Stretching Beyond Boundaries: Giving Bigger, Bolder and Faster

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Stretching Beyond Boundaries: Giving Bigger, Bolder and Faster

From #HalfMyDAF to spending down, learn how philanthropists are stretching boundaries to meet the needs of this historical moment.

By Magnify Community

Date and time

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 · 2 - 3:15pm PDT

Location

Online

About this event

Donors from Silicon Valley and beyond have given millions of dollars to address converging health, economic, racial justice, and environmental crises, and their generosity and compassion have fueled vital relief and support efforts across our communities.

Yet as we brace for the months and years ahead, the scale and breadth of ongoing and deepening needs will require each of us to step up in even bolder ways. These are the rainy days many philanthropists have been saving for, and the challenges at hand require not just immediate response but long-term commitment to deep and lasting reform.

Join us for a conversation with donors David and Jennifer Risher, founders of the #HalfMyDAF challenge, and Pia Infante, Co-Executive Director at The Whitman Institute, to discuss ways individual donors and foundations are accelerating payouts, devising new strategies to put equity at the forefront of their giving, and taking other steps to fulfill the promise of philanthropy in this moment. Find inspiration to stretch your boundaries and take a fresh look at old assumptions to create greater impact with your giving.

Following the moderated conversation, participants will have ample opportunity to ask questions.

This event is co-sponsored by Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), and is open to individual donors, family foundations, and philanthropic advisors.

Speakers

Pia Infante

Pia is the co-executive director and a trustee of The Whitman Institute, a private philanthropy that will spend out by 2022. She is one of the architects of Trust Based Philanthropy. Pia believes we have the collective imagination and power to redesign philanthropy to center the people we serve. Philippine-born, California-grown, and queer, oldest daughter in an immigrant family, Pia navigates difference to broker connection. Pia brings her chops as a former high school teacher, organizational development consultant, and nonprofit manager to her work. She chairs the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project steering committee and serves on the board of MediaJustice.org. Pia is visiting faculty at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment, and speaks and teaches in many settings. She holds a M.A. in Education from the New School for Social Research, and a B.A. in Rhetoric from The University of California at Berkeley. She lives with her partner and their toddler daughter in Oakland, CA.

David Risher

After a career as a general manager at Microsoft and an early executive at Amazon, David recognized how e-readers and digital books could give kids in underserved parts of the world better access to the life-changing experience of reading. Since co-founding Worldreader in 2010, David and the Worldreader team have expanded the organization to have impact in more than 47 countries, delivering high-quality books in 52 languages to over 14 million readers. Together, they’ve demonstrated how digital technology–combined with high-quality books, smart programming, strong partnerships–can accelerate reading around the globe and unlock the potential of the world’s next scientists, teachers, innovators, and explorers. David has degrees from Princeton University and Harvard Business School, is a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee, a Draper Richards Kaplan social entrepreneur, an invited member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and a Microsoft Alumni Foundation Integral Fellow.

Jennifer Risher

After graduating from Connecticut College, Jennifer spent two years working for a steel company in Tokyo, Japan teaching English to employees. She then had a brief stint in advertising before joining Microsoft in 1991 where she worked as a recruiter and then as a product manager. In 2004, Jennifer, her husband, and their two daughters moved to Barcelona, Spain for a year and ended up staying for seven. As a family, they traveled around the world in 2008-2009, living in China, Australia, and New Zealand. Now, after 14 years of writing, Jennifer is thrilled that her book is being published September 15, 2020. “We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth” tells her story about getting lucky and explores the hidden impact of wealth on identity, relationships and family. In May 2020, Jennifer and David launched the #HalfMyDAF challenge to inspire more charitable giving. They live in San Francisco, CA.

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