From Blankets to Building Communities: The Inspiring Story of Bob Dalton | Fostering Change

02 Sep 2025 • 18 min • EN
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Welcome to Season 7 of Fostering Change! Believe it or not, this is our 243rd episode — and it’s all thanks to YOU and your support. Starting this season, new episodes will drop every Tuesday, just like you requested! 👉 We’d love your help: after watching/listening, please leave a review. It takes just a minute and makes a huge difference with the “mysterious algorithm,” helping us share our incredible guests with even more people. 🌟 Today’s Guest: Bob Dalton We’re kicking off Season 7 with our friend and Comfort Cases supporter, Bob Dalton — founder of Sackcloth & Ashes, the company behind stunning Italian-made blankets. For every blanket sold, one is donated to a local shelter. Bob and his team have already given countless blankets to Comfort Cases, and we couldn’t be more grateful. In this episode, Rob and Bob dive into: Why community matters now more than ever How Sackcloth & Ashes is transforming giving with a one-for-one model Bob’s exciting new app LOCL, designed to reconnect us with our neighbors, groups, and events nearby 💡 More About Bob: Bob Dalton is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and social designer on a mission to reclaim human connection in the digital age. Named a Forbes Changemaker and CNN Champion of Change, he’s donated hundreds of thousands of blankets through Sackcloth & Ashes and now, through LOCL, is building digital tools to help people connect locally. 📌 Learn More: 🌐 sackclothandashes.com 🌐 locl.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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