By Helena Ronis This article originally appeared in Thrive Global by Arianna Huffington. Natalie Rekstad is what Meg Jay, the clinical psychologist and a bestselling narrative nonfiction writer, calls ‘Supernormal’: One who reaches unexpected heights after childhood adversity. Natalie was raised in a household with a single mother and five siblings, and together they faced [...]
Photo by Amanda Jones on Unsplash Weeks ago, we had plans to publish an exciting report, Bold & Big Bet Philanthropic Landscape, here on our blog. This report, compiled from the findings of a series of generous and candid interviews conducted with major funders across the sector, and in-depth research and analysis, seeks to answer the question “What inspires [...]
Photo by J. Kelly Brito on Unsplash PART 2: Engaging Mission-Aligned Funders | Advancement Outreach Best Practices Echoing our sentiment from Part 1 of this series, Black Fox Philanthropy would like to congratulate the entire Skoll Foundation team on hosting such a valuable virtual gathering. The first of its kind in the convening’s [...]
(©MicroOne/stock.adobe.com) PART 1: Funder Research | Best Practices in Uncovering Mission-Aligned Funders First and foremost, we want to extend an enormous thank you to the Skoll Foundation and their incredible efforts in pivoting this year’s convening to a virtual forum, where a series of Black Fox Philanthropy webinars were presented. The Skoll team’s [...]
Dear Changemakers, We pray that you are well, and that your teams and communities are supported as much as possible during this time. BLACK FOX PHILANTHROPY RESPONSE TO COVID-19 While we are open-source under normal circumstances via our blog, we are releasing content even more frequently in light of the current landscape and deep need [...]
by Natalie Rekstad, Founder & CEO of Black Fox Philanthropy, LLC, B Corp Recognizing that less-resourced NGOs can’t afford to engage our fundraising services, one of the ways Black Fox Philanthropy serves the social sector is to be open-source on much of the content we’ve developed. We regularly release this content via our blog, and [...]
In Joseph Campbell’s landmark book entitled The Hero with a Thousand Faces, he illustrates common patterns running through hero myths and stories from around the world. He discovered several basic stages that almost every hero-quest goes through, and we could not fail to notice the many client leaders we serve follow a similar arc [...]
by Natalie Rekstad, Founder & CEO of Black Fox Philanthropy, LLC One of the ways Black Fox Philanthropy serves the social sector is to be an open-source on much of the content we’ve developed. We recognize that less-resourced NGOs can’t afford to engage our fundraising services. We regularly release this content via our blog, and today [...]
by Natalie Rekstad, Founder & CEO of Black Fox Philanthropy On the heels of reading that in 2016 only 1.6% of philanthropic funding went to issues facing women and girls, I endeavored to unpack where we stand in 2019 in light of the #MeToo movement, severe cuts in government funding, and more. In 2016, [...]
by Natalie Rekstad, Founder & CEO of Black Fox Philanthropy & Katherine Redington Vice President of Social Impact Journeys and Business Development at Elevate Destinations At the 5th Annual Collaboration Cocktails at Opportunity Collaboration this past October, Black Fox Philanthropy teamed up with Katherine Redington of Elevate Destinations to spur conversation. We invited Elevate Destinations because [...]
