Unfunded List Open Door Philanthropy

Unfunded List Open Door Philanthropy

Unfunded List’s Open Door Philanthropy Podcast gathers philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and changemakers of all stripes. Hosted by Dave Moss, who founded Unfunded List in 2015 to help make sure that the next generation of changemakers get the feedback and recognition they need to be successful. Our mission is to demystify and open the door to private philanthropy for the general public while providing a platform for our guests to discuss their life's work. Unfunded List reviews funding proposals twice annually from small and mid-size nonprofits and social impact startups. The 200+ philanthropy...

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Unfunded List Open Door Philanthropy

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Jun 12, 2026

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Episodes

Susan Davis - Author, Bulls**t Without Borders 12.06.2026

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...

Bill Villafranco - Open Door Philanthropy with Dave Moss 23.04.2026

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...

Jud Fisher - President & Chief Executive Officer - The Ball Brothers Foundation 27.08.2025

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...

Healthy Smiles Funder Panel 16.09.2024

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...

Margaret Chapman - Board Chair of Unfunded List 01.08.2024

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...

Marshall Ginn - Philanthropy Consultant 16.03.2024

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...

Amy Schiller - Author of The Price of Humanity 12.02.2024

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.

Carmen James Randolph, Women's Foundation of the South 08.11.2023

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.

Emily Rasmussen CEO of Grapevine 29.09.2023

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...

Q&A - Unfunded List en español 05.09.2023

(Pregunta y repuesta - Lista Unfunded) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cross Cultural Applications 31.08.2023

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Anne-Marie Harling - Co-Impact 05.12.2022

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 - Inherent Foundation 05.12.2022

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...

Chandler Arnold - Untraditional Philanthropy 05.12.2022

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...

Season 4, Episode 6; Peter Williamson, Kettering Family Foundation & Next Gen Giving Circle 08.08.2022

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...

Season 4, Episode 5; Lynn O'Connell, Together Women Rise 10.02.2022

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...

Season 4, Episode 4; John Ahmann, CEO, Westside Future Fund (ATL) 13.12.2021

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

Season 4, Episode 3; Aleah Bacquie Vaughn, ED, CJI Fund 31.05.2021

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...

Season 4, Episode 1; Jay and Shira Ruderman, Ruderman Family Foundation 03.05.2021

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...

Season 4, Episode 2; Amanda Cage, CEO, National Fund for Workforce Solutions 02.05.2021

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...

Challenges With Challenges - Evaluator Summit 24.02.2020

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...

The Un - Founder Panel - Evaluator Summit 24.02.2020

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 s...

So, You Wanna Be A Founder? - Evaluator Summit 24.02.2020

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...

Special Episode: Nada Zohdy from Open Gov Hub 20.01.2020

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...

The Liberal Response to Big Philanthropy 19.01.2020

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 figur...

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