82. The Power of a Thank You - JD Beebe

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 11 a.m.

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Meet JD. This serial entrepreneur and big-hearted founder stumbled into founding his company, ThankView, during an attempt to make writing his wedding thank you notes more enjoyable. Today, the sincere personalized video company helps 1,500 nonprofits say thank you through the creative use of video. And as you can imagine, the stories that come with them are incredible. We're talking the power of thank you, and you'll come to see how big JD's heart is and why he's one of our favorite people.

Episode Highlights

  • JD\\u2019s story and journey to disrupting the nonprofit sector through video (2:00)
  • ThankView and what they provide (3:20)
  • The power of a thank you (4:30)
  • Our \\u201cKindness Week\\u201d and ThankView\\u2019s involvement in helping us make it happen (8:00)
  • ThankView\\u2019s passion to give-back and how it has affected their organization culturally (9:00)
  • Donor Engagement trends the ThankView team is seeing that individuals and organizations should leverage (14:00)
  • Embrace adaptation and being unafraid of failing (19:30)
  • The founding of Odder and utilizing electronic endowment reports (21:00)
  • What you can employ now to up your stewardship game (25:00)
  • The moments of philanthropy that move JD\\u2019s heart (27:30)
  • JD\\u2019s One Good Thing: Enact Random Acts of Kindness. Live in the moment and enjoy the moments we have. You can have that impact on anyone. The culmination of little moments add up to a happy life.


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