Resources

Topic: “Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy”

Essentials
Spring 2023: Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy

August 29, 2023 Serenity Greenfield / Advocacy, Boards and Governance, Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy, Impact and Evaluation, Leadership

Our highly-rated publication for members provides a wealth of information and inspiration in one easy read. In this issue: A Call for Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy Getting Out Into the Community: Start Identifying Gaps and Leveraging Points for Change The Value of Focusing Your Giving My Family’s Foundation Entered the Policy Arena, and We’re Not... Read More

Racial Equity in Lean Foundations: Reflection Questions and Implementation Ideas

August 16, 2023 cristianas / Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy, Equity, Racial Equity

Racial equity is a critical element of philanthropy. While lean funders are increasingly focused on it, foundation boards and staff remain disproportionately White. Two of the primary factors holding back philanthropy’s efforts to advance social change are both tied to race: Understanding Race’s Role in the Issues: How race shapes the problems philanthropists aim to... Read More

A Call for Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy

August 1, 2023 Andy Carroll / Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy

Philanthropy is ever-changing. Pressing issues and seismic political, economic, and technological shifts move us to revisit how we work regularly. Urgency, passion, curiosity, and the desire to engage drive some lean funders (those with few or no staff) to center their giving around authentic relationships with grantees and community members. This type of Catalytic Leadership... Read More

The Value of Focusing Your Giving

January 31, 2023 Exponent Philanthropy / Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy, Impact and Evaluation

Choosing which of the many worthy causes to fund is difficult, which begs the question: How bad is it to give to multiple good causes? The answer: Not bad at all. However, when we approach charitable giving another way—How can we achieve the most with our resources?—the answer is different. That’s because getting focused is... Read More

Getting Out Into the Community: Start Identifying Gaps and Leveraging Points for Change

January 24, 2023 Carol Gallo Jenna Wachtmann / Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy, Grantmaking

Originally posted to GrantCraft’s blog “It must be so fun to give money away!” We’ve all heard this reaction when we tell people we are staff or board members of a grantmaking organization. And, yes, it is fun. But it’s also hard work. Good grantmaking, as we know, is about far more than reading piles... Read More

2022 Outsized Impact Award Finalists

September 6, 2022 Exponent Philanthropy / Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy, Leadership

The Outsized Impact Award honors an individual at an Exponent Philanthropy member organization whose style of philanthropy is achieving outsized (or greater than expected) impact. Read the wonderful stories of the 2022 finalists. Danyelle O’HaraMortenson Family Foundation (Minneapolis, Minnesota) As the community relationship officer at the Mortenson Family Foundation, Danyelle O’Hara is centering community in the foundation’s decision-making. Danyelle... Read More