Giving With Impact
Giving With Impact is a podcast from Stanford Social Innovation Review. It features conversations with leaders from across the philanthropic ecosystem. The show explores what is at the heart of achieving more effective philanthropy. It is produced with support from DAFgiving360.
Episodes
New Infrastructure for Humanitarian Giving
References & Resources:The Aid Cloud, a platform that provides connector agencies with a complete framework for supporting local organizations, combining operational models, financial architecture, and technicalz infrastructure that enable direct funding at scale.Story of Helping, The Aid Cloud’s first connector agency, funding 22 projects from 14 local organizations across Myanmar and the Tha
What Makes a Good Impact Investment?
References: Impact Investing Today and Tomorrow, a series of articles in SSIR with insights on the growing field of impact investing from members of the Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium, which Megan Kashner leadsFive Dimensions of Impact from Impact FrontiersAlpha in Impact: Strengthening Outcomes from Impact Capital ManagersGINN’s State of the Market 2025: Trends, Performa
Giving With Impact — Season 6 Trailer
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Shared Purpose: Managing Conflict in Giving Across Generations
Guests:Mollie Van Horn, Executive Director of the Tawingo FundNick Tedesco, President and CEO, National Center for Family PhilanthropyMary Jovanovich, Senior Manager of Charitable Consulting, DAFgiving360Barbara Wheeler-Bride, Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Giving That Supports Communities in a Warming World
Claire McGuinness, Strategy and Partnerships Manager at One Acre FundMaya Batres, Senior Advisor on People and Climate at The Nature ConservancyShawn Jensen, Director of Business Development, DAFgiving360Barbara Wheeler-Bride, Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Addressing Hunger in America: ‘There’s very little resiliency left in the system.’
Participants:Host: Barbara Wheeler-Bride, Editor, Stanford Social Innovation ReviewKyle Endres, Executive Director of We Don’t Waste, a food recovery organization working with communities across the Denver Metro region Vince Hall, Chief Government Relations Officer at Feeding AmericaAlisia Robin, Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships and Non-profit Outreach at DAFGiving360
Childhood Cancer: Treating Children Around the Globe
In today’s episode, we’ll discuss St. Jude Global, an innovative endeavor at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to take lifesaving cancer treatments to children around the world. With the launch of St. Jude Global, the research hospital has set an ambitious goal to cure at least 60% of children with the most common cancers worldwide by 2030. By sharing research and knowledge globally, St. Jude
Charitable Giving, Advocacy, and Public Policy
In this episode, we’re going to share a conversation about the impact of elections on charitable giving, and how non-profits can engage in advocacy for policies that are crucial to the communities they serve.
The Challenges Facing Humanitarian Aid Groups Right Now
Our contributors:Bob Kitchen, Vice President, Emergencies and Humanitarian Action, International Rescue CommitteeHarriet Carvalho, Director of Operations, DAFGiving360Barbara Wheeler-Bride, Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Power of Arts Education to Build Community
ContributorsDavid Garza, President and CEO of Henry Street Settlement in New York City, a non-profit whose mission is to open doors of opportunities for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social services, arts and healthcare programsKevin Greaney, co-founder of PhilARThropy, a non-profit working to help fund the next generation of art teachers and programs Eric Joranson, Senio
The Complexity of Charitable Impact
Our contributors:Stephanie Gillis, Director of the Impact-Driven Philanthropy Initiative at Rakes FoundationKimberly Pfeifer, Director of Knowledge for Impact at Oxfam AmericaFred Kaynor, Managing Director at DAFGiving360Barbara Wheeler-Bride, Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Investing with Impact: Doing Well by Doing Good
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Juliette Menga, Director and Chair of the ESG Committee, AETOSNitin Barve, Managing Director, Schwab Center for Financial Research, Charles Schwab & Co. After you listenLearn more about Socially Responsible Investment options at DAFgiving360.Read about how to make your giving tax-smart this year.Discover the inves
Participatory Grantmaking: A Shared Approach to Effective Change
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Maria De La Cruz, Headwaters Foundation for JusticeIrene Wong, Director, The David & Lucile Packard FoundationMary Jovanovich, Senior Manager for Relationship Management, DAFgiving360 After you listenDownload the DAFgiving360 Giving Guide to discover information, resources, and activities to help you maximize your
Empowering Community: A Closer Look at Place-Based Giving
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Gina D. Dalma, Executive Vice President, Community Action, Policy, and Strategy, Silicon Valley Community FoundationPeggy Davis, Vice President of Community Impact, The Chicago Community TrustAfter you listenDownload the DAFgiving360 Giving Guide to discover information, resources, and activities to help you maxim
Sometimes Cash Isn’t King: Contributing Non-Cash Assets
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Ryan Raffin, Partner, Non-Cash Assets & Compliance, Charitable SolutionsEric Joranson, Senior Manager, Tax, Trust & Estate, DAFgiving360 After you listenLearn more about how donating appreciated non-cash assets can help maximize your charitable impact.Read about the benefits of donating cryptocurrency.Visit Charit
Better Together: Collective Giving and ‘People-Centered’ Philanthropy
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Sara Lomelin, Chief Executive Officer, Philanthropy TogetherMary Jovanovich, Senior Manager for Relationship Management, DAFgiving360 After you listenLearn more about how a donor-advised fund account can be a simple, tax-smart investment solution for charitable giving.Download the DAFgiving360 Giving Guide to disc
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Determining Which Charitable Vehicle is Right for You
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Vonny Carrington, Partner, Cerity Partners FoundationJulia Reed, Director-Relationship Management, DAFgiving360 After you listenLearn more about how donor-advised funds can help maximize your charitable impact.Download the DAFgiving360 Giving Guide to learn more about giving vehicles.Visit Cerity Partners to learn
Exploring Philanthropic Approaches: Trust-based and Strategic Giving
