Part 1 of the interview with Michael Thatcher, CEO/President of Charity Navigator (rating over 225,000 charities), which helps millions of donors to align their passions and values to a charity.
Michael shares how Charity Navigator leads the effort to make impactful philanthropy easier for everyone. He also discusses how his path forward, filled with a variety of experiences (whether at Microsoft, composing music and dancing as the co-founder/director of Dance Music Light, or years at sea conducting oceanographic research), ultimately led him to Charity Navigator.
If you're thinking of giving to a charity/not-for-profit, please visit www.CharityNavigator.org to research the organization, including their cost-effectiveness and overall health/stability and sustainability. Charity Navigator is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Michael's part 2 episode, where we dive more into his personal experiences and story, will be released soon (ep 43).
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