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episode 534: David Goldberg: Founders Pledge – Maximising Charity Efficiency & Impact
Measuring the social impact of a charitable donation is, oftentimes, an impossible task. Founders Pledge is a non-profit organisation that aims to funnel and streamline donations from successful entrepreneurs in order to maximise their efficiency, based on data and research. Having built a network of nearly 2000 like-minded philanthropists, the vision behind Founders Pledge was to ensure transparency, unbiased assessment, ease of access and incentive alignment for its members. Despite the hurdles of running and scaling a non-profit organisation, Founders Pledge managed to stay true to its values throughout its 10 years of activity. In the end, where there’s a will, there’s a way.
We were joined by David Goldberg, founder of Founders Pledge, to discuss the landscape of charitable non-profit organisations and how data can streamline donations and maximise their social impact.
Topics covered in this episode:
- David’s background
- Founding Founders Pledge
- How Founders Pledge works
- Joining Founders Pledge
- The challenges of managing a non-profit organisation
- Building a great company culture. Hiring process
- Maximising impact
- Assessing non-profit organisations’ efficiency
- Effective altruism
- How philanthropy changed over time
- Pledge Ventures
- Future challenges for Founders Pledge
Episode links:
- David Goldberg on Twitter
- Founders Pledge on Twitter
- Founders Pledge website
- Pledge Ventures
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This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/534