Trust Puts You in a Learning Stance

“I think when [funders] come with a sense of humility . . . it puts you in a learning stance . . . and it also gives partners an opportunity to share as opposed to having to prove.”

— Phil Li

This episode of the the Catalytic Philanthropy podcast features an interview with Phil Li, President & CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and a longtime champion and practitioner of trust-based philanthropy. Phil speaks with Exponent Philanthropy’s Senior Advisor Andy Carroll about the capacity of trust-based philanthropy to transform harmful funder-grantee dynamics and shares actionable steps for funders seeking to implement a trust-based approach.