Dale Pfeifer Talks Getting Social Media Users to Give Back on Dingman Bootstrapped

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship produces Bootstrapped, a podcast featuring founders, investors and serial entrepreneurs. The podcast is hosted by Elana Fine, Managing Director of the Dingman Center, and Joe Bailey, Associate Research Professor at the Smith School. Each episode brings a different startup story to life with special guests offering advice and lessons learned on topics that range from fundraising and marketing to team formation and customer acquisition.

On this episode of Bootstrapped, we interviewed academic turned founder, Dale Nirvani Pfeifer. Less than 4 years ago, when Pfeifer recognized there was a need to bring philanthropic giving to the next generation, she started Goodworld. The company allows non-profits to receive donations through hashtags and shares on social media sites. Pfeifer's first VC pitch was brutal but it taught her to think bigger about her potential market reach. After raising nearly $3 million in VC funding, Goodworld has successfully bridged the funding gap between non-profits and millennials.

Prior to going to the United States, Pfeifer ran Victoria University's Center for the Study of Leadership in New Zealand and engaged in a number of international, award-winning research collaborations. She subsequently advised foundations, nonprofits, campaigns, and agencies across the United States and New Zealand, designing and delivering cutting-edge programs and communications strategies. Pfeifer was recently recognized as the 2016 New Zealand Woman of the Year (Community category), a Trending 40’s New Power Women of DC Tech and the Washington Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.

To listen to this episode and gain further insights into the startup world, subscribe to Dingman Bootstrapped on iTunes or download the episodes on the Dingman Center website.