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Donors Survey the Economic and Political Landscape

Giving Ventures - May 23, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with two donors: David Thayer and Tom Beach. They share their expert insights into the markets and offer thoughts on how donors and organizations might respond to economic and political uncertainty. The episode, taken from a conversation origi...

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Growing Tech and Innovation

Giving Ventures - May 09, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with leaders tackling tough tech topics like artificial-intelligence programs threatening to remake industry as we know it. His guests include George Gilder, co-founder of the Discovery Institute; Zach Graves, executive director of the Foundat...

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Preserving Our History

Giving Ventures - April 25, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Thomas Hand, a graduate of West Point and a successful businessman, joins DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett on the latest episode of Giving Ventures to talk about the unique grant program he created using DonorsTrust. The program, facilitated by DonorsTrust, awards grants to those preservi...

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Reimagining Higher Education

Giving Ventures - April 11, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Pano Kanelos, president of the University of Austin, and Stephen Blackwood, founding president of Ralston College in Savannah, Georgia. Both gentleman are working hard to offer a higher-educatio...

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A Classical Take on Teaching

Giving Ventures - March 28, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, DonorsTrust Vice President and host Peter Lipsett talks with three nonprofit executives working to revive and expand classical education. His guests include Robert Jackson, executive director of Great Hearts Institute; Bob Luddy, founder of Thales Academy...

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Sparking Entrepreneurship

Giving Ventures - March 14, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Connor Boyack, founder and president of Libertas Institute and Nicole Cassier-Mason, CEO of Lemonade Day. Both guests talk about the importance of helping kids build their entrepreneurial skills...

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Make the Most of a Wealth Event

Giving Ventures - February 28, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett moderates a conversation with featured guest Chris Cousins, an experienced financial advisor who has helped many folks navigate wealth events like the sale of a business and windfalls like inheritance. Don...

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Beauty and Liberty

Giving Ventures - February 14, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Marion Smith, president and CEO of the Common Sense Society; Margarita Mooney,  executive director of Scala Foundation; and Justin Shubow, president of the National Civic Art Society. All three ...

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Liberty at the Supreme Court

Giving Ventures - January 24, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Pacific Legal Foundation President and CEO Steven D. Anderson; New Civil Liberties Alliance President and General Counsel Mark Chenoweth; and Job Creators Network President Elaine Parker. All th...

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Giving in 2023 with Lawson Bader

Giving Ventures - January 10, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host Peter Lipsett talks with DonorsTrust President and CEO Lawson Bader as he reflects on a year of giving marked by higher prices, recession fears and looming legislative threats and lays out a roadmap for what givers and prospective givers should look ...

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A FIRE for Free Speech

Giving Ventures - December 27, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with three experts dedicated to preserving First Amendment rights for all Americans. His guests include Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) President Greg Lukianoff; FIRE Chief Operating Officer Alisha Glennon; and FIRE Exec...

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Energy Policy That Works

Giving Ventures - December 13, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with three enery-policy experts dedicated to crafting free-market regulatory reforms that make energy more affordable and accessible to everyone. His guests include Kent Lassman, president and CEO of Competitive Enterprise Institute; Steve Mal...

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What DonorsTrust is Thankful For

Giving Ventures - November 22, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with colleagues to discuss some of their favorite charities. The guests share their personal connections to the charities, why the charities are near and dear, and venture a guess at what kind of giver would likewise be interested in the chari...

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Will We Get Free-Market Healthcare?

Giving Ventures - November 08, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with three health-policy experts dedicated to crafting free-market solutions that make healthcare freer, more affordable and accessible to everyone. His guests include Brian Blase, president of Paragon Health Institute; Jonathan Wolfson, chief...

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Black Conservatives Chart a Bright Future

Giving Ventures - October 25, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with Star Parker, founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education; Kendall Qualls, president of TakeCharge Foundation; and Robert Woodson, founder and president of the Woodson Center. All three debunk the left's narrative o...

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Better University Giving with FAR

Giving Ventures - October 11, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Is your alma mater soliciting donations from you? Chances are ... they've asked you for money recently. In fact, U.S. colleges and universities raised $52.9 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021, and that is a 6.9 percent increase over the previous year. While the schools make givin...

