Meet Rick. He’s the President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The hospital's success is rooted in a journey marked by innovation and philanthropy. The fabric of humanity is woven with stories of resilience and one place that's abundantly clear within the walls of St. Jude. Rick guides us through the poignant stories of families who, in the face of adversity, have found strength and hope. Today’s episode is all about community and collective generosity. We couldn’t ask for a better topic for the 500th episode of the We Are For Good podcast. Tune in for a conversation that’ll leave you asking, “If not us, then who?"?LearnAbout St. Jude's founding + visionALSAC + St. Jude’s unique operating modelHow to focus on innovation, generosity + humanityToday’s GuestRick Shadyac, President + CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalEpisode HighlightsRick’s story and journey to where he is today (3:50)Danny Thomas’s ingenuity in creating St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (6:10)Two separate organizations: ALSAC and St. Jude (8:55)The importance of community and grassroots support (12:15)The innovative culture at ALSAC/St. Jude (19:00)Rick’s lessons learned about the power of generosity and humanity (22:00)A powerful story of philanthropy in Rick’s life (25:00)Rick’s One Good Thing: Live charitably. (26:00)How to connect with St. Jude + Rick (30:00)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/500.Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more ?Support the showSupport the ShowIf you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends. Join the We Are For Good CommunityYou can think of it as the after-party to each podcast episode ?Say hi?LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter