Untapped Philanthropy

Guest: Jessy Tolkan
How can philanthropists leverage policy to unlock transformative social impact? How can grassroots activists partner more deeply with funders in order to propel rapid change? What does the future look like for policy and philanthropy?

All these questions and more are explored in this week’s Untapped Philanthropy podcast, featuring Jessy Tolkan President and CEO of the Drive Agency – an organization made up of a diverse team of inspired and committed strategists, campaigners, and creatives who champion the power of disruptive philanthropy and activism to manifest an equitable and just future.

Untapped Philanthropy is hosted by Fluxx co-founder and Chief Development Officer, Kerrin Mitchell.

To learn more about Fluxx visit https://fluxx.io

To learn more about Drive Agency visit https://driveagency.com

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Guest: Masami Sato
Masami Sato is a 2-time TEDx speaker, Amazon best-selling author, and the founder of a global giving movement B1G1.

For those of you unfamiliar with B1G1, the organization is based in Singapore and collaborates with businesses worldwide under the buy one give one model. For this episode of Untapped Philanthropy, Masami and podcast host Kerrin Mitchell delve into corporate giving models and explore the future of international philanthropy.

To learn more about Fluxx, visit https://fluxx.io
To learn more about B1G1, visit https://b1g1.com/

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Guest: John Mohr
The philanthropy industry is known to be a slow adopter of technology. So it’s no surprise that most small to midsize foundations, and their nonprofit counterparts, don’t have a CIO or CTO on their executive team. The MacArthur Foundation, an innovative Chicago funder, and industry giant, isn’t one of them. 

This week Kerrin Mitchel sits down with a friend of the podcast and CIO of the MacArthur Foundation, John Mohr, to learn more about his role at MacArthur, his work toward a universal Common Application, and his advice for current and aspiring technologists and CIOs in philanthropy. 

To learn more about Fluxx visit https://fluxx.io
To learn more about the MacArthur Foundation visit https://macfound.org

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Guest: Leah Bernthal
At Untapped Philanthropy we spend a lot of time analyzing technology and the funder experience. For this special episode of the podcast, we turn our gaze to the nonprofit and one of its industry experts. 

Leah Bernthal dedicated her career to philanthropy starting at a young age. She co-founded the CoachArt nonprofit at the ripe age of 24, and things took off from there. Today she serves as the Head of Partnerships for dotOrg Technology and continues to consult at Every Purpose, the impact strategy firm she founded. 

Together she and podcast host and Fluxx co-founder, Kerrin Mitchell, examine the impact space as it stands today, and unpack what cultural changes are needed for the future of the nonprofit industry. 

To learn more about Fluxx, visit https://fluxx.io.

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Guest: Sam Caplan
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic led to an outpouring of funder support. Many major funders worldwide loosened restrictions and leveraged new technology tools and platforms to give more freely in the hopes of sparing their grantees from impending financial catastrophe.

This week Fluxx co-founder Kerrin Mitchell sits down with funder technologist and futurist, Sam Caplan, to explore the accelerated change of funders and technology that’s been witnessed over the past year. Together they examine the role technology must play in building more equitable giving communities and discuss the role technologists play in driving change.

Learn about Fluxx at https://fluxx.io.

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Guest: Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Kris Putnam-Walkerly, author of the newly released book, Delusional Altruism, and philanthropic advisor, consultant, and coach, sits down with Kerrin Mitchell to explore the future of philanthropy, and what funders must do now to increase their impact. Together Kerrin and Kris explore why the scarcity mindset is particularly damaging for funders, the common entrenched delusions experienced in the philanthropic space, and how an abundance mindset could change the way we give, collaborate, and work within vulnerable communities.

To learn more about Fluxx, visit https://fluxx.io.

To learn more about Putnam Consulting, visit https://putnam-consulting.com/.

Buy Delusional Altruism at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Books a Million.

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Guest: Tim Sarrantonio
There’s a battle waging in the Tech for Good space to make data more accessible for philanthropy. And there’s a debate amongst technologists about how technology can best serve the social sector and help philanthropists build a more connected community for givers and doers.

Tune into this week’s episode of Untapped Philanthropy, featuring Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Neon One, for a deep dive into the oftentimes complicated topic of technology, data, and relationships. Listen as Tim and podcast host and Fluxx co-founder Kerrin Mitchell work to answer the question: how can technology facilitate a thriving social ecosystem?

To learn more about Fluxx, visit https://fluxx.io.
To learn more about Neon One, visit https://neonone.com/.

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Guest: Nick Tedesco
What can family philanthropists learn from big giving? What does the future of American family philanthropy look like after the COVID-19 pandemic? What resources do family funders need and what kind of community would help them adapt their giving for greater long term impact and growth? All this and more will be explored as Untapped Philanthropy host Kerrin Mitchell, sits down with President and CEO of the National Center for Family Philanthropy, Nick Tedesco.

Visit Fluxx at fluxx.io

Visit the National Center for Family Philanthropy at https://www.ncfp.org/

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Guest: Dan Lammot, CEO and Founder of threshold.world
Fluxx co-founder, Kerrin Mitchell, kicks off the Untapped Philanthropy podcast series with veteran philanthropy technologist and CEO and Founder of threshold.world, Dan Lammot. Together they unpack the “Tech for Good” industry exploring how technology and data can support crucial philanthropic industry initiatives and trends. Most importantly, they sit down to answer the philosophical question: Who determines technology innovations for philanthropy? Philanthropists or technologists?

Visit Fluxx at fluxx.io
Visit threshold.world at https://www.threshold.world/

Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.