Frontlines of Social Good: 9/9/2026

On Today’s Show: Title: Tapping Restricted Endowments and Unfinished: Lessons in Recovery, Leadership, Philanthropy, and Purpose. Description: Joanne Florino, Adam Meyerson Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropic Excellence at Philanthropy Roundtable, joins us to discuss financially struggling colleges tapping restricted endowment funds for operating expenses—why institutions may be tempted to do so, the legal and fiduciary issues involved, and what these cases mean for donor intent and confidence in charitable giving. Then Bob Carter, CFRE, chairman of Carter and author of Unfinished: Lessons in Recovery, Leadership, Philanthropy, and Purpose, reflects on his remarkable personal and professional journey, the lessons he has learned through recovery and more than four decades in philanthropy, and what it means to continue learning, listening, leading, and finding purpose in a life still in progress.