Frontlines of Social Good Podcast

September 2, 2025: After the news, Ruthie Giles talks about her new book, Prospect Management: The Essential Guide.

August 26, 2025: After the news, Zoe Amar talks about how AI is cutting charities out of the content stream. Later, Tammy Zonker talks about her new book, "Calling All Heroes".

August 12, 2025: After the news, Sir Stephen Bubb, Executive Director of the Gradel Institute of Charity, New College, Oxford, talked about charity in the UK.

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.  

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."

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."

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?

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.

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.

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.