🗳️ The Alliance for Youth Organizing is empowering young people to shape our democracy—registering new voters and inspiring the next generation to take action. Learn more: allianceforyouthorganizing.org

Jennifer Nguyen returns to the Philanthropy Confidential Confessional to answer real questions—on camera. Candid. Direct. Insightful. 🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/wM3QQlmDX5c 📝 Read her blog commentary: https://stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/philanthropy-confidential-3-the-mailbag

🎙️ In the next Break Fake Rules with @glengalaich.bsky.social, @joan-c-williams.bsky.social talks "Outclassed"—her new book on how bridging America’s “diploma divide” could protect democracy + advance progressive goals. 🎧 Listen to BFR wherever you get your podcasts

💡 Grantee Spotlight: The Association for Infant Mental Health in Hawai‘i (AIMH HI) uplifts caregivers + professionals to nurture healthy, resilient keiki from the very start. 💙 Learn more:aimhhi.org

Philanthropy can’t just play defense. In part 2 of Break Fake Rules with @glengalaich.bsky.social, California Donor Table's Ludovic Blain challenges funders to play offense and fund like they want to win. 🎧 Preview the episode on YouTube, or listen to the full convo wherever you get your podcasts

100% College Prep is helping Bayview–Hunters Point students turn college dreams into reality through tutoring, mentorship, and leadership programs. We’re proud to spotlight their work building confidence and opportunity for future scholars. 👉 Learn more: 100collegeprep.org

“Private philanthropy is a symptom of a deeply inequitable society.” — Farhad Ebrahimi. On Break Fake Rules, he urges funders to prioritize movements over foundations. 🔗 stupski.org/break-fake-rules/ 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts @glengalaich.bsky.social @solidaire.bsky.social

Break Fake Rules went live at California Donor Table’s 20th Anniversary Celebration with @glengalaich.bsky.social + Ludovic Blain. CDT honored 20 years of impact + looked ahead to a new progressive era. Subscribe on YouTube or your favorite podcast app to catch it when it drops!

💜 Grantee Spotlight: Alzheimer’s Association Hawai‘i provides care, education + advocacy so no one navigates Alzheimer’s or dementia alone. We’re proud to support their work strengthening communities statewide. Learn more: alz.org/hawaii

🎙️ New Break Fake Rules: Stupski’s Malila Becton Consuegra + Ari Datta share what went into the decision to accelerate our spend down—and why bold action matters when communities can’t wait. 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts

Why are funders limiting support to nonprofits w/ budgets over $5M? Arbitrary cutoffs exclude proven orgs communities need. As Jen puts it: “Being butthurt is not a way to live + shouldn’t be a way to give.” Read the latest Philanthropy Confidential: https://stupski.org/philanthropy-confidential/

🎙️ “Keep doing what you’re doing. If anything, do it even better and do more of it.” This Black Philanthropy Month, Marc Philpart of @blackfreedomfund.bsky.social joins Break Fake Rules to call for long-term investment in Black-led orgs. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts

🚀 Applications for the Stupski Youth Internship open Sept 3 + close Sept 17 at 11:59PM PT. Build leadership skills, gain hands-on experience, and help shape bold philanthropy. 👉 Apply here: https://stupski.org/intern-with-stupski/#1720825735303-331f1b5a-b1b4

🎓 “Opportunity has to be proximate to people.” – Dr. Christopher Nellum of EdTrust–West In Ep. 2 of Degrees of Change, he joins Dr. Su Jin Jez to talk expanding financial aid + tackling inequities in CA’s higher ed system. 🎧 Listen: https://californiacompetes.org/podcast

What if leadership wasn’t about titles, but about listening + serving? @ctlhawaii helps youth flip the script—building futures rooted in kuleana, love of place + collective action. Read the blog A Future of Stewardship: https://stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/ctl-thefuture/

🎙️ This Black Philanthropy Month, Marc Philpart of @blackfreedomfund.bsky.social reminds us: racial justice needs long-term investment. Progress is under attack—now is the time to stay the course. 🎧 Listen to the new Break Fake Rules episode wherever you get podcasts

