Break Fake Rules: Change Big Giving For Good

Is Philanthropy Funding Democracy With the Wrong Tools? feat. Leah Greenberg

What will it take for philanthropy to unlock the extraordinary potential of 501(c)(4)s? In this episode, co-hosts Glen Galaich and Ralph Lewin, Executive Director of the

Philanthropy Needs a Youth-Led Update feat. Gilbert Murillo & Godswill Uyong

Philanthropy needs a reboot. Youth are nearly non-existent in the rooms where decisions are made about where charitable dollars flow. So what changes when we bring in you

The Fight Is Generational. The Funding Should Be Too. feat. Emily Lee

What could we change if we broke out of boom-and-bust election-cycle funding to support long-term generational transformation? In this episode, Glen and co-host Ari Datta

Is The Future of Philanthropy Impermanence? feat. Santhosh Ramdoss

What changes when we embrace impermanence instead of trying to live forever? In this episode, Glen Galaich sits down with Santhosh Ramdoss, president and CEO of Gary Co

Philanthropy Needs Its Critics feat. Gara LaMarche

What happens when philanthropy’s sharpest critique comes from inside the sector itself? In this episode, Stupski Foundation CEO Glen Galaich and co-host Eric Brown sit do

What If America’s 250th Becomes a Turning Point for Repair? feat. Aria Florant

Fake rules tell us funding reparations is too complicated, too controversial, or too distant. So what will it take for us to see that repair is a responsibility we all ca

Can Funders Beat Thanos Without Engaging in Politics? feat. Vu Le

There’s a dirty word philanthropy doesn’t like to talk about - politics. But does staying above the political fray actually prevent us from supporting the communities and

Asset-Framing to End Philanthropy's Savior Complex feat. Trabian Shorters

Philanthropy has a mindset problem, and it’s harming the very communities it claims to support. But what if philanthropy shifted its perspectives to see people through th

New Data Highlights Reality Gap Between Nonprofits & Funders feat. Elisha Smith Arrillaga

Nonprofit leaders are ringing alarm bells, but foundations are still deciding whether this moment is different enough to act. In this episode, Stupski Foundation CEO, Gle

The F Word Philanthropy Avoids Is the One It Needs Most feat. Nwamaka Agbo

What will it take for us to stop treating failure like a private embarrassment and start seeing it as a way to learn, grow, and take better risks? In this episode, Stupsk

When We Invest in Women, We Transform Democracy for Generations feat. Jennifer Siebel Newsom & Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw

What happens when philanthropy stops treating women and girls as a side issue and starts seeing them as a powerful lens through which we can better understand the major f

The Biggest Fake Rule in the Media? OBJECTIVITY. feat. Faiz Shakir

What happens when journalism stops pretending objectivity is the same thing as truth telling? In this episode, Glen Galaich and co-host Dr. Carmen Rojas take Break Fake R

Philanthropy Gets Smarter When Youth Direct Where Funds Flow feat. Josh Lee

What happens when philanthropy stops assuming young people are not ready to lead and starts trusting them when it matters most? In this episode, co-hosts Glen Galaich and

Beyond 5%: Philanthropy as a Bridge, Not Backup Government with Jamie Allison feat. Elizabeth Cushing

What happens when one of the most dreaded days on the calendar gets reimagined as a celebration of collective care? In this episode, Stupski Foundation CEO Glen Galaich a

We Need Plans, Not Pledges feat. Renee Kaplan

What happens when we stop designing philanthropy around preservation, control, and donor comfort, and start asking how to put more capital, trust, and collective action t

How Do We Break the Rules of Individualism to Build Interconnected Freedom? feat. Mia Birdsong

What happens when we stop chasing individual freedom and start asking what it would mean to be free together? In this episode, Stupski Foundation CEO Glen Galaich sits do

Let’s Hear It: Glen Galaich on Why Big Giving Falls Short

We’re excited to share a special feed swap this week from our friends, Eric Brown and Kirk Brown, on the Let’s Hear It podcast! In this episode, you’ll get to hear direct

Co-Host Takeover! CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short with Eric Brown feat. Jamie Allison, Ralph Lewin, and Dr. Carmen Rojas

This week, the co-hosts of Break Fake Rules are taking control of the show to talk behind Glen Galaich’s back about his new book, CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short, out

How Do We Break the Rules of a Broken Immigration System? with Dr. Carmen Rojas feat. Nikki Marín Baena

What happens when philanthropy treats this moment like a true crisis and local organizers refuse to let cruelty become normal? In this episode, Glen Galaich is joined by

The Overhead Myth Is Undermining Impact with Jamie Allison feat. Rusty Stahl

What happens when philanthropy stops treating the people doing the work as an unnecessary expense and starts funding nonprofit partners like it actually wants them to win