Moore Philanthropy Welcomes Bowie State University Philanthropy Fellow Jada Forbes
Moore Philanthropy welcomes Jada Forbes as our 2026–2027 Bowie State University Philanthropy Fellow, joining our team for a year-long fellowship designed to cultivate the next generation of philanthropic leaders.
Be Less WEIRD: What US Funders Can Learn from Global Majority Philanthropic Practice
As trust in US institutions declines and global challenges demand urgent response, philanthropy as we know it looks increasingly ill-equipped for the volatility and complexity ahead. In Nonprofit Quarterly, Jessyca Dudley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bold Ventures; Yvonne Moore, Founder and Managing Director of Moore Philanthropy; and Radhika Nayar, Independent Philanthropy Advisor, examine what U.S. funders can learn from Global Majority philanthropic practice.
“Be Less W.E.I.R.D.: What U.S. Funders Can Learn from Global Majority Philanthropic Practice” explores how communities across the Global Majority have spent generations navigating political instability, resource constraints, and urgent crises through collective care, mutual aid, and community-rooted resource mobilization. From collaborative funding models in India to giving circles and mutual aid traditions in Black communities across the United States, the article highlights crisis-tested approaches that are more flexible, community-rooted, and effective at mobilizing resources than many institutional models.
The article challenges philanthropy to rethink due diligence, fund collaboratively, support existing community infrastructure, and move resources with greater urgency to communities already leading the work.
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2025 Impact and Year In Review
Explore Moore Philanthropy’s 2025 Impact & Year in Review: how we moved $40M into community through 200+ grassroots organizations, supported leaders advancing health, safety, and justice, and strengthened partnerships to resource changemakers for the future.
Black Philanthropy: Our Stories – A Simuel + Murray Podcast
What does it take for philanthropic leaders to choose courage over comfort?
For Black Philanthropy Month, the latest episode of Black Philanthropy: Our Stories – A Simuel + Murray Podcast, our Founder and Managing Director, Yvonne Moore, explores this tension in philanthropy and opens up about the “golden handcuffs” that keep many leaders from bold action. Together with host Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv, Yvonne gets personal about the ancestral legacy that fuels her work and why philanthropy must be a calling, especially during these times.
Listen to the episode to learn how to leverage your influence, stay grounded in your purpose, and more.
Leading with intention: What AGAG offers philanthropy in a time of crisis
Across the globe, civil society protections are under threat—from rising political hostility to declining support from funders and mounting attacks on human rights.
Recently, our Founder and Managing Director and Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG) steering committee member, Yvonne Moore, along with moderator Nyeleti Honwana, Senior Program Officer, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; and panelists Steven Lawrence, Independent Research Consultant; and Niamani Mutima, AGAG Executive Director, led The Power of Intentionality in Times of Crisis and Transformation—a virtual conversation on how AGAG, a pioneering network for grantmakers funding in Africa, used intentional practices to guide grantmaking practitioners in times of transformation, offering valuable lessons for today’s philanthropic landscape.
In Alliance Magazine, Niamani Mutima offers ways philanthropy can meet this critical moment, quoting Yvonne and the other panelists. Drawing on decades of experience leading AGAG, she shares a model—honed through crises—that centers on purpose, community, and trust.
From Scarcity to Strategy: Funding Black and African Entrepreneurs with Intention
By Yvonne L. Moore, Founder and Managing Director, Moore Philanthropy
At this year’s Skoll World Forum, a packed session at Rhodes House gathered funders, founders, and ecosystem builders to explore a crucial question: What will it take to foster genuine investment in African and Black-owned businesses and ensure that support translates into sustained, scalable impact?
The session, Investing in African and Black-Owned and Led Businesses: Fostering Connections and Multiplying Impact, didn’t just name the problem—it offered clear, grounded solutions rooted in connection, accountability, and equity.
I moderated this conversation alongside emcee Almaz Negash, Executive Director of the Africa Diaspora Network, and panelists Erika Seth Davis, Founder of the Racial Equity Asset Lab, and James Muraguri, Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Public Finance, Kenya. Together, we offered bold calls to action for investors, policymakers, and organizations alike.