256. Meet the Fashion E-Commerce Startup Fueling a Charitable Impact - Jeannie Barsam

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

Meet Jeannie. She left the corporate world after leading Fortune 500 retailers including Gap Inc, Michaels, Talbot's, and Signet Jewelers to create a business that was more than just fast fashion. Gifting Brands was born out of a passion for helping women, children, and families in need with an innovative solution to an ongoing problem in the fashion world — what to do with excess inventory.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Jeannie’s story and journey to where she is today (3:30)
• Overview of Gifting Brands (7:00)
• The charities Gifting Brands are supporting (11:00)
• Inventory philanthropy model: a 3 sided marketplace (15:00)
  • We partner with brands
  • We partner with consumers
  • We give back to charities
• Jeannie’s dreams for Gifting Brands (18:00)
• Scaling Gifting Brands and what is next (19:00)
• Nonprofit startups: lessons learned so far starting her organization (22:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Jeannie’s life (27:00)
• Jeannie’s One Good Thing: Be bold, take risks, and make a difference. and Everyone is a philanthropist. (31:00)

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