One Family Foundation’s Journey: Lessons From Launching an Impact Investing Portfolio
Over the past five years, the Richard W. Goldman Family Foundation has matured into its role as an impact investor. As our peers make consequential choices about where and how to invest for the greatest impact, we wanted to share lessons from our journey. While our board continues to learn and refine our strategy, we […]
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Looking Forward with Hope: Reflections from Our Podcast
The past year has been filled with complex, intersecting challenges: the pandemic, the ongoing ravages of racial injustice, the ever-increasing impacts of climate change. Yet the team at Arabella has also seen much to be grateful for this year. One of the great privileges of working in philanthropy is that we get to support a […]
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Antonio Tijerino and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation
In the latest episode of Arabella Advisors’ podcast, Chief Revenue Officer, Rick Cruz spoke with Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Here’s some of what he shared during their conversation: On the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Awards: “We want to make sure we’re honoring cultural icons alongside American stories that need to […]
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Five Ideas for Increasing Financial Inclusion
Due to the pandemic, the ways in which governments, philanthropy, and corporations address economic security and mobility have undergone rapid innovation over the past 18 months. In our latest Future of the Social Sector virtual convening, I spoke with Elena Chavez Quezada, head of investments at the Chavez Family Foundation, and Camille Busette, senior fellow […]
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Understanding the Fiscal Sponsorship Life Cycle
While fiscal sponsorship has existed for decades, its use has grown exponentially over the past several years. It’s now a critical part of the philanthropic sector’s infrastructure, as we’ve seen everywhere from pandemic relief efforts to initiatives designed to advance racial justice, defend voting rights, protect communities against the disastrous effects of climate change, and […]
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Building An Economy for All
In February 2019, we published our report, An Economy for All: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Capital for Women Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs of Color through Inclusive Investing. The report presented a case for how philanthropy can better use its power to level the playing field of economic opportunity by increasing access to investment capital for people […]
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