Sam Fankuchen - Changing the Way We Volunteer

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Relationships, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Sam Fankuchen is the founder of Golden, a company that makes it easy to volunteer as well as helps non-profits manage their volunteers. Golden now has an app you can download directly to your phone where you can work for a non-profit that is aligned with your mission and purpose. Sam says that 25% of Americans volunteer every year, but the impact could be much greater if there was an easier way to manage the gap between non-profits and volunteers. Find out more about Sam's story in today's episode. Key Takeaways: [0:30] Connor and Roger welcome Sam on to the show, the founder of Golden. [0:35] What is Golden? An app that helps to make volunteering effortless. [2:10] Why is Golden so important? We all want to give back. [2:50] What was a defining moment for Sam? [5:10] Sam explains what Golden is. [6:25] Why would a non-profit need this? [6:45] Staffing is the most costly expense for a non-profit. [8:05] There's only a few core things that help drive our happiness. Volunteering is in that list. [9:15] Why did Sam want to help the volunteering space? [10:55] Volunteering is surprisingly complicated. [12:30] 24-25% of Americans volunteer every year. [13:25] There are tremendous benefits to volunteering. [15:00] How can someone volunteer most effectively? [18:00] What do volunteer coordinators need to do to make sure their volunteers feel valued? [21:40] What's one piece of advice Sam would give to companies who want to be more active in the community? [24:45] What does Sam see in the future for non-profits and charities? [25:50] Sam shares a case study. [29:00] Where does Sam see Golden being in the next five years and how can people help? [32:00] What kind of legacy would Sam like to leave behind? Mentioned in This Episode: www.mantalks.com/ www.goldenvolunteer.com/ Music Credit: Parlange & Latenite Automatic (www.jesusparlange.com – www.lateniteautomatic.com) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If we can help people understand how to see themselves in the right opportunities that we'll get more volunteers and we'll get people who have much more of a lasting impact for the organizations.
0:10.8	You've got some living yet to do. I won't give up on you.
0:19.8	Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Man Talks podcast. My name is Roger Nairn. He's Roger Naren and I'm Connor Beaton. Today we have a very special guest. All our guests are special. This one is special as well. His name is Sam Van Kuchin. He's the founder of Golden. So what is Golden? Golden has launched an app to make volunteering effortless. Golden helps people find
0:38.8	local volunteer opportunities based on the things they would otherwise be doing for fun. Based on
0:43.6	significant research into the causes of volunteer attrition, golden's approach makes volunteering effortless,
0:48.9	meaningful, and improves volunteer retention. Golden helps nonprofit organizations by providing
0:54.1	high value volunteers and operational analytics. Golden helps nonprofit organizations by providing high value volunteers and
0:55.6	operational analytics. Golden is currently available in Los Angeles, which is the first market with more
1:01.4	and more cities to come. And I think after you listen to Sam today, you're going to want to get
1:05.4	golden into your town. They have over 3,500 golden opportunities from 2,500 organizations within 20 miles of
1:11.9	downtown Los Angeles.
1:14.0	Through a compelling selection of volunteer opportunities, Golden wants to help facilitate
1:17.9	a feeling of happiness, sense of community, and higher quality of life through volunteer
1:22.5	work.
1:23.5	Before Golden, Sam worked in corporate innovation at Penske and as managing director of
1:28.1	Aplico, where he helped Google, HP, Disney, and others launched new platform businesses.
1:33.5	He's an accomplished entrepreneur and mentor at Launchpad, LA, Amplify LA, and Stanford House
1:39.4	Center for Public Service.
1:42.0	Sam received his MA and BA degrees from Stanford where he studied social
1:45.6	entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, and design thinking. Before we get started,
1:49.6	why don't you tell us a little bit, Connor, about the interview. Yeah, cool. So why is this all
1:54.2	important? Why do you want to listen to this podcast? I think the biggest, biggest thing is we all
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