Network for Good Strategic Discovery Podcast

In this episode, Abby Ross and Maddie Vann revisit their conversations over 2023 and reflect on how Network for Good's vision and direction has evolved over the course of the year. They discuss lessons learned and what's in store for 2024, as Network for Good spins out its new parent holding company: Durable Capital for Sustainable Outcomes (DCSO). 

In this episode, Abby Ross and Maddie Vann discuss the forthcoming Network for Good holding company's investment thesis and pitch.  We discuss themes we heard at this year's SOCAP conference in San Francisco, related to blended investment models, catalytic capital, and participatory investing and how these trends are informing our future plans.

In this episode, Abby Ross and Maddie Vann discuss how we’ve been thinking about structuring Network for Good to best position the organization to deliver “durable capital for sustainable outcomes.” We discuss the holding company model we plan to pursue as Network for Good’s new corporate structure, why it’s important to protect the current Donor Advised Fund (DAF) model, and why building assets under management (AUM) will be a key part of Network for Good’s evolving strategy.

I recently sat down with Network for Good CEO, Abby Ross, to talk about the landscape of financial institutions that serve the ecosystem of mission driven organizations. In this episode, we discuss how our research into the nonprofit financing  space is informing our thinking about Network for Good's future strategy. We consider the different financing buckets of owned capital, debt capital, and contributed capital for nonprofits.

I recently sat down with Network for Good CEO, Abby Ross, to discuss the Giving Platform Collaborative that Network for Good has played a key role in launching. I also had a chance to talk with Floyd Jones, the Director of Community & Partnerships at Give Butter, and Heather Infantry, CEO at Giving Gap, who are leading the Giving Platform Collaborative’s pilot project: the Back Black campaign. Abby shares her thoughts on how the Giving Platform Collaborative and Back Black are supporting NFG’s efforts to drive durable capital for sustainable outcomes.

In this episode, we discuss how we've refined NFG's opportunity levers that will guide our future strategy, partnerships, and experiments. We focus our discussion on the "Resilience" lever and why we've decided to start testing that lever first. Network for Good's strategic vision is to pioneer new models for providing durable capital for community-aligned sustainable outcomes in the social sector. To test out that vision, we’ve decided to initially scope our work to the disaster giving space as we explore where Network for Good  can best add value in the ecosystem. 

In this episode, we discuss the opportunity levers we've identified that can help us best serve the individuals and communities impacted by disasters. Network for Good's strategic vision is to pioneer new models for providing durable capital for community-aligned sustainable outcomes in the social sector. To test out that vision, we’ve decided to initially scope our work to the disaster giving space as we explore where there might be new opportunities for Network for Good  to add value in the ecosystem. 

Network for Good's strategic vision is to pioneer new models for providing durable capital for community-aligned sustainable outcomes in the social sector. To test out that vision, we’ve decided to initially scope our work to the disaster giving space as we explore where there might be new opportunities for Network for Good  to add value in the ecosystem. In this episode, we discuss our hypotheses and learnings related to the unique problems faced by a community following a disaster. Those learnings are helping to inform how NFG might bring durable capital for “community-driven, sustainable outcomes” in disaster recovery. 

Network for Good's strategic vision is to pioneer new models for providing durable capital for community-aligned sustainable outcomes in the social sector. To test out that vision, we’ve decided to initially scope our work to the disaster giving space as we explore where there might be new opportunities for Network for Good  to add value in the ecosystem. In this episode, we discuss the role Network for Good has historically played in financing relief and recovery after a disaster, where the inbound capital curve for funding disasters is misaligned to the outbound systems of deployment, and some of the opportunities presented by existing challenges in the disaster giving landscape.