Transcript
Denver: It’s time for Take Five with Carol Naughton, the President of Purpose Built Communities. Are you ready, Carol?
Carol: I am ready.
Denver: What idea in philanthropy is ready for retirement?
Carol: That we’re not going to fund overhead.
Denver: What should we be worried about?
Carol: North Korea.
Denver: What is one of your favorite documentaries or movies?
Carol: Ken Burns film on Vietnam.
Denver: What is today’s most underreported story?
Carol: That we’re making some success in helping people move up and out of poverty.
Denver: What is something you believe that other people think is just insane?
Carol: That we will end intergenerational poverty in our lifetime.
Denver: Name some organization or person that you have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for?
Carol: Larry James at CitySquare in Dallas.
Denver: What is one of the most interesting part of your morning ritual?
Carol: Coffee with my husband.
Denver: What is the most important thing that makes for a healthy organizational culture?
Carol: The ability to talk about difficult things honestly and openly.
Denver: What did you change your mind about in the last 10 years?
Carol: I have come to the conclusion that the best answers do not come from Washington but they come from local leaders trying to solve local problems.
Denver: If you were a kitchen utensil, what would you be?
Carol: I would be a potato masher.
Denver: What do you wish people were more open and honest about?
Carol: Race.
Denver: What is your superpower?
Carol: I’m mixed-income woman.
Denver: If you could have one gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it, what would it say?
Carol: We can do this.
Denver: What is the one book you would give as a gift?
Carol: To Kill a Mockingbird.
Denver: What topic would you speak about if you were asked to give a TED Talk on something outside of your main area of expertise?
Carol: Race.
Denver: What is something about you that very few other people know?
Carol: That I had two broken arms at once.
Denver: Given the choice of anyone famous in the world, dead or alive, that you could come over to your house as a dinner guest, who would you invite?
Carol: Abraham Lincoln.
Denver: When was the last time you sang to yourself?
Carol: This morning.
Denver: To someone else?
Carol: Probably my child’s last birthday.
Denver: What advice would you give to your 25-year old self?
Carol: Don’t be afraid.
Denver: And finally, do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?
Carol: It’s Margaret Mead’s quote about a small group of people being able to change the world.