78: Braden Fineberg on making it easy to create and manage non-profits
In this episode, Braden and Jeffrey discuss Braden’s founding of Ribbon, a platform that makes it easier to start nonprofits while efficiently managing their complexities. They discuss his upbringing in Texas, his time at companies like Matterport and Tesla, his founding of Round Up, and how his mom’s diagnosis led him through a struggle-filled attempt to start a non-profit, ultimately culminating in Ribbon…
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwYsfh6o18
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Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker
Producer: Kait Grey
Editor: Nick Case
Recording date: 9/27/23
https://www.linkedin.com/company/getribbon/
https://www.facebook.com/ChooseRibbon
Bio:
0:00 – Intro
3:39 – Education
9:07 – Early Career
25:29 – Engineers without Borders
27:09 – RoundUp
34:24 – IRS
39:16 – Ribbon
50:58 – Damar Hamlin Foundation
53:03 – Non vs For Profit
1:01:58 – Food Deserts
1:15:58 – When Work Affected Change
1:18:20 – Mentor
1:21:35 – Ask Jeff a Question
1:24:28 – Most Grateful for
1:27:17 – Snap Your Fingers
1:31:36 – How to Support