366. Good Humans of 2022: Kevin Clayton

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

Meet Kevin. Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact and Equity at the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He believes everyone is part of the diversity and inclusion landscape. Through this approach, he has created results affecting representation and culture in the workplace, revenue from the marketplace, authentic community and fan engagement. It's no wonder he was named as one of the 2022 Good Humans Award winners by GoodWorld, which honors people who create a ripple of positive change in their community, at work, and beyond. He’s breaking down how he gets people on board with this critical work and how recognizing people’s humanity is more important than titles. Grateful for your leadership and passion, Kevin!

Today’s Guest
Kevin Clayton, Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact and Equity, Cleveland Cavaliers

Episode Highlights

  • Kevin’s story and journey to where he is today (4:00)
  • Cavs programming and the Cleveland community (14:00)
  • The house on fire analogy (28:00)
  • Business strategy + diversity and inclusion (32:25)
  • Building inclusive communities (41:30)
  • Allyship (52:05)
  • Kevin’s One Good Thing: Diversity, inclusion, equity is how we come together from a humanity standpoint. (54:40)
  • How to connect with Kevin (53:15)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/366.

About our Good Humans Week Presenting Sponsor, Goodworld
Good Humans Week presenting sponsor Goodworld is helping nonprofits and companies level up their culture and impact by democratizing giving. Goodworld's leading all-in-one solution for workplace giving, donation matching, volunteering, and charitable rewards is perfect for purpose driven organizations of every shape and size.
 
We're partnering with Goodworld to give the gift of giving back. Goodworld's gift cards are the most impactful gift for every occasion. A gift card lets you send donors, employees, customers and friends dollars to donate to their favorite charitable cause. So come on, let's change the world together with gifts that make a difference at goodworldnow.com/givecards.

About our sponsor, Philanthropy Together
We believe that everyone can be a philanthropist. Together, let’s create a world filled with passionate, empowered people giving collectively and intentionally.
The first training of the new year is Wednesday, January 18th - and you can sign up or learn more at philanthropytogether.org.

Join us at The Spread!

Givebutter's biggest innovation event of the year is here — The Spread, built entirely around co-creating with nonprofits like yours. 💛

We Are For Good is joining forces with GB to host in-person hackathon meetups on Friday, Oct. 2, in New York, Seattle, LA, Denver, and Indianapolis, so you can build alongside other nonprofits in the community.

Learn more and save your free spot today.

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Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com

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Meet Kevin. Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact and Equity at the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He believes everyone is part of the diversity and inclusion landscape. Through this approach, he has created results affecting representation and culture in the workplace, revenue from the marketplace, authentic community and fan engagement. It's no wonder he was named as one of the 2022 Good Humans Award winners by GoodWorld, which honors people who create a ripple of positive change in their community, at work, and beyond. He’s breaking down how he gets people on board with this critical work and how recognizing people’s humanity is more important than titles. Grateful for your leadership and passion, Kevin!

Today’s Guest
Kevin Clayton, Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact and Equity, Cleveland Cavaliers

Episode Highlights

  • Kevin’s story and journey to where he is today (4:00)
  • Cavs programming and the Cleveland community (14:00)
  • The house on fire analogy (28:00)
  • Business strategy + diversity and inclusion (32:25)
  • Building inclusive communities (41:30)
  • Allyship (52:05)
  • Kevin’s One Good Thing: Diversity, inclusion, equity is how we come together from a humanity standpoint. (54:40)
  • How to connect with Kevin (53:15)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/366.

About our Good Humans Week Presenting Sponsor, Goodworld
Good Humans Week presenting sponsor Goodworld is helping nonprofits and companies level up their culture and impact by democratizing giving. Goodworld's leading all-in-one solution for workplace giving, donation matching, volunteering, and charitable rewards is perfect for purpose driven organizations of every shape and size.
 
We're partnering with Goodworld to give the gift of giving back. Goodworld's gift cards are the most impactful gift for every occasion. A gift card lets you send donors, employees, customers and friends dollars to donate to their favorite charitable cause. So come on, let's change the world together with gifts that make a difference at goodworldnow.com/givecards.

About our sponsor, Philanthropy Together
We believe that everyone can be a philanthropist. Together, let’s create a world filled with passionate, empowered people giving collectively and intentionally.
The first training of the new year is Wednesday, January 18th - and you can sign up or learn more at philanthropytogether.org.

Join us at The Spread!

Givebutter's biggest innovation event of the year is here — The Spread, built entirely around co-creating with nonprofits like yours. 💛

We Are For Good is joining forces with GB to host in-person hackathon meetups on Friday, Oct. 2, in New York, Seattle, LA, Denver, and Indianapolis, so you can build alongside other nonprofits in the community.

Learn more and save your free spot today.

//

Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.
Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com

Say hi 👋
LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

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