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The podcast for social impact practitioners looking to connect big ideas with real impact. Join host Sam Caplan as he curates practical advice and inspiring stories from the people changing how we think about social change.
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Overview
Accept and review applications, communicate with applicants, and create reports – all in one place.
Simplify manual work
Drag-and-drop to create forms and automatically organize submissions.
Review collaboratively
Create custom, collaborative multi-round review workflows.
Report on impact
Craft reports on your program’s progress and impact.
Government
Manage grant, relief fund, and application-based programs of all sizes in a single secure platform.
Prevent fraud
Implement powerful authentication and identity verification tools.
Disburse relief funds
Track, manage, and disburse relief funds accurately and quickly.
Eliminate tedious work
Automate the review process to save hundreds of hours of work.
Foundations
Launch, manage, and measure your program from one grant management system to fulfill your mission.
Track funds
Trigger payments and report on your budget in one view.
Enact your mission
Launch your program in a matter of days, not weeks.
Measure your impact
Create and automate reports on your grant program’s progress and impact.
Corporations
Create and manage programs for volunteering, community investment, giving and matching, and more in one platform.
Centralize your community investment
Run all your community investment programs in one place.
Drive engagement in volunteer programs
Foster meaningful employee experiences that attract and retain talent.
Empower employees to give
Create donation programs with employee input and buy-in.
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The starvation cycle in corporate social responsibility: How CSR professionals can right the ship
Season 3, Episode 9 | 22:40 Min
Carolyn Berkowitz, President and CEO of ACCP, and Sam Caplan explore how CSR professionals can get their teams out of the starvation cycle.
Carolyn Berkowitz
Sam Caplan
Systemic change requires bold solutions
Season 3, Episode 8 | 69:19 Min
Partners from the Bold Solutions Network sit down with Sam Caplan to share how support from Lever for Change enables them to make long-term, systemic progress.
Native Women Lead
New Mexico Community Capital
Communities United
JUST Community
What is the ‘S’ in ESG, and how do you measure it?
Season 3, Episode 7 | 27:10 Min
Carmen Perez, founder and partner at Better Next, and Sam Caplan tackle one of the trickiest aspects of CSR and grantmaking—measuring impact.
Carmen Perez
Sam Caplan
The challenge model: How to flip the philanthropy script
Season 3, Episode 6 | 30:03 Min
Kristen Molyneaux, vice president of program strategy & learning at Lever for Change, and Sam Caplan break down how to avoid the traps of traditional philanthropy.
Kristen Molyneaux
Sam Caplan
A blueprint for high-engagement CSR programs
Season 3, Episode 5 | 28:23 Min
Patricia Toothman, social impact manager at Splunk, and Sam Caplan explore what it takes to turn employees into CSR champions.
Patricia Toothman
Sam Caplan
What the data says about the future of social impact
Season 3, Episode 4 | 29:42 Min
Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas, managing director of corporate insights & engagement for CECP, and Sam Caplan map out how individual efforts connect to systemic change.
Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas
Sam Caplan
Constructing a Purpose-Built Career
Season 3, Episode 3 | 26:15 Min
Angela Parker, CEO and co-founder of Realized Worth, and Sam Caplan discuss the realities of what it takes to build a career around a strong sense of purpose.
Angela Parker
Sam Caplan
Breakthroughs in Social Impact: How Integrated CSR Unlocks Innovation
Season 3, Episode 2 | 26 Min
Erin Baudo Felter, VP of social impact and sustainability at Okta, and Sam Caplan break down what should drive CSR programs.
Erin Baudo Felter
Sam Caplan
Lessons from the Future of CSR and Corporate Volunteering
Season 3, Episode 1 | 30 Min
Jen Carter, global head of technology & volunteering at Google.org, and Sam Caplan explore what it means to take a “moonshot” approach to social impact.
Jen Carter
Sam Caplan
The Opportunity Motivation: Effective Altruism and Our Impetus to Give
Season 2, Episode 10 | 29 Min
Join Submittable with Giving What We Can's Luke Freeman in a discussion about the motivations and methodology behind effective altruism.
Luke Freeman
Rachel Mindell
Leaders Never Stop Emerging: Embracing the Next Generation of Philanthropic Changemakers
Season 2, Episode 9 | 35 Min
Join Submittable with philanthropy leader Storme Gray in a discussion about how emerging social impact leaders can unlock the right doors and keep them open.
Storme Gray
Laura Steele
Rachel Mindell
From Transactional to Transformative: How Intention Can Remake Corporate Volunteering
Season 2, Episode 8 | 30 Min
Join Submittable’s Sam Caplan in conversation with Chris Jarvis, an expert in volunteerism, corporate giving, and the neuroscience behind lasting change.
Chris Jarvis
Sam Caplan
Conversations at the Heart of CSR
Season 2, Episode 7 | 30 Min
Join Submittable with CSR-insider Alli Murphy for a discussion about the people, ideas, and resources propelling social good.
