Rightsized Capital: Redesigning the Experience of Impact Financing February 15 2024 “Just as we expect founders to design products and services that meet the needs of their target markets, I contend funders must also put in...
One Foot After The Other December 21 2023 “It can be so easy to move through our daily to-dos towards our missions and forget to actually stop and embrace the why. Let our...
Building Equitable Funding Through Dialogue November 30 2023 “Co.act Detroit aims to promote a more equitable funding landscape in our region by piloting participatory practices and centering community voices. Our role as a...
Elevating My Psychology In Pursuit of Equity, Impact and Joy Through Philanthropy [Part Two] October 31 2023 “By making a conscious effort to elevate our own psychological operating system, we can expand our view beyond our own immediate needs and fears. This...
Elevating My Psychology In Pursuit of Equity, Impact and Joy Through Philanthropy [Part One] September 28 2023 “As human beings, we are all hard-wired through millions of years of adaptation for a fear-based fight or flight mental operating system. In my experience,...
Empowering Youth Voices for Change: Camelback Ventures’ Experimental Approach August 31 2023 “In a time characterized by youth-led global political movements advocating for issues that directly impact their future, such as gun control and climate change, the...
Dreaming In The Presence of Gatekeepers Can Be Perilous: A Journey Towards Trust and Resilience with Community Engagement Partners (CEP) July 25 2023 “‘White foundation staff often have difficulty discerning between helping and controlling the work of Black leaders.’ This statement precisely encapsulated the issue at hand, bringing...
A Community to Hold the Work June 29 2023 “Having a group of professionals who share our values and work in a similar space allowed opportunities for collective problem-solving, exposure to new ideas and...
Truth Tellers and Dreamers for a Just Funding World May 31 2023 “Funders who choose to dream big know that the examples for “good” philanthropy are the starting points of changing the landscape. We need those funders...
