Latest Guest Interview:
Imagine Worldwide’s Use of Technology to Empower Children to Achieve Their Full Potential
Hundreds of millions of children and youth do not have access to school, and hundreds of millions more go to school but never learned to read or write due to overcrowded schools, teacher shortages, absenteeism… among other things. Imagine Worldwide is a nonprofit organization that is laser-focused on assuring that the most marginalized children can develop critical foundational literacy and numeracy skills
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How VillageReach is Helping to Transform Healthcare Delivery
VillageReach works to solve healthcare delivery challenges and low resource communities in Africa. Their approach includes developing, testing, implementing, and scaling new systems, technologies, and programs that improve health outcomes by extending the reach and enhancing the quality of healthcare. And here to tell us more about this work is Emily Bancroft, the president of VillageReach. Welcome to The Business of Giving, Emily.
The Ways Crisis Text Line Serves as a Mental Health Emergency Room
Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7, high-quality, text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need. And here to tell us more about this work and the impact the past two years have had on young people’s mental health is Dena Trujillo, the president and CEO of Crisis Text Line.
Blood:Water Strengthens Partners to End Water and Health Disparities in Africa
Blood:Water partners with African community-driven organizations to end water and HIV/AIDS health disparities through organizational strengthening and financial support. And here to tell us more about their mission and the work they’re doing are Jake Smith, executive director, and Nadia Kist, director of Africa partnerships for Blood:Water
Latest The Paths Forward Segments
Simprints: Hiring the Right People and Trusting Them
In this edition of The Paths Forward we’ll speak with team members at
Simprints. The company builds biometric fingerprint technology for use
by governments, NGOs, and nonprofits for people in the developing
world who lack proof of legal identity.
The Culture of (RED): One Mission, One Team
In this edition of The Paths Forward we’ll speak with team members at RED an
organization that PARTNERS WITH THE WORLD’S MOST ICONIC BRANDS TO
BUILD STRONGER HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT FIGHT PANDEMICS
We’ll start with Jennifer Lotito, their President who will tell us about how the
Organization came to be.
Eye to Eye’s Culture Where Every Employee is Put in a Position to Succeed
In this edition of The Paths Forward we’ll speak with team members at Eye to Eye, Their mission is to improve the educational experience and outcomes of every student who learns differently, including those with specific learning disabilities, (ADHD), or other similar challenges related to learning.
SPEAKING, MODERATING & COACHING
A key differentiator of the highest performing nonprofits is their belief in Executive Coaching…and not just for the senior staff but for people throughout the organization. Not only is it transformative for the individual but for the whole organization. A “coaching culture” is becoming synonymous with places people thrive and want to stay.
2018 Harvard Social Enterprise Conference
Latest “Take 5” Lightning Rounds
“Take Five” with Jim Firman, President and CEO of National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Denver: We're going to play Take Five with Jim Firman, the President and CEO of NCOA. Are you ready to go, Jim? Jim: I’m ready to go. Denver: What is one of your favorite documentaries or movies? Jim: King of Hearts. Denver: What should we as a society be...
“Take Five” with Dr. Neal Barnard, Author of Your Body in Health and Founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
So we’re going to play Take Five with Dr. Neal Barnard, author of Your Body In Balance. Are you ready, Neal?
“Take Five” with Lindsay Firestone Gruber, President and CEO of Taproot Foundation
Denver: We're going to play Take Five with Lindsay Firestone Gruber, the CEO of the Taproot Foundation. Are you ready, Lindsay? Lindsay: I am ready! Denver: What should we as a society be worried about? Lindsay: We should be worried about the fact that we are...
ABOUT DENVER
Radio Show Host, Speaker, Moderator & Executive Coach
Denver Frederick is the Host of The Business of Giving.
Each week he interviews nonprofit CEOs, corporate leaders, philanthropists and social entrepreneurs on the solutions that they are working on and investing in to make this a better world.
Denver is a Certified Professional Coach for leaders in the social sector. He is also a sought-after speaker on how to create healthy and robust corporate cultures in nonprofit organizations.