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Nonprofits and their staff are undervalued, under-appreciated, and un-relenting. Brittny and Nia stand shoulder-to-shoulder with these amazing, incredible staff and talk about the realities of the sector that nobody wants to talk about.
This is NOT another nonprofit best practices podcast. Topics covered include dysfunctional boards, gala mishaps, the issues with philanthropy and so much more!
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You’re familiar with the model that we’re talking about today. You buy something, and with your purchase, something—whether an item or money—is donated to a person or organization. Buy one, give one. But what if those on the receiving end aren’t actually getting anything they need?
In today’s episode, we’re sharing three examples of buy one, give one corporate philanthropy (TOMS, Warby Parker, and Bombas). We’re going into how each philanthropic concept came about, how this model can have negative effects, and ways to approach the model that are more helpful to those in need.
What’s in this episode:
[05:21] Understanding buy one, give one philanthropy and cause marketing
[08:03] How TOMS (shoes) was built on cultural appropriation and actually has negative impacts on the countries it “serves”
[17:05] How Warby Parker (glasses) has done a better job of transparency with their model and actually working with organizations on the ground in the places that they serve
[20:25] How Bombas (socks) started their organization out of a need they recognized (rather than a sock company with a marketing ploy) and how they’re not as overt about their buy one, give one philanthropy
[28:10] The implications of this kind of corporate philanthropy, and how consumers can continue to demand transparency
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