# Dr. Jonathan Donath on the Joy and Pain of building Daily Giving

From **Shtark Tank with Yaakov Wolff** by Yaakov Wolff.

- **Published:** Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:15:00 GMT
- **Duration:** 00:49:22
- **Audio:** https://anchor.fm/s/e45c8048/podcast/play/104798195/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-29%2F403012140-44100-2-50e21429c25e3.m4a
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<p><strong>What happens when a full-time chiropractor with a busy practice, a big heart, and zero spare time decides to launch a global tzedakah revolution—one dollar at a time?</strong></p><p>This week on <em>Shtark Tank</em>, we sit down with Dr. Jonathan Donath, founder of <strong>Daily Giving</strong>, a platform that’s quietly transformed the world of tzedakah. What started as a flash of inspiration in a shul lobby has turned into a global force for chesed, distributing <strong>over $24 million</strong> to 100+ vetted nonprofits (including ADI Negev) and empowering over 21,000 daily givers around the world.</p><p>But the road wasn’t smooth. In this raw and inspiring conversation, Dr. Donath shares:</p><ul><li><p>🧠 His powerful “epiphany moment” that sparked Daily Giving</p></li><li><p>💵 The emotional struggle of transitioning from volunteer founder to salaried CEO</p></li><li><p>🧘 How self-compassion and meditation saved him from burnout</p></li><li><p>📉 The surprising downside of professional success—and why he gave up Tuesdays</p></li><li><p>📚 The books, seforim, and mentors that changed how he thinks about purpose</p></li></ul><li><ul><li>🛠️ His evolving views on balance, ambition, fatherhood, and the cost of impact</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Resources Mentioned:</p><p>💸 Become a daily giver: <a href="https://www.dailygiving.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">DailyGiving.org</a><br />📘 Books: <em>It's All the Same to Me</em> and <em>The Three Conditions</em> by Moshe Gersht<br />📘 <em>Radical Compassion</em> by Tara Brach</p><p>🎥 <strong>Rabbi Alon Anava – “My Life After Death Experience”</strong>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpflBfazqUc" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Watch on YouTube</a>📗 <em>Living Emunah</em> series by Rabbi David Ashear<br />📙 <em>Living Legend</em> – Biography of Rav David Grossman</p><p><br /></p><p>For More Shtark Tank go to <a href="shtarktank.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ShtarkTank.org</a></p><ul><br /></ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></li><p></p>