Shows
Giving Done RightAvoid the Myths and Give Smarter with Elisha Smith Arrillaga and Kevin BolducPhil and Grace invite their CEP colleagues Elisha Smith Arrillaga and Kevin Bolduc to the recording studio for a candid and lively conversation that covers nonprofit-donor relationships, big gifts, trust in philanthropy, and the challenges facing nonprofits right now. The four bring their considerable collective experience and CEP’s data-based insights to bear on crucial questions like how donors can best support the causes they believe in, what everyday donors can learn from MacKenzie Scott’s approach to giving, how to think about trust in donor-nonprofit relationships, how to be an effective nonprofit board member, and more. For donors look...2024-11-1458 min
Embodying change: Transforming power, culture and well-being for people in aid48. Sitting in the gray with Elisha Smith ArrillagaWhat does it mean to sit in the gray areas of change? How can philanthropy better support nonprofit leaders and staff in these challenging times?In today’s episode of Embodying Change, host Melissa Pitotti speaks with Elisha Smith Arrillaga, a thought leader in philanthropy and the leader of the research team at the Center for Effective Philanthropy. Elisha shares her journey from a childhood deeply influenced by civil rights activism to her role in shaping effective philanthropic practices. The conversation covers critical topics, including the findings from the 2024 State of Nonprofits report, which highlights the...2024-08-3039 min
Race and CoronavirusThe coronavirus crisis and its effects on educationIn this podcast, we interviewed Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga and Cole Margen about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on education. Smith Arrillaga is executive director of The Education Trust-West, and Margen is a history teacher at Oakland High School.For more on our conversation with them, plus other teachers, students and parents, please read this week’s newsletter, which is all about education. Thanks for reading and listening. Get on the email list at raceandcoronavirus.substack.com2020-07-0128 min
Research Minutes podcastWill School Closures Lead to a 'COVID-19 Slide'?Forty-six states and Washington D.C. have officially extended school closures to the end of the 2019-20 academic year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as millions of students face extended time away from schools, parents and researchers are questioning the academic cost.
We speak with Ian Rosenblum, executive director of The Education Trust New York, and Elisha Smith Arrillaga, executive director of The Education Trust West, about new polls showing that parents are overwhelmingly concerned about students falling behind in the wake of the pandemic.
Then CPRE Executive Director Jonathan Supovitz speaks with NWEA research scientist Megan Kuhfeld...2020-05-0740 min
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Episode 02: Elisha Arrillaga
Bio: https://west.edtrust.org/team/dr-elisha-smith-arrillaga/
On June 10, 2019 I sat down with my friend Elisha Arrillaga who had just been named executive director of Ed Trust West. We celebrated in their new Oakland office. As a brand new executive director, Elisha had some great advice for new leaders and some really good book recommends. Also she has an admirable self-care routine. If you don’t EdTrust West’s work please check them out at https://west.edtrust.org
Elisha recommended the following books:
Supervision Matters: 100 Bite-Sized Ideas to Transform You and Your Team by Rita Seve...2019-06-0219 min