Charity Talks is the podcast designed to help people learn about great local, national and international nonprofits through interviews with their leaders. It also highlights inspirational people making a huge impact in the world. In each episode, you will learn about a nonprofit's mission, uplifting stories, and most importantly, how you can help.
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Pancakes For Roger
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Susan Combs, the Founder of Pancakes For Roger, joins Charity Talks. Susan founded Pancakes for Roger to honor her father, Major General Roger E. Combs, by helping veteran address the unique challenges they face during and after their service. Through partnerships with 501(c)(3) organizations and initiatives tailored to veterans' needs, Pancakes for Roger strives to make a meaningful difference in their lives. (0:21).
Website: https://pancakesforroger.org
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Atina
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Marijana Savic, the Founder and Director of Atina, and Board Director of Global Fund for Children, is this episode's guest. Atina is a Serbia-based nonprofit that fights against human trafficking. As Maja and Brooke discuss, not only does Atina help the transition process for trafficking victims, it also works to support the rights of women generally. Given Maja’s decades of helping these often ignored survivors, it is not surprising that she received this year's TIP HERO (Trafficking in Persons Hero) award from the U.S. Department of State. (0:37).
Website: www.atina.org.rs
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Global Fund for Children/Society for Science
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Maya Ajmera, founder of the Global Fund for Children (GFC), and President & CEO of Society for Science and Executive Publisher of Science News, joins Charity Talks. GFC invests in innovative, community-based organizations around the world to help children and youth reach their full potential and advance their rights. Founded in 1921, Society for Science is dedicated to expanding scientific literacy, access to STEM education, and promoting scientific research. It also founded and produces the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. In this episode, Maya and Brooke discuss how GFC and Society for Science are helping young people globally. (0:24).
Websites: https://globalfundforchildren.org/; https://www.societyforscience.org/
Friday Mar 22, 2024
4Amanda.Org
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Dan Hubbard, the founder and Director of 4Amanda.Org, is this episode’s guest. 4Amanda is a non-profit foundation that provides emergency financial support to cancer patients. The foundation is named for Amanda Pagans-Hubbard, Dan’s deceased wife, who with Dan set up the foundation before her passing. As Dan and Brooke discuss, the financial challenges that coincide with cancer treatment are often as crippling as the disease. 4Amanda is dedicated to helping those cancer patients and their families with the fiscal difficulties that accompany the diagnosis and treatment. 4Amanda has only existed for a couple of years, but it has already made a huge difference in the lives of many suffering from cancer. (0:36).
Website: https://4amanda.org/
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Fisher House Foundation
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Charity Entrepreneurship
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Joey Savoie, the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Charity Entrepreneurship, is this episode’s guest. CE’s core mission is to launch high-impact nonprofits by connecting entrepreneurs with effective ideas, training and funding. As Joey and Brooke discuss, each year CE dedicates hundreds of research hours to identifying the most effective charity ideas. It then recruits aspiring entrepreneurs, and through its two-month incubation program, provides them with training and funding to turn these idea into high-impact organizations. CE’s systematic approach has already led to the launch of 32 highly effective charities in the areas of animal welfare, health and development policy, mental health and happiness, family planning, capacity building and health security. (0:26).
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
I AM ALS
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Teaching at the Right Level Africa
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Titus Syengo, the Executive Director of Teaching at the Right Level Africa (“TaRL”), is this episode’s guest. TaRL began as a joint venture between Pratham and J-PAL (whose Global Executive Director — Iqbal Dhaliwal — was a guest on Charity Talks last year). Its primary goal is to strengthen children’s foundational literacy and numeracy skills by using its evidence-based approach. As Titus and Brooke discuss, TaRL is supporting governments and organizations in over 14 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, helping them to build the capacity to design, deliver and scale impactful programs. TaRL’s goal is to help every child across Africa build foundational skills for a better future. (0:29).
Website: https://teachingattherightlevel.org/
Monday Jul 24, 2023
WHOlives
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
FundLife
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023