Category: Reflections

Strategies to Advance Economic Security for Children and Families in the Face of COVID-19

According to UNICEF and Save the Children, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could thrust at least 86 million more children from lower and middle-income countries into household poverty by the end of 2020. The implications for child health, safety, social mobility, and well-being are catastrophic and will also widen gender, racial and ethnic disparities.

Reflecting on the Catalytic Impact of Investing in Women and Girls of Color

When I launched Moore Philanthropy in 2015 I made a commitment to highlighting investments made by donors in the African Diaspora, lifting up the demonstrated proof that we are investors and not only recipients. But as I reflect upon Black Philanthropy Month 2020 and my 21 years in institutional philanthropy, I am saddened and quite honestly angered by the ongoing failure to invest in Black women and Women of Color, not only in the U.S. but around the world.

The Funding Space

The Funding Space is a learning, creative, and partnership development space. It brings together local and international experts in social entrepreneurship and fundraising, impact investors, venture capitalists, and financial institutions to facilitate sessions.

The Diversity of Family Foundations and Engaging High Net Worth Individuals

Every family, individual, and foundation is different. Consultants have to have a toolkit of competencies, active listening, and facilitation skills to approach each engagement in distinct ways. Watch a conversation with consultants Dawn Franks, President of Your Philanthropy, and Yvonne Moore, Principal Advisor of Moore Philanthropy, to discuss how to work effectively with family foundations and high-net worth individuals to support their philanthropic efforts.

Values Out Loud: Be Bold!

Yvonne Moore, Founder and Principal Philanthropic Advisor of Moore Philanthropy delivers a keynote speech on the value Be Bold! at the 2018 Segal Family Foundation Annual Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.