Giving Compass' Take:

• Three women describe how their organizations are going to position philanthropy toward collective impact and collaboration. 

• How are women offering a different perspective and approach to collaborative philanthropy?

• Read about the rise of female philanthropists. 

Moving philanthropy from an ego-system to an ecosystem is one of the three big bets that female philanthropists are making. Apart from giving circles, more female philanthropists are rising up and creating strategic initiatives centered around collaboration. This article profiles three female thought leaders in this space, who are all working with diverse collectives. 

  • Swatee Deepak: Swatee Deepak is the Director of the With and For Girls Collective, a group of nine funders committed to provide flexible funding to grassroots, girl-led and girl-focused organizations. Deepak believes strongly that a collaborative model of giving can creative more impact.
  • Freada Kapor Klein: Freada Kapor Klein is the Co-Chair of the Kapor Center, one of the founding members of The Collaborative Fund for Women’s Safety and Dignity. One of the Fund’s goals is to create cross-movement spaces for philanthropic partners to learn from each other, share resources, and strategize collaboratively.
  • Kerrin Mitchell: Kerrin Mitchell is the Co-Founder and CDO of Fluxx, committed to connect the entire philanthropic ecosystem through a single network. “Technology plays a pivotal role in helping to make collaboration better -- it is a natural connector to open new doors on how philanthropic constituents collaborate, invest, and maximize the impact of their targeted social and economic goals,” says Kerrin.

 Read the full article about three women transforming philanthropy through collaboration by Bonnie Chiu at Forbes.