Can we talk about...? A podcast on leading for racial equity in philanthropy
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Valériana Chikoti-Bandua Estes and Maya Thornell-Sandifor on Stepping Into Our Power As Audacious Funders
Apr 24, 2026
56m 42s
Katie Carter and Mindie Reule on unpacking the "A" word in philanthropy
Dec 9, 2025
49m 54s
Aisha Al-Amin, Heidi Pelletier and Musu Bakoto Sawo on saying ‘no’ to donors when values don’t align, and building equitable long-term giving strategies
Nov 18, 2025
48m 33s
Mauri Ingram and Esra Khalil on moving from scarcity to abundance
Oct 14, 2025
55m 29s
Lilliane Ballesteros and Lindsay Boswell on getting creative (while staying in compliance!) to show up for community
Sep 30, 2025
56m 24s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/24/26 |  Valériana Chikoti-Bandua Estes and Maya Thornell-Sandifor on Stepping Into Our Power As Audacious Funders✨ | community philanthropyracial equity+3 | Valériana Chikoti-Bandua EstesMaya Thornell Sandifor | Social Justice Fund NorthwestKataly Foundation | — | philanthropyequity+4 | — | 56m 42s | |
| 12/9/25 |  Katie Carter and Mindie Reule on unpacking the "A" word in philanthropy✨ | accountability in philanthropycommunity engagement+3 | Katie CarterMindie Reule | Pride FoundationCommunity Foundation of South Puget Sound | — | philanthropyaccountability+6 | — | 49m 54s | |
| 11/18/25 |  Aisha Al-Amin, Heidi Pelletier and Musu Bakoto Sawo on saying ‘no’ to donors when values don’t align, and building equitable long-term giving strategies✨ | donor relationshipsfundraising+3 | Aisha Al-AminHeidi Pelletier+1 | Social Justice FundYakima Valley Community Foundation+1 | — | grantmakingdonor alignment+3 | — | 48m 33s | |
| 10/14/25 |  Mauri Ingram and Esra Khalil on moving from scarcity to abundance✨ | equity workphilanthropy+3 | Mauri IngramEsra Khalil | Whatcom Community FoundationCommunity Foundation of Southwest Washington+1 | — | equityphilanthropy+3 | — | 55m 29s | |
| 9/30/25 |  Lilliane Ballesteros and Lindsay Boswell on getting creative (while staying in compliance!) to show up for community✨ | philanthropycommunity engagement+3 | Lilliane BallesterosLindsay Boswell | Latino Community FundYakima Valley Community Foundation | — | philanthropycommunity funding+3 | — | 56m 24s | |
| 9/15/25 |  Seth Kirby and Sharon Miracle on real vs perceived risk and how funders can mitigate risk for their community✨ | risk in philanthropycommunity impact+3 | Seth KirbySharon Miracle | Greater Tacoma Community FoundationYakima Valley Community Foundation | — | riskphilanthropy+5 | — | 55m 41s | |
| 8/28/25 |  Karri Matau and Matt Morton on leaders clearing the path for staff to build an organizational culture that advances equity✨ | racial equityorganizational culture+3 | Karri MatauMatt Morton | Community Foundation of Snohomish CountyCommunity Foundation for Southwest Washington | — | racial equityleadership+3 | — | 56m 22s | |
| 8/18/25 |  Katie Carter and Karri Matau on tackling the “Pacific Northwest nice” culture and embracing disruption with community philanthropy boards✨ | racial equitycommunity philanthropy+3 | Katie CarterKarri Matau | Pride FoundationCommunity Foundation of Snohomish County | — | racial equitycommunity philanthropy+3 | — | 1h 04m 52s | |
| 8/1/25 |  Season 3 Trailer✨ | community philanthropyracial equity+3 | — | Philanthropy Northwest | — | community foundationsidentity funds+3 | — | 2m 20s | |
| 8/1/25 |  Katie Hong and Abby Sarmac on their 'why' for engaging in racial equity work and themes from season 2✨ | racial equityphilanthropy+3 | Katie HongAbby Sarmac | Philanthropy Northwest | — | racial equityphilanthropy+3 | — | 44m 27s | |
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| 7/22/25 |  Se-ah-dom Edmo and Esperanza Tervalon on funding the movement, what’s really “radical” and wooden clogs | Executive Director of Seeding Justice Se-ah-dom Edmo and Board Chair Esperanza Tervalon sit down with us to reflect on the foundation’s nearly 50-year history of convening movement leaders to build collective power across Oregon state – and more recently, Washington and Idaho – towards justice and liberation for all communities. Together they open their doors and invite us into a foundation that feels different from others; one led by organizers and movement leaders, that centers those ... | 50m 52s | ||||||
| 6/30/25 |  Gloria Dixon on People Helping People | Gloria Dixon, the director of philanthropy at BECU and the executive director of BECU Foundation joins Katie for a discussion on how corporate funders can show up for communities using trust-based practices. In this episode, Gloria shares how the credit union philosophy of ‘people helping people’ is aligned with BECU’s philanthropic work. BECU takes an equity and community-based approach to supporting 200+ nonprofit partners that are working to improve financial health and well-being. S... | 37m 16s | ||||||
| 5/21/25 |  Carmen James Randolf on championing our unsung heroes with Women’s Foundation of the South | Carmen James Randolf, CEO of Women’s Foundation of the South (WFS) comes onto our show to introduce the four-year-old foundation and its vision of health, wealth and power for womxn of color in the South. She outlines the various aspects of the foundation’s strategies, rooted in genuine care for women of color community leaders who tend to be under-recognized and underfunded. This care looks like listening, anticipating needs, protecting the community amid political threats and attacks... | 50m 59s | ||||||
| 4/15/25 |  D’Artagnan Caliman and Juma Sei on how 1803 Fund is advancing long-term investments for a rooted, prosperous Black Portland | Join D’Artagnan Caliman, Vice President of Community Partnerships, and Juma Sei, Communications Manager, at 1803 Fund as they introduce the capital investment fund’s approach to advancing long-term prosperity for Portland, Oregon’s Black community. Throughout the episode, D’Artagnan and Juma share what Black Portland means to them and the importance of closing the gap between funder partners and community partners. Together they provide a deep dive into the fund’s grantmaking arm, shar... | 53m 08s | ||||||
