on Charity Boards
This is the third in our series on addressing the three fundamental charity board responsibilities.
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Tom Bognanno
In this week’s episode, our guest is Tom Bognanno, the President & CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities. CHC brings communities, nonprofits, and businesses together around a shared commitment to better health and wellbeing.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Duty of Care on Charity Boards
We continue our series on the three fundamental charity board responsibilities. Last week we discussed issues related to the duty of loyalty. This time we would like to focus on the duty of care.
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Michael Clinton
In this week’s episode, our guest is Michael Clinton, the author of the bestseller “Roar: into the second half of your life”. We discuss his book and learn about how a person can take meaningful action to lead a purposeful life.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Duty of Loyalty on Charity Boards
Charity governing boards are an essential part of an organization’s oversight practices. Various guidebooks produced by state government regulatory authorities point to three fundamental board responsibilities:
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Sean Davis
In this week’s episode, we chat with Sean Davis, CEO of Merton Capital Partners. Sean makes a compelling argument that starting with Giving Pledge billionaires who are struggling to deploy their charitable assets, firms like his could be conduits to investments in corporations that can use those funds on massive projects to solve homelessness, lack…
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Heart of Giving Blog: Interview with Angela Kim
Though charitable causes drive social change, their success depends on the support of numerous stakeholders, including volunteers, donors, board members, and employees.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Police and Firefighter Appeals
Recent news reports about the bravery of fallen firefighters and the shooting of police when addressing domestic incidents brings attention and sympathy to these public servants.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Board Meetings
One of the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability (Standard 3) calls for charity governing boards to meet no less than three times per year with a majority in attendance on average at those meetings.
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Looking Forward to 2022
In this week’s episode, we will review the past year with our host, Art Taylor, to look for signals and trends that might give us an indication of what to expect in 2022.