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Do Good, Be Good

Dec 19, 2019

Local restaurants can be important community assets, creating space for people to gather, food donations for local nonprofits, great first jobs for young people, etc. Cecily Maniaci has created all that and more with Toasted Owl. We talk about why she got into the restaurant business and how it serves to serve others.


Dec 9, 2019

From teaching healthy relationships to teens to volunteering as a child for advocacy work against corporal punishment in schools, Sydney Tolchinsky, is passionate about helping those who need an advocate. She is willing to talk about the difficult or taboo topics that many people avoid. We discuss what that work is...


Mar 12, 2019

From serving on an AmeriCorps trail crew building the Pacific Crest Trail to going to law school and serving people who suffered from mental illness in San Francisco, Joseph Williams has had an interesting career of service through AmeriCorps JD. Joseph currently works as a lawyer, but he got his start through...


Feb 20, 2019

How does personal finance relate to doing good and being good? Inspired by an episode of Afford Anything by Paula Pant, Sharon shares her own experiences with saving money and using her financial independence to take a service-driven road trip. She also proposes a few practical ways to save money and do good for...


Feb 5, 2019

Since October 2017, we have been following Elevate Nepal's progress as they try to rebuild in Nepal. In this update with co-founder, Dan Maurer, we hear about his recent 3-month trip to Nepal, plans for the 2nd annual Big Lebowski-themed bowling fundraiser, and an update on their earned revenue strategy, importing...