When students feel safe, valued & connected, they show up. Strong attendance starts with schools where every child knows they matter. Let’s surround students with support: You Belong. Be Here. 👉 Join the campaign: sparksfpublicschools.org/behere #BeHereSF #YouBelongHere

🎒 Back to school means new chances to learn, grow & connect. We’re proud to support SFUSD’s Be Here! campaign—because showing up matters. Let’s make this year one of momentum & possibility. 🔗 Get the Be Here! Social Media Kit: sparksfpublicschools.org/behere

We’re moving $6.4M to Hawai‘i’s neighbor island orgs bridging healthcare gaps & supporting families—because communities can’t wait. Bold action, deeper giving, shared accountability. Learn more: https://stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/6-4-million-for-family-organizations/

📣 We’re proud to join SFUSD and Spark SF Public Schools in launching Be Here!, a citywide push to boost attendance and belonging. Missing 2 days each month can set students back. Let’s help every student start and finish strong! 👉 sparksfpublicschools.org/behere

🎙️ Degrees of Change, a new podcast by nonprofit California Competes, explores how to build a more equitable higher ed and workforce system in CA. In Ep. 1, CEO @sujinator.bsky.social talks with Pat Callan about updating the Master Plan for today’s students. 🎧 californiacompetes.org/podcast

📰 Thank you to @InsidePhilanthropy reporter Mike Scutari for covering this moment of reckoning in our sector. 🔗 Read the full story: https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/threats-to-our-communities-stupski-foundation-accelerates-its-spend-down-and-giving

What stops philanthropy from speaking up? In ep. 6 of Break Fake Rules, Richard Tate of @calwellness.bsky.social shares why using our voice—despite the risk—is vital in the face of rising authoritarianism. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Grantee Spotlight: My Other Brother is building confidence, healing, and leadership with Black youth in Bay Area schools through mentorship rooted in identity and community. More at mobmyotherbrother.org, or email [email protected].

Where you live should never limit who you can become. We’re granting $4.6M to 14 organizations uplifting Hawai‘i’s rural youth through culture, connection, and creativity. Learn more: https://stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/empower-hawaii-rural-youth/ #ChangeCantWait

“The fake rule is that it’s a zero-sum game, that you benefit if somebody else loses." @solidaire.bsky.social co-founder @lhh.bsky.social joined Break Fake Rules to talk about reimagining philanthropy and why solidarity doesn’t fit in a 501(c)(3). 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts

76% of our remaining allocated grant dollars, awarded this year. Why? Because change can't wait. Read our full statement → https://stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/stupski-foundation-accelerates-grantmaking-in-response-to-threats-to-our-communities-and-democracy/

Thanks to all who joined us for State of the Art(s): Protecting Nonprofits in an Era of Uncertainty. The conversation was urgent—but not without hope. We left reminded that solidarity is our strongest tool in protecting the nonprofits our communities depend on.

In Break Fake Rules S2, author and @solidairenetwork co-founder @lhh.bsky.social challenges how we give—and who it really serves. 📘 Read her book w/ Astra Taylor: https://bookshop.org/p/books/solidarity-the-past-present-and-future-of-a-world-changing-idea-astra-taylor/20065559

Robert Reich’s final lecture at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social becomes a powerful reflection on education, democracy, and what we stand to lose. 🎬 "The Last Class", from @InequalityMedia, is out now. Find a screening or host your own: thelastclassfilm.com

With vital programs for food, housing, and healthcare on the line, join us on tomorrow, July 8, to explore how we can safeguard Bay Area nonprofits amid growing federal funding cuts. 🎟 Register now: https://eventbrite.com/e/1384544653329

Nonprofits in SF are facing cuts to federal funding and attacks on DEI, education, media, and the arts. Join us for a panel with local leaders sharing how they’re protecting their missions in uncertain times. 👇 REGISTER TODAY https://bit.ly/Stupski-Foundation-Panel-Discussion

We honor LGBTQ+ communities—especially BIPOC and youth leaders—who lead with courage and joy amid ongoing attacks on their rights. We invite everyone to carry its spirit forward through volunteering, advocating, donating, or celebrating queer joy as an act of resistance every day of the year.