| 2/26/25 |  Susan Taylor Batten and Lyle Matthew Kan on Moving Beyond Fear Together to Take Action for Racial Equity | One month into President Trump's second presidency, Susan Taylor Batten, the President and CEO of ABFE and Lyle Matthew Kan, interim President and CEO of AAPIP (Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy), sit down with us to share stories and insights on how philanthropy is navigating the administration's efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. They acknowledge the fear and uncertainty of this moment, encouraging funders to move beyond fear and "put our pri... | 59m 22s | ||||||
| 11/26/24 |  Kent McGuire and Zoe Stemm-Calderon on Building an Inclusive Public Education | Kent McGuire of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Zoe Stemm-Calderon from the Raikes Foundation sit down with Katie Hong to discuss their work on advancing equitable and inclusive public education across the United States. In this episode they share their foundations’ collaborative efforts as well as their own personal and professional experiences – both inside and outside of philanthropy – in the education space. | 1h 05m 22s | ||||||
| 11/19/24 |  Pearl Lujan and Abby Sarmac on Going Back to Our Roots with the Kindle Project's Indigenous Women's Flow Fund | Abby Sarmac hosts a conversation with Pearl Lujan from the Kindle Project’s Indigenous Women’s Flow Fund. Together, they discuss their work as intermediaries and donors together on this project, and share how slowing down helped build deep and transformative relationships with Indigenous communities. | 45m 05s | ||||||
| 11/12/24 |  Eddy Zheng on Breath, Hope and Healing with New Breath Foundation | President and Founder of New Breath Foundation Eddy Zheng shares his personal story and experiences navigating incarceration and detention for 21 years, and how hope, healing and breath, led him to create a foundation focused on dismantling institutions of policing, incarceration and deportation. The foundation is unapologetically committed to building long-term power in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, as well as cross-racial solidarity to bui... | 59m 36s | ||||||
| 10/17/24 |  Chris Nanni on Operationalizing Equity in Fragmented Communities with the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | Listen in as President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Chris Nanni weaves together personal and organizational reflections on driving equity in the most fragmented community in the Southeast. Chris shares a wealth of knowledge and ideas – particularly for listeners looking to learn from peers who are working to build bridges across their communities. Full Episode Guide: https://philanthropynw.org/podcast/givingpractice/chris-nanni?utm_source=Podcast_Platform&utm... | 52m 45s | ||||||
| 10/17/24 |  Monica Simeon and Zeke Smith on Moving at the Speed of Community in Eastern Washington with Empire Health Foundation | Empire Health Foundation Vice Chair Monica Simeon and President Zeke Smith provide insight into what advancing equity looks like for a health conversion foundation serving politically and geographically diverse communities across seven countries and three tribes in Eastern Washington. | 56m 24s | ||||||
| 10/9/24 |  Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac on What's In Store for Season 2 | We’re back for Season 2! Join our season’s hosts Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac as they introduce themselves and share the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ behind Season 2: Equity on the Ground. | 17m 11s | ||||||
| 1/22/24 |  Katie Hong, Lisa McGill, Abby Sarmac and Lalitha Vaidyanathan on Moving Forward Together: Themes and highlights from season 1 | In our final episode, four TGP Senior Advisors – Katie Hong, Lisa McGill, Abby Sarmac and Lalitha Vaidyanathan – reflect on the stories we heard across Season 1, sharing perspectives and advice based on their work as consultants supporting a diversity of philanthropy boards and leaders along their racial equity journeys. Together they reflect on the moment we’re in as a philanthropic sector and acknowledge the critical work of infrastructure groups who’ve paved the way for philanthropy to ... | 58m 27s | ||||||
| 12/13/23 |  Larry Kramer and Charmaine Mercer on paving the way for racial justice at the Hewlett Foundation | In 2020, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation committed $150M to support racial justice alongside the development of an entirely new office – the Office of Culture, Race and Equity – to incorporate equity efforts across the foundation’s culture, operations, and grantmaking. In this episode, President Larry Kramer and Chief Equity Officer Charmaine Mercer reflect on what it took to get there and how their unique decentralized approach – called “the Hewlett Way” – played a role. ... | 48m 28s | ||||||
| 10/23/23 |  Estakio Beltran and Bill and Holly Marklyn on shifting wealth and power with The Share Fund | In this special episode, founding members of The Share Fund, Estakio Beltran, Bill Marklyn and Holly Marklyn take us beyond the bounds of traditional governance and philanthropy, and into a new world of giving that makes the redistribution of wealth and power a reality. The Share Fund is an LLC rather than a foundation and is managed through a participatory process where community leaders like Estakio make all funding decisions and funders, Holly and Bill, play funding and support roles. Holl... | 47m 32s | ||||||
| 10/20/23 |  Judy Belk and Debra Nakatomi on leading with lived experience | Judy Belk (senior advisor and former president and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation, also known as “Cal Wellness”) and Debra Nakatomi (CEO of NakatomiPR, trustee and former board chair of The California Wellness Foundation) exchange powerful stories of their experiences with race from childhood to the present, reflecting on what’s possible when foundations lead with lived experience. Together they underscore the importance of intentionality in board recruitment, accountability... | 49m 42s | ||||||
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