Benefit Magazine ceased operations in January
of 2008 -- taking with it Benefit Radio.
Below is an archive of past shows.

Host and Producer

In 2007 on Saturday morning, Strategies CEO Leah Williams hosted Benefit Radio on Green 960 AM. Benefit Radio was an essential and authoritative voice on the philanthropy, community initiatives, and the lifestyle of giving in the Bay Area. The show brought the pages of Benefit Magazine to life by featuring local and national leaders.

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November 4, 2007

"Small Business in the Bay Area"

San Francisco Small Business Commission	National Foundation Teaching Entrepreneurship	US Small Business Administration Northern California Region	Zone Media
Agnes Briones Ubalde Director	Warda Ali 2007 National Winner Smith Barney/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge	Darlene McKinnon District Director	Fran Zone Principal
Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here

October 28, 2007

"Touching the Lives of Youth in the Community"

Mural Music and Art Project	P.E.A.C.E. Academy	Edgewood Center for Children and Families	Bayshore Studies
Sonya Clark Herrera Executive Director	Greg Carroll Founder	Bryce Eberhard Communications Director	Meryl Sundove Volunteer
Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here

October 21, 2007

"Programs for Youth in the Community"

Listen Here	Listen Here
Liz Escobar Junior San Leandro High School and Semi-Finalist Smith Barney/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge	Sharon Smith "Bower Youth Program" Earth Island Institute Wells Fargo

Jan McHugh
San Francisco SPCA

Part I Listen Here
Part II Listen Here

October 14, 2007

"Health Care - Unique Clinics Meeting the Needs of the Community"


Dr. Malcom John 360 Positive Care Center University of California San Francisco Part I Listen Here Part II Listen Here	Dr. Gregory Horner Surgery Center Ventures Part I Listen Here Part II Listen Here

October 7, 2007

"Local Businesses Making A Difference in the Community"

"Color Purple Coming to Bay Area"	"Business Model Built on Community"
Dr. Diane Howell Publisher Black Business Listings Listen Here	Mike Hannigan Founder Give Something Back Listen Here

"Cause Effect Pro Bono Projects"

Alice Bybee and Amy Gustincic
AIGA

Part I Listen Here

Part II Listen Here

September 30, 2007

"Organizations with a Culture of Giving in Our Community"


John Gooding President Emeryville Ed Fund Listen Here	Lisa Stevens President San Francisco/Bay Area Wells Fargo Part I Listen Here Part II Listen Here

Pat Walker
Cultural Explorer

Listen Here

September 23, 2007

"Impacting Vulnerable Lives in Our Community"

Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)	Court Appointed Special Advocates	San Francisco Boys Chorus and Willie L. Brown Jr. Scholarship	C.E.O. Women
John Lipp Executive Director	Marianne MacClean Volunteer	Ian Robertson Artistic Director Susan E. Brown Scholarship Organizer	Farhana Huq Founder and CEO
Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here

September 16, 2007

Hearing and Speech center of Northern California	Aids and Breast Cancer Emergency Fund	Positive Resource Center
Laura Clark Chief Professional Officer	Cynthia Hester President Board of Directors	Brett Andrews Executive Director
Listen Here	Listen Here Part I Listen Here Part II	Listen Here

September 9, 2007

SF DA Office Reentry	Azzullina	Juma Ventures
Lateefah Simon Director Re-Entry Programs	Susan Saul Founder and CEO	Marc Spencer Executive Director
Listen Here	Listen Here Part I Listen Here Part II	Listen Here

September 2, 2007

"Only in San Francisco: Programs Innovated in our Community"


Lateefah Simon Director Re-Entry Programs San Francisco District Attorney Office	Gil Castle San Francisco Beautiful Replay July 1, 2007 Interview

Carol Queen "Women Like Me" Campaign Good Vibrations Replay July 1, 2007 Interview	Denise Bradley Executive Director Museum of African Diaspora

August 26, 2007

"Touching the Lives of Youth in the Community"

Mural Music and Art Project	P.E.A.C.E. Academy	Edgewood Center for Children and Families	Bayshore Studies
Sonya Clark Herrera Executive Director	Greg Carroll Founder	Bryce Eberhard Communications Director	Meryl Sundove Volunteer
Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here	Listen Here

August 19, 2007

"Youth Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy

and Microenterprise"


Gerald Richards Executive Director Bay Area Region National Foundation Teaching Entrepreneurship Listen Here Part I Listen Here Part II	Sharon Miller CEO Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center Listen Here Part I Listen Here Part II

August 12, 2007

"Volunteerism and Community Support in the Legal Profession"


Gerald Richards Executive Director Bay Area Region	Marianne MacClean Volunteer	Dan Burkhardt Executive Director and General counsel
National Foundation Teaching Entrepreneurship Listen Here	Court Appointed Special Advocates Listen Here	Bar Association of San Francisco Part I Listen Here Part II Listen Here

August 5, 2007

"Charitable Giving by Leading Law Firms"


Mary Beth Lamotte Orrick Foundation Orrick Part I Listen Here Part II Listen Here	Jack Londen Partner Morrison & Foerster Morrison & Forester Foundation Part I Listen Here Part II Listen Here

July 29, 2007


John Gooding President Emeryville Ed Fund Listen Here	Lisa Stevens President San Francisco/Bay Area Wells Fargo Part I Listen Here Part II Listen Here

Pat Walker
Cultural Explorer

Listen Here