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Warm Hearts & One Warm Coat with Beth Amodio (Ep. 18)

Warm Hearts & One Warm Coat with Beth Amodio (Ep. 18)

Are you passionate about making a difference?

In light of Giving Tuesday and our 10th annual One Warm Coat Drive, we are taking a break from financial topics to discuss how to create a positive impact on people’s lives!

In this heartwarming episode, Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®, is joined by Beth Amodio, president and CEO of One Warm Coat. They shed light on the importance of charitable giving, the joy it brings, and how One Warm Coat is driving nationwide impact — sharing warmth one coat at a time.

Beth discusses:

  • How One Warm Coat’s inspiring mission has led to 50,000 coat drives and 8 million coats distributed across 50 states
  • Creative coat drive ideas that have emerged post-Covid 19
  • Underrated benefits of operating a “cloud-based” nonprofit organization
  • One Warm Coat’s contribution to a green future with the Zero Waste Initiative
  • Kaydan Wealth Management’s commitment to sharing warmth
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Beth Amodio has been interviewed by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Weather Channel, and Martha Stewart Living. She has been a featured guest on multiple podcasts including Giving Connected, Non-Profit Minute, Madness Café, and The Impact Collective.

Since 2018, Beth has served as President & CEO of One Warm Coat, a national nonprofit that provides free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Founded in 1992, One Warm Coat has facilitated the collection and distribution of 8 million coats to people in need across all 50 states, while keeping over 19 million pounds of textiles out of landfills. As a virtual nonprofit with no physical headquarters, employees and Board Members reside in and represent all regions of the country. In part due to its unique operating model, One Warm Coat achieved 100 out of 100 points from Charity Navigator, GuideStar Platinum Medals each year, and has been named one of 2023’s Top Nonprofits by Great Nonprofits.