Creighton Blackwell of Coastal Credit Union shares how philanthropies can make a difference in a global pandemic and what fuels him to be a part of this work. Episode Summary: 0:00 - Intro 0:48 - Episode start/Rob checks in with Jes 2:19 - Jes checks in with Rob 6:07 - Creighton Blackwell joins the show 6:34 - Check in with Creighton 7:53 - Who is Creighton? 10:47 - What does a day in the life look like? 12:08 - There’s no lack of need 14:28 - What are your hopes for philanthropy? 14:34 - How did you get there? 17:40 - You can’t be everything to everyone but you can be more to more people 19:00 - Is your point of view widely shared? 22:45 - What is your biggest obstacle? 28:02 - What fuels you? 29:44 - Work extremely hard, and pay attention to what everyone around you is going through 30:23 - What’s one tangible thing listeners can do? 35:19 - Rob debriefs 36:00 - What was Jes’s biggest takeaway? 37:46 - The movement is JUST starting 38:53 - Will we change our ways, despite the cost, for a more just society? 41:08 - Don’t keep this podcast and these topics at arm’s length
Guests: Creighton Blackwell, https://blog.coastal24.com/articles/view/222 (Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Coastal Federal Credit Union)
Resources: https://www.coastal24.com/Learn/Resources/Community-Resources (https://www.coastal24.com/Learn/Resources/Community-Resources)
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Our hosts: Jes Averhart, cofounder of https://bwshomecoming.com/ (Black Wallstreet Homecoming) Rob Shields, executive director of the https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (Recity Network.)
Our Producer: Ben Azevedo, owner of https://www.bearcaveaudio.com/ (Bear Cave Audio)