As the person who became Catherine’s co-lead on this project, I just want to second everything she says above. I found being a part of this donor circle to be a really amazing experience, and I agree that because of our nimble structure and specific focus we were able to find opportunities that other people hadn’t picked up on. For example, we were among the earliest supporters of Fast Grants, and we also provided critical early support for a global initiative to synthesize evidence about COVID that eventually attracted a $1M grant from the Canadian government in no small part because of our investment.
For what it’s worth, I’m personally quite excited about the value of doing more of this kind of networked philanthropic advising and am pretty sure it’s going to be a major focus of the second half of my career, so I’d be happy to explore collaborating with you and anyone else in a similar-ish position.
As the person who became Catherine’s co-lead on this project, I just want to second everything she says above. I found being a part of this donor circle to be a really amazing experience, and I agree that because of our nimble structure and specific focus we were able to find opportunities that other people hadn’t picked up on. For example, we were among the earliest supporters of Fast Grants, and we also provided critical early support for a global initiative to synthesize evidence about COVID that eventually attracted a $1M grant from the Canadian government in no small part because of our investment.
For what it’s worth, I’m personally quite excited about the value of doing more of this kind of networked philanthropic advising and am pretty sure it’s going to be a major focus of the second half of my career, so I’d be happy to explore collaborating with you and anyone else in a similar-ish position.