The Point

David Gaines is the author of the forthcoming book, “Radical Business: The Root of Your Work and How it Can Change the World.” He is also the CEO and chief visionary for La Terza Artisan Coffee Roasterie, and serves as the board chairperson for the Social Enterprise Alliance. His company, La Terza, is a full-service coffee resource that provides the highest-quality coffee for consumers, as well as equipment and education for restaurants and coffee shops, and more. La Terza takes pride in the relationships they have formed with coffee producers from around the world, whose employees are paid living wages and whose growing methods are sustainable.

David draws on his experiences leading these social enterprises to provide a blueprint for helping organizations deepen their social impact. He is admittedly an idealist that dreams of a world where all businesses are social enterprises and where people are equally valued, served, and empowered.
David is a loving husband and father, enjoys the solitude and beauty of nature, and is energized meeting new people and old friends over a crafted beverage.

Links:

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Business-Root-Change-World/dp/1685550088

Coffee: https://laterzacoffee.com/collections/limited-time/products/honduras-empowering-women-coffee-bundle

After feeling the call to be a peacemaker, Jason Porterfield moved to one of Canada’s poorest neighborhoods known as Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. 

Coming face-to-face with the realities of drugs, prostitution, violence and murder, he was forced to wrestle with some life changing questions. And, after years of soul-searching, prayer, seeking counsel and putting in the hard work of academic research, he has found some answers. He is with us today to share them with us. 

Listen to Episode 31 of “The Point” Podcast

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https://jasonporterfield.com

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Moto Meds: Before the morning:  Saving Lives Through Nighttime Intervention

Here are some other stats that will blow your mind:

Some good news?

A lot of these statistics can be avoided, simply through prevention. And that is exactly what our guests today have been working on, for years. Not only have they been working on it, but they have also been SUCCESSFUL at it

Dr Eric Nelson and Molly Klarman, and their incredible team in Haiti and Ghana, have come up with an innovative approach to healthcare in some of the poorest places in the world

They are quite literally saving lives by bridging the gap between the onset of illness and access to healthcare with just a few hours, but the most precious hours, the hours from when a disease can go from bad to deadly.

How are they doing it? Join us today to find out

Statistics: *United Nations (News.un.org)

Website: https://www.motomeds.org

How do we disrupt systems that protect promote and perpetuate social and inequality? This is not a small task or an easy thing to discuss but if we are serious about bringing social justice to the surface, it is a conversation that we must have and not just today, but ongoing.  And here to lead us in this conversation is Dr. Shawn Duncan 

He is the Director of the training and Consulting Division for an impressive group called Focused Community Strategies or FCS. This organization was started by Dr Lupton best know for the book Toxic Charity, and Charity Detox.   Shawn is a TEDx Speaker, trainer, consultant, and honestly just one of those people you feel like you could learn something new from every day. Dr. Shawn Duncan is the Director of FCS’s Training and Consulting Division, The Lupton Center.  

 Shawn comes to FCS from the nonprofit leadership sector with research and writing focused on pedagogies for social impact. In his previous careers he has focused on multi-sector coalition building for community impact, content and curriculum design, group facilitation, leadership development, and immigration reform advocacy. As the leader of The Lupton Center team, Shawn brings a visionary voice for innovation, a strategic mind for resource development, and the leadership acumen to support and equip the team for success.   

He loves being a part of a mission-driven team that finds joy in one another while doing such important work.  

Take a deep dive with us today with our new friend and long-time ally Shawn Duncan.

Mill Creek Farms: Farmer Levi & Farmer Tosheena

Here’s 5 food facts I am sure you didnt know

Mill Creek Urban Farm is an educational farm and environmental education center located in West Philadelphia. They are dedicated to improving local access to fresh, chemical-free produce at low cost for the immediate Mill Creek community and surrounding neighborhoods.

Mill Creek is a people of color-led non-profit organization in service of communities of color in need of basic resources. They are dedicated to cultivating a healthy environment, growing strong communities and promoting a just and sustainable food system.

Natalia Bondarenko: Ukraine-Russian War, A Mother’s Story 

One day your life is as normal and the very next day Russian soldiers have taken over your home, bombed your car, and destroyed your business. That is the devastating reality for thousands of families including Nata and her 13-year-old son Yegor.

From hiding in underground subway stations to killing pigeons for food, Nata shares her first-hand experience of what life is really like in Ukraine as the Russian war progresses.

Join us in this emotional and moving conversation with Nata Bondarenko: A Mother’s Story

Callie Himsl: Top 5 New Essentials to Social Justice

When I first stepped foot in the Caribbean country of Haiti, just an hour and a half flight from Florida, it was about a year after the unfortunate 2010 earthquake that brought the country back to the front minds of the world.

I jokingly tell people that at that time we didn’t even have iPhones, ok but seriously we kind of did but like no one did, I was T-9ing on my Nokia brick phone

So much has changed since that time, Uber exists, Airbnb is now a thing, fingerprint pay, tap to pay, Venmo, all the ways to pay have changed, but on a more serious note, the way we approach foreign aid, social aid, and many levels in the world of social justice has changed, which I guess you could say is a good thing, that means we are learning and evolving - but with that comes responsibility, we have to learn these new terms, these new approaches, new theories and do all of this within an always evolving world, after all when you are in the realm of social justice, the root of what you do is working with people, and people are…always changing

So that is what we are here to talk about today, the new words, the new theories and new ways to approach these very complex topics.

Growing up in an affluent life, he wanted what a lot of us wanted; the picture-perfect life. Maybe a mansion, or a 6 figure income, or just a low-key Ferari. And, by working as a corporate executive during the dot-com boom, he was well on his way to achieving this. Until…a trip to Cambodia changed his life.

This led to a radical life transformation for Craig Greenfield. He got married, and moved to slums in Cambodia, then to the roughest area of Vancouver, and beyond.

His book Urban Halo quickly became a must-read. He went on to write Subversive Jesus, and his new book Subversive Missions comes out fall of 2022.

Join us for this conversation with author, activist, and founder Craig Greenfield.

Website

https://www.craiggreenfield.com

In the nonprofit space, we tend to think about things like; feelings and relationships, movements and revolutions, and this glamorous view of how we are changing the world. All of that can be great, but how do we know what is really going on? If we can’t measure we can’t manage. The truth is we need data.

And that is one of the reasons Nonprofit Finance Fund exists. They conduct a national survey that collects information from thousands of nonprofits so they can share experience and expertise with cutting-edge data and analysis so we can feel equipped in making decisions about the future. Simply put, they do lending, consulting, research and advocacy for nonprofits.

Join the conversation with Jen Talansky about how we can use data to create a more just and equitable future.

Streamed everywhere podcasts are available

Website: https://nff.org

In this episode, we cover a topic that makes many of us uncomfortable and inevitably brings tension. But according to one man, that tension is part of the call to healing. The healing we are talking about? Racial reconciliation

Join our conversation with Chuck Mingo, the founder of Living Undivided, a program that has taken thousands of participants through life-changing moments of racial healing.

This program was created by Chuck and his team as a response to the present and past injustices surrounding race.

In addition to Living Undivided chuck is also a teaching pastor at one of the largest churches in America and spent almost a decade in the corporate world at Procter & Gamble.

We invite you to get uncomfortable with us as we explore this topic.

Contact and Links:

livingundivided.com

https://chuckmingo.com