"It’s time for #philanthropy to step up and step in." As Sobrato Philanthropies deploys its largest annual giving budget to date, Lisa Sobrato Sonsini shares a powerful call to action for funders to step up their giving in this pivotal moment. Read on our Philanthropy Innovation Summit blog:

We're looking forward to seeing you in Whistler! 🇨🇦 Early registration pricing—available only to members—ends Monday, September 1. Register now for three days of connection, community, and taking action. 💪 For more info about our 2026 Global Summit, visit: bit.ly/Summit26 #CollectiveCourage

In a new profile in @forbes.com, Forward Global Member Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder of Ohai.ai and Care.com, shares insights on her approach to redefining strategic business savvy with authentic care, compassion, and community to drive impact at scale.

Local news is vital to community and democracy. We are heartened to see this collaboration among funders, including several of our partners, to sustain local public media outlets in the wake of massive cuts in federal funding. #PublicMediaBridgeFund #LocalNews

How are U.S. nonprofits using generative AI, and what opportunities exist to expand adoption and impact? A new report commissioned by Forward Global Member Mark Zitter draws on interviews with 25 sector leaders to explore these questions and outline a path forward. 🔗 https://www.markzitter.com/ai

Love to see this action plan for funders to move forward with courage and purpose. 🙌 Explore the list for spotlights on Member Ruth Shaber's Tara Health Foundation, Member Karen Grove's The Grove Foundation, and other models for giving "courageously, creatively, and collaboratively" in this moment.

"Whatever your first issue is, local news and journalism should be your second." 👏 Important insights on the power and purpose of investing in #LocalNews and storytelling from John Palfrey (@palfrey.org) & Karen Rundlet (@inn.org) as they highlight their work with our shared partner, Press Forward.

Forward Global Member Claire Trottier (@doctrott.bsky.social), Chair of @patmillscanada.bsky.social, joined Radio-Canada OHdio to discuss wealth inequality and its solutions—including higher taxes on wealth holders. Listen (en français): bit.ly/3H2O3Z7

Quality, independent journalism is essential to a healthy democracy. New grants from our partner Press Forward will help journalists receive the support they need to ensure their own safety and well-being. 💚 Learn more:

“The urgency of this moment calls for us to take bold, immediate action.” 👏 Kudos to @stupskifoundation.bsky.social—incl. Forward Global Board Member Glen Galaich & Member Maida Lynn—for their commitment to community, equity and justice in this time of tremendous challenge and need. #ChangeCantWait

"This is resilience infrastructure: quiet, load-bearing, and invisible until it fails." Lindsay Glassco of Plan International Canada on why foreign aid is not an optional "nice-to-have" but a vital investment in our shared well-being in a deeply interconnected world. Read @thephilanthropist.ca‬:

Protecting our future on this planet is the challenge of our lifetime. Our 2025 #GlobalJourney to #Greenland will take us to the frontlines of #climate change to explore what we can do to make a difference—as consumers, as entrepreneurs, as investors, as philanthropists. Learn more: bit.ly/3RMCvL4

"We need each other to win." Saida Agostini-Bostic of Funders for LGBTQ Issues shares a powerful message of solidarity, bravery, and conviction in supporting and standing up for LGBTQ communities in this moment. #Pride #PrideMonth Read in @insidephilanthropy.com:

A “network of networks" — the Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition, founded by Forward Global member Randall Kempner and sponsored by Forward Global, is aiming to use the power of networks to triple U.S. climate philanthropy over the next five years.

On May 27, our Global Director of Community Melanie Ormos and Forward Global member Randall Kempner will join @devex.com to discuss the evolving power of networks in global #philanthropy. Details and RSVP:

"Every country should be taking a look at the way that they design their tax system to try to ensure greater fairness across the system."

Philanthropy is undergoing reinvention, with systems change, intersections with venture capitalism, and more. Join us on May 21, with Gemma Donnelly-Cox (Ctr for Social Innovation); Jae Kim (@forward-global.org); Paula Murphy Ives (RBC); and Kelly Gauthier (Rally Assets): carleton.ca/mpnl/2025/in...

"Narratives of hope and possibility are their own form of resistance...Now more than ever, we need artists, journalists, and storytellers to help us see what’s possible, provide a counterpoint to the current negative tidal wave, and sustain those narratives as we make our way to the other side."

Our new #ForwardGlobalAdventures program launches this fall with an adrenaline-filled journey to #Morocco! We'll take a deep dive into the majestic landscapes of the Sahara and the Atlas Mountains, focusing on impact, the environment, and local engagement. Learn more: bit.ly/43ZMG6v

“We have really embraced the idea of trust-based philanthropy being underpinned by collaboration and relationship building… It’s about getting to know each other from the very beginning." - Linsey Sherman-Zekulin, Forward Global Member and Happy Roots Foundation co-founder, on #PhilanthroThink

Last week, Forward Global President Lisa Wolverton delivered a keynote address @cagp-acpdp.bsky.social's National Conference on Strategic Philanthropy that invited the audience to rethink what it means to have “enough,” & to consider how wealth can be a powerful tool for purpose and lasting impact.

