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Season One: Possibility
Tune into our monthly series, #MakeShiftHappen, for conversations between trustees, foundation leaders, and organizers thinking honestly together about how to do philanthropy differently.
Season 1: Possibility is a broad inquiry into what it will take to do philanthropy differently in service of gender, economic, and racial justice. Leaders from across the nonprofit and philanthropic sector come together to share a mosaic of experiments and bright ideas for shifting power and capital. All 17 episodes are available now on YouTube and Spotify.
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Philanthropy: The Origin Story (S1E1)
The word “philanthropy” literally means “love of humanity.” But what if traditional philanthropic models actually reinforce unjust systems? In the first video conversation of our Make Shift Happen series, Tenesha Duncan Bose, Founder and CEO of Orchid Capital Collective and Maria Nakae, Senior Director of Justice Transition Investing at Justice Funders, dig into the history of philanthropy and explore the ways traditional philanthropic practices can perpetuate harm and exacerbate inequality. This conversation invites all of us to rethink the possibilities of philanthropy, and move radically towards work that centers care, cooperation, and regeneration.
This video explores: Philanthropy Origins, 5/95 Model, Trust-Based Philanthropy
Oct 15, 2025
The 5/95 Model of Philanthropy: Strategies for 100% Mission Alignment (S1E2)
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. In the second video conversation of our Make Shift Happen series, Erika Seth Davies, CEO of Rhia Ventures, and Ruth Shaber, Tara Health Foundation Founder and President, discuss which philanthropic practices need to shift to meet the challenges of the current moment. Join the conversation to consider how philanthropy can evolve beyond the 5/95 model, and explore the ways 100% mission alignment should go far beyond investment strategy, to impact all aspects of philanthropy’s work.
This video explores: % Mission Alignment, 5/95 Model
Nov 4, 2025
Spending out: Meeting the Moment in 2025 (S1E3)
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.
Their conversation dives into the opportunities of spending out versus planning to survive in perpetuity; the non-monetary support grantees need; and the ways in which their own institutions are meeting the present moment. Join the conversation to consider how a spend out mindset might transform your institution's work.
This video explores: Spending Out, Supporting Democracy
Nov 18, 2025
Spending out: The Critical Role of Infrastructure Investment (S1E4)
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. In this revealing exchange, Mariko shares If/When/How’s experience navigating a wave of funder spend outs, along with the challenges and opportunities presented by this sea change in philanthropy. She also discusses the infrastructure investment that If/When/How and similar organizations need from funders, in order to do their work sustainably and grow beyond reliance on a shifting philanthropic ecosystem.
This video explores: Spending Out, 5/95 Model, Future Visions, Governance, Philanthropy Origins
Dec 2, 2025
From Extraction to Beloved Community (S1E5)
“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
Dec 16, 2025
The Role of Belonging in Wealth Redistribution (S1E6)
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
Jan 29, 2026
From Conflict to Confluence of Interest (S1E7)
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.
Episode 7 of Tara Health Foundation’s Make Shift Happen series unpacks the legal and ethical implications for more inclusive decision-making, featuring Nwamaka Agbo, founding CEO of Kataly Foundation and managing director of Kataly’s Restorative Economies Fund and Rachel Robasciotti, founder and Co-CEO of Adasina Social Capital and Tara Health Foundation Board Member. They share what it means to bring who they are and where they come from into their roles—and decisions—to move power and resources back to communities.
This video explores: Governance
Feb 10, 2026
Birthing 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?
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
Feb 24, 2026
Building New Futures from the Grassroots (S1E9)
“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. She’s in conversation with Mia Reilly, Deputy Director at Tara Health Foundation about how her lived experience directly informs her role as a funder of social movements.
This video explores: Philanthropy's Origins, Power and Governance, Trust Based Philanthropy
Mar 10, 2026
Building Movement-Led Ecosystems of Capital (S1E10)
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. Orchid’s Tepal Fund and the Just Transition Integrated Capital (JTIC) Fund are both part of this ecosystem, drawing down resources from larger institutions and redistributing them in ways that embody values of shared leadership and democratic governance that are accountable to communities. Maria and Tenesha surface the power of integrated capital——the coordinated use of various forms of capital such as grants, 0% or low-interest loans, and technical assistance in meeting the needs of communities and fully leveraging all of a foundation’s assets toward regenerative economic models.
This video explores: Philanthropy's Origins, Power and Governance, Resourcing Movements, Integrated Capital
Mar 24, 2026
Healing as Movement Infrastructure (S1E11)
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.
