The Catalytic Philanthropy Podcast

-Creative Funders Explore Their Art and Craft- Each month, meet some of the most creative, resourceful, and risk-taking funders in the country. These individuals are creating a new kind of philanthropy, shifting from the transactional to the transformational.

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  Episode #60

  Catalyzing Community-Led Change, by Helping People Find New Ways of Solving Issues Together

  Sep 26, 202631 min

  Discover how lean funders can nurture the fundamental conditions for any systems-change effort, no matter the specific issue or goal - by helping to build the civic culture of their community. By civic culture, we mean the ability of people in a community to come together, agree on a goal that is important to them, and get things done together. Our guest is Rich Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute , a 40-year old organization that equips people, organizations, and communities with the tools to bridge divides, build capacity, and tackle shared challenges. By playing roles of listening, coaching, and teambuilding over time, the Harwood Institute, often in partnership with lean foundations, helps people find new ways to talk with each other, create different relationships, different norms, and new ways of working together. ----more---- Richard C. Harwood is the President and Founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation . His Turning Outward approach to catalzying community-led change has spread to all 50 states and 40 countries worldwide. He is also the bestselling author of nine books, including his latest,The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in One Another and Our Nation.

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  Episode #59

  To Drive Systems-Level Change, a Foundation Embraces Constant Learning and Adaptation

  Jul 22, 202619 min

  Systems change requires understanding the entire landscape and ecosystem of an issue - the people and organizations who touch the issue in all sectors; the economic, social, and political dimensions of the issue; and new ideas and emerging solutions that hold potential and promise. Understanding the issue in its complexity is essential to seeing where a foundation can play a catalytic role in making a system more responsive to people's lives, more equitable, more just. Find out how Lauren Blitzer, Executive Director of the Leland Fikes Foundation , approaches learning as an ongoing practice, building learning and experimentation into the foundation's culture. Lauren shares how she engages her board in constant learning and adaptation, as the foundation hones its ability to drive positive, long-term change in the face of complexity and uncertainty. ----more---- Lauren Blitzer is Executive Director of the Leland Fikes Foundation in Dallas, TX, focused on Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice; Democracy; and Dallas-Area Human Services. She holds a BS in mathematics from Haverford College and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business. ----more----

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  Episode #57

  Centering Families' Voices in Systems Design, to Allow Them to Flourish - Part 1

  Jun 14, 202640 min

  The Steelcase Foundation in Michigan is taking an in-depth look over ten years, at how the social service and business landscape in their community impacts the lived experience of a cohort of working families. In this two-part Podcast, President and CEO Dr. Daniel Williams shares how this immersive, years-long inquiry, complemented by immediate support to reduce harm, is already revealing how nonprofits, government agencies, and business employers create policies, schedules, and other structural elements that create roadblocks for mothers and children. Over time, the experiences of the families in the cohort will illuminate, with clarity and specificity, how the system was designed with little consideration for the families' complex lived reality. The foundation expects the detailed insights that emerge, and the recommendations made by the families themselves, will empower the foundation, its partners, and the families to design a new model for targeted wrap-around support, to stabilize families and allow them to flourish. The work will reveal scalable solutions for policy, advocacy, and philanthropy. The essence, as Daniel shares, is to center families' experience and voices in systems design. ----more---- Working to advance justice through education, philanthropy, and community engagement, Dr. Daniel Williams believes deeply in the innate brilliance of community and the importance of centering the voices of those so often marginalized or ignored. As President + CEO of the Steelcase Foundation, Daniel leads strategies that elevate community voice and strengthen partnerships to drive broader social change. Previously, he advanced equity and innovation as President + CEO of the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology and as co-founder + principal of Grand Rapids University Prep Academy. His work is grounded in justice, liberation, and equity-centered design, and extends to civic leadership through board service and state appointments focused on education, philanthropy, and opportunity.

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  Episode #58

  Centering Families' Voices in Systems Design, to Allow Them to Flourish - Part 2

  Jun 14, 202616 min

  The Steelcase Foundation in Michigan is taking an in-depth look over ten years, at how the social service and business landscape in their community impacts the lived experience of a cohort of working families. In this two-part Podcast, President and CEO Dr. Daniel Williams shares how this immersive, years-long inquiry, complemented by immediate support to reduce harm, is already revealing how nonprofits, government agencies, and business employers create policies, schedules, and other structural elements that create roadblocks for mothers and children. Over time, the experiences of the families in the cohort will illuminate, with clarity and specificity, how the system was designed with little consideration for the families' complex lived reality. The foundation expects the detailed insights that emerge, and the recommendations made by the families themselves, will empower the foundation, its partners, and the families to design a new model for targeted wrap-around support, to stabilize families and allow them to flourish. The work will reveal scalable solutions for policy, advocacy, and philanthropy. The essence, as Daniel shares, is to center families' experience and voices in systems design. ----more---- Working to advance justice through education, philanthropy, and community engagement, Dr. Daniel Williams believes deeply in the innate brilliance of community and the importance of centering the voices of those so often marginalized or ignored. As President + CEO of the Steelcase Foundation, Daniel leads strategies that elevate community voice and strengthen partnerships to drive broader social change. Previously, he advanced equity and innovation as President + CEO of the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology and as co-founder + principal of Grand Rapids University Prep Academy. His work is grounded in justice, liberation, and equity-centered design, and extends to civic leadership through board service and state appointments focused on education, philanthropy, and opportunity.

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  Episode #56

  A Master Class in Making Change - Building a New Field

  Feb 19, 202618 minS0

  <p>When board and staff of The Music Man Foundation shifted from funding immediate needs to focusing on long-term systemic change, the foundation went all-in. Engaging partners in open-ended conversations revealed opportunities to integrate music and the arts into the nation's fabric in new and permanent ways. The foundation chose one of these big ideas - the significant opportunity to embed music and the arts into the nation's healthcare practices, and committed itself. Executive Director Sarah Lyding shares how her staff and board pursued a strategy embracing convening, advocacy, and multi-year general operating support to advance the goal and build...

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