Unfunded List Open Door Philanthropy

Dave Moss sits down with Carmen James Randolph of the Women's Foundation of the South for an in-depth interview about Philanthropy. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave interviews Emily Rasmussen, the CEO of Grapevine. Grapevine is an online directory for giving circles that recently raised nearly $2 million in investment and has helped drive $25 million in philanthropic giving. In this long ranging interview, Emily tells Dave about her childhood in northern California and the story of how she went from "Unschooled" professional ballet dancer to obtain a Harvard MBA and become CEO of Grapevine where she is a recognized leader in the growing online giving circle movement. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Open Door Philanthropy Giving Advisors as we continue our focus on the burgeoning and important field of philanthropy consulting. Marshall is Principal at Capital Philanthropy (www.capitalphilanthropy.com) and an Associate Member of the National Network for Consultants to Grantmakers where he supports their resource development efforts. Like Dave, he has a background in the arts and began his career as a development assistant. During the interview they discussed Marshall's upbringing in Richmond, VA and how he eventually got into philanthropy consulting. They discussed the current state of philanthropy at length, covering topics ranging from how to properly plan and execute social change to the various causes of burnout in the philanthropic sector. Enjoy!Marshall is also a member of the Unfunded List Proposal Evaluation Committee and will be reviewing proposals this Spring. Submit your proposal (https://www.unfundedlist.com/submit-your-proposal/) by March 30 and maybe Marshall will be one of your evaluators! Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Pregunta y repuesta - Lista Unfunded) Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave welcomes Amy Schiller, author of The Price of Humanity to talk about her new book and where Philanthropy is going. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna-Marie leads the Philanthropic Collaboration team at Co-Impact, fostering collaboration, mobilizing philanthropic funding, and advocating for more and better funding to support gender equality and women’s leadership. Combining practical experience and academic rigor with almost 20 years of experience across the civil society and private sectors, she helps Co-Impact’s funding partners contribute to meaningful improvements in the lives of millions of people. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mali Locke is the sole Managing Director of Inherent Foundation. Most recently, she was the founding Director of Development at the City Fund, a national philanthropy focused on education reform. Mali has held multiple senior roles in philanthropy including as Director of the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy, where she led the center’s design thinking and workforce development in higher education initiative. She started and led the development team at CityBridge Education, focusing on large institutional gifts. Previously, Mali was the Director of the Maverick Capital Foundation at Maverick Capital in New York City. She started her career in philanthropy at the Robin Hood Foundation, where she was a Senior Program Officer on the education team. She has a BA in French Literature from Yale University and an MS in Organization Change Management from the Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment at the New School University. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

His approach is shaped by 25+ years in the social sector as a founder, COO, CEO and board member, including more than a decade as the COO of First Book. In this capacity—and with an amazing team—he led fundraising efforts and oversaw the distribution of 160 million new books (valued at $1B USD) to children in need.Chandler is also a proud social innovation geek. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a concentration on social change in American History and Literature. He holds an MBA from Stanford and has given guest lectures on social innovation and impact at Yale, Columbia, and Georgetown. Chandler, his husband, and their two young children live in Washington, D.C. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Williamson is a sixth-generation family foundation member and the co-founder of Next Gen Giving Circle in Washington, DC. He is also an Unfunded List board member and a professional golfer. Peter is a great final guest for our fourth season, as we have been focused on collective philanthropy. Peter has been giving collectively through two distinct vehicles and is involved in a wide range of interesting philanthropy initiatives. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lynn O'Connell is a philanthropy scholar, serial interim executive director, and a longtime evaluator for the Unfunded List. She is an adjunct proffesor of Philanthropy and a leader within the women's giving circle called Together Women Rise and she joined Dave for a long, wide-ranging interview about philanthropy, academic capture, and running a nonprofit. Enjoy, Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An interview with John Ahmann, CEO of the Westside Future Fund. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aleah is the executive director of CJI Fund and they have a co-review partnership with Unfunded List. Listen in to this long, wide-ranging interview with Dave that spans from Aleah's childhood, to her career in Africa advocating for the release of political prisoners, to her work with CJI Fund supporting incarceration justice here in the US. