75. Reimagine Corporate Partnerships + Discover The Lost Art of Connecting - Susan McPherson

Meet Susan. She is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert who just happens to be the ultimate word weaver. We're talking through the new normal of corporate responsibility (it's no longer nice to have - it's essential!), and she's giving her best advice on networking. Spoiler: there's nothing better you can give someone than connecting them to others. This Girls Who Code and 19th News adviser and investor took our breath away with her compassion and wisdom. Tune in for uber inspiration! 

Episode Highlights

• Susan’s story and journey to where she is today (3:30)
• Creating meaningful partnerships between nonprofits and corporations through shared values (9:25)
• It’s not about what the for-profit can do for you, it’s what you can do for them (10:17)
• The history of Microsoft and the beginning of Bill Gates’ philanthropy journey (11:20)
• The opportunities are immeasurable, it is a matter of being strategic (12:15)
• In today’s climate, companies are less inclined to write a check if there is not an opportunity for employee engagement (12:35)
• Employees want to feel that there is more than the actual job that they are doing everyday (14:44)
• The most philanthropic person on the spectrum is a woman at the lowest level of the socioeconomic scale (Women’s Philanthropy Institute) (16:10)
• Susan’s article in Forbes: Corporate Responsibility: What To Expect In 2020 (16:50)
• Susan’s new book: The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships (21:30)
• It is important to give people options for how they can help (28:15)
• How nonprofits can implement the Gather, Ask, Do method to create genuine partnerships (31:52)

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