Blog | Voices from the Field

Philanthropy Needs a New Playbook to Fund Systems Change

March 30, 2020 | Michael Zakaras, Manmeet Mehta
We are living through an unprecedented, generation-defining moment, full of uncertainty and pain. Naturally, all of us—perhaps especially in philanthropy—are asking ourselves what we can do today to meet an urgent need. But the coronavirus pandemic also underscores the failures of systems—from healthcare to social welfare to wage inequality and food insecurity—that exacerbate the crisis. As we rebuild, we should Read More

Sutton Mora Hayes

March 24, 2020
Sutton Mora Hayes is the Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. Read More

Andrea Minadakis

March 24, 2020
Andrea Minadakis is Grants Manager at the Marin Community Foundation in Novato, California. Read More

Alix Derby Salkin

March 24, 2020
Alix Derby Salkin is Vice President for Philanthropic Partnerships at the Marin Community Foundation in Novato, California. Read More

Patricia McIlreavy

March 19, 2020
Patricia “Patty” McIlreavy joined the Center for Disaster Philanthropy as its president and CEO in March 2020. Prior to joining CDP, Patty served as the vice president of the humanitarian policy and practice at InterAction. During that time, she led the organization’s efforts to assist the humanitarian community, including InterAction Members, U.N. agencies and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, to address Read More

Marcus F. Walton

March 19, 2020
Marcus F. Walton joins GEO with over a decade of practice in both nonprofit management and the ontological learning model. He specializes in operationalizing conceptual frameworks; racial equity facilitation and training; leadership and management strategy; stakeholder engagement; program development and navigating philanthropy. In his previous role as Director of Racial Equity Initiatives for Borealis Philanthropy, Marcus lead the Racial Equity Read More

Antony Bugg-Levine

March 19, 2020
Antony Bugg-Levine is CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, one of the nation’s leading community development financial institutions that makes millions of dollars in loans to nonprofits and pushes for fundamental improvement in how money is given and used in the sector. Prior to this, he co-led the Rockefeller Foundation’s program work focused on impact investing – that is developing investment vehicles Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Coronavirus Resources for Donors

March 11, 2020 | Giving Compass
Editor’s note: This was originally published by Giving Compass and is re-posted here with permission. Though we all are experiencing a great deal of uncertainty as coronavirus spreads, we’re focused on the impact this will have on the most vulnerable among us. Significant numbers of people in our communities are facing extraordinary challenges beyond the immediate health threats, ranging from Read More