Givers, Doers, & Thinkers—A Podcast on Philanthropy and Civil Society

William A. Schambra & the power of everyday philanthropy

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with William A. Schambra to explore the tension between establishment philanthropy and what he calls “everyd

Nathan Bond & building beauty, business, and purposeful giving

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Nathan Bond, co-founder of Rifle Paper Company, to explore entrepreneurship, education, and philanthrop

Romanita Hairston & building stronger nonprofits through regional philanthropy

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Romanita Hairston, CEO of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, to explore the power and challenges of reg

Sadie Elliott & the new playbook for Christian school funding

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Sadie Elliott, Director of the Herzog Foundation, to explore how innovative philanthropy is transformin

Destiny Rojo & the future of small-town philanthropy

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Destiny Rojo of the PY Foundation to explore how place-based giving can transform a community. Rooted i

Hanna Skandera & Reviving Civics in America

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Hanna Skandera, President and CEO of the Daniels Fund, to discuss the urgent need for renewed civics ed

Rob Hays & What Great Board Members Get Right

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Rob Hays—business leader, philanthropist, and nonprofit board member. Rob reflects on the experiences t

Steve Zabilski & Rethinking the Overhead Myth

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Steve Zabilski, president and CEO of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, to explore how investing i

Season 9 of the Givers, Doers, & Thinkers: America at 250, Part III

Season 9 of Givers, Doers, & Thinkers launches this Wednesday, April 8! 🎉 This season, we’re celebrating the “Givers”—foundation leaders and individual donors who are tr

Eric Cook & rescuing education from mediocrity

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Eric Cook, president and CEO of the Society for Classical Learning, to discuss the remarkable rise of c

David Bobb & the quiet revolution in education

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer speaks with David Bobb, president of the Bill of Rights Institute, about the pressing need to revitalize civic educati

John Rhee & the crisis of meaning in medicine

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Dr. John Rhee, co-founder of the Hippocratic Society, to explore how the medical profession can recover

Peter Murphy & the power shift in American education

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Peter Murphy, senior advisor at the Invest in Education Foundation, to explore the growing movement for

Richard Avramenko, Justin Dyer, and Josh Dunn & rethinking academia for the common good

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy sits down with Richard Avramenko (Arizona State University), Justin Dyer (University of Texas at Austin), and Josh Dunn (Un

Andrew Laubacher & fighting digital addiction and restoring human connection

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer talks with Andrew Laubacher about the silent epidemic of digital addiction and what it’s doing to our mental health—es

Pastor Corey Brooks & building a blueprint for urban transformation

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer talks with Pastor Corey Brooks about his mission to transform one of Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods through

Cary Sanders and Ralph May & overcoming societal barriers after incarceration

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer sits down with Cary Sanders of JumpStart and Ralph May of St. Vincent de Paul in Boise to talk about what it really ta

Joel Penton & Bible education during school hours

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer talks with Joel Penton about how LifeWise Academy brings Bible education to public school students—legally—during scho

Pano Kanelos & a fresh model for higher ed

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy Beer speaks with Pano Kanelos about why he launched the University of Austin (UATX), what’s broken in American higher educa

Season 8 of the Givers, Doers, & Thinkers: America at 250, Part II

Season 8 of Givers, Doers, & Thinkers is here! This special three-part season dives deep into the past, present, and future of American exceptionalism as we look ahead to