Allison Karnes returns in this episode to discuss the need for sustainability in an organization. She is the founder of WRAPS, which you can learn about in Episode 67. Because WRAPS gives away a lot its products to those in need, she chose to produce and sell other goods and run a cafe to create additional streams of revenue to run the ministry rather than allowing it to be solely dependent on donations.  Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact WRAPS: Facebook Donate to WRAPS: Global Outreach The Forsaken Children Books: Journey To Impact by Ed Gillen ..read more

Today you'll hear from Allison Karnes, the founder of WRAPS. She started this ministry that makes and gives away Washable, Reusable, Affordable Pads to girls in Ethiopia. This gives young girls the chance to continue their education rather than dropping out of school because of the embarrassment that can come from not having access to feminine hygiene products once they begin puberty. Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact WRAPS: Facebook Donate to WRAPS: Global Outreach The Forsaken Children Books: Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine A Gentleman in Moscow ..read more

This is a fantastic episode where Ed sits down with Vinessa Brown, the Executive Director of LifeLine To Success. This organization helps equip and transform former criminal offenders "into productive members of society." Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact Slingshot Memphis: www.slingshotmemphis.org LinkedIn Instagram: @slingshotmemphis Email: disrupt@slingshotmemphis.org LifeLine To Success www.lifeline2success.org ..read more

This episode features Robert Fockler, the President at Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact Community Foundation of Greater Memphis: www.cfgm.org LinkedIn Books: Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia by E. Digby Baltzell ..read more

Ed talks with STS Enterprise about how they are providing young people with learning opportunities and helping them to develop skills so they can be successful in their careers and communities. Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact Slingshot Memphis: www.slingshotmemphis.org LinkedIn Instagram: @slingshotmemphis Email: disrupt@slingshotmemphis.org STS Enterprise www.stsenterprise.org LinkedIn Instagram: @stsenterprise Email: contactus@stsenterprise.org ..read more

In this episode, Ed Gillentine interviews Meg George, the Co-founder & President of George Philanthropy Group. They discuss a number of topics including Meg's new children's book that aims to help children understand what philanthropy is and learn to become philanthropic. Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact George Philanthropy Group: www.georgephilanthropy.com www.megtgeorge.com LinkedIn Instagram: @georgephilanthropy Books: Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine What's Philanthropy to Philomena? by Meg George Fair Play by Eve Rodsky ..read more

Ed and Jared discuss the benefits of a mentoring relationship and what makes a mentorship effective. Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact Slingshot Memphis: www.slingshotmemphis.org LinkedIn Instagram: @slingshotmemphis Email: disrupt@slingshotmemphis.org ..read more

In this episode, Ed Gillentine talks with Bob Collins form TrustBridge Global Foundation. Bob explains how TrustBridge helps break down barriers to global giving. He also discusses four major vehicles used to steward significant resources for charitable giving: Donor-Advised Funds, Private Foundations, Supporting Organizations, and Charitable Trusts. Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact TrustBridge Global Foundation: www.trustbridgeglobal.com LinkedIn Books: Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine Fortune's Children by Arthur T. Vanderbilt When Helping Hurts ..read more

Ed and Jared discuss the significance of redirecting young people who are headed down the detrimental path towards the criminal justice system. Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact Slingshot Memphis: www.slingshotmemphis.org LinkedIn Instagram: @slingshotmemphis Email: disrupt@slingshotmemphis.org ..read more

In this episode, Ed Gillentine interviews Ross Overline who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Scholars of Finance. Ross discusses how he believes finance is the biggest lever for driving change and why it is consequently so important to instill the values of integrity, humility, compassion, courage, curiosity, and impact into the financial leaders of tomorrow.  Show Links Ed Gillentine: EdGillentine.com Instagram: @journey.to.impact Scholars of Finance: www.scholarsoffinance.org Instagram: @scholarsoffinance Podcast: Investing in Integrity Email: ross@scholarsoffinance.org | hello@scholarso ..read more