In this episode, Rachel and Emily explore the concept of narrative ecosystems with Mandy Van Deven and Jody Myrum. Together, they dive into:

🟡 What is a narrative ecosystem, and why is this important?
🟡 How can philanthropy effectively support narratives of liberation, and fund the infrastructure for narrative power?
🟡 What is the case for supporting narrative ecosystems and what are the stakes? 

Mandy & Jody shared so many brilliant insights, and also have shared these resources for you if you want to learn more:

🟡 How to Fund Narrative Ecosystems (https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-narrative-ecosystems/)
🟡 Cultivating the Conditions: Philanthropy's Role in Fortifying the Infrastructure for Narrative Power (https://reader.giarts.org/read/cultivating-the-conditions)
🟡 Both/And Solutions (https://www.linkedin.com/company/bothandsolutions/)
🟡 Elemental (https://bit.ly/elemental5-24)
🟡 Our Collective Practice (https://www.ourcollectivepractice.org/)
🟡 Blank Noise Project (https://www.blanknoise.org/)
🟡 How Omidyar Network is working to shift beliefs about capitalism and our economy (https://medium.com/omidyar-network/how-omidyar-network-is-working-to-shift-beliefs-about-capitalism-and-our-economy-75edda791f9d)
🟡 To change the world, transform narrative oceans (https://popcollab.medium.com/to-change-the-world-transform-narrative-oceans-609c942d4d7a)

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What Donors Want

Resourcing Narrative Ecosystems With Mandy Van Deven & Jody Myrum

In the first episode, I.G.'s Carlos Miranda and Rachel Stephenson Sheff chat with Alfonsina Peñaloza, a Programme Officer at the Hewlett Foundation. They discuss how best to approach major foundations for funding, how to talk about mistakes, and what goes into a fantastic grantee-programme officer relationship. You'll also learn what her favourite Beatle's song is, what Hogwarts house she would belong to, and much more.

Alfonsina Peñaloza, The Hewlett Foundation

What Donors Want - a podcast by I.G. Advisors - features a series of thought-provoking conversations on the state of our beautiful, yet in many ways broken,  non-profit sector. We want to collectively imagine solutions to the things that keep us up at night, and inspire more progressive practices and ways of collaborating. This podcast is part of I.G.'s mission to #FixTheFlow of resources for good.

Resourcing Narrative Ecosystems With Mandy Van Deven & Jody Myrum

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