New Money
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 18, 2022

Philanthropy, incorporated for the public good, can and should make all its investments accordingly. In 2021, Senators Angus King (I-Maine) […more…]

Using the Full Philanthropic Toolbox
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 18, 2022

As the San Francisco Foundation’s (SFF) Chief Impact Officer, Judith Bell’s mission is to align the foundation’s many tools around […more…]

Philanthropy’s Opportunity to Leverage Trillions in Federal Spending Towards Equity
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 18, 2022

In the summer of 2022, Don Howard, the President and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation, penned an essay for […more…]

Systems-Change Provocateur
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 18, 2022

The 2013 murder of an 8-year-old named Gabriel Fernandez at the hands of his mother and her partner, dominated the […more…]

On a Mission to Change the Energy of Money
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 18, 2022

While a UCLA undergrad, Valerie Red-Horse Mohl dreamed of being a filmmaker.  But Red-Horse Mohl needed a day job, and […more…]

Moving DAF Inertia into Action
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 18, 2022

David Risher is, like you’d assume of many high-level tech execs, into big goals. The Amazon alum’s nonprofit, Worldreader, has […more…]

The Ford Foundation: Showing the Power of the Double Bottom Line  
By Daniel Heimpel   |   March 18, 2022

The American tax code favors the generous by offering significant financial benefit to those that give to charity. On the […more…]

Lisa Greer’s Message to Philanthropy: Revolutionize
By Daniel Heimpel   |   February 3, 2022

While she had built a successful career, Lisa Greer wasn’t born into wealth. But when her husband Josh’s company, RealD, […more…]

Bringing Environmental Justice Home
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 1, 2021

Rhea Suh spent years working for both the Hewlett and the Packard foundations here in the Bay Area before setting […more…]

‘What Good Is a Platform if You Don’t Use It for Good?’
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 1, 2021

I have known CNN host Lisa Ling for nearly a decade now. I never saw her as anything but a […more…]

‘You’re Not Going To Be a Philanthropist Forever’
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 1, 2021

It can be argued that philanthropy swears too much allegiance to the idea of perpetuity. That the charitable foundations bearing […more…]

Money as Medicine
By Daniel Heimpel   |   November 1, 2021

In 2018, a Native American philanthropy professional dropped a bomb on the industry. In his book, Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom […more…]