345. The Era of Inclusive Philanthropy + How to Democratize Social Impact - Richie Kendall

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Overview

Meet Richie. He's the co-founder & chief experience officer at Goodworld — a next-gen social impact platform. And Whoa Nelly! - does he believe in democratizing smart philanthropy to benefit all 🙌 His team is building an ecosystem powered by generosity, collaboration & compassion where CSR, influencer impact & web3 philanthropy collide. We're chatting through inclusive philanthropy and democratizing social impact. CSR and partnerships friends - you don't want to miss this episode with a seriously good human.

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The growing movement of Inclusive Philanthropy
How businesses can scale philanthropy by giving its stakeholders, employees & customers charitable dollars
Democratizing Social Impact

Today’s Guest

Richie Kendall, Co-Founder + Chief Experience Officer, Goodworld

“You can grow your brand, not by extracting value out of your community, but by providing value to your community.”

— Richie Kendall, Co-Founder + Chief Experience Officer, Goodworld

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Episode Highlights

Richie’s story and journey to where he is today (3:15)
Trends in philanthropy that are exciting Richie right now (7:00)
Inclusive philanthropy and engagement (13:00)
Moving from a mindset of transactional giving, to transformational giving (21:00)
Everyone can be a philanthropist (28:25)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Richie’s life (36:00)
Richie’s One Good Thing: Be easier on yourself. (39:00)
How to connect with Richie (41:00)

Powerful quotes

“We're all only here for a short period of time and so it’s almost upon us or it's our responsibility to make it magical and to share it with people.” -Richie

“Collaboration, compassion, generosity, beauty, excellence, truth, wisdom, all of these things, if we can get really in touch with them inside ourselves, we can create the world we want to see, we just have to tap into that imagination.” -Richie

“There are ways of being that are a balm for deeper structural problems. And the balm for for those deeper structural problems is being a whole human being: in your family, in your neighborhood, in in your broader community.” -Richie

“What a believer will do is just categorically different than just a transactional donor.” -Jon

“To bring blessings upon yourself, bless your neighbor. To enrich yourself, enrich your neighbor. Peace and happiness don't come to you from the horizon, they sort of spread out from you.” -Jon

“Justice is what love looks like in public.” -Dr. Cornel West

“You can grow your brand, not by extracting value out of your community, but by providing value to your community.” -Richie