Shelley Whelpton

Oct 22, 2024 | arabellaadvisors.com | Alissa Gulin |Shelley Whelpton

With the right approach, smart risk taking can help funders achieve even greater impact. As philanthropy seeks to achieve more impact with its investments, many funders are neither adequately defining their appetite for risk nor implementing risk management policies and practices accordingly.

Oct 22, 2024 | arabellaadvisors.com | Shelley Whelpton

As more and more funders realize the importance of engaging in advocacy to effect broad-scale change, they are also increasingly aware that media and communications strategies can be crucial in getting their message to the people who can spur that change.

Oct 22, 2024 | arabellaadvisors.com | Shelley Whelpton |andrew schulz

Foundations and philanthropists need to find new ways to advocate in the post-Citizens United world—or risk ceding influence to those who do. The rules of policy influence have changed, and the philanthropic sector needs to adapt accordingly. Last month marked the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Citizens United, which removed many restrictions on spending in political campaigns.