Podcast
Impact Audio
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The podcast for social impact practitioners looking to connect big ideas with real impact. Join host Sam Caplan as he curates practical advice and inspiring stories from the people changing how we think about social change.
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How to actually make the business case for corporate social impact
Jun 10, 202500:30:03Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Impact Audio podcast features Andrea Wood, president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP). She shares insights about how today’s CSR professionals can best make the business case for their programs.Andrea digs into:• Data that highlights the value of CSR• Fresh communication strategies for CSR teams• How the current political climate plays a role
Transcribe →SixDegrees of Kevin Bacon and how nonprofits can cut through the noise
May 20, 202500:29:36Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Impact Audio podcast features Stacy Huston, executive director of SixDegrees.org. She shares how her organization partners with nonprofits to fill the resource gap and spread the word about community programs.Stacy covers:• Why the resource gap is about more than funding• How to best help nonprofits tell their stories• The strategy behind SixDegrees’ most successful projects
Transcribe →Dispatch from PEAK 2025: Leading with courage
Apr 23, 202500:10:37Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Impact Audio podcast features Submittable colleagues Sam Caplan and Laura Steele, who sat down to discuss takeaways from the 2025 PEAK Grantmaking Conference.They cover:• How the conversation around equity has evolved• The sector’s reactions to new external pressures• What grantmakers are focused on in the year ahead
Transcribe →How Microsoft makes giving personal for all of its 228,000 employees
Apr 8, 202500:32:48Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Impact Audio podcast features Karen Bergin, senior director of employee engagement and disaster response at Microsoft. She shares how the company sustains one of the world’s biggest and most impactful employee giving programs.Karen covers:• How Microsoft creates a personalized experience for employees• The feedback loops that help the program evolve• What it takes to measure the impact of employee giving
Transcribe →Dispatch from NGMA 2025: A seismic shift
Mar 25, 202500:20:23Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Impact Audio is a conversation between Submittable Sam Caplan and Ian Witthoeft, who sat down to discuss their experience at the 2025 National Grant Management Association Conference.They cover:• How recent budget cuts are changing government grantmaking • The dueling priorities of compliance and impact reporting • AI’s potential role in fraud prevention
Transcribe →GE Healthcare Foundation, year one: On choosing a mission and nonprofit partners
Mar 11, 202500:32:57Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Impact Audio podcast features Abigail Epane-Osuala, president of the GE Healthcare Foundation, and Ash Rogers, Co-CEO of Lwala Community Alliance. They share how they built a partnership that utilizes the inherent strengths of each organization. They cover:• The principles and practices that create strong funder-grantee relationships • How to build short-term benchmarks for long-term impact measurement• Forging partnerships across the public and private sectors
Transcribe →Foundations building for foundations: How the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation develops AI tech
Feb 11, 202500:36:47Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Impact Audio podcast features Nick Cain, VP of strategy and innovation at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. He shares the foundation’s approach to AI, and how the nonprofit sector can start building the technology they need for themselves.He digs into:• Real-world examples of AI shaping social impact outcomes • How the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation builds the technology their grantees need• The story behind Grant Guardian, a financial due diligence tool for foundations
Transcribe →CSR’s deskless conundrum: On engaging hard-to-reach employees
Jan 14, 202500:44:15Tap to summarizeThis episode of Impact Audio features Tom Knowlton, CEO of CSR Talent Group. He shares how some companies are tailoring CSR programs to better meet employee needs. He digs into: • The keys to engaging hard-to-reach employees• How to think more holistically about employee engagement• Real-world examples of individualized volunteer programs
Transcribe →A compliance wonk breaks down Uniform Guidance changes
Nov 19, 202400:34:01Tap to summarizeOne trillion dollars of federal funding was distributed via government grants last year. We all have a stake in how this money moves and how these decisions are made. Today on Impact Audio, David Clark, managing director at BDO and self-described “compliance nerd,” explores how the expectations and goals around government grantmaking are shifting.He covers:• How the legislative process shapes funding • Specifics updates to Uniform Guidance• What transparency and equity look like in the public sector
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