Susan Urahn of The Pew Charitable Trusts and Sarah Rosen Wartell of the Urban Institute discuss the many challenges facing American democracy—and ways to find common ground in a polarized environment. Produced in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Glasswing International teaches Latin American communities to understand and recover from the impacts of trauma induced by chronic and acute violence.
Donors have a wide range of options for making charitable gifts. Which one is the best approach for meeting your philanthropic goals? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Vonny Carrington, partner with Cerity Partners, and Julia Reed of Schwab Charitable to explore the various approaches available to donors. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Babban Gona provides the capital and means to move Nigeria’s poor farmers from a life of subsistence to economic security—and a model for alleviating poverty across Africa.
Trust-based philanthropy is becoming an increasingly well-defined approach for addressing the power imbalance in the nonprofit sector and closing the gap between funders and grantees. How does a trust-based approach to giving compare to a strategic one? To help us explore the characteristics of both, SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Julia Reed of Schwab Charitable, Philip Li of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and Nadia Roumani, cofounder of the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative at PACS. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Vega Coffee lifts up struggling coffee growers in Latin America by enabling them to roast, package, and ship their own beans directly to US customers—and reinvents the supply chain in the process.
How does current US tax law affect charitable giving? What do these policies mean for nonprofits and donors? What strategies maximize the amount of money coming into charitable organizations? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Mike Townsend of Charles Schwab and Company and Hayden Adams of the Schwab Center for Financial Research to help donors and nonprofits think through the impact of tax policies on charitable funding. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Jibu franchises make clean drinking water affordable for Africa’s booming urban populations and provide economic opportunity to a new generation of entrepreneurs.
Creating a solid strategic plan for charitable giving is a challenging but important process that helps donors ensure their gifts generate the desired impact. What is the best approach? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Stasia Washington at First Foundation Advisors and Shawn Jensen at Schwab Charitable to find out. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Namati provides legal knowledge to communities around the world to help them defend their land, environmental, and other civil rights against abuse by commercial and political aggressors.
How can you scale your social impact across borders and advance your giving strategies? Where do you start and what do you need to know about mechanisms for global charity? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Kelsey McCarthy of the Charities Aid Foundation of America and Fred Kaynor of Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Even before the pandemic, India’s public hospitals struggled with overcrowding and stretched resources. Noora Health is helping by training family caregivers on simple medical skills to help patients recover at home. This is the second episode of a two-part series about raising the quality of health care in the developing world. Listen to the first episode here: The Videos Saving Lives in the Developing World.
Developing countries face a quality crisis in the delivery of frontline health care. The nonprofit Global Health Media marries modern video technology with compassionate instruction to fill the gap. This is the first episode of a two-part series about raising the quality of health care in the developing world. Listen to the second episode here: The Healing Force of Family.
Donors trying to decide what type of gift to make can sometimes face a challenge as difficult as knowing what cause to fund in the first place. SSIR Publisher Michael Voss discusses restricted gifts, unrestricted gifts, and endowments with Lisa Spalding of The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) and Stephanie Diamond of Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Over the past decade, the popularity and use of donor-advised funds have grown dramatically. How can they help nonprofits strengthen their operations? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Richard C. Shadyac, Jr., of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Fred Kaynor from Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
