Make Shift Happen

You’re invited to dive deep alongside us into the sticky questions philanthropy has been reluctant to ask. Join us in exploring how we all can work differently to support change—leading with relationships, sharing power, and transforming from the inside out.

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Make Shift Happen

Season 2

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Oct 06, 2026

What 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… 

Oct 06, 2026

What 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…

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Oct 12, 2026

Welcome to Season Two of Make Shift Happen

This season, we're going straight at governance: how private foundations decide who holds power over the resources they steward, and what it would take to do that differently too.

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Jun 29, 2026

The 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…

Jun 16, 2026

Episode 16 | New Models for Rapid Response Funding

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…

Jun 8, 2026

Episode 15 | The Personal Work Systems of Change

Elise Belusa, Executive Director, and Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President, share about the personal work of confronting the white supremacy embedded in…

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Make Shift Happen Blog
The Deeper Work of Trust-Based Philanthropy
The Deeper Work of Trust-Based Philanthropy

By Mia Reilly, Deputy Director, Tara Health Foundation

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The Relational Capital Behind Rapid Response
The Relational Capital Behind Rapid Response

By Diana Parker-Kafka, Abortion Movement Fund Advisor and former Executive Director of Midwest Access Coalition; Founding Board Member for Apiary for Practical Support, Elevated Access, and Foxglove Fund

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The Human, Relational Work of Systems Change
The Human, Relational Work of Systems Change

By Elise Belusa, Executive Director, Tara Health Foundation

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It Matters Who Manages Capital
It Matters Who Manages Capital

By Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President, Tara Health Foundation

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A New Model for Change in Impact Investing
A New Model for Change in Impact Investing

By the Tara Health team

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Why Is Tara Health Spending Out? And Other FAQs
Why Is Tara Health Spending Out? And Other FAQs

By Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President, Tara Health Foundation

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Can We Heal Philanthropy’s Money Stuff?
Can We Heal Philanthropy’s Money Stuff?

By Elise Belusa, Executive Director, Tara Health Foundation

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Movement-Led Funds as Experiments in Regeneration
Movement-Led Funds as Experiments in Regeneration

By Maria Nakae, Senior Director of Just Transition Investing, Justice Funders 

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Building New Futures from the Grassroots
Building New Futures from the Grassroots

By Mia Reilly, Deputy Director, Tara Health Foundation

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Community-Led Care Requires Integrated Capital
Community-Led Care Requires Integrated Capital

By Tenesha Duncan, Founder and CEO of Orchid Capital Collective,‍ ‍Tara Health Foundation Anchor Organization

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From Conflict to Confluence of Interest
From Conflict to Confluence of Interest

By Rachel Robasciotti, Founder and Co-CEO, Adasina Social Capital, Tara Health Foundation Board Chair

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Shifting Power to Find Connection
Shifting Power to Find Connection

By Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President, Tara Health Foundation

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Sharing Wealth, Strengthening Community: From Extraction to Beloved Community
Sharing Wealth, Strengthening Community: From Extraction to Beloved Community

By Mia Reilly, Deputy Director, Tara Health Foundation

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To Spend Out, We Need to Build Up
To Spend Out, We Need to Build Up

By Mia Reilly, Deputy Director, Tara Health Foundation

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Short on Funds, Long on Relationship: Spending Out to Meet the Moment
Short on Funds, Long on Relationship: Spending Out to Meet the Moment

By Elise Belusa, Executive Director, Tara Health Foundation

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100% Mission Alignment to Move Beyond the 5/95 Model
100% Mission Alignment to Move Beyond the 5/95 Model

By Ruth Shaber, MD, Founder and President, Tara Health Foundation

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Philanthropy: The Origin Story
Philanthropy: The Origin Story

By Elise Belusa, Executive Director, Tara Health Foundation

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Do Philanthropy Differently. Welcome to the Make Shift Happen Conversation Series
Do Philanthropy Differently. Welcome to the Make Shift Happen Conversation Series

By Mia Reilly, Deputy Director, Tara Health Foundation

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Make Shift Happen: Coming October 2025
Make Shift Happen: Coming October 2025

By the Tara Health team

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Meet the Leaders Making Shift Happen
Meet the Leaders Making Shift Happen

By the Tara Health team

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