Who we are.
We are building a collaborative of the world’s most exceptional philanthropy advisors to move more money, more impactfully, towards efforts that change the world.
Our Story
Over the course of a year and more than a hundred conversations amongst philanthropy advisors, we discovered a big opportunity: while all of us were charged with identifying high-potential funding opportunities, we were often doing this in silos.
We saw the potential of coming together to collaborate and cross-pollinate — sharing and sourcing funding opportunities, connecting with subject matter experts, tackling big questions we face in our unique roles. By doing this work in a community, we enhance all of our work and scale our collective impact.
Who we are
We are an intentionally exclusive group of top philanthropy advisors, with the ideal conditions for effective, confidential, and impactful collaboration. Our members fall into two categories:
FUNDERS WHO ARE:
Advisors to UHNWIs (single or multiple)
You directly advise client(s) who deploy more than $5M/year in philanthropic giving
Advisory includes helping them to source, evaluate, or recommend philanthropic funding opportunities
You work for a funder who regularly deploys capital each year and funds organizations that operate at a national level (not purely a regional funder)
Lean Foundation Leaders
You work for a lean foundation ( <10 FTE / deploying at least $5M/employee)
You grant directly to end beneficiaries
FIELD BUILDERS
You are a program officer who actively funds ecosystems or philanthropic infrastructure
You are a philanthropy advisory field builder. Examples include:
You run a community of philanthropic advisors
You provide capacity building support for philanthropic advisors
Community Agreements
CANDID, CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION
We have honest discourse, sharing our perspectives knowing that the specifics will not be shared beyond our group without permission.
SHARE, DON’T SELL
We generously share ideas, opportunities, and lessons learned in the spirit of helping others. We do not sell products or our services.
CELEBRATE WINS
To build momentum and foster learning, we elevate when this community has advanced our work.
GIVE SPACE, TAKE SPACE
We lean in to share our contributions and balance that by creating the opportunity for others to be heard.
BIAS TOWARDS ACTION
We keep an eye towards translating our collaboration into impact – in particular to our shared goal of moving more money towards impactful efforts.
Member Expectations
We know that members will engage in different ways at different times. To foster a baseline of trust and collaboration, all members agree to:
1. STAY CURRENT
Complete a biannual survey to keep your info current and help shape the community.
2. SHOW UP
Participate in at least three events across the year to build relationships, bring your expertise into the group (ex: virtual drop in, in person meetup, or convening)
3. CONNECT
Respond to other P150 members who reach out (with full permission to say “thanks, but I can’t right now!”)
4. CELEBRATE
Share back to the community when an ask or collaboration results in money moved or other impact!
Learn more about who the community is today by reading our 2023 Member Survey Recap.
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