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Thrilled to be included in 18 Coffees’ 2025 Trend Predictions alongside such brilliant and forward-thinking voices! 💡 Thank you to the team at 18 Coffees for inviting me to contribute and for consistently leading thoughtful conversations about the future of work, technology, and social impact. Your work is an inspiration, and I’m honored to be part of this incredible community. Check out the full predictions here for insights into what’s ahead in 2025: https://lnkd.in/gtKJfbhS Here’s to a year of innovation, collaboration, and making meaningful change. #2025Predictions #SocialImpact #Innovation #Gratitude

✨Happy Holidays from Bold Ventures!✨ Bold Ventures will be closed Friday, December 20 - Friday, January 3. We are taking this time away as an opportunity for rest and connection with the people, activities, and passions we hold beyond our day to day work. We know that we will return with a renewed commitment to shift the power, resources, and practices of philanthropy towards greater racial equity. We look forward to connecting with you in the new year! #rest #connection #alltogetherbold #ChangePhilanthropyBoldly

Catch up on Bold Ventures happenings in our last #newsletter before we step away for our annual winter closure: https://lnkd.in/gXYXFPcX 📚 Cozy up with our reading list of books we'll be diving into (or revisiting) this season 🧭 Learn three actionable steps to help you reflect on your 2024 giving and chart a purposeful course prioritizing equity in the critical year to come ✨ Check out all the ways to stay connected with Bold Ventures as we continue to prioritize building meaningful relationships and fostering dialogue into the new year Not on our mailing list? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/g_wZZAfg #EndOfYearGiving #ValuesAligned #WinterReads #Philanthropy #SocialImpact #alltogetherbold #ChangePhilanthropyBoldly

With 2025 around the corner, this is the time to fortify our philanthropic strategies, ensuring they are bold, values-driven, and unwavering in their commitment to equity and justice. Now more than ever, we must reassess our giving to amplify our impact and prepare for the road ahead. In this new piece, we offer three actionable steps to help you reflect on your 2024 giving and chart a purposeful course for the critical year to come. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gB3mGDjE #philanthropy #socialimpact #equity #justice #alltogetherbold #ChangePhilanthropyBoldly

Bold Ventures is proud to have been a partner to Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation along their journey towards equity, supporting the foundation to audit its grantmaking practices and provide actionable steps to embed accountability, transparency, and EDI principles. Check out their Grantmakers In Health article to learn more about their efforts, insights, and lessons learned: https://lnkd.in/gkRahwda #equity #healthequity #socialimpact #philanthropy #changephilanthropyboldly #alltogetherbold

Bold Ventures is closed for the holiday on November 28 and 29. Feeling grateful for our wonderful clients, partners, and communities who have worked alongside us to #changephilanthropyboldly this year!

Last week the Bold Ventures team joined Missouri Foundation for Health in Saint Louis. It was energizing to connect with our partners in person and continue to support work to address cycles of firearm injury and death in Missouri. #violenceprevention #philanthropy #socialimpact #alltogetherbold #ChangePhilanthropyBoldly

With nearly five years in the rearview from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have observed that many philanthropic collaboratives launched during the pandemic have found themselves at a critical juncture as the health crisis that initially brought donors together has faded in urgency. Recently, Bold Ventures has supported several such initiatives faced with defining their futures, and with this new piece Collaborative Philanthropy: Lessons From Three Initiatives Launched During the COVID-19 Pandemic we seek to share our reflections on a few important lessons learned from this work. 💡Urgency can be an important catalyst, but is not a long-term strategy 💡A well-defined governance structure is key to longevity 💡Community buy-in and strong leadership increases responsiveness in changing environments At Bold Ventures, we are deeply committed to philanthropy in pursuit of racial equity—working with donors who strive to eliminate disparities through relationship, repair, and the redistribution of wealth—and believe that collaboration of communities, movements, and donors continues to be critical in dismantling systems of oppression. Read the full article on Medium: https://lnkd.in/gC5VBUpz #intermediaries #collborativephilanthropy #philanthropy #socialimpact #alltogetherbold #ChangePhilanthropyBoldly

It continues to be such a pleasure to work in partnership with Daylight to support the #TogetherFund's incredible Community Advisors as they shape $1.5 million in funding aimed at supporting local businesses and enhancing employment opportunities in Chicago's underinvested neighborhoods. #participatorygrantmaking #socialimpact #philanthropy #alltogetherbold #ChangePhilanthropyBoldly

At Bold Ventures, our commitment to philanthropy in pursuit of racial equity is resolute. We partner with donors who share our resolve to dismantle disparities through the transformative power of relationship, repair, and the redistribution of wealth. Our mission to disrupt traditional philanthropic models and support leaders advancing racial equity stems from lived experiences and a deep-seated desire to see the sector operate with greater justice, purpose, and impact. Read our latest #newsletter for more on our commitments and the principles guiding us forward in this challenging time: https://lnkd.in/gNdQRzsE Together, we will not waver in our pursuit of a more just and equitable world. Let’s forge ahead—boldly, together. Not on our mailing list? Stay up to date with Bold Ventures: https://lnkd.in/g_wZZAfg #alltogetherbold #ChangePhilanthropyBoldly