On the latest episode of Givers, Cliff Sloan sits with The Jed Foundation’s (JED) Executive Director and CEO, John MacPhee and JED Storyteller, Brett Epstein. JED is a suicide prevention nonprofit that partners with high schools and colleges to strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems. JED encourages community awareness, understanding and action for young adult mental health.

 

In this episode learn how JED is preparing school’s to cope and prevent mental health crises and how they’re encouraging kids to ‘Seize the Awkward’. Brett discusses his own experiences with depression as a college student and how JED helped him with recovery. 

Host Cliff Sloan is joined by award-winning  writer, Arthur Longworth who is calling in from Monroe Correctional Complex where he is serving a life without parole sentence and Robert Pollock, PEN America’s Prison Writing Program Manager.

 

Listen to an insider’s perspective on the freedom of speech (or not) of incarcerated people, education and the art of writing behind bars. Rethink your perception of incarcerated people while learning about a controversial cause too often swept under the rug.

On the latest episode of Givers, host Cliff Sloan sits down with Jojo Annobil, Executive Director of Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) and Nicole Alanko, a second year legal fellow at the organization. 

 

Founded in 2014, IJC is the country’s first fellowship program dedicated to meeting the need for high-quality legal assistance for immigrants seeking citizenship and fighting deportation. 

 

Join us as we explore how the USA’s immigrant justice system fails to support people in need and how the political climate has changed the way the Nation views immigration. As a New York Times organization to support, IJC inspires and educates us all in this important episode of Givers.

Donorschoose.org is on a mission to increase public education equity by partnering with teachers across the country to get them the classroom resources and funding they need to thrive.

 

Their impact skyrocketed when Ripple, a blockchain specializing in global financial transactions, donated $29 million to fund every DonorsChoose.org classroom project request in a single day. On that day, over a million students were given resources and learning opportunities, but the impact reached far beyond the classroom. Listen as Orly Michaeli, Senior Partnerships Manager at Donorschoose.org, talks about their partnership with Ripple and the effect it continues to have on schools across the nation.

The General Mills Foundation’s (GMF) executive director, Nicola Dixon discusses GMF’s award winning partnership with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS). 

Now in their tenth year, PFS and GMF continue to work towards a goal of improving access to safe, nutritious food while promoting sustainable economic development.  From food fortification to providing local staff, this partnership is helping to change Africa’s food companies and communities through innovation, knowledge transfer and more. Listen as Nicola talks about her role of mobilizing a global volunteer force that collaborates with local food businesses in Africa and leverages the skills and know-how of a Fortune 500 company.

The National Park Foundation’s President and CEO, Will Shafroth and VP of Corporate Partnerships, Stefanie Mathew discuss the organization’s rapid growth over the past few years and provide insight for those in the not-for-profit space.

 

Since the National Park Service Centennial launch in 2016, the National Park Foundation has wowed industry leaders with its diverse roster of over 50 corporate partners. Together, they are raising awareness and generating support for our national parks through cause marketing, licensing, philanthropic grants and in-kind contributions.

The Trevor Project’s head of Corporate Development, Muneer Panjwani and AT&T Hello Lab’s Lead Marketing Manager, Robert Hebert talk about how their partnership is saving the lives of LGBTQ youth.  Their Turn Up The Love campaign won a Halo Award for Best Inclusion Campaign at this year’s Engage for Good Conference where this episode was originally recorded.

David Hessekiel is the author of “Good Works!” and President and Founder of Engage For Good (EFG) — the world’s leading resource for building business and nonprofit alliances. David has been a leader in the social impact sector, working with executives, brands and their causes. He gets us ready for the EFG conference and tells us what’s next for the field.

Join us as we talk with Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and Dusty Baxley of Boulder Crest Retreat. Together, they are working to address PTSD, suicide, and depression among veterans through transcendental meditation.

Listen to the Andy Bernstein and Marc Brownstein of Headcount discuss how they are leveraging the power of music to drive youth voter registration and civic engagement.