In this month's episode, Rachel is joined by the Director of Social Impact Product at Facebook, Emily Dalton Smith. Want to hear how the platform that connects the globe prioritizes impact projects? Listen as Emily and Rachel dive into how Facebook's platforms drive incredible social impact. You'll hear how social impact at Facebook began, the decisions that led them to today, as well as how Emily and team think about what's next. And you wont want to miss some of the epic stories Emily shares about the behind the scenes of making it all happen. 

Changemakers from Within is a production of Millie. 

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When the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way impact work could be done, many changemakers found themselves looking for creative new ways to engage their teams.

But some, including Sueli Shaw from DoorDash, found that their companies already had the right systems in place to help mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic. The challenge was making these systems bigger and broader — and adjusting them to new circumstances.

Listen to learn how DoorDash was able to scale their program to reach 800 cities and make 400,000+ deliveries during the pandemic, and hear how they’ve been supporting dashers, restaurants, and the communities they serve.

And click here to check out the Pitching Social Impact Toolkit from Millie.

In the mid-’90s, Kat Owsley finished her thesis as part of her master’s program in Irish studies, and she got a temporary job at Bosch to make some money before returning to Belfast to graduate. Over a decade later, she became the president of the Bosch Community Fund, the corporate foundation associated with Bosch in North America.

Kat’s path to a career in social impact has been full of twists and turns. Listen to this week’s episode to hear more about Kat’s journey, the challenges and benefits of running an autonomous corporate foundation, and the importance of trusting your gut.

Rachel is joined by Kirstin Powdrill from G2 — a software review website with a philanthropic twist.

As G2’s Global Community & Culture Specialist, Kirstin oversees not only the company’s giving program, but also its diversity and inclusion efforts. Listen to hear more about her journey and how she works to make G2 a workplace that celebrates individuals and their differences.

Lemonade isn’t a traditional insurance company. They’ve created a breakthrough business model, where giving is embedded into the core of how they operate.

This week’s episode features Lemonade’s social impact coordinator, Nina Rauch. Listen to hear Nina and Rachel geek out about embedded giveback programs and the giving power of younger generations.

This episode includes the audio track “Boogie Woogie Bed” by Audionautix. The track is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

When Bryan Breckenridge first started working at Salesforce back in 2001, he was just a “loud employee” who wanted the company to prioritize social impact. Since then, Bryan has been a trailblazer in the Tech for Good movement — working his way up to become Salesforce’s director of nonprofits and education, then later building out social impact programs at LinkedIn, Box, and Zillow. Throughout his career, Bryan has worked to make sure that social impact ties into the core of what companies do.

On this week’s episode, Bryan shares the wisdom he has acquired from two decades of putting social impact in the spotlight. Listen to hear more about his social impact story, his advice for building out product-for-good programs, and his tips for getting employees engaged in giving and volunteering programs.

This episode includes the audio track “Big Swing Band” by Audionautix. The track is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

This week, Rachel is joined by the Bayyina Black. A former travel YouTuber and the first-ever TOMS Global Giver, Bayyina is now the Global Sustainability & Impact Manager at R/GA — an advertising agency with some of the biggest clients in the world. Listen to learn how Bayyina built her own social impact model and convinced her company to take it on.

Our first double episode is here! 🎉 Rachel is joined by two incredible social impact folks: Megan Trotter and Todd Lienart, Directors of Social Impact at Zendesk. Hear how Megan engages employees during COVID, and Todd builds out their tech-for-good and sustainability work. You are not going to believe the volume and depth of work they do engaging their employees in giving back to the community and learning about issues across the globe. Hear some actionable insights on building out social impact programs for your companies from remote engagement to focus area exploration and more!

Excited to have Julian Gutierrez, Program Manager of Culture and Social Impact at Segment, talk about his CSR journey. Hear how Julian constantly mobilizes people around him to lead new social impact, and diversity, equity, & inclusion initiatives. Always bringing people together, Julian tells us about the various programs Segment has built including “No Lunch Donation”, their Citrus Partnership, and DE&I infrastructure.

On this captivating episode, Senior Social Impact Partner at Pegasystems, Lindsey Clark discusses how she built an engaging social impact program that represents the passions of all employees. After going on a coworker listening tour, she noticed common threads and focused the foundation of the program around the three pillars that stuck out. Listen to hear how Lindsey continues to build out Pega's CSR program from her extensive social impact background.