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A common question that comes in from listeners is the soul searching question of “how much should I donate?” There are lots of ways to make that decision, for example, by studying various religious and cultural practices. In today’s episode, the concept of zakat, the third pillar of Islam will be discussed. This is the religious obligation to donate 2.5% of your wealth above a minimum threshold.

Tune in today to learn about how zakat is calculated and the guidelines for who can give and who can receive. Whether or not you practice this faith or any faith at all, sometimes it can be helpful to get a peek into how other people make their giving decisions. 

Links from today’s episode:

Muslim American Zakat Report 2023

https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/720d569d-3cfb-432b-9ec0-f5d7924ccf4c/content 

Online Zakat Calculator

https://irusa.org/zakat-calculator/ 

ICYMI another episode you might enjoy:

Episode 2 How Much Should I Donate? (recorded before the 2024 rebranding of this show)

Connect With Genet “GG” Gimja:

Website https://www.progressivepockets.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/prgrssvpckts 

Work With Me:

Email progressivepockets@gmail.com for brand partnerships, business inquiries, and speaking engagements.

Did you know there are membership organizations for people of means who want to use their money in greater alignment with their values? Whether you are looking for a group to join or looking for free resources online to DIY your own journey towards greater alignment between your money and your values, tune in this week to learn more about: Toniic, Women Donors Network, Solidaire, Resource Generation, and Thousand Currents.

Links from today’s episode:

Toniic’s Directory of Impact Investments https://toniic.com/diirectory/ 

Financial Times: Toniic, partner of GIIN, wants to bring impact investing to China’s wealthy https://www.ft.com/content/23f02dd0-f3c9-11e8-9623-d7f9881e729f

Women Donors Network https://womendonors.org/ 

San Francisco Chronicle: Zendaya makes $100,000 donation to Bay Area theater where she got her start https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/zendaya-california-shakespeare-theater-donation-18680592.php

Solidaire https://solidairenetwork.org/ 

Solidaire's Black Liberation Pooled Fund https://solidairenetwork.org/movement-partnerships/black-liberation-pooled-fund/ 

Thousand Currents https://thousandcurrents.org/ 

Resource Generation https://resourcegeneration.org/ 

ICYMI another episode you might enjoy:

When Trust Fund Kids Grow Up- Episode 97 (recorded a few weeks before the 2024 rebranding of this show)

Connect With Genet “GG” Gimja:

Website https://www.progressivepockets.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/prgrssvpckts 

Work With Me:

Email progressivepockets@gmail.com for brand partnerships, business inquiries, and speaking engagements.

Links from today's episode:

https://www.tides.org/accelerating-social-change/philanthropy/five-facts-to-know-about-black-philanthropy/ 

https://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Pleasant 

Today let's discuss the Black Dollar Index. During the racial reckoning in 2020, a group of Black professionals with expertise in healthcare, consumer packaged goods, media, finance, politics, and consulting got together and formed the Black Dollar Initiative. The idea was that this consumer advocacy group could unify the one and a half trillion dollars spent annually by Black Americans for racial equity. This group wants to hold corporations responsible to its Black employees, consumers and communities. And it wants to empower Black consumers to be able to shop with more information about the companies we are patronizing.

Tune in today to learn how the Black Dollar Index scores are calculated and how they might inform your own decisions as a consumer.

The Black Dollar Index

https://blackdollarindex.com/ 

This week let's investigate a stock that claims to be designed for those of us who want to invest in anti-racist companies; the NACP ETF created by Impact Shares in 2018.

The NACP ETF is an interesting model for socially responsible investing. Not only are the holdings screened according to criteria agreed to with the NAACP, but any proceeds that Impact Shares would receive from the ETF are donated to the NAACP.

Sound too good to be true? Tune in this week so we can discuss.

As always, this podcast doesn't include financial advice, please consult a licensed professional to advise you on your financial situation and products that might be appropriate for you.

NACP ETF

https://impactetfs.org/nacp-etf/ 

Fossil Fuel Free Funds Rating of the NACP ETF

https://fossilfreefunds.org/fund/impact-shares-naacp-minority-empowerment-etf/NACP/fossil-fuel-investments/FS0000DK8D/F00000ZTQL

As we kick off Black History Month, this week's episode is about the interesting link between jazz and philanthropy based on research from Bridge Philanthropic Consulting, the nation's only Black full service fundraising consultancy.

Tune in to learn about the contributions of Jon Batiste, Wynton Marsalis, and the legacies of Lou Rawls, Ella Fitzgerald and other jazz greats.

Links from today's episode:

READ: Jazz and Philanthropy | Bridge Philanthropic Consulting

https://bridgephilanthropicconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Iconic-Impact-__-Jazz-and-Philanthropy_v10-Final-1.pdf 

READ: Wynton Marsalis: how music makes a difference

https://www.ft.com/content/1d5dbcb2-2724-4638-a2b3-3307ecda2aac 

READ: 2019 Interview with Jon Batiste

https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiegoldsmith/2019/09/09/john-batiste-so-much-more-than-steven-colberts-music-director/?sh=141fbd553b77 

LISTEN: Democracy! Suite Album from Wynton Marsalis

https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/the-democracy-suite

LISTEN: Lou Rawls song complication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zSWIdQKTYQ

This week please enjoy a fascinating episode from Renegade Capital featuring an interview with Rachel Robasciotti, Founder of Adasina Social Capital. In this interview she discusses an approach for financial activism that will surely appeal to social impact investors.

