Funding Bravely

DAFs at a Crossroads Episode 5: One DAF Holder's 16 Years and Growing Doubts

Greg Gunn set up his DAF in 2011 with ten percent of the proceeds from selling his company. He structured it as a spend-down from the beginning, no plans to preserve it f

DAFs at a Crossroads Episode 4: Matrilineal Money: The Reparative Opportunity of Our Lifetime

"Some of us are funding to win. Some of us are funding to survive another day." $120 trillion is transferring to a new generation of capital holders over the next two de

DAFs at a Crossroads Episode 3: Patient Capital, Impatient Mindset: Building What the Field Won't

Magda Guillén Swanson helped build the architecture of DAFs from the inside at Vanguard Charitable, one of the country's largest sponsors. Now she's pointing out what the

DAFs at a Crossroads Episode 2: Designing for Generosity: What DAFs Could be Built to Do

What if the conversation about donor-advised funds has been missing the point entirely? Sarah Angello has spent two decades inside philanthropy. Early in her career, she

DAFs at a Crossroads Episode 1: Built to Park: DAFs, Design, and the Case for Urgency

Three hundred and thirty billion dollars. Already called charitable. Tax deductions already claimed. Communities still waiting. This is the opening episode of Funding Bra

Funders Say They Understand. Nonprofits Strongly Disagree

93% of funders think they understand the challenges their grantees face. Only 53% of nonprofits agree. That 40% gap isn't just a number—it's an existential threat to th

Torchbearers Shine When It's Dark Out featuring Darren Isom

"I don't know if we're going to win, but we got our best people working on it." Darren Isom grew up as part of "Generation Integration" in New Orleans, the only generati

Silencing Truth Is a Red Flag. Dimple Abichandani on the Courage Philanthropy Needs

What if everything you've been told about philanthropy is actually designed to preserve inequality? Dimple Abichandani spent 20 years inside the sector and she's here to