Hal Donaldson, president and CEO of Convoy of Hope, talks about meeting Mother Teresa, living on the streets for research, receiving a perspective-changing health scare, the importance of life insurance to his employees, the simple value of just doing the next kind thing, and creating a different kind of bucket list, and why no one has a monopoly on compassion.
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Welcome to Let's Talk Legacy. My name is Gary Michaels. And today we have an amazing guest, Hal Donaldson, the president and CEO of Convoy of Hope, a global nonprofit organization that works with communities to address root causes of poverty and hunger. And that always has been a challenge that our world sees.
According to Forbes, Convoy of Hope is among the 50 largest charities in the United States. So I'm just excited to speak with Hal, and I know our listeners are excited to hear from you today, too. Welcome.
Hey, thank you for having me, Gary. Great to be with you and the podcast.
Let's dig right in. I want to start by talking about family. Your family and the legacy of your family had a huge impact on you and the way that you are now helping shape the legacies of so many others. The story of your grandfather... and the impact of his actions on your family is a powerful one.
How did that family history influence your own beliefs about success, failure, redemption, and other thoughts that come across your mind?
Yeah, you know, really, we have to go back before my grandfather and... talk about what happened to me when I was 12. And when I was 12, my parents were hit by a drunken driver and my father was killed instantly. My mother was seriously injured. She'd be in the hospital for quite some time, unable to work. Our family didn't have insurance, Gary.
And so as a result, our family was forced to survive on welfare and food stamps. So as a young boy, I really experienced the pain of poverty and the pain of suffering and the shame of all of it. And it was really the kindness of people who really reached out to me.
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