Control and Community: Rethinking Big Philanthropy with Glen Galaich
Host Billy Shore talks with Stupski Foundation CEO and author Glen Galaich about his new book, Control: Why Big Giving Falls...
About This Episode
Host Billy Shore talks with Stupski Foundation CEO and author Glen Galaich about his new book, Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short, and why philanthropy must shift power from donors to communities. They unpack spend-down foundations, “fake rules” that keep $2 trillion sitting in endowments, and how trust-based philanthropy can move resources faster to address hunger, health inequities, and other urgent needs.Resources and Mentions:
Glen Galaich
CEO
Glen Galaich, Ph.D. (he/him) joined Stupski Foundation as CEO in 2015. His professional mission is to support equity, justice, and dignity in solidarity with communities that have been denied these essential values throughout history. He is committed to reducing donor control practices in institutional foundations that restrict resources to organizations led by and working with people of color, and to supporting a multiracial democracy. As CEO of Stupski Foundation, he is invested in advancing food justice, economic empowerment, postsecondary success, and health equity in the San Francisco Bay Area and Hawaiʻi.
Stupski Foundation
The Stupski Foundation, is working toward the day when our health, food, and postsecondary systems collectively promote well-being and abundance for everyone. To realize that future, they are returning all our resources to the communities we call home by 2029. As they spend down, they commit to engaging in adaptive philanthropy that responds to community direction, removes rigidity, and leans into trust in partnership with those who advance equity.
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