78: Braden Fineberg on making it easy to create and manage non-profits

People are the Answer

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://getribbon.org/

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