A new model of
philanthropy
The Anonymous Way
We work with successful individuals, families and foundations to ensure their philanthropy creates the greatest possible impact and fulfillment.
Are you ready to
Do Philanthropy Differently?
We are specialized philanthropic advisors who believe philanthropy is capable of creating more impact, more fulfillment, more magic, more wow!
For more than 20 years, we have empowered highly successful individuals, families, and foundations to maximize the power of their philanthropy and solve the problems they care most about.
OuR clients can point to specific change in the world and say
“I made that happen.”
Philanthropy with
More Impact
$1M given strategically could deliver the impact of $100M given to underperforming solutions.
We help clients find, strategize, and leverage philanthropic opportunities to deliver the greatest possible impact and solve problems at scale.
Philanthropy with
More Fulfillment
Our clients roll up their sleeves to help define success, shape strategy, and connect to the solutions they enable.
They work alongside thought leaders, innovators and icons to do more than write checks or attend galas.
Philanthropy with
Anonymous
We believe the attention belongs on the work, and when appropriate, on our clients.
We prefer to be anonymous in the process.
The world will never know the part we play. Although, as our logo humbly suggests, those who know our work will likely recognize our fingerprint.
The Old Way
Vs.
The Anonymous Way
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The Old Way Vs. The Anonymous Way -
Reactive, Driven by Grant Requests
Measured In Dollars
Passive, Relying Entirely On Others
Can Be Impersonal and Transactional
Unclear Outcomes
Strategic, Driven By Purpose
Measured By Impact
Active, Engaging to Create Solutions
Brings Joy, Fulfillment, and Meaning
Knowing with certainty You Made This Happen
Changing the world with
Our 5 step process
Step 1. Defining Purpose
Our process begins by meeting you where you are.
Some clients arrive with a defined problem they are ready to solve. Others have spent a career supporting a wide portfolio of programs. While others are new to philanthropy and ready for an exploration of causes, needs, and opportunities.
Together we will explore questions so that we can understand:
What keeps you up at night?
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What values do you hold most dear?
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What wakes you up in the morning?
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What does philanthropic success look like?
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Is there a community you care deeply about? A nation? An illness? A cause?
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What’s on your bucket list?
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Who inspires you?
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If you could wave a magic wand, what would you change?
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What keeps you up at night? • What values do you hold most dear? - What wakes you up in the morning? - What does philanthropic success look like? • Is there a community you care deeply about? A nation? An illness? A cause? - What’s on your bucket list? - Who inspires you? - If you could wave a magic wand, what would you change? -
Step 2. Strategy & Research
We Tap into our unparalleled network of thought leaders.
We are proud of our extensive network of scientists, doctors, icons, CEOs, deans, journalists, change-makers, and leaders. And we seek to understand any subject by first connecting with those who know it best.
We compile our findings into an Ecosystem Landscape document which includes topics such as:
Key Statistics, Overview & History
Insights From Subject Matter Experts
Nonprofits & Organizations
Areas of Need & Areas of Opportunity
Step 3. Big Ideas
And we do mean Big ideas.
Let’s put Lady Gaga and the Dalai Lama on stage together to raise awareness of kindness.
Let’s build a fly fishing lodge in Montana where disabled veterans can go to heal.
Let’s architect a food distribution solution to deliver more than eleven million pounds of food to 350,000 people.
Let’s leverage Artificial Intelligence to help tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated people create professional resumes and find jobs.
Let’s build a cohort of eco-projects from across the planet to save under represented species.
Let’s work to end to childhood drowning by educating thousands of pediatricians and millions of parents.
Step 4. Action Planning
Plan the work. Work the plan.
With big ideas in hand, we shift into a strategic Action Planning process to build a roadmap that is goal-oriented, measurable and tangible.
Client goals are articulated. Expectations are set. All team members, partners, and collaborators are aligned around:
Goals
Strategies
Intended Outcomes
Timeline
Budget (It’s worth noting, we do not determine our clients’ budget. Clients set their own budget based on a shared understanding of scope, scale, geography and other factors.)
Step 5. Flawless Execution
The Signature Philanthropic Initiative
The result of our exploration, research, ideation and planning phases is a Signature Philanthropic Initiative designed to:
Address the specific challenge you care most about
Create leverage to ensure dollars are catalytic and highly efficient
Be communicated to clients and their team with clarity and consistency
Be implemented flawlessly
Create outsized impact and bring immeasurable fulfillment
Here’s How Our Clients Are
changing the world
Drowning Prevention
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Drowning Prevention -
Drowning is
THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN 1-4
For the parents, the stories are often tragically similar: they were done swimming for the day. Everyone had gone back inside. But their child had so much fun, they decided to sneak back outside — and back into the pool. The parents just didn’t know how prevalent, how fast, and how silent drowning can be. The CEK Foundation asked us to change that, and knock drowning out of the number one spot
TalentNova
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TalentNova -
EVERY SINGLE WEEK
10,000 PEOPLE ARE RELEASED FROM PRISON
These men and women have paid their debt to society. They deserve an opportunity to earn a living wage, to provide for their families, and to break the cycle of incarceration. However statistics show that the system has erected barriers which prevent far too many capable citizens from reaching their true potential. The Benz Family Foundation asked us to address this inequity, at scale