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December 2024 | The Giving Practice

Funder Collaboratives. Everyone wants to do it. But starting and sustaining one can be an uphill climb. 

In this post, we’re excited to share our observations, reflections and lessons learned based on our experiences of engaging in, leading, and holding space for funder collaboratives....

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November 2024 | The Giving Practice

When Brenda Solórzano first joined Headwaters as the founding CEO in 2017, she knew she wanted to do philanthropy differently. “I had a vision to create an entire organization that is rooted in the notion of ceding power, creating more equitable ways to work together and being in authentic...

Brenda Solórzano on Building a Trust-Based Organization. Reflections on 7 1/2 years at Headwaters Foundation.
July 2024 | The Giving Practice

This past May, my fellow TGP Senior Advisor Lalitha Vaidyanathan and I were among the fortunate attendees of the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ (GEO) annual conference as both session facilitators and participants.

As we stepped into the main plenary room on the first day, I...

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June 2024 | The Giving Practice

For nearly 25 years, TGP senior advisors have been designing and facilitating strategy projects for a wide range of clients from small family and community foundations to large private foundations, philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) and funder collaboratives. 

Across our team, we...

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June 2024 | The Giving Practice

In my role as a senior advisor at The Giving Practice, I have the privilege of closely collaborating with Black women who are both navigating and reshaping the challenging environments of philanthropy during this era of racial reckoning. 

Black women have long been at the forefront of...

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March 2024 | The Giving Practice

You may have noticed a few updates on our website, including an evolved logo and other tweaks to our branding. Our refreshed look and feel reflect the exciting ways that we’ve been evolving as a practice over the years, and we’re eager to take this opportunity to re-introduce ourselves and share...

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March 2024 | The Giving Practice

“We want to see every student be successful in whatever way success looks for them. And I believe that what we do can support that,” Spencer Lewis, director of Policy Services at the Oregon School Board Association (OSBA), shared with us.  

Spencer is on OSBA’s Equity Team alongside 10...

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