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New Program for HNW Donors with Ktisis Capital: Global Donor Learning Journey (GDLJ)

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EDGE Funders Alliance is collaborating with Ktisis Capital on a program for HNW individual donors. GDLJ is a learning community for individual donors who are scaling up their giving, getting more deeply involved in their philanthropy for the first time, or stepping into leadership in their family philanthropy. Program led by Ktisis founder, Dr. Jason Franklin in collaboration with EDGE Funders Alliance. Are you or anyone in your network a High Net Worth Individual Donor who could benefit from this community? VISIT THE KTISIS CAPITAL WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GDLJ During this seven month virtual journey, participants will reflect on their personal priorities, develop their giving strategy, and identify the tools and frameworks that will support them in developing a philanthropic practice toward a more just and equitable world. This program will be led by Ktisis founder, Dr. Jason Franklin (see more about his bio below), and is designed in collaboration with EDGE Funders Alliance. WHO IS THIS JOURNEY FOR? The GDLJ is a learning community for individual donors who are scaling up their giving, getting more deeply involved in their philanthropy for the first time, or stepping into leadership in their family philanthropy. This program is designed for Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) donors and families from around the world who are interested in understanding and addressing the root causes of the interconnected crises humanity is currently facing and share a commitment to social justice and a desire to work with and learn from their peers. YOUR FACILITATOR

Dr. Jason Franklin is Founder & Principal of Ktisis Capital through which he serves as a strategic advisor to a mix of progressive individual donors, families, foundations, networks, and philanthropic collaboratives. Building on 20+ years of philanthropic and organizing experience, his work is focused on moving resources to racial, social, economic & environmental justice and building the skills and capacity of individuals and communities to take action. He serves as board chair of the Michigan Alliance and on Proteus Fund board and the Philanthropy Initiative Working Group at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. He is a co-founder and member of the Solidaire donor network and member of the Threshold Foundation, Democracy Alliance, One for Democracy, Generation Pledge, and WINGS: Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support.
Before launching Ktisis, he served as the inaugural W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy (the nation’s first endowed chair focused on community philanthropy), where he engaged in research, teaching, and thought leadership to advance the field, nationally and internationally. He received his PhD from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service where he also held an appointment for ten years as an award-winning adjunct professor teaching about philanthropy and social change. He previously served as Executive Director of Bolder Giving, an organization that inspired people to give big & take more philanthropic risks which was credited by Melinda Gates as an inspiration for the billionaire Giving Pledge, and has also worked at the 21st Century School Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation’s Next Generation Leadership Network, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and White House Office of National AIDS Policy.

VISIT THE KTISIS CAPITAL WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

QUESTIONS?

Feel free to contact Michael Pratt if you have any questions related to the Global Donor Learning Journey

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