In today’s fast-paced and often fragmented world, strength is often seen as a solitary trait—an individual’s ability to overcome obstacles and push forward. But true, lasting strength is built collectively, through the courage to be vulnerable, the generosity to give, and the willingness to raise a hand and step up. These three actions form the foundation of resilient communities and […]
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(re)define POWER for Communities
At The New Philanthropists (TNP), we believe that real change starts with a commitment—not just to ideas, but to action. For the month of June, we are celebrating community and kicking off our membership drive for The New C.R.E.W.—a movement designed to fuel systemic change and cultivate real equity awareness across all communities. What Is the New C.R.E.W.? We know […]
Navigating Change: How Are We Moving Forward?
In an era of uncertainty and shifting priorities, nonprofit leaders must remain adaptive, collaborative, and forward-thinking. Our latest Legacy Leadership Circle convened together professionals dedicated to navigating the evolving landscape of philanthropy, funding, and community impact. With thought-provoking presentations, engaging discussions, and collective problem-solving, we left with a renewed sense of purpose and actionable insights. Setting the Stage: The Sustainable […]
Meet the 2025 Board Mentors + Apply to be a Mentee!
Featured Post Connect with a Mentor for your Board Leadership Journey 2025 is hitting people different and if we’re going to navigate these uncertain times, we’re going to continue to need connections, community, leadership and mentorship. With that, we’re excited to bringing back our Board Mentors program that connects new and experienced board members by matching them with experienced mentors. […]
Meet the Moment: Board Leaders are needed now more than ever
WE NEED INCLUSIVE LEADERS LIKE YOU! TNP’s core mission has always been to help serve communities better through representation at tables where decisions are made; at nonprofit board tables. Much like during the pandemic, we are stepping up to these challenging times by focusing on matching organizations with leaders of color and allies that are inspired and motivated to help […]
Activating Board Leadership: New LLC members
We know 2025 is hitting everyone differently and since the start of the year, we’ve been supporting our nonprofit partners in navigating these chaotic times. In a time of uncertainty and shifting cultures, we have to lean in and activate board leaders to provide the support nonprofits need in the journey towards justice. It is vital for us to come […]
On Courage and Curiosity
Over the last few years, I’ve been having conversations with community members, advocates, taco lovers 😉 and board members that are doing the good work of supporting nonprofits in our communities. And this year is no different because we do have some challenges in 2025 especially for communities of color, immigrants and those with limited resources. While I am not an […]
The Movement Continues: Reflecting on 2024
This year, The New Philanthropists (TNP) stood its ground on changing an old idea, this idea that nonprofits do charity work or that board leaders provide charity for communities – the work that nonprofits do is justice work; we are serving to rectify the historical wrongdoing and inequities to fill the gaps. So, for 2024, we want to thank our supporters for […]
Join us for Kicking it with TNP
There’s no party like a TNP party! Wear your favorite kicks and join us as we celebrate an amazing year. Gather with all of our community friends and support us in our mission to make Austin more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Featuring DJ Kick It who will spinning your favs. Free food, drinks, and energizing music will bookend the program, […]
Navigating Change: Supporting DEI with your Influence
A few weeks ago, The New Philanthropists, in partnership with I lLive Here I Give Here convened a discussion on how we, as leaders in organizations can address the current anti-DEI sentiment. We hosted a couple of community discussions. The first one focused on your leadership influence and how you can stand up and really play a role within your […]
Impactful Work Translates: TNP’s Houston expansion
From the inception of TNP, we always envisioned having a national presence where you can connect with leaders of color from D.C, San Francisco to San Antonio. And Austin being home, we’ve been able to develop a comprehensive approach to equity, inclusion and diversity among Austin nonprofits and it has allowed us to test programs and models that we’ve researched […]
AAPI Take the Lead: Demystifying what a board member looks like
What does a board member like look? Does the Asian Model Minority Myth hinder inclusion on boards? What does it mean have representation from the Asian diaspora on a board? According to the City of Austin’s Asian American Quality of Life Report 2018, “Asians represent the fastest growing racial group in Austin with Asian Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Filipinos and […]