By popular demand, our return Journey to Greenland launches this September! Visit communities at the forefront of climate change to learn about the most promising systemic solutions, including how philanthropy & social investing can support a safer and more sustainable future: bit.ly/3RMCvL4

"Since its launch, Press Forward...has rolled out 36 Locals chapters in 29 states and has grown its network of funders from 22 to 88. These funders have invested over $200 million in local news initiatives, with 204 outlets having received funding through the Pooled Fund alone."

"How do we shift from a culture where the goal is to maximize individual financial wealth to a culture where the goal is collective holistic well-being?” Forward Global President Lisa Wolverton spoke with @thephilanthropist.ca about our Community's transformative approach to giving.

The latest #BreakFakeRules episode was recorded LIVE at our #ForwardGlobalSummit! Hear from @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social of @thebulwark.bsky.social & @glengalaich.bsky.social of @stupskifoundation.bsky.social to learn how philanthropy can step up to defend democracy. stupski.org/break-fake-r...

💥Tune into a brand-new episode of Break Fake Rules with special returning guest, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, Publisher of @thebulwark.bsky.social and @glengalaich.bsky.social 🎬filmed at @forward-global.org! ▶️ Tune in now: stupski.org/break-fake-rules #ForwardGlobalSummit

Our 2025 Global Summit was magic! We came together to unlock more than $100 million in new funding to build a future we can all believe in. Watch a sneak peek from the Summit, where members and partners told us what it means to be #ShapingOurStory.

We’re proud to celebrate our partnership with Press Forward, just named to @fastcompany.com's 2025 list of Most Innovative Companies, not-for-profit category! We’re thrilled this honor highlights the vital work of local news outlets in strengthening communities. 📰🎉 Learn more: bit.ly/4bUqKLL

Now we translate learning & connection into action! Closing out our 2025 #ForwardGlobalSummit by processing our learnings, and getting advice, ideas & feedback from our "pod" peers. We're getting specific & pushing ourselves (and each other) to meet this moment. #ShapingOurStory #FutureToBelieveIn

Wealth-holders can help innovate at the intersections—driving lasting change @ the nexus of gov, business & philanthropy. Suz Mac Cormac, Adrien Cohen, Michael Tubbs & Lorene Arey challenge us to rethink structures & norms that may have worked for some but never worked for all. #ForwardGlobalSummit

Our Summit's special sauce lives in the way attendees exchange opportunities for shared impact and investment. #ForwardGlobalSummit #ShapingOurStory #FutureToBelieveIn @stupskifoundation.bsky.social @thebulwark.bsky.social

Feeling grounded and ready for action w/ @obi-belonging.bsky.social's john a. powell's antidotes to separation and “othering,” and call to support belonging and collective wellbeing. "The opposite of othering is not saming but belonging." #ForwardGlobalSummit #ForwardGlobal #ShapingOurStory

Thank you for sharing your insights and brilliance with our Community! #ForwardGlobalSummit

Excited to join fellow @forward-global.org members at this year’s Summit, where we’re also recording a special live episode of Break Fake Rules with return guest Sarah Longwell to talk about how resist the impulse to conform. #ForwardGlobalSummit #ShapingOurStory #FutureToBelieveIn #BreakFakeRules

We're living our theme of #ShapingOurStory: #AFutureToBelieveIn throughout the Summit by connecting around the power of stories—those we carry, those we listen to, those we haven’t heard and should pay attention to, and those that bind us together in pursuit of what is bigger than any one of us.

For our Member Relay session, three amazing Forward Global Members—Nicole Pesco, Claire Trottier, and Doug Galen—shared how they have personally grappled with questions around purpose, risk, and aligning wealth and values in conversation. #ForwardGlobalSummit #ShapingOurStory #FutureToBelieveIn

Gloria Walton, Nwamaka Agbo, Cristiane Sultani & Dan Lin inspired us by sharing first-hand perspectives as leaders across the sector during our #StoriesThatShapeUs session. All four, in their own ways, challenged the Community to imagine the future that should be—and make it so. #ForwardGlobalSummit

"If we can imagine a more just and sustainable world, we are taking the first steps to make it so," shared Sabrina Pourmand, Forward Global Board Member. "Look at narrative changes as a fundable strategy for culture and systems change." #ForwardGlobalSummit #ShapingOurStory #FutureToBelieveIn

The 2025 #ForwardGlobalSummit is happening now! CEO Renee Kaplan kicks us off with a welcome message to ground us. "We can be far braver and more innovative together than we can be alone...We're here to curate a community and a culture that challenges the status quo." #ShapingOurStory

We're thrilled to open our 2025 #ForwardGlobalSummit with talks from four thought leaders in the sector—Gloria Walton, Dan Lin, Nwamaka Agbo, and Cristiane Sultani—sharing their perspectives on the #StoriesThatShapeUs.

Yesterday marked the start of our pre-#ForwardGlobalSummit engagement opportunities! We visited #PressForward grantee @lataco.bsky.social and #BoyleHeightsBeat for insights about the power of local journalism to honor culture and strengthen community. #StoriesThatShapeUs #FutureToBelieveIn

Our 2025 #ForwardGlobalSummit is almost here! We're looking forward to gathering from around the globe next week to co-create and mobilize as a Community. See what's on our agenda and stay tuned for updates from L.A.! bit.ly/ForwardGlobalSummit2025 #ShapingOurStory #FutureToBelieveIn