Alli Murphy
Rachel Mindell
Riding the Hype Curves: Community Foundations, Crypto, and DAFs
Season 2, Episode 6 | 31 Min
Join Submittable with philanthropy IT insider Leon Wilson for a conversation about tech adoption and strategy in the social sector.
Leon Wilson
Sam Caplan
How Tech Can Turn Silos Into Systems Change
Season 2, Episode 5 | 15 Min
Join Impact Audio for a conversation with Amy Sample Ward and Afua Bruce, experts and leaders in social impact technology.
Amy Sample Ward
Afua Bruce
4 Trends Shaping Philanthropy in 2022
Season 2, Episode 4 | 12 Min
Join Impact Audio producers as they discuss the ideas and people shaping philanthropy in 2022, and beyond.
Laura Steele
Rachel Mindell
Accessibility, Advocacy, Representation: How Philanthropy Can Step Up for the Disability Community
Season 2, Episode 3 | 33 Min
Join Submittable with special guest Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, Founder of RespectAbility, for a powerful conversation on the “A” that’s missing from DEI.
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi
Sam Caplan
Advancing DEI Day to Day: From Why to How with WarnerMedia
Season 2, Episode 2 | 15 Min
Join Submittable with special guests Grace Moss, Sophia Zeinu, and Yvette Urbina of WarnerMedia for a discussion on operationalizing DEI.
Grace Moss
Sophia Zeinu
Yvette Urbina
From Evolution to Revolution: How Grants Managers Can Remake Philanthropy
Season 2, Episode 1 | 29 Min
Join Submittable with special guests Rachel Kimber and Adam Liebling, grants managers at the forefront of philanthropy’s future tense.
Rachel Kimber
Adam Liebling
Sam Caplan
The State of Corporate Purpose: Insights from CECP's 2021 Giving in Numbers Report
Season 1, Episode 10 | 20 Min
Join Submittable’s impact team to hear which trends are shaping the future of philanthropy.
Sam Caplan
Natalya DeRobertis-Theye
Laura Steele
John Mohr and Sam Caplan: Democratizing Philanthropy with the Common App
Season 1, Episode 9 | 31 Min
Join Submittable with special guest John Mohr, Chief Information Officer of the MacArthur Foundation, in conversation about his efforts to create a common grant application.
John Mohr
Sam Caplan
7 Principles for Measuring Impact
Season 1, Episode 8 | 17 Min
Join Submittable's marketing team to shift your perspective and discover seven principles that can help guide your impact measurement work.
Natalya DeRobertis-Theye
Rachel Mindell
Chantal Forster and Sam Caplan: Technology Accelerates Change
Season 1, Episode 7 | 29 Min
Join Submittable with special guest Chantal Forster, executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), in a conversation about the power of tech in philanthropy.
Chantal Forster
Sam Caplan
Kari Aanestad: Equity, Honesty, and #FixTheForm
Season 1, Episode 6 | 15 Min
Join Submittable and special guest Kari Aanestad as she shares context, insights, and insider tips from #FixTheForm.
Kari Aanestad
Edgar Villanueva and Sam Caplan: How Can Philanthropy Decolonize Wealth?
Season 1, Episode 5 | 59 Min
Join Submittable for a book club Q&A with Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth, facilitated by Sam Caplan, VP of Social Impact at Submittable.
Edgar Villanueva
Sam Caplan
Shaady Salehi: Tackling Common Misconceptions about Trust-Based Philanthropy
Season 1, Episode 4 | 12 Min
Join Submittable and special guest Shaady Salehi digging into the tenets behind trust-based philanthropy and how funders may misunderstand them.
Shaady Salehi
Luther Hughes and Lydia Boss: Antiracism, Community-building, and Grants for Artists
Season 1, Episode 3 | 12 Min
Join Submittable and special guests Luther Hughes and Lydia Boss in a discussion about strategies for improving equity in the grantmaking process.
Luther Hughes
Lydia Boss
Louise Bleach and Mark Horoszowski: CSR, Social Enterprise, and Doing Well by Doing Good
Season 1, Episode 2 | 14 Min
Join Submittable and special guests Louise Bleach and Mark Horoszowski in a conversation about the evolution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the imperative for social and environmental change.
Louise Bleach
Mark Horoszowski
Satonya Fair and Sam Caplan: Philanthropy, Impact, and the Future of Grantmaking
Season 1, Episode 1 | 56 Min
Join Submittable for an in-depth Q&A between Satonya Fair, President and CEO at PEAK Grantmaking, and Sam Caplan, VP of Social Impact at Submittable, focused on philanthropy’s past, present, and future.
Sam Caplan
Satonya Fair
Impact Audio: Trailer
Season 1, Episode 0 | 3 Min
Join Submittable for a new audio series dedicated to social impact—highlights, insights, and in-depth exchanges. Here’s the lowdown on what’s coming up.
Rachel Mindell
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