Philantherapy - Tales from your Fundraising Therapist

Firefighter Cancer Support Network and Fire Department Coffee - a perfect blend of corporate philanthropy

The Firefighter Cancer Support Network is a nonprofit organization that has been helping firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer for more than 17 years.

Fire Department Coffee (https://www.firedeptcoffee.com/) is a growing for-profit coffee company, founded and operated by current and former firefighters, who created a charitable foundation to help firefighters and first responders who are injured on the job, mentally or physically, or who are facing other serious health challenges.

These organizations came together a few years ago in a perfect example of symbiotic corporate philanthropy, creating a sustainable and long-lasting relationship. 

In this episode, we talk with Bryan Frieders, the President of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network and retired Fire Chief of the Pasadena Fire Department and Jason Patton, the co-founder and Vice President of Fire Department Coffee as they share more about their organizations and about the importance of corporate philanthropy. 

The Brave New World of Crypto-Philanthropy

In this episode, we welcome Erin Culp, Director of Philanthropy and Matt Wahrhaftig, Director of Annual Funds at Kettering Health Foundation in Kettering, OH. Erin and Matt share their experience with Crypto-Philanthropy, including both challenges and opportunities. They discuss some strategies to get started and some compelling stats around cryptocurrency investors and also share why this is a trend that is here to stay. 

If your organization is exploring the concept of accepting cryptocurrency gifts, you don't want to miss this episode. 

This is Part three in our mini-series highlighting some presentations that will take place at the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) International Conference. 

Cause Marketing and Corporate Partnerships with Dawn Wilcox, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

In this episode, we welcome Dawn Wilcox, Associate Senior Vice President, Development & Corporate Partnerships for Children's Hospital Los Angeles to discuss her organization's success and challenges with Cause Marketing and Corporate Partnerships. She provide strategies for finding and vetting partnerships and provides some examples of past successful experiences. Dawn also discusses potential challenges and how to overcome them. If your organization has been considering a cause marketing program, you don't want to miss this episode. 

This is part two in our mini-series leading up to the AHP International Conference where Dawn and Chris Martinez, Chief Executive Officer of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation, will be presenting on this topic. 

Burnt Out: How to Regain Control of Your Life with Alisa Smallwood and Jacynta Brewton

On this week's episode of Philantherapy, we are joined by Alisa Smallwood, Chief Development Officer and Jacynta Brewton, Major Gifts Officer from Holy Cross Health Foundation in Silver Spring, MD. They are discussing how to deal with the feeling of burnout amongst philanthropy (and other) professionals and some strategies to regain control of your life. This episode is part one of our mini-series leading up to the International Conference for the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).

Homeboy Industries -learn about a unique nonprofit and how they generate revenue from social enterprises

Homeboy Industries began in 1988 as a way of improving the lives of former gang members in East Los Angeles and has evolved into the largest gang intervention, rehab and re-entry program in the world. One unique facet of Homeboy is their many social enterprises, which creates a significant amount of revenue each year for this nonprofit, growing from a single bakery to almost a dozen enterprises, which provide both a vital training ground for clients as well as revenue streams to support the mission. Learn more about this unique nonprofit with guests Tessa Madden Storms, Executive Director of Development, and Mary Livesay, Manager of Foundation Relations. 

Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Access in the Nonprofit Sector with Lisa Baxter

Lisa Baxter, an experienced nonprofit executive and the President-Elect of AFP Los Angeles chapter, joins our podcast to discuss the work that she and her colleagues have been involved with as part of the I.D.E.A. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) committee, which is part of Greater Los Angeles AFP chapter. She discusses the importance of the work they have been involved with and the critical need to continue the conversation around this topic, particularly in the nonprofit sector.  

Historic and New Market Tax Credits for Nonprofits with Adam Markwood

Has your nonprofit organization ever considering pursuing tax credits? It's a little-known and often misunderstood fundraising strategy that can be a tremendous game-changer when it comes to capital projects. This week we talk with Adam Markwood of Brian Wishneff & Associates, a firm that specializes in securing historic or new market tax credits for organizations.

Ask the Philantherapist - episode 3: How to engage patrons with a conservation nonprofit and how to set up major gift officers for success

This week, David speaks to John Judge, the President & CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club, a conservation nonprofit. They discuss how to engage patrons in grassroot fundraising strategies and they discuss what to look for and how to set up a major gift officers for success.

“Ask the Philantherapist” - Episode 2: "How can we reach a donor who has become disconnected with our organization?"

Listen to this week's short-form podcast as the Philantherapist host David Garamella and Drew Gagner, Chief Philanthropy Officer & NorCal Division VP of CommonSpirit Health in Santa Cruz, CA discuss the following question:

"How can we reach a donor who has become disconnected with our organization?"

"Ask the Philantherapist" - Episode 1: How to manage a donor who is suddenly giving less than previous years

In our new short-form podcast series, listen as the Philantherapist host David Garamella and Mark Fader, Head of School at the The Williams School in New London, CT discuss the following question:

"What should your nonprofit do when an important annual donor is suddenly giving less than the previous year?"