Giving Heart Beat
Giving Heart Beat
Donna Valente
Hey – Nonprofit Founders and Leaders, Changemakers and Dreamers—are you looking for new ways to amplify your message in the overwhelming noise and confusion of these uncertain times? Giving Heart Beat is THE place to make connections and ignite sparks of compassion into forces for good, and together, turn Unsung Heroes into Everyday Super Heroes. Conversations with dynamic nonprofit champions from Across The Planet reveal how they turned their Passion into Action, and Obstacles into Achievements. Creator and Host Donna Valente worked closely with Superman actor Christopher Reeve and his incredible wife Dana Reeve, and over 3 decades, built an extensive worldwide network of nonprofit warriors. It’s her mission to promote them.
Episode 29 - Radioactive - Mental Health Matters
Episode 29 - Radioactive - Mental Health Matters - Host Donna Valente details her long absence from the airwaves and the critical importance of mental health. EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
Nov 17, 2021
48 min
Episode 28 - Interview with Amy Rivera - Founder of Ninjas Fighting Lymphedema Foundation
Episode 28 - Interview with Amy Rivera - Founder of Ninjas Fighting Lymphedema Foundation, Advocate, Entrepreneur, Mom, Wife, soon-to-be-published Author.
May 22, 2021
1 hr 15 min
Episode 27 - Interview with Priti Mehta - Managing Director Foundation Operations, Investors Bank
Episode 27 - Interview with Priti Mehta - Managing Director Foundation Operations, Investors Bank. Priti talks about growing up the daughter of parents that immigrated from India and learning the practice of SEVA - giving back, from their example. Priti lends her experience to a number of philanthropic endeavors, including the boards of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers and Girls On The Run, and as a grants reviewer for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program.
Apr 26, 2021
28 min
Episode 26 - Interview with Lee Woodruff, Co-Founder - Bob Woodruff Foundation
Episode 26 - Interview with Lee Woodruff, Co-Founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, Author of 3 NY TIMES bestselling books, Speaker, Journalist, Communications Consultant, Advocate. The Bob Woodruff Foundation's mission is to assist injured service members and their families heal from the wounds of war.
Apr 20, 2021
22 min
Episode 25 - Interview With Jane Elliott - Internationally Known Teacher, Lecturer, Diversity Trainer, and Recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education
Episode 25 - Interview With Jane Elliott - Internationally Known Teacher, Lecturer, Diversity Trainer, and Recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education
Mar 18, 2021
1 hr 28 min
Episode 24 - Interview with David Jacobsen - CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, Albany, New York - The House That Love Built
Episode 24 - Interview with David Jacobsen, Psy.D. - Chief Executive Officer of Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region (RMHC-CR), Albany, NY - The House That Love Built. Listen and learn about how local programs for families are supported through those RMHC coin boxes at every community McDonald's restaurant!
Mar 10, 2021
38 min
Episode 23 - Interview with Hector Del Valle & Willis Washington: Co-Hosts of Living The Balanced Life
Episode 23 - Interview with Hector Del Valle & Willis Washington: Co-Hosts of Living The Balanced Life, a video talk show that brings in experts from key areas of life to share their knowledge with the community.
Mar 3, 2021
44 min
Episode 22 - Interview with Heather Ehle, RN - Founder and CEO of Project Sanctuary
Episode 22 - Interview with Heather Ehle, RN - Founder and CEO of Project Sanctuary. Project Sanctuary serves military and veteran families across the USA through therapeutic recreation and education at in-person family retreats and a spectrum of services before, during and after.
Feb 21, 2021
21 min
Episode 21 - Interview with Michael Bethune, Author, Speaker, Minister
Episode 21 features an interview with Michael Bethune, Author, Speaker, Minister and Educator with over 25 years of leading and serving some of the most vulnerable populations through the nonprofit sector. He himself is a once-homeless military veteran, whose life's calling and purpose emerged from his own pain. [Trigger warning]
Feb 11, 2021
42 min
Episode 20 - Caregiver Confidential - Solo
Episode 20 - Caregiver Confidential - Solo provides a glimpse behind the Giving Heart Beat podcast microphone into the life of a caregiver entrepreneur, with a cautionary tale for caregivers.
Feb 1, 2021
18 min
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