Renegade Capital Podcast hosted by Andrea Longton, Ebony Perkins, and Leah Fremouw, is the activist’s podcast for finance and investments. They interview thought leaders who go into the ring every day to fight against the racist, sexist, and exclusive norms established by traditional financial and capital systems. Listeners walk away inspired by their guests and armed with actionable tips and tools to use money to create the world in which they want to live. Whether you're an expert or a novice, there is something for everyone as they discuss impact investing, philanthropic giving, community lending, diversity in finance, and more.

Rachel J. Robasciotti is the CEO and Founder of Adasina Social Capital, an investment and financial activism firm serving as a critical bridge between financial markets and social justice movements. Rachel’s passion for social justice investing is rooted in her background as a Black, queer woman and growing up in a community that struggled for safety and financial security within a rural town that was largely segregated.

Learn more about Renegade Capital Podcast
https://renegadecapitalpodcast.com/

Learn more about Adasina Social Capital
https://adasina.com/ 

Thinking about dipping your toe into ESG investing or socially responsible investing? What are the pros and cons? Tune in this week to find out!

Link from today's episode:

Pros and Cons of ESG Funds
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/pros-and-cons-of-esg-funds/

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day let's dig into what this civil rights icon had to say about money. Spoiler alert- it might be more radical than you expect!

Links from today's episode:

Economic Equality: Martin Luther King Jr's Other Dream
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/21/economic-equality-martin-luther-king-jrs-other-dream/

Four Times Martin Luther King Jr. Taught Us About Money

https://www.debt.com/news/what-martin-luther-king-jr-taught-us-money/

Martin Luther King Jr's Vision for Economic Justice
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/958120759/martin-luther-king-jr-s-vision-for-economic-justice 

It's a new year and a new opportunity to think about ways that our money can be used to build the world we want. So if you've been thinking about the social impact of your money, and wanting a little more this year, tune in for a practical and simple way to make a goal for this year.

Welcome to Progressive Pockets! Formerly known as Spend Donate Invest. After two years and about a hundred episodes, the show has a new name!

Tune in this week to learn about the change!

Somehow we've come to the end of 2023! As we look back on the year, it's a great time to think about what impact our money had on the world. This week's episode will help you do exactly that!

This week on the show you'll find out which episodes were the most popular downloads in 2023, as well as some non-podcast related predictions for 2024.

Enjoy this week's episode and stick around, new episodes will be uploaded through the holidays!

Results from a study of the impact of cash donations to 30,000 adults in Kenya have been released and the findings could lead to a paradigm shift in how most charities think about helping people.

Links from today's episode

It's one of the biggest experiments in fighting global poverty. Now the results are in. NPR. December 7, 2023

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/12/07/1217478771/its-one-of-the-biggest-experiments-in-fighting-global-poverty-now-the-results-ar?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_8499655_nl_Philanthropy-Today_date_20231208&cid=pt&source=&sourceid= 

Universal Basic Income: Short-Term Results from a Long-Term Experiment in Kenya September 2023

https://conference.nber.org/conf_papers/f192616.pdf

Donor advised funds...are they a handy tool to help be thoughtful about our donations or just another form of wealth hoarding?

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Links from today's episode:


Charitable Tax Reform For the 21st Century by Roger Colinvaux and Ray D. Madoff https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3462163

Until the River Runs Dry by by Chuck Collins Helen Flannery Dan Petegorsky Bella DeVaan https://inequality.org/great-divide/charity-reform-video/

The 2023 DAF Report released by National Philanthropic Trust https://www.nptrust.org/reports/daf-report/

Today the podcast hits the 100th episode! Thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing episodes with the people you know!

Today's episode will help you make your plan for this year's Giving Tuesday.

If you want to support the show, please consider:

1. Sharing an episode with someone you know. Podcasts grow by word of mouth!
2. Leaving a review for the show on your podcast app.
3. Let me know what other podcasts you recommend. Shows with similar general topics and vibes. Doesn’t have to be about money per se, but maybe there’s a show that you enjoy that is generally on this topic of doing what we can to make the world a slightly better place. 

https://www.cnet.com/culture/giving-tuesday-2023-when-it-is-what-it-means-and-how-you-can-help/ 

https://www.catchafire.org/ 

This week we're exploring the topic of decolonizing our Thanksgiving plates.

Links from today's discussion:

Chef Sean Sherman Interview and Projects
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131051237/the-sioux-chef-sean-sherman
https://owamni.com/
https://sioux-chef.com/

Decolonizing Thanksgiving and Reviving Indigenous Relationship To Food by
https://ndncollective.org/decolonizing-thanksgiving-and-reviving-indigenous-relationships-to-food/?fbclid=IwAR2N4_aL_EZtV-EvvtGoDHL_8E2b1VmsUO0bWv8cP0rByuR1RpRmnD8f_6c

How to Decolonize Your Thanksgiving Dinner
https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a8axe/how-to-decolonize-your-thanksgiving-dinner

What happens when a bunch of trust fund kids grow up and get fed up? Tune in this week so we can discuss!

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/13/20827389/young-donors-philanthropists-resource-generation-politics-trump 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/03/02/their-families-built-fortunes-these-millennials-are-trying-figure-out-how-undo-their-class-privilege/ 

https://twitter.com/ResourceGen 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/style/trust-fund-activism-resouce-generation.html   

https://resourcegeneration.org/choosing-to-talk-about-ugly-stuff/