Unfunded List Open Door Philanthropy

Nonprofit consulting, grants consulting, philanthropic advising, strategic consulting for nonprofits. Whatever it's called it's a growing part of the social sector and many members of the Unfunded List community are participating in in consultancy in one way or the other. Some are considering entering the field of consulting others considering hiring consultants. Others are currently in co...

Dr. Kim Tan is Chairman of SpringHill Management, a private fund management company specializing in biotech and social venture capital investments. He has been a pioneer of social impact investing for over 20 years and is a partner of several social impact funds including Inqo Investments (South Africa), Novastar Ventures (Kenya) and Garden Impact Investment (Singapore). He is an advisor to Johnso...

The 22nd round of proposal review at Unfunded List is complete! In this session, we share our Spring 2026 Insights Report including insights derived from analysis of the 851 reviews we completed on 96 proposals from around the world. We go over common areas of focus for the feedback, strengths of the proposals, and the biggest areas for improvement. We also look over some of the suggestions our ev...

What can two of the architects of modern philanthropy teach us about its future? In this episode of Open Door Philanthropy, I sit down with Dimple Abichandani, author of A New Era of Philanthropy, to explore the lives and legacy of Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage and Andrew Carnegie - two giants in the Gilded Age.  Together, we examine questions that are just as relevant today as they were more t...

What if our best intentions aren't enough? In this episode of Open Door Philanthropy, Margaret Chapman sits down with Susan Davis, author of Bullshit Without Borders: Let's Change the Way We Change the World, to explore the uncomfortable truths about international development and philanthropy. Drawing on more than three decades of experience across nonprofits, foundations, USAID-funded programs, a...

Willam Villafranco's Personal Background and Path to Wall Street Bill discussed his childhood, sports, and an early memory of generosity. A college entrepreneurial venture solidified his interest in business and Wall Street. He described Wall Street as a place to help people attain goals. Place-Based Philanthropy and the Colby College Model The conversation pivoted to philanthropy's role in revita...

A Michigan native, Jud Fisher is a graduate of DePauw University and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He joined Ball Brothers Foundation in 2003 after working for Old National Bancorp. In addition to his duties as president and chief executive officer of BBF, he serves on the boards of several regional and statewide organizations including the Indiana Commission for High...

Unfunded List presents a panel focused on grant making for oral health. Today's panelists are experienced philanthropists and they are here to help us prepare for Unfunded List's partnership with Dental Trade Alliance Foundation.  Read about the partnership: https://dentaltradealliance.org/news/672304/Empowering-Grant-Applicants-in-the-Oral-Health-Sector.htm Unfunded List evaluators will be p...

Dave sits down with the board chair of the Unfunded List. Margaret Chapman has managed budgets from $50,000 to over $50 million annually including START International, Inc., the George Washington Cancer Institute, and various projects for the Pew Charitable Trusts. Most importantly, In 2017, she helped the Unfunded List successfully file for 501c3 status and serves as our director of finance and a...

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...

Dave welcomes Amy Schiller, author of The Price of Humanity to talk about her new book and where Philanthropy is going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Moss sits down with Carmen James Randolph of the Women's Foundation of the South for an in-depth interview about 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 Har...

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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 contribut...

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...

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...

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...

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, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

An interview with John Ahmann, CEO of the Westside Future Fund. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

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 th...

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 imp...

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...