Feminist movements are under immense pressure. With Roe v Wade overturned in the U.S., many advocates believe that we are at a tipping point for feminist movements. Funds are needed — fast. Enter the Bridgespan Group's newest report, which advocates that we give $6 billion to feminist movements by 2026. Bridgespan Group Partner and social activist, Debby Bielak, joins the podcast to outline her latest report and share why $6 billion should be considered "the floor" of this giving. To...

#FixTheForm is an international campaign aiming to save nonprofits millions of hours of tedious work through grant application process improvements. The campaign has been championed by this week’s Untapped Philanthropy guest and co-Director of GrantAdvisor.org Kari Aanestad.  To learn more about Fluxx visit fluxx.io. To learn more about Fix the Form, visit grantadvisor.org, #fixtheform.  Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

The Human Genome Project was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA. This week’s Untapped philanthropy guest has taken a similarly scientific approach to philanthropy by analyzing the DNA of impact programs to determine what is and isn't working.   Tune in to this week’s episode to hear from the Executive Director of the Center of Impact Sciences at the University of Chicago and the co-founder of the Impact Genome...

The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year peer-to-peer funder initiative designed to address the inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits. The work of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project is deeply aligned with our work and mission here at Fluxx. We believe that it’s not only possible — but also essential — for technologists to partner with philanthropists in order to build pathways to deeper and more trusting partnerships between funders and grantees.  That’s...

Imagine a world in which the toughest multi-decade long problems; whether it's racial injustice, poverty, or the preservation of democracy, were resourced in the same manner as a legacy institution. It’s a radical idea that would rely on what many would consider a “stodgy” grantmaking practice. We’re talking about endowments. The Bridgespan Group's Managing Partner William Foster, joins us this week to share more about why endowments might just revolutionize the way we think about...

It’s not often that you hear cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, or Ethereum uttered in the same sentence as philanthropy. Robbie Heeger is the president and CEO of Endaoment, a tax-exempt community foundation built for the crypto industry and focused on social impact. This week he sits down with Untapped Philanthropy host and Fluxx co-founder, Kerrin Mitchell, to explore crypto giving, and just how easy it can be.  To learn about Endaoment visit https://endaoment.org/ To learn more about Fluxx visit...

Satonya Fair is a philanthropy visionary and industry strategist who currently serves as the President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking — a thriving organization of 6000 grants professionals working together towards equitable, effective grantmaking practices.  This week she and Untapped Philanthropy’s host and Fluxx co-founder Kerrin Mitchell kick off season two of the podcast. Satonya reflects on her storied career in foundations and nonprofits, shares her thoughts on leadership and DEI, and the...

We have a special season finale episode of Untapped Philanthropy for you this week. CEO of Fluxx, Kristy Gannon, guest hosts and interviews Kerrin Mitchell about a thrilling season one of Untapped Philanthropy.  And as a bonus, we have a special announcement to share with you at the end of the episode. To learn more about Fluxx, visit fluxx.io. Episodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

For this episode of Untapped Philanthropy, host and Fluxx co-founder, Kerrin Mitchell, sits down with Lynette Bell, president of the newly formed Truist Foundation to discuss corporate giving, agility, and what lessons funders can learn from banking.  Lynette shares what it was like to step into the presidential role of a major financial corporate giving institution and shares her secrets to how she and her team built the Fund, all while engaging in rapid grantmaking and community learning...

Despite being a worldwide trillion-dollar industry, philanthropy doesn't seem to garner the same media coverage as say, tech or big business. But with so many new billionaires entering the space, there's an increasing demand to understand and have more transparency in the industry. Where are the hard-hitting, deep-dive, funder articles and why might they be difficult to come by?  Enter Teddy Schleifer, Founding Partner of the new media company, Puck. He sits down with podcast host, Kerrin...

How can philanthropists leverage policy to unlock transformative social impact? How can grassroots activists partner more deeply with funders in order to propel rapid change? What does the future look like for policy and philanthropy? All these questions and more are explored in this week’s Untapped Philanthropy podcast, featuring Jessy Tolkan President and CEO of the Drive Agency – an organization made up of a diverse team of inspired and committed strategists, campaigners, and creatives who...

Masami Sato is a 2-time TEDx speaker, Amazon best-selling author, and the founder of a global giving movement B1G1. For those of you unfamiliar with B1G1, the organization is based in Singapore and collaborates with businesses worldwide under the buy one give one model. For this episode of Untapped Philanthropy, Masami and podcast host Kerrin Mitchell delve into corporate giving models and explore the future of international philanthropy. 

The philanthropy industry is known to be a slow adopter of technology. So it’s no surprise that most small to midsize foundations, and their nonprofit counterparts, don’t have a CIO or CTO on their executive team. The MacArthur Foundation, an innovative Chicago funder, and industry giant, isn’t one of them.  This week Kerrin Mitchel sits down with a friend of the podcast and CIO of the MacArthur Foundation, John Mohr, to learn more about his role at MacArthur, his work toward a universal...

At Untapped Philanthropy we spend a lot of time analyzing technology and the funder experience. For this special episode of the podcast, we turn our gaze to the nonprofit and one of its industry experts.  Leah Bernthal dedicated her career to philanthropy starting at a young age. She co-founded the CoachArt nonprofit at the ripe age of 24, and things took off from there. Today she serves as the Head of Partnerships for dotOrg Technology and continues to consult at Every Purpose, the impact...

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic led to an outpouring of funder support. Many major funders worldwide loosened restrictions and leveraged new technology tools and platforms to give more freely in the hopes of sparing their grantees from impending financial catastrophe. This week Fluxx co-founder Kerrin Mitchell sits down with funder technologist and futurist, Sam Caplan, to explore the accelerated change of funders and technology that’s been witnessed over the past year. Together...

Kris Putnam-Walkerly, author of the newly released book, Delusional Altruism, and philanthropic advisor, consultant, and coach, sits down with Kerrin Mitchell to explore the future of philanthropy, and what funders must do now to increase their impact....

There’s a battle waging in the Tech for Good space to make data more accessible for philanthropy. And there’s a debate amongst technologists about how technology can best serve the social sector and help philanthropists build a more connected community...

Fluxx co-founder, Kerrin Mitchell, kicks off the Untapped Philanthropy podcast series with veteran philanthropy technologist and CEO and Founder of threshold.world, Dan Lammot. Together they unpack the “Tech for Good” industry exploring how technology...

What can family philanthropists learn from big giving? What does the future of American family philanthropy look like after the COVID-19 pandemic? What resources do family funders need and what kind of community would help them adapt their giving for...