Giving Done Right

Giving Done Right

The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Episodes 63
Avg. Duration 42m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.9 (76)
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

From the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), Giving Done Right is the show with everything you need to know to make an impact with your charitable giving. Whether you’re donating a few hundred dollars a year, a few thousand, or a few million, you might find yourself wondering: Where should I give? How do I know which nonprofits are effective? How do I know if I’m really making a difference with my donation? Join hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette as they welcome leaders and experts from throughout the nonprofit sector to answer philanthropy’s burning questions and bust some myths that have long plagued donors and nonprofits alike. In a time when effective giving is especially crucial, Giving Done Right cuts through the noise and focuses on what you need to know to put your money to work.

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S5 We Need Your Help

Feb 10, 2026 0m Bonus

We want to hear from you about how the conversations on this podcast are making a difference in your approach to philanthropy. If our show has helped you, we want to hear about it! Can you take a few…

S5E14 Ezra Klein on Philanthropy’s Role at a Precarious Time

Dec 02, 2025 1h 12m

As the current federal administration makes sweeping cuts to social safety net programs, political divisions deepen, and the guardrails of American democracy are tested, what is philanthropy’s role…

S5E13 Lessons on Disaster Giving With Patty McIlreavy

Nov 20, 2025 41m

Effective disaster giving often begins before a disaster even occurs. So says Patty McIlreavy, president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, in this popular episode from the Giving Done…

S5E12 Mounting Pressure on Nonprofits: What Donors Need to Know with Elisha Smith Arrillaga

Nov 13, 2025 39m

Federal funding cuts and increased demand for their services have left nonprofits across the country and issue areas reeling, with many questioning whether they will survive. The consequences are…

S10E11 How to Get Boards to Help With Fundraising, From The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Nov 06, 2025 35m

This week on Giving Done Right, we’re introducing you to another podcast we love: Nonprofits Now: Leading Today, from The Chronicle of Philanthropy. In this episode, two leaders, Kathleen St. Louis…

S5E10 Building Better Schools: David McKinney on Why Student Voice Matters

Oct 30, 2025 52m

What happens when education reform takes place without the input or engagement of the young people who will experience its effects? Conversely, what happens when youth voices lead the way to change?…

S5E9 Beyond the Model Minority Myth: Ben Hires on Supporting AAPI Communities

Oct 23, 2025 42m

How does the "model minority myth" impact how funders view and support Asian immigrant communities? What role do disaggregated data play in ensuring their thriving? In a conversation with Ben Hires,…

S5E8 Defending the Freedom to Give with Tonya Allen and John Palfrey

Oct 16, 2025 43m

Is the fundamental right to give according to one’s values under attack in America? Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with two influential foundation leaders who are sounding the alarm and…

S5E7 Faith, Generosity, and Justice: Dilnaz Waraich on Muslim American Giving

Oct 09, 2025 40m

What does it mean to tell the Muslim American story of generosity? Why is it important to talk about "religious justice" in philanthropy alongside other forms of justice? These are questions that…

S5E6 An Anti-Authoritarian Playbook for Donors With Joe Goldman

Oct 02, 2025 55m

President of the Democracy Fund Joe Goldman offers both urgency and clarity for donors concerned about the U.S.’ democratic backslide into authoritarianism in this conversation. As the second Trump…

S5E5 A Defining Moment for Democracy: Angelica Salas on the Immigration Crisis

Sep 25, 2025 56m

As ICE raids and warrantless arrests by masked federal agents take place around the U.S., Angelica Salas, executive director of CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights), joins hosts Phil…

S5E4 Effecting Change at the Local Level: Wisdom from Community Foundation CEOs

Sep 18, 2025 1h 8m

Donors looking to make a difference in their local communities can turn to community foundations — local philanthropic institutions driven by giving “of, by, and for the people” and rooted in the…

S5E3 Happy Mwende Kinyili on Building a Global, Grassroots Feminist Movement

Sep 11, 2025 1h

What happens when $2.83 billion disappears from women's rights funding globally? Conversely, what is possible when donors break out of traditional silos to work collaboratively with the goal of…

S5E2 Federal Cuts, Local Food Banks, and what Donors Can Do With Julie Butner

Sep 04, 2025 51m

As federal funding cuts shift more responsibility for food insecurity to local communities, Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with Julie Butner, president and CEO of the Tarrant Area Food Bank,…

S5E1 Mark Suzman on Funding Urgent Needs

Sep 04, 2025 59m

The dismantling of USAID has created the most profound crisis in international development in decades, threatening to reverse years of progress in public health globally. In the season five premier…

S5 Introducing: Season 5 of Giving Done Right

Aug 21, 2025 2m Trailer

As shifts to federal policy and funding profoundly impact domestic nonprofits and civil society as well as international aid, it has never been more vital that donors act decisively, urgently, and…

S4E16 Giving Back to Your Hometown with Bean Path’s Nashlie Sephus

Jan 23, 2025 43m

Nashlie Sephus, Ph.D. brought her passion for technology and experience as an entrepreneur back to her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi to bridge the technology gap and plant the seeds for a thriving…

S4E15 Taking on Philanthropy’s Toughest Critiques with Beth Breeze

Jan 16, 2025 54m

Philanthropy has been the subject of intensifying criticism, so how should donors think about their role in creating a better world? Beth Breeze, Ph.D., director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the…

S4 Giving Cash to Those in Need with Paul Niehaus of GiveDirectly

Jan 09, 2025 42m Bonus

As we begin a new year, we’re sharing a classic from the Giving Done Right archive in which Phil and Grace talk with Paul Niehaus, co-founder and chairman of GiveDirectly. Paul discusses the power of…

S4E14 Julián Castro on Supporting a Diverse Latino Community after Trump’s Win

Dec 19, 2024 50m

From his days as mayor of San Antonio, Texas to serving as a Cabinet Secretary under former President Barack Obama to leading the nation's largest Latino-serving foundation, Julián Castro has always…

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