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"[Helping] is a passion that goes deep. If we could steer that passion towards funding for the nonprofits that needed to do what they know they need to do, we can facilitate product donations at a much, much higher level." -Jim Alvey Episode...
"[Helping] is a passion that goes deep. If we could steer that passion towards funding for the nonprofits that needed to do what they know they need to do, we can facilitate product donations at a much, much higher level." -Jim Alvey
Episode Description:
One of the biggest problems with donated goods is that a lot of them end up in landfills. This is because people often donate items that they no longer need or want, without considering whether or not someone else could actually use them. This thoughtless act, although coming from a genuine desire to help, results in what we call 'secondary disaster'.
Therefore, we have to make sure that our intentions are truly meeting a need. The key is to have the right goods for the right people at the right time.
This is the goal of Good360, the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving. Their mission is to connect organizations who want to donate with nonprofits who actually need that specific help.
In this episode, Jennifer sits with Good360's VP of Disaster Recovery and Philanthropy, Jim Alvey. Jennifer and Jim discuss how to close the 'need gap' in product donations distribution and identify the unmet needs for a community's long-term recovery. They also talk about the disadvantages of unsolicited goods and the short attention span of donors and the public, the importance of rebuilding at the right pace, Good360's partners, and building resilience into recovery.
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Highlights:
02:44 Doing Social Good with Good360
08:00 Donations and Disaster Response
15:38 Right Goods, Right People, Right Time
22:51 Employing Tech in Disaster Response
26:53 Right Rebuilding at the Right Pace
35:40 Closing the Gap Between Impact and Recovery
40:11 Facilitating Donations at a Higher Level
45:09 Resilience Response
52:57 #Undaunted
