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143: Call of Duty Endowment Enlists Gamers, Retailers for Mission to Put Vets Back to Work Nov 23, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Dan Goldenberg, Executive Director of the Call of Duty Endowment, the charitable arm of one of the world's most popular video games. We discuss how the endowment is working with companies like Costco, GameStop, Best Buy, and Carl’s Jr this holiday season to do something about veteran unemployment.

142: Is It Time for Movember to Move Beyond the Stache? Nov 18, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio Megan and Joe pilot a new format for the show. While we still plan to have guests and do interviews, occasionally we want to experiment with just talking about what's happening in the cause world! We'll review some of the latest campaigns, promotions and posts from the social good space. This week: Giving Tuesday, REI Opt-Out, and Movember ... is it really dying? Listen in!

141: How Wendy's Uses Coupon Books, Frosties to Raise Millions for Adoption Services Nov 02, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and I talk to Frank Vamos, Director, Brand Communications at Wendy's, about their October coupon book campaign to raise funds for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA).

140: Nordstrom's Give Back Clothing Line Fuels Youth Causes Oct 27, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Tara Darrow, Director of Public Affairs & Corporate Social Responsibility for Nordstrom, about Treasure&Bond, Nordstrom’s private label, give-back brand. Since the brand's inception in 2014, Nordstrom’s raised $440,000 for charities like Girls Inc., Girls on the Run and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

139: C-Store Raises $1.2 Million, Earns Cause Marketing Stripes Oct 20, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Sharon Yon-Johansson, Community Affairs Manager for Stripes | Sunoco Convenience Stores, about an in-store cause marketing program that raised a $1.2 million for Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center.

138: Touchdown! This NFL Team Shows Nonprofits How to Score with Donors Oct 13, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Julie Hirshey, Director of Community Relations for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, about the Eagles Care Program and their capacity building efforts for nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia area.

137: How Travelocity is Helping Do-Gooders Travel for Good Oct 06, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Keith Nowak, Director of Marketing Communications at Travelocity, about the results of its recent Travel for Good Survey and plans to expand its Travel for Good Program to help people achieve their dreams of philanthropic travel!

136: How Columbia Sportswear is Using Cause Marketing to Blaze a New Trail Sep 29, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Scott Welch, Global Corporate Relations Manager, at Columbia Sportswear Company about their national cause marketing program with the National Park Foundation called Find Your Park.

135: Companies and Activists Are Using Petitions to Stand Together for Good Sep 22, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Randy Paynter, Founder and CEO of Care2, a social network of 32 million citizen-activists who are using and supporting petitions to make the world a better place.

134: How an Ex-Con's Bread Company Gave Rise to Second Chances for Others Sep 14, 2015

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Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Genevieve Martin, Executive Director of the Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation, about the brand’s success with “Second Chance Employment” for people with criminal backgrounds. The goal of the newly created foundation is to offer inspiration and advice to businesses who want to join Dave’s as second chance employers.

Megan, Genevieve and Joe discuss:

How Joe can’t pronounce Genevieve and has no clue about U. S. or world geography.
The background of Dave’s Killer Bread and how it got it started with Dave Dahl, who founded the brand after he finished a 15-year prison sentence.
How Dave’s Killer Bread has opened its doors to people with criminal records and given them a second chance.
Why Dave’s Killer Bread started a foundation, instead of working with nonprofits, and how it’s funded.
The challenge of getting other businesses to join Dave’s in hiring people with criminal records.
How customers have responded to the program and their enthusiastic support for “second chances.”
How Dave’s is using the Second Chance Summit to educate other companies about their practices.
What’s the future of cause marketing for the Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation?

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