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Contributions

Unlocking the Power of DAFs

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Betsy Erickson, Arabella Advisors

This paper explores tactics DAF-holders can use to combat stagnation and overcome the barriers—both psychological and structural—that are holding them back, enabling them to put their charitable dollars to work and fulfill the expectations of their roles as funders… Read More

Before Sunset

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Arabella Advisors

With support from and in partnership with the Kataly Foundation, Arabella Advisors conducted one-on-one interviews with many current and former spend-down leaders and gained valuable insights about the practices their foundations employed… Read More

Building Inclusion from the Inside-Out: A Brief Case Study

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Arabella Advisors, Sampriti Ganguli

In this piece for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Arabella explores its ongoing efforts—stumbles and all—to become a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, in the hopes that others can learn from our experience as they work toward our shared goals… Read More

A Checklist for Eliminating Implicit Bias in Grant-Making Practice

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Arabella Advisors

A checklist designed to help donors incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion in their grant-making practice. … Read More

From Talk to Action: Embedding Equity and Inclusion in Governance

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Arabella Advisors

This resource from Arabella Advisors shares useful lessons and considerations that may help as stakeholders across the social sector work to craft equitable and inclusive governance structures. … Read More

Moving Beyond Theories of Change: A Framework for Strategic Implementation

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Gwen Walden, Arabella Advisors

This report reflects on the current state of philanthropic practice and points to a gap that frequently exists between lofty philanthropic ideas on the one hand and their implementation outside the boardroom on the other… Read More

Voices from the Field

Why Investing in Media is Critical to Successful Advocacy

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Arabella Advisors, Shelley Whelpton

Three experts explain why, and how, funders should integrate smart communications into their broader advocacy strategies to maximize results… Read More

Essentials of Impact Investing: a Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Arabella Advisors

Impact investing has the potential to enable every foundation, regardless of size, to pursue its philanthropic mission more effectively. It can help individual donors, families, foundations with few or no staff, and all sorts of giving entities put more and different types of capital to work for social good. Even better, it can deliver philanthropic impact alongside financial returns—which can enable reinvestment of those funds in… Read More

The Rockefeller Foundation’s Program-Related Investments Portfolio

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Arabella Advisors

From the Executive Summary: The Rockefeller Foundation’s Program-Related Investments (PRIs) have generated modest financial returns for the Foundation, contributed to investees’ financial sus- tainability and generated positive social returns on a variety of fronts. Individual invest- ments have helped organizations promote asset ownership, extend access to products and services on more equitable terms and in new ways to previously excluded… Read More