Do Your Good

Rebecca is an internationally recognized expert in philanthropy and community-led initiatives. She is a Co-Founder of the Foundation for Black Communities and is an Advisor for  Philanthropy Together, which works with funder collaboration and community-led collaborations. She shares her background and how to include Trust-Based Philanthropy in collaboration. Rebecca invites donors and foundations to join the movement, supports community-led collaboratives, and takes action to promote community-led priorities.

Episode Highlights:

• Co-founding the Foundation for Black Communities

• The key strategies to consider for effective funder and community-led collaborations

Rebecca Darwent Bio:

Rebecca Darwent is an internationally recognized expert in philanthropy and community-led initiatives. Her upcoming TED talk on the transformative power of community-led philanthropy is set to inspire individuals and organizations to embrace collaborative approaches in driving positive social change. With a diverse background spanning philanthropic advising, consulting, and global partnerships, Rebecca brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to all endeavors. She has led multimillion-dollar investments in equity, health, and education. She is currently a Senior Advisor to Philanthropy Together focussing on raising awareness of and funding for collaboratives, specifically those that are community-led. As a co-founder of the Foundation for Black Communities, Rebecca spearheaded fundraising, community engagement, and advocacy, resulting in a historic $200 million commitment to Black philanthropy by the Canadian government. Previously, Rebecca served as the Director of Global Partnerships at Singularity University, overseeing tech and education programs across five continents. She also worked as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Children and Youth Services in the Ontario provincial government, responsible for the Anti-Racism Directorate. Rebecca is a dedicated volunteer currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Black Communities, The Philanthropy Workshop Canada, and Laidlaw Foundation. She has been recognized as a Women Leaders for the World Fellow and honored as a Canadian Millennium Laureate.

Links:

• Website: Rebecca Darwent https://www.rebeccadarwent.com/ 

• The Bridgespan Group https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/philanthropic-collaborations

• Philanthropy Together https://philanthropytogether.org/join-us 

• Foundation For Black Communities https://www.forblackcommunities.org

• Report https://www.forblackcommunities.org/assets/docs/Unfunded-Report.pdf

• LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccadarwent 

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https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/21-john-esterle

https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/94-sabrina-walker-hernandez

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course you'll gain access to beautifully animated and engaging videos, along with many other resources. 

• Link for the waitlist for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

Rebecca is an internationally recognized expert in philanthropy and community-led initiatives. She is a Co-Founder of the Foundation for Black Communities and is an Advisor for  Philanthropy Together, which works with funder collaboration and community-led collaborations. She shares her background and how to include Trust-Based Philanthropy in collaboration. Rebecca invites donors and foundations to join the movement, supports community-led collaboratives, and takes action to promote community-led priorities.

{You can hear the full episode on Monday, June 19th}

John Esterle is recently retired as the  Co-Executive Director at The Whitman Institute, an independent foundation in San Francisco with a mission to advance equity through funding dialogue, relationship-building, and inclusive leadership. 

He is also the co-founder of Trust-Based Philanthropy. John explains the steps of trust-based philanthropy, and how a foundation can incorporate elements of the concepts within their own giving strategy.

Episode Highlights:

• John’s personal journey in philanthropy.

• The evolution of trust-based philanthropy.

• The steps and key components of trust-based philanthropy.

• How foundations can incorporate the concepts of trust-based philanthropy into their work.

• Building an ecosystem of trust between trustees,staff, and nonprofits

John Esterle Bio:

John Esterle retired as Co-Executive Director of The Whitman Institute (TWI) in July 2022 when TWI, an independent foundation based in San Francisco, spent out all of its assets and ceased operations. TWI worked to advance social, political, and economic equity by funding dialogue, relationship building, and inclusive leadership. TWI also played a leading role in launching the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project in 2020, a five-year collaborative initiative to address the inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits. John began his career at TWI in 1988 and became its Executive Director in 1998. He later led its transition from an operating to a grantmaking foundation as well as its decision to sunset the foundation. A past board president of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement and the Rooftop PTA, he also served on the boards of The Germanacos Foundation, LeaderSpring, and Images and Voices of Hope. Currently, John is a board member of The Right Question Institute. Prior to joining TWI, his most notable job was directing a pilot project called Crime and the News Media, which featured a series of dialogues between journalists and advocates of alternatives to incarceration. John received my B.A. in Liberal Arts from the Hutchins School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Sonoma State University and my M.A. in Broadcast Communication Arts from San Francisco State University.

Links:

Links:

• The Whitman Institute https://thewhitmaninstitute.org

• The Center For Effective Philanthropy https://cep.org/

• Trust-Based Philanthropy Project https://www.trustbasedphilanthropy.org

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• https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/52-sybil-speaks

• https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/82-Mallory-Erickson

• https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/94-sabrina-walker-hernandez

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course you'll gain access to beautifully animated and engaging videos, along with many other resources. 

• Link for the waitlist for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

John Esterle is recently retired as the  Co-Executive Director at The Whitman Institute, an independent foundation in San Francisco with a mission to advance equity through funding dialogue, relationship-building, and inclusive leadership. 

He is also the co-founder of Trust-Based Philanthropy. John explains the steps of trust-based philanthropy, and how a foundation can incorporate elements of the concepts within their own giving strategy.

{You can hear the full episode on Monday, June 12th}

You’ve undoubtedly already heard of the term “Trust-Based Philanthropy.” This term has been thrown about in funder circles now for the past five years or so. A cohort of funders decided to coin this term in order to mainstream an approach to giving that they felt did not previously get enough attention. 

Sybil gives her professional interpretation of “Trust-Based Philanthropy.” So, you can decide how you may want to incorporate this style of giving into your own donations.

