Catherine Crystal Foster

This is just a reminder that there are others ways for donors to stage a "revolt" besides leveraging the threat of withholding future donations to shape the internal policies or priorities of nonprofits. donorrevolt.com

Hey #HalfMyDAF community: Please submit your grants by September 29 to be eligible for matching funds. We've given away $43 million since 2020. Your favorite nonprofit could be next! More at halfmydaf.com

@FrontierCare I’ve been abandoned on your DM chat. Can you please respond?

Excited for the opportunity to celebrate 20 Years of @RockPhilanth with my colleagues! To continuously accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world, It's Up to Us. #ItsUpToUsRPA #20YearsofRPA

"The Transformative Power of Listening: An Interview with Fund for Shared Insight" Thanks, @RockPhilanth buff.ly/3EmezZL #listening #feedback #funders #philanthropy @Listen4_Good @MelindaTuan

lightawards.org supports teacher-designed #PD projects in the Greater #BayArea. LOIs accepted until 11/14 #bayareaschools #backtoschool2022

This year's #HalfMyDAF grants to nonprofits are now up over $10.7 million and counting. Double your giving to any nonprofit-- $1.1M in unrestricted matching grants. Today's the final day! More at halfmydaf.com.

Fantastic discussion on #Impact Investing to Extend Philanthropy's Impact youtube.com/watch?v=OP7i5H…

Wow. True commitment. nytimes.com/2022/09/14/cli…

One in 10 Bay Area neighborhoods are segregated areas of white wealth. Our region as a whole is beautifully diverse, but far from equitable. bayareaequityatlas.org/mapping-segreg…

Can #philanthropy rise to the challenge? @philxbuchanan, @naomiorensten, & Katarina Malmgren discuss findings from CEP's latest research in the context of recent developments on #ClimateAction, calling on #philanthropy to play the unique role only it can: thehill.com/opinion/energy…

“Time is as critical to philanthropy’s impact as are resources. Faced with urgent economic, justice and climate crises around the world, funders are accelerating philanthropy for a just world.”

Just awarded $1 million in unrestricted matching grants to nonprofits. Thanks to the #HalfMyDAF community, 610 nonprofits have received over $6M this year alone. More at Halfmydaf.com.

📅 June 29, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m. PT #KidsData and California Essentials for Childhood Initiative are hosting a webinar on the impact of #ACEs on Californians’ mental health, behavior, and chronic disease. Register today to join the discussion. cdph-ca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #children

Put those DAF dollars to work for good! On 6/24 #HalfMyDAF is matching grants to nonprofits made by people committing to moving half their DAF $ by 9/30. Do it!

@stacypalmer @Fahrenthold We can all agree that fraud is bad, and exposing flaws in systems has value, but why is the NYT’s nonprofit beat so focused on negative & largely false narratives about the sector? It’s highly distorting & undermines the vast majority of orgs doing vital & good work.

Latest line of inquiry from @Fahrenthold described here: Do You Have Insight Into How the I.R.S. Vets New Charities? nytimes.com/2022/06/14/rea…

Fascinating. I'd underscore that guilt "doesn't necessarily put [those who feel it] into action." It's simplistic & not always productive. Better to recognize the privilege & consistently work toward justice thru money, voice & humble action. theguardian.com/society/2022/j…

Better to be governed by hope than fear, but still…Seven Things That Scare Us About the Future of Philanthropy | Inside Philanthropy insidephilanthropy.com/home/2022/6/9/…

@CarrieNBaker @MsMagazine @yalewomen @YaleCollege1987 @YaleAlumni Thanks for your leadership @CarrieNBaker. Proud to stand with you and women across this country. Can you share the link to the action steps flyer from the rally?

Justice Kavanaugh's Classmates Rally For Roe | New Haven Independent ⁦@MsMagazine⁩ ⁦@yalewomen⁩ ⁦@YaleCollege1987⁩ ⁦@YaleAlumni⁩ #abortion newhavenindependent.org/article/300_ya…

Fascinating yet sadly unsurprising to see the disparities. Great example of ways to take meaningful environmental action at a local level.