Make Shift Happen
Tune into our monthly series, #MakeShiftHappen, for conversations between trustees, foundation leaders, and organizers thinking honestly together about how to do philanthropy differently.
Season 2: Governance drops monthly on YouTube and Spotify starting October 14, 2026. This season, we look straight at governance: how private foundations decide who holds power over the resources they steward, and what it would take to do that differently in service of a more just world. We explore everything from redefining fiduciary duty, to the role of individual identity, to the somatics of holding money and power.
New episodes drop on the first Tuesday of every month on YouTube and Spotify, with transcripts released on our blog. To dive deeper into the episode conversations, join us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Oct 14, 2026 | SEASON 2What Would It Take for Foundation Governance to Reflect a More Just World? (S2E1)
Welcome to #MakeShiftHappen Season 2! Watch as we dig into this season’s conversation on governance...
Governance is a boring word for a consequential thing: who holds power over the money. Change how this works, and we change what philanthropy is capable of.
This video explores: #MakeShiftHappen #ANewEraOfPhilanthropy #FoundationGovernance #PhilanthropyReimagined #SystemsChange #PowerShift
Oct 06, 2026: SEASON 2What Happens When Governance Cultivates Belonging?
Most philanthropic governance was built for separation: community from decision-making, board from staff, even board members from each other. The distance that creates is where the gap between values and practice lives, but it doesn't have to be that way. This season of #MakeShiftHappen is about building governance structures worthy of the world we want.
This video explores: #MissionAlignment #Philanthropy #ANewEraOfPhilanthropy #FoundationGovernance #PhilanthropyReimagined #SystemsChange #PowerShift
Oct 08, 2026: SEASON 2It's Not Boring, It's Governance!
It's not boring, it's governance!
Governance is where philanthropy decides who holds power over resources meant for the public good, and how that power gets used. Season 2 of #MakeShiftHappen follows people who are changing that from the inside, and this is your first look at the first half of the season, six conversations releasing between October 14, 2026 and March 2027.
This video explores: #MissionAlignment #Philanthropy #ANewEraOfPhilanthropy #FoundationGovernance #PhilanthropyReimagined #SystemsChange #PowerShift
Oct 15, 2025Philanthropy: The Origin Story (S1E1)
The word “philanthropy” literally means “love of humanity.” But what if traditional philanthropic models actually reinforce unjust systems?
This video explores: Philanthropy Origins, 5/95 Model, Trust-Based Philanthropy
May 19, 2026Ripple Effects of Who Manages Capital (S1E14)
Who we are shapes how we confer both value and risk. So, when the majority of American assets are managed by white men who represent only 30% of the US population, we miss out on resourcing important and valuable work.
This video explores: Philanthropy’s Origins, Resourcing Movements, Mission Aligned Investing, 100 Percent Mission Alignment
Feb 24, 2026Birthing New Futures through Community-Led Care (S1E8)
We know midwifery-led models of care change outcomes for families and communities. Why aren’t they resourced accordingly?
This video explores: Integrated capital, anchor strategy
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Make Shift Happen, Season 2: Governance Guests: Dimple Abichandani, Philanthropic Advisor & Author at New Era Strategies; Elise Belusa, Executive Director of Tara Health Foundation; Ellen LaPointe, Managing Director at NPAG and Independent Consultant; Farhad Ebrahimi, Philanthropic Transformation Strategist at Solidaire Network; Glen Galaich, CEO of Stupski Foundation; Jono Anzalone, Board Chair of Elmina B Sewall Foundation; Kimi Mojica, Co-Senior Director of Consulting at Justice Funders; Leslie Lindo, Executive Director of Hidden Leaf Foundation; Lynne Hoey, Chief Investment Officer of Kataly Foundation; M. Gabriela Alcalde, Executive Director of Sewall Foundation; Marcus Walton, President & CEO of Grantmakers For Effective Organizations (GEO); Medha Chandra, Managing Director of Programs and Impact at Transit Center Foundation; Mia Reilly, Deputy Director of Tara Health Foundation and Executive Producer of Make Shift Happen; Michael Gast, Founder of Organize the Rich; Natalie Blackmur, Narrative Strategist with Tara Health Foundation, Producer of Make Shift Happen; Nathan Naik Shara, Embodied Leadership Coach and Facilitator at Shaping Change; Nwamaka Agbo, CEO of Kataly Foundation and Managing Director of the Restorative Economies Fund (REF); Rachel J. Robasciotti, Board Chair of Tara Health Foundation and Founder & Co-CEO of Adasina Social Capital. Special thanks to all our guests for your contributions to Make Shift Happen.
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Make Shift Happen, Season 1: Possibility Guests: Alicia Harris, Senior Program Officer, Reproductive Health Rights and Justice, Grove Foundation; Elise Belusa, Executive Director, Tara Health Foundation; Erika Seth Davies, CEO, Rhia Ventures and Tara Health Foundation Anchor Organization; Glen Galaich, CEO, Stupski Foundation; Hannah Yi, Program Manager, Levi Strauss Foundation; Kiki Jordan, Founder and Executive Director, Birthland Midwifery; Maria Nakae, Senior Director, Just Transition Investing, Justice Funders; Mariko Miki, Co-Executive Director, If/When/How; Mia Reilly, Deputy Director, Tara Health Foundation; Michael Penn, Board Member, Tara Health Foundation; Nwamaka Agbo, CEO, Kataly Foundation & Managing Director, Restorative Economies Fund (REF); Rachel Robasciotti, Founder and Co-CEO, Adasina Social Capital, Tara Health Foundation Board Chair; Ruth Shaber, Founder and President, Tara Health Foundation; Shaady Salehi, Senior Fellow (formerly Co-Executive Director), Trust Based Philanthropy Project. Special thanks to all our guests for your contributions to Make Shift Happen.
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Make Shift Happen is a Tara Health Foundation production in association with Studio Mesh and Every Story. The series is a collaborative body of work made possible by all who participate in its creation.
Executive Producer: Mia Reilly
Producers: Megan Bullock, Eva Cruz, Natalie Blackmur
Narrative Directors: Mia Reilly, Natalie Blackmur
Creative Director: Megan Bullock
Production Support: Ellen George
Sound Engineer: Veralucia Quispe
Director of Photography: Arina Bleiman
Camera Operator: Natalie Armenta
Videography Editor: Eva Cruz
Animator: Mithra Krishnan
Special thanks to Elise Belusa, Executive Director of Tara Health Foundation.