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Standing Up to ESG

Giving Ventures - September 27, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Peter interviews Bryant Haines of 2ndVote, which scores companies on how liberal, conservative or neutral they are on social and political issues. Also on this episode is Will Hild of Consumers' Research to discuss the social credit system that has become "ESG" standards, a problematic and flawed...

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Smarter Giving with Gideon Bernstein

Giving Ventures - September 13, 2022 13:34 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this episode of Giving Ventures, Peter talks with author Gideon Bernstein about the upside of giving and how the tragedy of his son's murder changed the way Bernstein views the world and his philanthropy. You won't want to miss this poignant conversation, especially if you need a fresh outlook...

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Inspiring Liberty on Campus Part III

Giving Ventures - August 23, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the third installment of "Inspiring Liberty on Campus," Young Americans for Liberty Executive Director Lauren Daugherty joins Peter on Giving Ventures to give an update on the organization. Born out of the "Youth for Ron Paul" movement, Young Americans for Liberty is defending the First Amendm...

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Inspiring Liberty on Campus Part II

Giving Ventures - August 16, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter interviews Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA, "a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government." Charlie talks abou...

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Inspiring Liberty on Campus

Giving Ventures - August 09, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, Peter interviews Dr. Wolf von Laer, chief executive officer of Students for Liberty. Last year alone, says Dr. Laer, Students for Liberty-affiliated students organized nearly 2,000 events on campuses across the globe. The events included protests, townhal...

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UPDATE: Stronger Families, Stronger Freedom

Giving Ventures - July 26, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
UPDATE: These pro-family leaders Peter originally interviewed in October already are making big strides toward strengthening family life in America. Hit "Play" and, if you've already listened to the episode, fast forward to the end for updates on each charity. In the fourth episode of Giving Vent...

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Build a Culture of Agency

Giving Ventures - July 12, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this episode of the Giving Ventures podcast, Peter interviews Ian Rowe, author of the new book "Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power," senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of Ve...

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Celebrating America

Giving Ventures - June 28, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
2026 will be a big year. No, it isn't a presidential election year. Twenty-twenty-six marks the 250th birthday of our beloved United States of America. The fancy term for that is the semi-quin-centennial. The brand you will get to know it as, though, is America250. That is the name of the organiz...

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Tomorrow's Leaders Are Already Here

Giving Ventures - June 14, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Are free-markets dead? Not a chance. Young entrepreneurs and activists including Cindy Cerquitella of America's Future; Amanda Covo of Teneo Network; and Marissa Gaston of Washington Policy Center join host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett on the latest episode of Giving Ventures to s...

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Storytelling Beyond the Echo Chamber

Giving Ventures - May 24, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
What are the key ingredients to effective storytelling? IronLight Labs President Jo Jensen, Kite & Key Media CEO and Co-Founder Vanessa Mendoza; Free to Choose Network President and CEO Rob Chatfield; and The Story Incubator Owner Erin O’Connor share the "secret sauce" of solid storytelling, incl...

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Winning in the States

Giving Ventures - May 10, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
In the seventeenth episode of our Giving Ventures podcast, titled “Winning in the States,” host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with State Policy Network President and CEO Tracie Sharp. State Policy Network is the membership organization for all the free-market, pro-liberty thi...

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Free Market Environmentalism

Giving Ventures - April 26, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
In the sixteenth episode of our Giving Ventures podcast, titled “Free Market Environmentalism,” host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with three nonprofit leaders working to implement changes that better steward earth's natural resources without undermining its most precious res...

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Toward Better Policing

Giving Ventures - April 12, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
In the fifteenth episode of our Giving Ventures podcast, titled “Toward Better Policing,” host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with three nonprofit leaders working to implement reforms in our necessary but imperfect criminal justice system. His guests include Adrian Moore, vice...

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A Report from Ukraine

Giving Ventures - March 29, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
In this bonus episode of the Giving Ventures podcast, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Dr. Tom G. Palmer, executive vice president for international programs at Atlas Network, about the situation in Ukraine.

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