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Community & Partner Call: Funder Listening in Action

Amid eroding institutions, community distrust, and increasing calls for accountability, funders who fail to listen risk losing relevance—and impact. Philanthropy has a unique opportunity to bridge these gaps by engaging directly with the communities they serve.  

Join Fund for Shared Insight for an interactive webinar about creative ways to approach listening and shifting power in philanthropy, featuring the Funder Listening Action Menu. Together, we will learn more about the power of community and give you tools to develop an intentional listening practice for lasting impact. Join us to learn about effective strategies for shifting power to meet the needs of your communities and support sustainable change. 

Please note this session will not be recorded in order to encourage a brave, confidential space for sharing and learning. High-level, non-attributed notes will be shared after the call for those who register.

Speakers

Melinda Tuan

Managing Director, Fund for Shared Insight

Melinda guides and facilitates Fund for Shared Insight’s operations, communications, grantmaking, evaluation, and more. As an independent consultant to senior leadership at philanthropic organizations around the country, Melinda promotes, crafts, and implements strategies for effective philanthropy. Prior to starting her consulting practice in 2003, Melinda co-founded and ran REDF, a social-venture capital fund; served as a manager at a national healthcare nonprofit; and worked as a management consultant. She enthusiastically brings her unique combination of business, leadership, evaluation, and management skills to helping mission-oriented organizations meet their goals, care for people, and better the world in which we live.

Jonathan Brack

Program Manager, Fund for Shared Insight

Jonathan supports Fund for Shared Insight’s leadership team in engaging funders in adopting high-quality listening and feedback practices. For more than 20 years, he has worked at the intersection of youth development, education, and workforce development. He began his career as the founding director of an academic mentoring program, Berkeley Scholars. Later, Jonathan was part of the founding team at CODE2040, a nonprofit focused on increasing the participation of Black and Latinx people in tech. He has also worked on capacity-building, leadership development, and equity, diversity, and inclusion at Tipping Point Community. Most recently, he was the director of Collaborative Impact at the Foundation for California Community Colleges.  

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