July 11, 2023

82. Divesting from Prisons

Today's topic came in from a listener, it was about how to divest from prison labor. So we’re going to talk about what prison labor is and how it might be used to create the products that we buy and to address the listener’s ...

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July 4, 2023

81. Creating a Family Mission Statement

Today's topic is about how to create a family mission statement, especially as it relates to money! Links from today's episode: https://hbr.org/2020/08/whats-your-familys-mission-statement https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/ar...

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June 20, 2023

80. The Five Types of Givers (Part 2)

What type of giver are you? Support the show

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June 13, 2023

79. The Five Types of Givers

In today's episode, 5 types of givers will be discussed. What type are you? 1) the skeptic 2) the overwhelmed 3) the flighty 4) old faithful 5) the firefighter Tune in this week to learn more! Support the show

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June 7, 2023

78. Raising Generous Kids (Replay)

Here’s today’s letter: Coming out of last year’s holiday season, I started to wonder if my kids are getting a little spoiled. My partner and I both grew up in working class families, our parents often lived check to check and...

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May 30, 2023

77. Where To Start With Donating (Replay)

Today’s letter is about where to start with donating. Here’s the letter: What to do if I feel overwhelmed by donating? It’s natural to feel overwhelmed, I don’t think most of us learned anything about donating as kids, except...

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May 24, 2023

Interlude

Call for submissions! Please send your topics, questions, and feedback to spenddonateinvest@gmail.com Support the show

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May 16, 2023

76. The surprising truth about what ESG actually means

Welcome back to Spend Donate Invest! This is a podcast where we talk about ways to line up our values and our money. When we think about the things that keep us up at night. Whether that’s climate change, or homelessness, or ...

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May 9, 2023

75. How to start a values aligned investing club

Links from today's episode: https://activateyourmoney.net/ Support the show

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May 2, 2023

74. Does it matter where you say "I Do"?

Links from today's episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/style/despite-everything-people-still-have-weddings-at-plantation-sites.html https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/06/10514073/plantation-wedding-venues Support t...

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April 25, 2023

73. It's wedding season! How to go green

Links from today's episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/style/sustainability-wedding.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Love https://lessstuffmoremeaning.org/weddingfootprintcalculator/ Support the s...

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April 11, 2023

72. How much money do Harry and Meghan give away?

Curious about how much money Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle give away? Tune in this week to hear where and how much they give. Links from today’s episode Archewell Foundation Impact Report 2020-2022 https://archewell....

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April 4, 2023

71. Women, Men, and Money

Welcome back to Spend Donate Invest. This is where we talk about ways we can line up our values in terms of the world we’d like to build and we try to line those values up with what we’re doing with our money. Where we invest...

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March 28, 2023

70. The legal right to invest according to our values

In Nov 2022 the Department of Labor passed a rule allowing 401k managers to consider climate change environmental, social and governance when they make investment decisions. To put it mildly, there was some push back to this...

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March 21, 2023

69. Women, Sex and Socialism

Today's episode is a short book summary, on a book called Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence by Kristen Ghodsee. This book was written for young Americans who were pissed ...

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March 14, 2023

68. Is a donation a good gift?

Are you thinking about what to get your friend, relative or colleague for their special occasion this year? Today's discussion is whether a donation is a good gift or not. What do you think? Email the show anytime at spenddon...

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March 7, 2023

67. Did Patagonia's founder really give his company away?

Links from today's discussion: “Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company” New York Times Sept 14, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html Yvon Chouina...

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Feb. 28, 2023

66. Supporting the Arts

Today's episode is about supporting the arts. Download to hear more about 1) supporting local artists 2) increasing arts education and institutions, and 3) making art more accessible in your community. Support the show

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Feb. 21, 2023

65. Celebrating Black Philanthropy

Links from today's episode: https://www.tides.org/accelerating-social-change/philanthropy/five-facts-to-know-about-black-philanthropy/ https://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker h...

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Feb. 14, 2023

64. Giving After a Natural Disaster

When it comes to disaster relief, there are generally, 4 different phases where you might want to help. Phase 1: Mitigation: this is about future planning. Analyzing the possibility of future disasters and planning out what w...

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Feb. 7, 2023

63. 2023 Predictions

In today's episode we will revisit 2022 predictions and make a few guesses for what 2023 has in store for us! Link from today's episode: https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/12/vitalik-buterin-donates-1-billion-worth-of-meme-coins-...

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Jan. 31, 2023

62. Most popular episodes of 2022

Most popular episodes of 2022: Episode 23 Raising Generous Kids. Episode 29 My 2 Cents and My 2 Cents Episode 37 Crypto versus the Environment Episode 33 What should I pay my first employee? Episode 24 Should I donate if I’m ...

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Dec. 13, 2022

61. Donations of the Rich and Famous

This week’s episode is a little stroll through donations of the rich and famous. Links: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/2022/01/19/americas-top-givers-2022-the-25-most-philanthropic-billionaires/?sh=2a34a56e3a6c...

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Dec. 5, 2022

60. When a friend asks you to donate...but you don't want to

Welcome to Spend Donate Invest. Today's question is, how do you politely decline when someone asks you to donate to a fundraiser and you don’t… want… to? Please share this episode with someone who you think might enjoy a shor...

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