Originally published on Listen to Community. A new podcast from our partner Fund for Shared Insight features a powerful conversation about shifting power in family philanthropy. Eileen Farbman, co-founder and board co-chair of the Kolibri Foundation, sits down with consultant Molly Schultz Hafid for an open and detailed walk-through of Kolibri’s journey from a traditional family foundation… Read more →
Originally published on Non Profit Quarterly. How can family foundations and donors stop perpetuating inequities within the communities and causes they serve? By centering community leadership, wisdom, and voices in grantmaking. This approach to giving is known as participatory philanthropy. As two practitioners of participatory philanthropy who have worked with a wide range of foundations, we… Read more →
Originally published on Giving Compass. Eileen Farbman’s 30-year philanthropic journey began with a focus on issues facing women, from domestic violence to human trafficking. As she became closer to the problems and saw families navigate the prison system, she began to realize how the systems were stacked against communities of color. She also began to… Read more →