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Shira Ruderman are a husband and wife who run a foundation created with the wealth of Jay's father Mort. The Ruderman Family Foundation has become synonymous with the cause of disability inclusion. In 2020, however, they decided to choose a new vanguard to fund and faced some public criticism for that decision. What are the expectations when a funder exits a field? What other causes out there are currently unfunded and unheard of? How can the champions of those causes approach family foundations? We talk about these questions and more in a wide ranging interview with this prolific husband and wife funding team. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In March of 2020 Amanda Cage became president and CEO of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions. A national coalition of grantmakers that includes family foundations as well as large companies provides the funds and Amanda oversees the work of distributing it where it can best help workers. Amanda's career includes stints as a labor organizer, jobs with several large foundations, helping to implement workforce solutions for the city of Chicago. Dave spoke to her at length about her work organizing funder collaboratives focused on workforce solutions. Enjoy. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the best way for well-known philanthropists to have social impact? Contests and challenges are not new but have become trendy of late in the world of philanthropy. Are these well-branded challenges great ways to identify grand solutions to social problems? What about the unfunded list of contestants? Are these contests fair and inclusive and available to everyone? Today we are fortunate to be joined by leaders in the field of contest philanthropy. They are here to share their knowledge and answer your questions. Moderator: Becky Lee, Becky's FundPanelists:Jeff Ubois, MacArthur Foundation's Lever for Change ChallengeAlex Amouyel, MIT's SOLVE ChallengeNancy Conrad, Conrad Foundation's Conrad ChallengeNOTE: About half way through the episode, the Sun was in Becky's eyes and it takes us all about 40 seconds to close the blinds. We considered editing it out, but instead hope that you enjoy this authentic, mid-panel moment.Also, as this was the last panel of the weekend, the battery on our recorder died during Q&A so we were unable too include all of the great questions asked. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Founding a new organization has great potential for impact, but it is often more effective to join organizations that are established and already doing work that is important to you. No one is an island and even leaders and founders do not do the work in a vacuum. This panel focuses on ways to be involved -- through paid work or volunteerism -- with projects that you are passionate about without starting something from scratch. All of today's panelists, none of whom are founders, have had great impact with their respective organizations and have joined us today to talk about it.Moderator: Margaret Chapman, Unfunded ListPanelists:Anne Stauffer, Pew Charitable TrustsMarQuis Fair, Kaiser PermanenteElizabeth Franklin, Cancer Support Institute Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Founder embodies a mythical role in modern society. But what's it like to be one? We found several great founders running impactful organizations who all happen to have the same advisor, Russ Finkelstein, and invited them to come talk to us about their experiences.Moderator: Russ Finkelstein of Idealist and ClearlyNextPanelists:Ross Morales Rocketto - RunForSomethingElle Hearns - Black Lives Matter and Marsha P. Johnston InstituteHannah Dehradunwala - TransfernationIvelyse Andino - Radical Health Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unfunded List has an office! We are members of a coworking space focused on open government, accountability and transparency called OpenGov Hub in Washington, DC. We have just completed our first full year in the Hub and it's been great. Our favorite moment so far has undoubtedly been the opportunity to sit down with Nada Zohdy for a special episode of Open Door Philanthropy. Nada Zohdy joined the OpenGov Hub in September 2015. As Director she oversees all strategy, operations, and programs for this growing social enterprise, and leads the design and implementation of programs to promote collaboration, innovation and learning across the Hub network of 40 member organizations. In 2015 she received a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she was a Pforzheimer Nonprofit Fellow and focused on linking democracy/governance with social entrepreneurship/innovation. Nada was a consultant for the OECD through her applied Master's thesis, which analyzed the opinions of 100 local civil society groups about open government reforms in Tunisia. She also performed research on nonprofit collaborations, published by the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unfunded List founder Dave Moss interviews his father, a U.S. Cultural Historian, about the history of Philanthropy in America. Richard J. Moss (aka Pete Moss), was the John and Cornelia Gibson Professor of History at Colby College, where he taught U.S. History and American Studies for close to three decades. A cultural historian, he is the author of two biographies of the post-revolutionary figures Noah Webster and Jedidiah Morse. Later in his career, he became interested in the history of sport and leisure and authored two books on golf and country clubs. He also wrote Eden in the Pines, a history of Pinehurst, North Carolina, his current home. He earned his doctorate at MichiganState University in 1974. At Colby, his courses on American culture — particularly in the late 19th century — dealt substantially with philanthropy as an important aspect of American life. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy experts on our evaluation committee give helpful and candid feedback about each grant proposal’s weaknesses & strengths. Join today! https://plus.acast.com/s/unfunded-list-open-door-philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.