Lets Break Good

Our interview today is with @prettyblocks, a mixed media and generative NFT artist who collaborated with Stella Artois to raise $250k for Water.org. @prettyblocks discusses the campaign, how he started creating NFTs, and balancing the creative and financial rollercoaster that is the NFT space. Also in this episode: hosts Joe Agoada, CEO of Sostento, a 501c3 nonprofit, as well as 'Topshot Tandy' answer questions about using NFTs and crypto to raise money for nonprofits.

In this episode we hear from nonprofits facing some challenges in how they use Web3 to raise funding for worthy causes. Hear from hosts Joe Agoada, CEO of Sostento, a 501c3 nonprofit, as well as 'Topshot Tandy' in this premiere episode of season 3. Make sure to tune in live next time to ask your own questions!

On today’s episode the story of how one nonprofit responded to their shut down of their organization during the coronavirus pandemic. How did a team, with limited money and time, react to the prospect of having to change their operations overnight? Get ready for takeoff for an uplifting and inspiring story.

On today’s episode we look at the economics of social good and how to avoid the disastrous outcome when you do way too much and make very little impact. When can you know that you're out of balance and those overtime hours you are putting in just aren’t worth it anymore? Stop wasting budgets, time and energy and become a master of making more impact -- by doing less, not more.

Our interview today is with Jean-Martin Bauer, Country Director at the World Food Programme in Congo-Brazzaville. Jean-Martin has spent nearly 20 years fighting hunger across Africa and the world with the United Nations. In this episode we will get into what it takes to mobilize huge amounts of aid during a crisis in an area of the world that cars cannot go and mobile phone networks don’t reach. Also, one tasty idea that promises to nourish kids across the Congo.

Welcome back to Let’s Break Good, the podcast where we never settle for good enough. A lot has happened since our last episode just over three months ago. The world has changed. Today a story of setbacks, resilience and rising to the challenge of a global pandemic. Who became an instant partner in a life saving coronavirus response innovation effort. What stuck at home resource fueled a powerful approach to flattening the curve? And what can you do if you are facing unemployment and want to find a way to thrive in the new normal. Let’s dig into it, let’s get started.

Anyone who has attempted fundraising for a social cause will tell you it’s much harder than it seems. A big part of that challenge comes from a widely held false assumption that the best ideas get funding over boring traditional ones. In this episode our host shares some of the biggest mistakes that people make when they are just starting off fundraising and provides a couple secrets that have helped him raise millions for social good.

Or guest today is Professor David Grayson. For over 30 years, Professor Grayson has been a leader on purpose and sustainability in the world of business. He currently chairs the institute of business ethics in the United Kingdom and holds the title of professor emeritus at the Cranfield University School of Management. Today we’ll be talking about the evolution of corporate responsibility, the need for business leadership and what individuals can do in their day jobs to help make the world a better place.

At the center of today's episode will be the story of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, when in 2013 they set out on a mission to connect a billion people without internet access to the benefits of the world wide web. Why did Zuckerberg take on this impact minded initiative? How did Facebook leverage their corporate brand to try and do it? And what happened that caused millions of social good dollars to literally blow up in smoke.

To start the new year we have an interview with Ghanian entrepreneur Bright Simons. Bright is the President of mPedigree, a social enterprise that has developed novel solutions to the problem of harmful counterfeit drugs and agricultural products across Africa and Asia. Bright is a thought leader for the impact sector and a pioneer on powerful multi-sectoral partnerships that create ways of doing business that solve critical human problems.

Bright has a long list of recognitions, including TED Fellow, Ashoka fellow, Fortune magazines 50 top World Greatest Leaders, and just last year was given the prestigious Skoll Award for social entrepreneurship. Bright covers the growth of his social enterprise, how he has built a dynamic network that has positioned himself for powerful social impact.