Our CEO, Glen Galaich, returns to the Playfull Podcast for another thoughtful convo with host Kristine Mitchie. Tune in as they dive deeper into the work, lessons, and relationships that continue to shape our journey toward equity.

In the first Philanthropy Confidential, Jennifer Nguyen answers a fiery question about gatekeeping and what true generosity could look like. Read the column: https://stupski.org/philanthropy-confidential/

“I wasn’t going to be a frustrating funder.” Dr. Sulma Gandhi on Break Fake Rules talks ditching RFPs, shifting power, & investing in local wisdom for community-led care. Trust isn’t a checklist. It’s how we show up. Watch/listen to the full ep: https://stupski.org/break-fake-rules/

The Gates Foundation is planning to spend down. Our CEO Glen Galaich spoke to Proximate about what that really takes—and why “spending more” isn’t the same as “letting go.” Read the full convo: https://www.proximate.press/latest-stories/the-gates-foundation-is-spending-down-will-others-follow

Philanthropy can’t back down. On May 2, Glen Galaich and Brandi Howard went head-to-head in NCG’s Great Debate—defending equity in the face of growing attacks. Conversations like this remind us: Equity work doesn’t stop when it gets hard. That’s when it matters most.

From boardrooms to grassroots, philanthropy has plenty of 😳 moments. Jennifer Nguyen's Philanthropy Confidential is collecting them all. Got a story or question? 📝 Submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BoO6pmrDOgl_b-fCb_QstrjOvV1_XeRKiO1su-pGLxg/viewform

We applaud the Gates Foundation’s commitment to spend down its $200 billion endowment by 2045. As Gates demonstrates, this is our moment. Let’s not miss it.

Hawai‘i’s Community Health Workers bridge trust in ways systems can’t, and HIPHI is leading the way. This is what it looks like when health starts with people. Read Now: https://stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/where-healing-begins/ #CHW #Hawai‘i #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #HIPHI

💰 Eligible kids in CA can get up to $1,500 for college or career training through CalKIDS—a state program investing in their future. Start early & make higher ed more accessible. Learn more or claim your child’s account: https://calkids.org

In this episode of Break Fake Rules, Dimple Abichandani lays out why philanthropy can’t afford to stay safe—or silent. “These dollars weren’t meant to be preserved—they were meant to transform lives.” 🎧 stupski.org/break-fake-r... 📘 dimpleabichandani.com/book

DYK 6.8M adults in CA have a HS diploma but no college degree? Join the conversation with @calcompetes.bsky.social on 4/22 at 11am PT to learn how colleges reimagined their approach to enroll, retain, and support this student population through graduation. Register⤵️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re proud to stand alongside 68 of our peers as signatories on this powerful call to action from Trust Based Philanthropy Project. 🔗 Read the full statement and join us: www.trustbasedphilanthropy.org/meet-the-mom...

Philanthropy keeps saving for a rainy day. But it’s pouring. Jennifer Nguyen of Stupski Foundation asks: Whose future are we saving for? “When 1 in 4 students is chronically absent from school, what are we saving for?” Read & share: www.edfunders.org/resource/mem...

“What’s the point of having FU money if you don’t tell bad people to FU?” - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social Catch our full convo on @stupskifoundation.bsky.social #BreakFakeRules podcast to hear how philanthropy can break through misinformation and echo chambers to reach new audiences at scale.

💥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

We're counting the hours until we go live 💥 TOMORROW 💥 for #PhilanthropySoWhite 2025 - Solidarity Powers Repair. Join the 1200+ registrants in a resonant conversation about #philanthropy, power, and promise. 📅 3/13, 2 pm ET bit.ly/psw2025 #decolonizingwealth #reparativephilanthropy

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