The myths of philanthropy: what are the narratives that govern philanthropy & how do we change them?

What if philanthropy’s greatest resource isn’t financial but relational capital? What if what we inherited doesn’t have to be the legacy we leave? Join a conversation with Elemental that will explore our relationship with money, power, and each other — featuring contributors to its The Myths of Philanthropy series which is being published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Association of Charitable Foundations, and VITA.

‍Our speakers
Louisa Mann is the chair of Thirty Percy Foundation, an independent foundation that believes philanthropy has the potential to be radically rewired to work more meaningfully for both changemakers and wealth holders. She is also a director and family member of a privately managed and financed single-family office.‍

Tesmerelna Atsbeha has worked in private philanthropy for nine years and is the senior program officer for a private foundation. Prior to that she spent 15 years as a program implementer for international global health project.

‍Chiara K. Cattaneo has worked with grassroots organisations, INGOs and philanthropy for over 20 years, at the intersection of strategic cooperation, advocacy, storytelling, and narrative work and research. She is co-lead of Elemental, a community of practice for funders that cultivates the conditions to resource narrative power.