On Being a Founder/Social Entrepreneur (Dennis Whittle & Donna Callejon)

In this episode of Open Gov Stories, long-time colleagues and social entrepreneurs Dennis and Donna discuss their struggle after struggle that led to their success co-founding a global nonprofit social enterprise (Global Giving). Donna discusses the long-term journey of seeing the fruits of your labor working in the field of social change. They both discuss what the future may hold, and the lifelong uncertainty that comes with a career in this field, along with the personal bonds that come with it. Dennis is the former CEO and co-founder of Feedback Labs. He is also co-founder of GlobalGiving, where he was CEO from 2000 to 2010. Earlier he spent fourteen years as an economist at the World Bank, working in Indonesia and Russia. Donna is GlobalGiving's Chief Business Partnerships Officer. She joined GlobalGiving in 2003. Donna loves working with companies to help them and their stakeholders contribute positively to communities around the world.