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Introduction to the Good2Give Podcast, with DePriest Waddy, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

July 13, 2023 by John Ray

Good2Give Podcast

Introduction to the Good2Give Podcast, with DePriest Waddy, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

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Introduction to the Good2Give Podcast, with DePriest Waddy, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

DePriest Waddy, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, introduces the Good2Give Podcast, a show devoted to shining a spotlight on donors, non-profits, and the difference they are making in causes they care about. The podcast celebrates the transformative effects of charitable giving, features stories of how giving transforms lives, explores groundbreaking ideas, and much more.

The Good2Give Podcast is presented by the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia and is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

**DePriest Waddy, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia**

DePriest has a long history of leadership in the nonprofit sector. He has served almost 30 years in leadership roles at various nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies, including the American Hospital Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity, and, most recently, Families First.

Before joining the Community Foundation in June 2022, DePriest was CEO of Families First, a 131-year-old nonprofit serving at-risk children and families throughout Georgia, the United States, and abroad.

DePriest received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from The University of Alabama and his MBA from Kennesaw State University. He is a Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2015 alumnus, as well as a Leadership Birmingham Class of 2019 alumnus and Leadership Atlanta Class of 2022. He has been named to the Atlanta 500 in 2021 and 2022, Atlanta Magazine’s annual list of the area’s most powerful leaders. He was also awarded the Georgia Titan 100 in 2022. He and his wife, Carol, have one married daughter and two granddaughters.

DePriest’s dream for the Community Foundation: “Continuing to help meet the increasing needs resulting from complex family problems.”

At the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, everything they do centers around one purpose – improving our world through the power of philanthropy.

On a fundamental level, they do that through managing funds held in trust, donated by individuals, organizations, and businesses. Most funds are donor-advised funds, similar to savings accounts. These funds are pooled for investment purposes and their income is used to make grants for a wide variety of charitable purposes.

But the Foundation’s goals expand far beyond managing funds. They desire to strengthen the communities they serve in Gwinnett, Northeast Georgia, and beyond by providing leadership, addressing community needs, and assisting individuals and organizations with their charitable giving.

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Leslie Vaillancourt, CheqrPay

June 29, 2021 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Leslie Vaillancourt, CheqrPay

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Leslie Vaillancourt, CheqrPay (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 13)

Fintech veteran Leslie Vaillancourt is committed to supporting the work of nonprofits through the company she founded, CheqrPay. Unlike other well-known payment applications which nonprofits have traditionally used, CheqrPay offers donors a frictionless giving experience, which in turn creates more potential donations for the charity. Leslie joined host John Ray to discuss CheqrPay and her entrepreneurial journey. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

CheqrPay

At the heart of CheqrPay is the desire to serve. Their team has served countless hours volunteering with nonprofit organizations – large and small.

This experience led them to the belief that there had to be a better solution for small nonprofits who needed an uncomplicated and cost-effective way to collect donations while interacting with their patrons. The answer is CheqrPay – an application that is easy to use and provides just what small organizations need without an overwhelming amount of features. They keep transaction fees low by keeping the app simple.

Though made for small organizations, CheqrPay is a great tool for any nonprofit to have in their toolkit. Their platform costs nothing to set up and only incurs a low transaction fee once you start using it. Their hope is to make interactions with donors simple and easy, no matter where or when you choose to engage!

Keeping with their mission of strengthening the bottom line for small nonprofits, CheqrPay commits to returning 10% of their profits on an annual basis in the form of grants to select member organizations. Look for more information on this program in 2021.

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Leslie Vaillancourt, Founder and CEO, CheqrPay

Leslie Vaillancourt is the founder and CEO of CheqrPay, a Minneapolis-based software company that provides online fundraising services to nonprofit organizations.

Leslie has a background in finance and technology and a passion for working with nonprofit organizations to serve others. She volunteers as the Business Development Director for Women Entrepreneurs of Minnesota (WeMN) and donates time to local nonprofits providing technical support.

Questions and Topics in this Interview

Let’s start with some history and an overview of your company? What services do you provide?
What was your inspiration for creating CheqrPay?
Who are your ideal customers and can you tell us some success stories?
What is your vision for the company? Tell us what it looks like in 10 years.
Can you tell us a little about your personal journey? What is your background? How did you transition into entrepreneurship?
What advice would you give to anyone that is thinking of starting their own company?

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX® . You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Christine Martinello with The Original Love Box and Michael Owens with BioLife Plasma Services

April 14, 2016 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Christine Martinello with The Original Love Box and Michael Owens with BioLife Plasma Services

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Mike Sammond, Christine Martinello, Michael Owens, Steven Julian

Christine Martinello/The Original Love Box

The Original Love Box is a treasured tradition that gives people the opportunity to create closer relationships and families. It’s easy to do. People write love notes to each other and include words of affirmation and appreciation. Then a family or group gathers and reads them to each other. The couple’s book is a keepsake where they write their love story. The tradition captures a legacy of love and is a gift that will be passed down from generation to generation.

Michael Owens/BioLife Plasma Services

BioLife Plasma Services is an industry leader in the collection of high-quality plasma that is processed into life-saving plasma-based therapies. They operate numerous state-of-the-art plasma collection facilities throughout the United States and Austria. BioLife is committed to safety. Through superior service, they strive to ensure the safety of their donors and the patients who receive life-saving plasma-based therapeutics.

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Randy Redner with Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

October 29, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Randy Redner with Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

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Mike Sammond, Randy Redner, Steven Julian

Randy Redner/Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

For more than three decades, the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia has worked in partnership with donors to donate close to $60 million to the charitable causes that matter most to the community.

Rather than giving haphazardly to every donation request, they help people learn where the real needs are and which non-profits are directly addressing those needs. Instead of giving in a rush at year-end for tax purposes, they offer tools that allow you to invest your resources now and give more purposefully when you’re ready. And if you want to leave a legacy that reaches far beyond your lifetime, they can help with that too.

They make giving easy, with a powerful return on investment for the community. In short, they connect people who care with causes that matter.

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