When we talk about movement infrastructure, the conversation often skews tactical— leadership development, technical assistance, financial vehicles for governing and moving money. While critical for healthy movements, it’ll only get us so far if people are so unwell, so guarded and defensive of their funding, that we can’t show up for each other in our fullest humanity and build the supportive, trusting relationships that embody and advance our visions for the future.
This video explores: Philanthropy's Origins, Healing and Belonging, Performing Goodness
Apr 7, 2026
Lessons From Spending Out (S1E12)
“There isn’t a culture, there isn’t a structure, there isn’t even a self-interest in humanity, typically, that says you need to decline, not grow.”
Episode 12 of Make Shift Happen, featuring Glen Galaich, quoted above, 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. Elise and Glen reflect on the experience of leading through spend out, which requires us to ground our mindsets in the very nature of change—and what we can do to usher it in.
This video explores: Resourcing Movements, 100 Percent Mission Alignment, Spending Out
Apr 21, 2026
A New Model for Change in Impact Investing (S1E13)
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.
In their conversation, they discuss the need for new financial models and products to serve both the market and movements, and dive deep into their respective journeys designing such new models, including how Rhia Ventures introduces a fundamentally different way of thinking about capital and strategies and centers those who have been historically
This video explores: 100 Percent Mission Alignment, Mission Aligned Investing, Integrated Capital
May 5, 2026
Ripple Effects of Who Manages Capital (S1E14)
“The women’s health funds that have been started over the last few years have all been started by women. We’re the ones creating, not just the solutions, but creating pathways to those solutions being funded for our own health.”
For Episode 14 of Make Shift Happen, Erika Seth Davies, CEO of Rhia Ventures, and Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President of Tara Health Foundation, talk about the importance of the people managing and investing our assets.
This video explores: Philanthropy's Origins, Resourcing Movements, 100 Percent Mission Alignment, Mission Aligned Investing
May 19, 2026
The Personal Work Systems of Change (S1E15)
In Episode 15 of Make Shift Happen, Elise Belusa, Executive Director, and Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President, share about the personal work of confronting the white supremacy embedded in Tara Health’s structures and culture and reorienting the foundation’s work toward racial justice.
Tara Health’s journey with racial justice started when a grantee offered the team a piece of honest reflection about how the whiteness of the staff, practices, and structures at Tara Health were creating blind spots in our work. To really hear them, Ruth, Elise, and the rest of the team had to move through the layers of defensiveness and shame that often surfaces when we are shown what we haven’t been able to see.
This video explores: Performing Goodness, Healing and Belonging, Philanthropy's Origins, Trust Based Philanthropy
Jun 8, 2026
New Models for Rapid Response Funding (S1E16)
In Episode 16 of Make Shift Happen, 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 the power of relationships and organizing across funders. In a time of crisis, their mutual accountability for values of equity and trust-based philanthropy converged with their ability to show the other what’s possible when times got tough, ultimately moving retreating funders—and their resources—into solidarity with movements for justice.
This video explores: Trust Based Philanthropy, Power and Governance, Resourcing Movements
Jun 16, 2026
The Deeper Work of Trust-Based Philanthropy (S1E17)
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 relationships with grantees, spaces which can unlock mindset shifts and structural changes for funders. In her conversation with Mia Relly, Deputy Director of Tara Health Foundation, Shaady underscores the power of these relationships for mutual learning among funders and grantees, a radical shift from the traditional, one-way stance of the “funder knows best.”
Grantee relationships, however, aren’t—and can’t be—the only site for funders’ learning. Here, there are opportunities for funders to deepen their trust-based practices and mindsets by learning from and with their peers in philanthropy, collectively moving the sector in experimenting with what happens when we de-center ourselves and work in reciprocal relationships with our communities.
This video explores: Trust Based Philanthropy, Power and Governance, Resourcing Movements
Jun 29, 2026
Make Shift Happen is a Tara Health Foundation production in association with Studio Mesh and Every Story. Make Shift Happen Season 1: Possibility is a collaborative body of work made possible by all who participate in its creation.
Executive Producer: Mia Reilly
Producers: Megan Bullock, Eva Cruz
Narrative Director: Mia Reilly
Creative Director: Megan Bullock
Writer: Natalie Blackmur
Sound Engineer: Veralucia Quispe
Director of Photography: Eva Cruz
Camera Operator: Eileen Yoon
Videography Editor: Eva Cruz
Animator: Mithra Krishnan
Production Support: Ellen George, Karol Duran
Special thanks to Elise Belusa, Executive Director of Tara Health Foundation.
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; 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.