Episode Highlights:

• Examples of mistakes to avoid if you want to pursue  Trust-Based Philanthropy

• Preview of this month’s interviews to help you learn how to put your best foot forward to approach Trust-Based Philanthropy  

Sybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:

With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact grant making, so you can make a true and lasting positive contribution to the world on your terms.

Links:

• Course to avoid The Funder Bubble: https://www.doyourgood.com/offers/SfCnUn4k/checkout 

• Course for Legal Templates: https://www.doyourgood.com/offers/U8SFR3mR/checkout 

• Course for Sustainer, Campaigner, Launcher funder: https://www.doyourgood.com/offers/xtHUdoBG/checkout 

• Trust-Based Philanthropy Project: https://www.trustbasedphilanthropy.org

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/52-sybil-speaks

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/82-Mallory-Erickson

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/94-sabrina-walker-hernandez

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course, you'll gain access to beautifully animated and engaging videos, along with many other resources. 

• Link for the waitlist for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 
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https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 
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www.doyourgood.com

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

You’ve undoubtedly already heard of the term “Trust-Based Philanthropy.” This term has been thrown about in funder circles now for the past five years or so. A cohort of funders decided to coin this term in order to mainstream an approach to giving that they felt did not previously get enough attention. 

Sybil gives her professional interpretation of “Trust-Based Philanthropy.” So, you can decide how you may want to incorporate this style of giving into your own donations.

{You can hear the full Episode on Monday, June 5th}

Sybil and Fred explain how donors and philanthropists can leverage their private money with public dollars. Fred and Sybil share their experiences, including leveraging public dollars in Canada through the Target One Initiative and also with the major influx of public funding promised in the United States.  They explain how to make sure that private philanthropy is supporting a match and how to work with First Nations to propel important programs forward. 

Episode Highlights:

• Fred’s experience with Target 1 in Canada.  

• The key things to ask to ensure your private funding is best leveraging public dollars.

• How to ensure combined private and public dollars are spent effectively 

Sybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:

With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact grantmaking, so you can make a true and lasting positive contribution to the world on your terms.

Links:

• Ford Family Foundation - https://www.tfff.org/rural-community-building/

• Target One Canada - https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/nature-legacy/canada-target-one-challenge.html

• Inflation Reduction Act - https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/inflation-reduction-act-guidebook/

• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/02/updated-fact-sheet-bipartisan-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act/

• Native Americans in Philanthropy - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nativegiving 

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/leveraging-public-dollars

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/128-peter-stangel

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/127-Meta-Loftsgaarden

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course you'll gain access to beautifully animated and engaging videos, along with many other resources. 

• Link for the waitlist for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

Sybil and Fred explain how donors and philanthropists can leverage their private money with public dollars. Fred and Sybil share their experiences, including leveraging public dollars in Canada through the Target One Initiative and also with the major influx of public funding promised in the United States.  They explain how to make sure that private philanthropy is supporting a match and how to work with First Nations to propel important programs forward. {You can hear the full episode on Monday, May 29th}

Jim Enote joins Sybil for a special bonus episode. He shares what he has been doing since his last appearance on the podcast, and then shares his wisdom for those who want to give to indigenous communities.  Jim explains how to give in a righteous way that reflects equality, fairness, and respect. 

Episode Highlights:

• Give from a place of support and empowerment, not guilt

• Trust those you are giving

Jim Enote Bio:

Jim Enote is a Zuni tribal member and CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation. He serves on the boards of the Trust for Mutual Understanding, and Grand Canyon Trust, and formally with Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. He is a National Geographic Society Explorer, a New Mexico Community Luminaria, and an E.F. Schumacher Society Fellow.

Jim’s service over the past forty years includes natural resource, cultural resource, philanthropic, and arts assignments for many organizations including UNESCO, UNDP, International Secretariat for Water, Nordic Council of Ministers, Tibet Child Nutrition Project, the Mountain Institute, National Geographic Society, US Bureau of Indian Affairs, US National Park Service, Zuni Tribe, and several major charitable foundations, museums, and universities. He has written in Heritage In the Context of Globalization; Science, Technology, and Human Values; Sacredness as a Means to Conservation; Mapping Our Places; Indigenous People and Sustainable Development; A:shiwi A:wan Ulohnanne, and Redrock Stories, to name a few. Recent short pieces include; We Cannot Live by Sentiments Alone, The Museum Collaboration Manifesto, Buyer Beware, What I Tell Boys, and Please Don’t Call Me a Warrior.

In 2010 while serving as the director of the A:shiwi A:wan Museum Jim was awarded the first Ames Prize for Innovative Museum Anthropology during the American Anthropological Association’s annual conference. In 2013 he received the Guardian of Culture and Lifeways Award from the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, and in 2016 received the Hewett Award for leadership and service to the New Mexico museum community and for achievements in the museum field. He lives in his work in-progress home at Zuni, New Mexico.

Links:

• Colorado Plateau Foundation:   https://coloradoplateaufoundation.org 

• support page for CPF: https://coloradoplateaufoundation.org/support/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-enote-32a368120 

• Comic Book “Stand Up”: https://issuu.com/coloradoplateaufoundation/docs/stand_up_4_ 

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/leveraging-public-dollars

·        https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/35-jim-enote

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course you'll gain access to beautifully animated and engaging videos, along with many other resources. 

• Link for the waitlist for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

Jim Enote joins Sybil for a Special Bonus Episode. He shares what he has been doing since his last appearance on the podcast, and then shares his wisdom for those who want to give to indigenous communities.  Jim explains how to give in a righteous way that  equality, fairness, and respect. {You can hear the full episode on Monday, May 22nd}