Frontlines of Social Good Podcast

7/29/25: Featured Stories: Threats to Journalism and How Public Media Can Innovate in Crisis

July 29, 2025: After the news, Clayton Weimers, Executive Director of Reporters Without Borders USA (RSF) talks about threats to journalism. Later, Alex Curley, Author of Semipublic on Substack, and Founder of Adopt A Station, discussed how public media can innovate in crisis.  

7/22/25: Featured Stories: Cuts to Public Broadcasting and "Getting to the Yes"

July 22, 2025: After the news, we're joined by Alice Ferris of Goalbusters Consulting to discuss funding cuts to public broadcasting. Then, Kimberly Dye talks about her new book, "Getting to the Yes."

7/15/25: Featured Stories: The New Tax Laws and Nonprofits and "The Joyful Flow Formula"

July 15, 2025: After the news, we're joined by Bill McMorran, Senior Partner at Green Oak, to discuss the new tax laws and their impact on nonprofits. Then, Lieve Hendren, Senior Consultant, Director of Strategic Initiatives, CFRE, of Alford Group, talks with us about her new book, "The Joyful Flow Formula."

7/1/2025: Featured Stories: The State of Impact and Challenges Facing Latinx Nonprofits

July 1, 2025: After the news, we’re joined by Trisha McLoughlin, General Manager of the Anthem Awards, to discuss key findings from the 2025 State of Impact Report—what’s shifting in the world of social good, and where momentum is building. Then, Armando Zumaya, Founder and Executive Director of Somos El Poder, explores a troubling question: Are funders pressuring Latinx nonprofits to change—and at what cost to authenticity and community trust?

6/24/2025: Featured Story: The New Giving USA Results

June 24, 2025: This week, we break down the newly released Giving USA report with a powerhouse panel of philanthropy experts. Roger Ali, Chair of AFP Global, joins Rasheeda Childress, Senior Editor at The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and Sarah TeDesco, Executive Vice President at DonorSearch, to unpack what the latest data reveals about donor trends, sector resilience, and the road ahead for charitable giving in America.

6/10/2025: Featured Stories: Microsoft Grant Fallout and Defending Public Broadcasting

June 10, 2025: After the headlines, we speak with George Weiner, Chief Whaler at Whole Whale, about the abrupt cancellation of Microsoft’s Premium Office Grants—and the ripple effects hitting thousands of nonprofits that rely on these essential tools. Later, Harvey McKinnon, acclaimed fundraising strategist and author, joins us to share the behind-the-scenes story of the grassroots campaign to save CBC Radio from devastating cuts—and the lessons it offers for defending public media here in the U.S.

5/27/2025: Featured Stories: “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill" and The Giving Gap Widens

May 27, 2025: After the news, we speak with Shannon McCracken, CAE, President & CEO of The Nonprofit Alliance, about “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”—a controversial proposal that, despite its name, poses serious threats to the nonprofit sector’s ability to serve communities nationwide. Later in the show, Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement at Neon One and Chair of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, joins us to unpack new data revealing how the giving gap is widening—and what it means for the future of charitable fundraising.

5/20/2025: Featured Stories: Funding for Public Broadcasting and The WHO Foundation

May 20, 2025: After the news, we speak with Michal Heiplik, President & CEO of the Coalition for Public Broadcasting, about the future of public media funding and what proposed cuts could mean for civic education and local journalism. Later in the show, we’re joined by Anil Soni, Chief Executive Officer, and Bob Carter, Founding Board Member of The WHO Foundation, to explore how global philanthropy is fueling frontline health solutions.

5/13/2025: Public Funding for the Arts

May 13, 2025: After the news, we speak with Tooshar Swain, Director of Public Policy at Americans for the Arts, to discuss the threat to the National Endowment for the Arts, and what’s at stake for artists, organizations, and communities across the country. Later in the show, we speak with Dr. Aaron Conley and Dr. Genevieve Shaker, authors of Fundraising Principles for Faculty & Academic Leaders and recipients of the 2023 AFP/Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy, to discuss how academic leaders can become better champions for their institutions.

5/6/2025: Where Are the Boards? Defending institutional independence.

May 6, 2025: After the news, we speak with Dr. Raquel Rall of the University of California Riverside and Dr. Demetri Morgan of the University of Michigan about their opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed, "Where Are the Boards?" Later in the show, we speak with Derrick Feldmann, Managing Director of the Ad Council Research Institute, on philanthropy and communications in the current environment.