Welcome back to episode 7 of Women in Philanthropy! Thank you for your continued support of this podcast.
In this episode, Zofia Sochanik and Juliet Valdinger describe their roles as philanthropic connectors. The philanthropic landscape is broad with various stakeholders, from charities, to foundations, to individual donors, government, private wealth advisors, etc. each seeking to create social change. More often than not these stakeholders remain siloed in their industries and organisations, leaving the fields' efforts at change fragmented.
Connectors are the people who are able to link and intersect across spaces. Zofia and Juliet talk about how they've each approached this role, why it is essential, and the effort which it takes. The Connector role is not always visible, and that means its not always fully valued (or funded). Yet, these roles run throughout the field and are essential for making philanthropy work.
You can learn more about Zofia and Juliet on their LinkedIn pages.
TL; DL?: Check out The Connectors thoughts and resources in the Episode Notes Available Here.
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Women in Philanthropy is a podcast by and for women working in the giving and social impact sector. Fundraisers, grantmakers, advisors. You can't always see behind the scenes in giving, which means you can't see who enables this giving. This podcast hopes to connect women across the sector and borders. It seeks to amplify women's experiences working in philanthropy, which have too often been overlooked in our research and histories.
We look forward to bringing you ~15-minute episodes, connecting you with amazing women and hearing the stories of their philanthropic work.
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