Who Controls Change?
Glen Galaich on Philanthropy’s Made-Up Rules
Learn More About Season 5Who Controls Change?
Glen Galaich, CEO of the Stupski Foundation; author of Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short; co-host of Break Fake Rules
What happens when philanthropy stops treating communities as recipients of charity and starts treating them as the architects of change?
In the Season 5 premiere, Liberty Hill President and CEO Shane Murphy Goldsmith speaks with Stupski Foundation CEO and Control author Glen Galaich about donor power, public stewardship, institutional perpetuity, and what it takes to move resources to the people closest to the work.
In this episode
- The difference between donor-centered and community-centered philanthropy.
- Why charitable assets carry a public responsibility.
- How foundations influence public policy, even when they do not describe themselves that way.
- Whether institutional perpetuity is being prioritized over the perpetuity of communities.
- How solidarity can replace a charity-based relationship between donors and communities.
- What individual donors and foundation leaders can do now.
Meet our Guest
Glen Galaich, Ph.D.
Glen is a nationally recognized advocate for shifting mindsets in philanthropy, Glen was named one of TIME100’s most influential people in philanthropy. He is the bestselling author of CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short. As the co-host of the podcast Break Fake Rules and the author of the Who Gives?! substack, Glen interrogates the myths, incentives, and power structures shaping modern philanthropy. He has conducted national research on Americans’ perceptions of philanthropy, donor control, and the effectiveness of common foundation practices.