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Heart of Giving Podcast: Powerful Black Women Giving Back, Part 2

This is Part 2 of our new Powerful Black Women Giving Back series. This week we feature clips from our previous interviews with Dr. Helene Gayle, President of Spelman College, Dr. Una Osili, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Angela...

Aug 30, 2022

Wise Giving Wednesday: Flooding Hits Texas, Gulf Coast States and Lower Mississippi Valley

As much as 15 inches of rain flooded the Dallas/Fort Worth area this week and torrential rains also extended into Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley.

Aug 24, 2022

Heart of Giving Podcast: Powerful Black Women Giving Back, Part 1

This is Part 1 of our new Powerful Black Women Giving Back series. This week we feature clips from our previous interviews with Judy Belk, CEO of California Wellness Foundation, Dr. Cherise Hamblin, OBGYN and Founder of Patients are Waiting, and Asahi Pompey, Goldman Sachs Partner and Head of...

Aug 23, 2022

Wise Giving Wednesday: Government Regulation vs. Voluntary Standards

For today’s Wise Giving Wednesday, we wanted to revisit a topic – the difference between government regulations and voluntary standards.

Aug 17, 2022

Heart of Giving Podcast; Cherie Harder

In this week's episode, our guest is Cherie Harder, the President of the Trinity Forum. The Trinity Forum (www.ttf.org) works to create space and resources for leaders to reflect on and discuss life’s biggest questions in the context of faith. A full list of their recent programs can be found here:...

Aug 17, 2022

Tips on Donating to Victims of the Evansville Explosion

Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the horrible explosion in Evansville, Indiana on August 10th that killed three people and damaged about 40 homes.

Aug 11, 2022

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