GUEST INTERVIEWS

The Business of Giving podcast by Denver Frederick aims to spread the word on social good by featuring the largest and greatest nonprofit organizations in the US. Denver interviews CEOs of nonprofits talking about how their organizations help the world a better place.

Temperature Check: Tasso Azevedo Discusses MapBiomas and Brazil’s Climate Challenge

Temperature Check: Tasso Azevedo Discusses MapBiomas and Brazil’s Climate Challenge

MapBiomas is a collaborative network that has been at the forefront of promoting conservation and sustainable management of natural resources. Through a powerful alliance of NGOs, universities, and technology startups across Brazil and multiple other countries, MapBiomas is dedicated to unveiling the changes and transformations within the Brazilian territory. And here to tell us more about it is Tasso Azevedo, founder and General Coordinator of MapBiomas.

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Innovating Safety: How Callisto Battles Campus Sexual Assault

Innovating Safety: How Callisto Battles Campus Sexual Assault

Callisto is a trailblazing nonprofit that uses technology to combat sexual assault and empower survivors. Through innovative tools, they help survivors document incidents and identify serial offenders, thereby facilitating justice and creating safer communities. And here to give us deeper insights into this impactful work is the driving force behind the organization, Tracy DeTomasi, the CEO of Callisto.

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How Incentives Shape Behavior: Lessons from Uri Gneezy

How Incentives Shape Behavior: Lessons from Uri Gneezy

Incentives send powerful signals that aim to influence behavior, but often there’s a conflict between what we say and what we do in response to these incentives. The result, mixed signals. And that is the title of my next guest’s new book. He is Uri Gneezy, a professor of Economics and Strategy and Chair in Behavioral Economics at UC, San Diego Rady School of Management, and author of Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work.

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Restoring Dignity and Hope: The Impact of Clean Slate Initiative

Restoring Dignity and Hope: The Impact of Clean Slate Initiative

The Clean Slate Initiative’s vision is that everyone in America should have a fair opportunity to work, have a safe home, take care of their families, and contribute to their community. They seek to achieve that vision by uniting people across the country to ensure that conviction and non-conviction records are no longer a life sentence to poverty, and past mistakes will no longer define our futures.
And here to tell us about this vital work is Sheena Meade, the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Slate Initiative. Welcome to The Business of Giving, Sheena.

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Beyond the Newsroom: Alberto Ibargüen’s Lasting Legacy at the Knight Foundation

Beyond the Newsroom: Alberto Ibargüen’s Lasting Legacy at the Knight Foundation

The Knight Foundation was established by John S. and James L. Knight Brothers, who led one of America’s largest and most successful 20th century newspaper companies. It was their belief that a well-informed community could best determine their own true interests, and they entrusted future generations of trustees to do just that. For the past 18 years, the foundation has been led by Alberto Ibargüen, who recently announced that he will be stepping down as President and CEO, leaving behind a remarkable record of achievement, and he’s with us now. Welcome back to The Business of Giving, Alberto.

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