About this episode

The episode discusses the Marguerite Casey Foundation's alignment of their endowment with their mission and its implications for philanthropy.

The Marguerite Casey Foundation recently hit an impressive milestone: 100 percent alignment of their billion-dollar endowment with their mission of building community power and making the government work better for people. That meant screening out harmful investments, investing in diverse managers and ensuring every dollar supports their values. To understand exactly how they made it happen, host Gloria Riviera talks with the Foundation’s President and CEO, Dr. Carmen Rojas, and their Vice President of Investments and Operations, Dan Gould. Together, they make the case for how their accomplishments can be a model for philanthropy more broadly and why aligning the endowment is just the first step. This episode is presented by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. MCF supports leaders who work to shift the balance of power in their communities toward working people and families, and who have the vision and capacity for building a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org or visit on social media @caseygrants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Gloria Riviera

Guests: Dr. Carmen Rojas, Dan Gould

Topics covered

• philanthropy
• community power
• investment strategies
• social impact
• endowment alignment

Keywords

• philanthropy
• community power
• endowment
• investments
• social justice

Sponsors

Marguerite Casey Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marguerite Casey Foundation, caseygrants.org

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