The Impact Exchange

What the show covers

Each episode takes one way that help reaches people and walks through how it works: who pays, who benefits, what it costs and what the numbers say. These are the subjects we come back to.

• How causes get funded

  Major gifts, grants, checkout charity and the models replacing the fundraising treadmill.

• Public markets for impact

  Tokens, cards and exchanges that route everyday spending and trading to a cause.

• The creator economy

  People who turn attention into meals, money or care, and what it pays.

• Hunger and food systems

  Food banks, food waste, restaurants and the policy that decides who eats.

• Technology and people

  AI and robotics that change how people are fed, treated, taught and paid.

• What works and what does not

  Results with numbers behind them, and the honest account of what failed.

Who we want on the show

We are booking guests now. If one of these describes you, and you have a story with a result behind it, apply.

• Nonprofit executivesYou run an organization and can say what the money does, what it costs and what you would change.
• Business executives making an impactYour company moves real money, product or reach toward a cause, and you can show the result.
• People who have lived itYou went through hunger, debt, illness or the system itself, and came out with something to say about it.
• ResearchersYou have data or a finding on what helps people, and can explain it without the jargon.
• FoundersYou are building a product, a token or an organization that changes how help reaches people.
• PractitionersDoctors, dentists, chefs, teachers and tradespeople who give their skill to people who cannot pay.
• CreatorsYou use an audience to do measurable good, and can talk about what it takes to keep going.
• Someone elseYou do not fit a box, but you have a story with a result behind it that people should hear.

Episodes

• Episode 4Paid to Feed: Creators, Restaurants, Food Waste
• Episode 3Uber for Content, Post for a Cause & Get Paid
• Episode 2The Debit Card That Pays You to Post for a Cause
• Episode 1The EAT Card, Spend and Someone Eats

More from WYDE is in the videos section.

How it works

1. Step 1

   Apply

   Tell us who you are and the story you would tell. It takes about five minutes.

2. Step 2

   We read it

   Every application is read. If it fits an upcoming episode, we reply by email.

3. Step 3

   We record

   A conversation with the hosts, published on YouTube and here on the newsroom.

Apply to be a guest

Questions people ask

What is the Impact Exchange podcast?

The Impact Exchange is the WYDE podcast about how money, technology and attention reach the people who need them. It is hosted by WYDE co-founders Aaron Rafferty and Martin Simms with Rob Brinkman, and episodes are published on the WYDE YouTube channel and on WYDE Newsroom.

Who can be a guest on the Impact Exchange?

Nonprofit executives, business executives whose companies make a measurable impact, people with lived experience of the problems the show covers, researchers, founders, practitioners who give their skill away, and creators who use an audience for good.

How do I apply to be a guest?

Fill in the form on this page with who you are, a link to your work and the story you would tell. Every application is read. If it fits an upcoming episode, the team replies by email to arrange a recording.

What makes a strong guest application?

A specific story with a result behind it: a number, an outcome or a decision listeners can learn from. Applications that are only a product pitch are not a fit.

Where can I watch the Impact Exchange?

Every episode is on the WYDE YouTube channel and in the videos section of WYDE Newsroom. The first season has four episodes on the EAT Card, the creator economy and food waste.

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