Guests:Philip Li, President and CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark FoundationNadia Roumani, Senior Designer with Stanford d.school, and Co-founder of Stanford's Effective Philanthropy Learning InitiativeJulia Reed, Director-Relationship Management, DAFgiving360 After you listenVisit the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project to learn more about this initiative.Discover tools and resources to engage grantm
Taxes and giving: The current and potential impact of US tax policy for donors and nonprofits
Guests:Michael Townsend Managing Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Hayden Adams CPA, CFP®, Director of Tax and Financial Planning, Schwab Center for Financial Research After you listenRead Strategies for Maximizing Your Charitable Impact in 2021 to learn more about taking advantage of a favorable environment for tax-smart, high-impact philanthropy.Check out the
Giving Effectively: Incorporating Charitable Planning into Your Financial Strategy
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Stasia Washington, Managing Director at First Foundation Advisors.Shawn Jensen, Senior Manager, Relationship Management, DAFgiving360 After you listenRead more about creating your charitable legacy.Learn more about tax-smart giving options.Download our Giving Guide where you will discover information, resources, a
The change you want to see in the world: International philanthropy and effective cross-border giving
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Fred Kaynor Vice President of Business Development & Marketing, DAFgiving360Kelsey McCarthy Director of Private Donor Services, Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaAfter you listenDownload the DAFgiving360 Giving Guide to discover information, resources, and activities to help you maximize your charitable giving.Di
Giving with Purpose: Determining the Right Gift for Both Donor and Nonprofit
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Lisa Spalding, Partner, The Philanthropic InitiativeStephanie Diamond, Managing Director, Business Development, DAFgiving360After you listenLearn more about defining your charitable mission.Discover Strategies for Maximizing Charitable Impact and Reducing Taxes.Read more about Why 2020 is an Especially Good Year t
Increasing efficiency and effectiveness: How nonprofits are leveraging donor-advised funds
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Rick Shadyac, President & Chief Executive Officer, ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Fred Kaynor, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, DAFgiving360 After you listenWe make it easy for donors to support charities. Visit our For Charities page.
Giving across generations: maximizing impact through family philanthropy
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Suzanne Wheeler, Managing Director, Mariner Wealth AdvisorsMary Jovanovich, Sr. Manager, Relationship Management, DAFgiving360 After you listenLearn more about creating a charitable legacy.Discover how to choose the right charitable vehicle for you family’s giving.Hear what donors say about DAFgiving360 and how it
African American Philanthropy: A Culture of Generosity
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies; Director of Undergraduate Programs, Lilly Family School of PhilanthropyStasia Washington, Managing Director, First Foundation Advisors After you listenCheck out our Equal Access to Justice resource center which features links to websites, a
C-19: What's Next - The Lifecycle of a Pandemic
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Regine A. Webster, Vice President, Center for Disaster PhilanthropyBrian Howell, Director, Business Development, DAFgiving360 After you listenReview this up-to-date list of CDP-recommended charities supporting COVID-19 response, relief, and recovery efforts both domestically and abroad.Heartbreaking tragedies affe
C-19: What Nonprofits are Facing Now and How Donors Can Help
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Dean Amir Pasic, Eugene R. Tempel Dean and Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Eugene R. Tempel Dean and Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of PhilanthropyMary Jovanovich, Sr. Manager, Relationship Management, DAFgiving360After you listenReview this up-to-d
C-19: Giving Effectively and Efficiently to Address the Most Pressing Needs
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Patricia McIlreavy, President and CEO, Center for Disaster PhilanthropyFred Kaynor, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, DAFgiving360After you listenVisit our website for webcasts, articles and blogs from philanthropic leaders, and charity search tools designed to help donors increase the impact of
Venture Philanthropy: Empowering Possibility
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Jim Bildner, CEO, Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationJulia Reed, Managing Director, Relationship Management, DAFgiving360 After you listenWith almost two million 501(c)(3) charities registered in the United States, you may be looking for help in identifying highly effective charities that can have the greatest impac
The Economy, Taxes and Philanthropy: What Donors Can Do to Navigate the Current Giving Environment
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Una Osilli, Associate Dean of Research and International Programs; Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of PhilanthropyHayden Adams, CPA, Director of Tax and Financial Planning, Schwab Center for Financial Research After you listenTo learn more about how to fund your philanthropy w
Facilitating Impact – What’s Right, What’s Missing, What’s Next for Donor-Advised Funds
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Nicole Taylor, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Community FoundationKim Laughton, President, DAFgiving360 After you listenIf you’d like to learn more about donor-advised funds and how to maximize your charitable impact, check out our website—where you’ll also find information on donating complex assets, identifyi
Giving With a Gender Lens: Unleashing Charitable Impact by and for Women
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Board Chair and President Charles Schwab Foundation and Board Chair of DAFgiving360.Andrea Pactor,Interim Director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. After you listenLooking for impactful charities to support the causes t
Making the Most of Your Generosity: Addressing Equity and Social Change Through Corporate and Individual Philanthropy
Moderator: Michael Gordon Voss, publisher of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewGuests:Jeff Raikes, Co-Founder of the Raikes FoundationFred Kaynor, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, DAFgiving360 After you listenLooking for impactful charities to support the causes that mean the most to you? Find helpful resources here.If you would like to read or listen to stories from donors as th
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