
WHO IS ANONYMOUS PHILANTHROPY?
WE ARE SPECIALIZED PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORS
Let’s Create More Impact and Fulfillment – Together.
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.
We believe the old model of giving (needs a tune-up), and take an entrepreneurial approach to the causes our clients care most about. When there’s no obvious solution to a problem, we build one from the ground up.
We sit at the intersection of an amazing network of thought leaders, subject matter experts, donors, change-makers, celebrities, and icons. We engage this network to build powerful movements that catalyze the change our clients want to see in the world.
We don’t think philanthropy should be measured by dollars given away but by impact and fulfillment–which are most powerful when achieved in balance.
WE HELP CLIENTS STRATEGIZE AND LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN
Create Even Greater Impact.
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.
WE BELIEVE THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF GIVING NEEDS A TUNE-UP.
Philanthropy Done Differently.
THE TRADITIONAL WAY
Reactive, Driven by Grant Requests
Measured in Dollars
Passive, Relying Entirely on Others
Can Be Impersonal and Transactional
Unclear Outcomes
THE ANONYMOUS WAY
Strategic, Driven by Purpose
Measured by Impact
Active, Engaging to Create Solutions
Brings Joy, Fulfillment, and Meaning
Knowing 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:
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