January 18, 2023 How Both ENDS Director Danielle Hirsch Is Using Philanthropy, Advocacy and More to Shift Power January 18, 2023/ Mandy Van Deven Both ENDS is a Netherlands-based organization that is challenging power dynamics in philanthropy in a number of ways. Director Danielle Hirsch talks about the group’s journey, its approach and why discomfort is a good thing.Read More
August 02, 2022 Imagining a World Where Philanthropy Is Obsolete: Conversations on the Future of the Sector August 02, 2022/ Mandy Van Deven How does philanthropy need to change to meet the moment? How can funders envision a better future? These questions and more were the subject of a recent conference challenging the status quo of finance and giving. Read More
February 09, 2022 How Yvonne Moore Maximizes Philanthropy’s Potential to Do Good February 09, 2022/ Mandy Van Deven Yvonne Moore advises donors who seek to build the wealth and influence of communities of color. Here, she discusses her decades-long career, how philanthropy has changed, and how it still needs to change.Read More
January 11, 2022 How Panta Rhea’s Connie Malloy Builds Grassroots Infrastructure by Moving at the Speed of Trust January 11, 2022/ Mandy Van Deven In her latest in-depth interview, Mandy Van Deven spoke with Connie Malloy, CEO of Panta Rhea Foundation, about the importance of solidarity in philanthropy and being flexible and creative as a grantmaker.Read More
September 30, 2021 How Ada Williams Prince Designs Investment Strategies for Liberation September 30, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven Ada Williams Prince is senior advisor for program strategy and investment at Pivotal Ventures. In this Q&A with Mandy Van Deven, she discusses the value of lived experience, how she’s developing new investment strategies and more.Read More
September 16, 2021 How Thousand Currents’ Solomé Lemma Shifts Power Through Solidarity Philanthropy September 16, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven At Thousand Currents, Solomé Lemma funds grassroots groups in ways that defer to the wisdom of communities they serve. Mandy Van Deven talks to Lemma about her career, the sector and aligning intentions with actions.Read More
May 11, 2021 How Melissa Madzel Builds Equity into Philanthropy Recruiting May 11, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven Some foundations are working to counter philanthropy’s history of discrimination in staffing. Mandy Van Deven interviews recruiter Melissa Madzel of Koya Partners to learn how she’s breaking down barriers.Read More
April 27, 2021 How Leticia Peguero Builds Cultures of Care and Transformative Leadership in Philanthropy April 27, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven Mandy Van Deven talks with Leticia Peguero, vice president of programs at the Nathan Cummings Foundation, about creating cultures of care, challenging white supremacy, and cultivating bold leaders in philanthropy. Read More
March 17, 2021 How Dimple Abichandani Is Changing the Rules of Philanthropy March 17, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven Mandy Van Deven talks with General Service Foundation Executive Director Dimple Abichandani about the benefits of not playing by the rules and how to build a culture of trust.Read More
February 25, 2021 How Nwamaka Agbo Is Leading Kataly's Work to "Redistribute and Redefine Wealth" February 25, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven After many years of organizing for racial, social and environmental justice, Nwamaka Agbo has taken the helm at the Kataly Foundation. Mandy Van Deven spoke with Agbo about democratizing philanthropy, restorative economics and much more.Read More
January 27, 2021 How Kat Taylor and Taj James Are Challenging Philanthropy to Take Bolder Steps to Shift Power January 27, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven Can philanthropy, an institution rooted in concentrated wealth, truly be a force for structural change? Mandy Van Deven recently spoke with donor Kat Taylor and capital advisor Taj James to learn about their radical approach to moving money.Read More