Despite the growing evidence that movements are fundamental for lasting social change, they are under-resourced, undervalued, and grossly underestimated. This discussion on new research from Bridgespan and the Shake the Table coalition addresses how funders can support movements to bring systemic impact.
Matthew Barzun’s book The Power of Giving Away Power explores the idea of Constellation theory as a new framework for effective leadership. In this recording, he shares what this framework is, what it means in practice, and how it can be useful for philanthropists and other social leaders. -- Biography Matthew Barzun Matthew Barzun has always been fascinated about how we can stand out and fit in at the same time. He helped countries do both when he served as US ambassador to the United Kin...
The global refugee system needs transforming in order to meet the demands of the 21st century and to empower displaced people as humans, rather than seeing them as victims. Listen to the story of Bahati, a refugee in Kenya for 25 years and now an advocate for the innovative Labour Mobility Project, which is supported by Refuge Point as a new legal pathway to safety. About Refuge Point Using private funds, RefugePoint was founded in 2005 to identify refugees who fall through the cracks of hum...
In their new book, Patience Marime-Ball and Ruth Shaber share a simple but often overlooked investment strategy to earning higher returns: including women as financial decision-makers within your organization or team. Here they share why they wrote the book, why it is important, and some of key findings. -- Biographies Patience Marime-Ball Patience has more than two decades of investment experience across capital markets – debt and equity financing, large scale infrastructure, distressed a...
In this conversation hosted and led by the Toronto Foundation, Andrew Chunilall and Senator Ratna Omidvar discuss some of the top trends, key areas of debate, and opportunities for progress in Canadian philanthropy in 2022. -- Biographies Andrew Chunilall Andrew joined Community Foundations Canada in 2013 and became CEO in 2017, following a six-year tenure as Vice-President of Finance for the London Community Foundation and his long-standing service as a finance and regulatory expert for C...
We live in a time of challenge and divisiveness driven by interconnected and existential threats. The war and conflict landscape is changing due to the pandemic, climate change, resource scarcity, digital technologies, disinformation as well as racial and economic injustices. We can now count more autocracies than democracies and distrust in government and institutions has eroded the basic social contract. And yet, many of us are responding to this challenging time feeling a deep sense of urg...
In a conversation examining the implications of cryptocurrency on society, explore what TPW board member Bo Shao calls “not a once in a lifetime issue, but once in a millennium." Bo and cryptocurrency expert Jason Kam help provide a candid overview of the current landscape, challenges, and opportunities.
Join us for a spotlight Talk with Ai-jen Poo, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Ali Noorani, President & CEO of the National Immigration Forum. In this talk, we will learn how advocacy and community organizing bring systemic change for a population of domestic workers often overlooked or ignored by people in power. Domestic workers, most of whom are women and many of whom have a migratory background, face severe human rights violations and sy...
All of us will someday face the challenges and fears associated with living with a serious illness, either for ourselves or a loved one. Palliative care is a new team-based medical specialty that focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness and improving quality of life for patients and families. This interactive session engaged leading experts to introduce palliative care and outline its benefits, and helped us examine the profound cultural obstacles to provi...
It's been called "The Philanthropist's Dilemma" and the "Now or Forever" question: Do I spend down or form a foundation in perpetuity? This question of course comes with many others: is this really a binary decision? How should I find my own path? How do I take into account the size of my giving, my philanthropic strategy, my co-decision makers and my life plans? Join us in conversation with Peter Smitham, Chair of Atlantic Philanthropies, to learn how philanthropists can approach decision-ma...
Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson speaks to what she has learned throughout her career, and how social investors can step up as leaders in the current moment. FEATURING Mary Robinson | Former President of Ireland Fran Perrin | TPW Member
Leading thinkers and practitioners in the European philanthropy space share their perspective on what an invitation to "Think Again" means for the sector. Each speaker will discuss principles and practices they want to leave behind and which they want to take forward, chartering a new direction for 2021 and beyond. FEATURING Derek Bardowell | Journalist, Author & Philanthropy Advisor Swatee Deepak | Global Fund for Children & Stars Foundation
Article3.org in partnership with The Philanthropy Workshop is pleased to launch A Virtual Salon Series: Rights Sandwiched-In, where we will steward an intimate 60-minute program of learning and strategic discussion around a timely human rights topic and the role of philanthropy.
Join us with TPW Board Chair Lisa Wolverton in conversation with Halla Tómasdóttir, CEO of The B Team, and Leslie Johnston, CEO of Laudes Foundation, for a conversation on the future of capitalism, business, and leadership. Lisa, Halla, and Leslie will explore questions including: How have the events of 2020 changed your understanding of leadership?You have said that 2020 has to mark the end of "business as usual" and the start of a "new social contract". Could you explain what you mean by th...
Join us for a conversation on globalisation, development and systemic risk post-COVID 19 with Professor Ian Goldin of Oxford University. Professor Goldin is the author of multiple books including The Butterfly Defect: How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, and What to Do About It, and has also served as the Vice-President of the World Bank, Founding Director of the Oxford Martin School and an advisor to Nelson Mandela. We will explore questions including: What is systemic risk, and how can...
Article3.org in partnership with The Philanthropy Workshop is pleased to launch A Virtual Salon Series: Rights Sandwiched-In, where we will steward an intimate 60-minute program of learning and strategic discussion around a timely human rights topic and the role of philanthropy.
Join us with Professor Stephan Chambers, Director of the Marshall Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE), Amma Mensah, founder and executive director of Beyond the Classroom (BTC), and Yane Amos, Co-Founder of The Amos Bursary, for a conversation on the future of education in light of COVID-19 and the global movement for racial justice. Stephan and Amma will speak from a range of perspectives including the potential of online education to reduce or exacerbate inequality and will sp...
As protests continue to roil the nation, small businesses across the U.S. face three overlapping challenges: a pandemic, an economic crisis, and the explosive response to yet more killings of black people by police. Before the response to George Floyd’s death, the situation for small businesses — particularly minority-owned small businesses — was already dire and the urgency to respond to the clear economic devastation of COVID-19 is only becoming more serious. In effort to directly address t...
Join us with Willy Foote, Founder and CEO of Root Capital, and Raj Panjabi, Founder and CEO of Last Mile Health, for a conversation on the economic impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. Across the world, preserving livelihoods must coexist alongside the global health response, where many communities face seemingly impossible choices. The learnings will be anchored specifically in Last Mile Health’s key learnings from the successful Ebola health response in West Africa, and i...
Join us for a conversation with Kris Archie and Sara Lyons to explore leadership, positionality, and power in transformative spaces. The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada (The Circle) seeks to change philanthropy and is a membership organization that connects settler-led foundations and Indigenous communities to drive learning, innovation, relationship-building, co-creation, and activation. The Circle frequently explores and models new ways of doing and building relation...