Prize and Venture Philanthropy w/ Lindsey Burris

Innovative Philanthropist Lindsey Burris and American Philanthropy host Shawn Wehan discuss two growing genres of philanthropy: prize and venture.  Nonprofits such as the XPRIZE Foundation and GenNext Foundation are creating significant change and societal benefit by approaching philanthropy from the vantage point of innovation.  Lindsey instructs and shares her personal experience as Development Director and Executive Director of two of America's top impacting organizations, as well as her next steps in advancing philanthropy. 

Further insights include story snippets involving the background history of prize and venture philanthropy, the nonprofit charity:water and Scott Harrison, futurist Peter Diamandis, GenNext CEO Michael Davidson and background from the Almanac of American Philanthropy.    

Contact: [email protected]  

Show Sponsors 

• Givsum: One Stop For All The Good You Do https://www.givsum.com/
• FLOC, Future Leaders of Our Community: https://oc.flocers.org/

Production Assistance

• Painter of Paws, Sean O'Daniels
• Lindsey Burris 

Music Notes

• Alt J
• Saint Motel
• U2
• Glass Animals

Book Notes

• Bold, Peter Diamandis
• Abundance, Peter Diamandis
• The Almanac of American Philanthropy, Karl Zinsmeister & The Philanthropy Roundtable