Make Shift Happen Season 1: Do Philanthropy Differently.
Welcome to the Make Shift Happen Season 1. A series exploring how we do philanthropy differently. We've invited leaders we admire, peers who've shaped our work, and collaborators who are already modeling different ways of moving resources and shifting power to have unscripted conversations about the work of transforming philanthropy into a true force for gender, economic, and racial justice.
Jun 29, 2026The Deeper Work of Trust-Based Philanthropy (S1 Ep 17)
Shaady Salehi, then-Co-Executive Director and now Senior Fellow of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, describes trust-based practices as entry points into deeper…
This video explores: Integrated capital, anchor strategy
Jun 16, 2026New Models for Rapid Response Funding (S1 Ep 16)
Alicia Harris, Senior Program Officer for Reproductive Health Rights and Justice at Grove Foundation, and Elise Belusa, Executive Director at Tara Health Foundation, shine a light on…
This video explores: Integrated capital, anchor strategy
Jun 8, 2026The Personal Work Systems of Change (S1 Ep 15)
Elise Belusa, Executive Director, and Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President, share about the personal work of confronting the white supremacy embedded in…
This video explores: Integrated capital, anchor strategy
Jun 8, 2026Ripple Effects of Who Manages Capital (S1 Ep 14)
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.
Jun 8, 2026A New Model for Change in Impact Investing (S1 Ep 13)
When longtime colleagues and confidants, Erika Seth Davies, CEO of Rhia Ventures, and Ruth Shaber, Co-founder and Board Chair of Rhia Ventures (and Founder and President of Tara Health Foundation), sit down together to talk about the innovative impact investing model behind Rhia Ventures, you can feel the strong sense of trust, relationship, and thought partnership between them.
Jun 8, 2026Lessons From Spending Out (S1 Ep 12)
Glen Galaich, and Tara Health’s Executive Director, Elise Belusa, brings these foundation leaders together to talk about the multiple axes where spending out rubs against dominant paradigms, whether of perpetuity and endless growth or our sense of control over outcomes and the drive to prove them.
Jun 8, 2026Healing as Movement Infrastructure (S1 Ep 11)
What will it take to treat healing as critical infrastructure to our movement work? For Maria Nakae, Senior Director of Just Transition Investing at Justice Funders and Tenesha Duncan, CEO and founder of Orchid Capital Collective it starts with how philanthropy resources it.
Jun 8, 2026Building Movement-Led Ecosystems of Capital (S1 Ep 10)
“In Episode 10 of Make Shift Happen, Maria Nakae, Senior Director of Just Transition Investing at Justice Funders talks with Tenesha Duncan, CEO and founder of Orchid Capital Collective, about the growing ecosystem of movement-led funds that are shifting the flow of capital and power while rewriting the rules of finance.
Jun 8, 2026Building New Futures from the Grassroots (S1 Ep 9)
“You can’t expect people to advocate for themselves and the systems that are harming them if they aren’t getting their basic needs met.” That’s Hannah Yi, Program Manager at the Levi Strauss Foundation in Episode 9 of Make Shift Happen.
Jun 8, 2026Birthing New Futures through Community-Led Care (S1 Ep 8)
We know midwifery-led models of care change outcomes for families and communities. Why aren’t they resourced accordingly?
Kiki Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of Birthland Midwifery and Tenesha Duncan, Founder and CEO of Orchid Capital Collective dig into this question in Episode 8 of Make Shift Happen, connecting their personal journeys to movements for birth and reproductive justice, the well-known benefits of community-led care, and the ways philanthropy can—and must—move differently to resource this essential work.
This video explores: Integrated capital, anchor strategy
Jun 8, 2026From Conflict to Confluence of Interest (S1 Ep 7)
Finding a confluence, rather than conflict, of interest, means we’re engaging with the complexity, nuance, and care that a more regenerative and inclusive economic system requires. That’s because natural confluences arise when people with direct experience make decisions about the issues they face.
This video explores: Governance
Jun 8, 2026The Role of Belonging in Wealth Redistribution (S1 Ep 6)
When we share power, we also share the load.
In Episode 6 of our Make Shift Happen series, Rachel Robasciotti, founder and Co-CEO of Adasina Social Capital and Tara Health Foundation Board Member, in conversation with Nwamaka Agbo, founding CEO of Kataly Foundation and managing director of Kataly’s Restorative Economies Fund shares just what happens when, in restructuring our relationships to power, we cultivate connection and relationships that deepen belonging and community beyond our dollars.
This video explores: Governance
Jun 8, 2026From Extraction to Beloved Community (S1 Ep 5)
“I want security in community because where I come from—that’s the only real security there is.” – Rachel Robasciotti, founder and Co-CEO of Adasina Social Capital and Tara Health Foundation Board Member
In Episode 5 of the Make Shift Happen Conversation Series, Rachel Robasciotti and Nwamaka Agbo, founding CEO of Kataly Foundation and managing director of Kataly’s Restorative Economies Fund unpack how sharing wealth builds real community—community that can support everyone’s survival and thriving.
This video explores: Governance
Jun 8, 2026Spending out: The Critical Role of Infrastructure Investment (S1 Ep 4)
How has the movement toward spend out philanthropy impacted the organizations that receive funding?
In Episode 4 of our Make Shift Happen conversation series, Mia Reilly, Director of Engagement Strategy at Tara Health Foundation, sits down with Mariko Miki, Co-Executive Director of If/When/How, a national nonprofit that provides legal help to people facing criminalization for pregnancy, abortion, or birth.
This video explores: Spending Out, 5/95 Model, Future Visions, Governance, Philanthropy Origins
Jun 8, 2026Spending out: Meeting the Moment in 2025 (S1 Ep 3)
How do spend out foundations stand apart in a moment and landscape marked by retreat and fear?
In Episode 3 of our Make Shift Happen series, Elise Belusa, Executive Director of Tara Health Foundation, speaks with Glen Gailach, CEO of the Stupski Foundation, to explore different ways spend out foundations can move with intention in challenging times.
This video explores: Spending Out, Supporting Democracy
Jun 8, 2026The 5/95 Model of Philanthropy: Strategies for 100% Mission Alignment (S1 Ep 2)
Did you know that under US tax law, foundations are required to distribute only 5% of their assets as grants every year? This means the remaining 95% typically get reinvested into conventional financial markets to continue building wealth. We call this the 5/95 model.
This video explores: 100% Mission Alignment, 5/95 Model
Jun 8, 2026Philanthropy: The Origin Story (S1 Ep 1)
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
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