Aligning bold donors
with inspired communities
to forge resilient futures
We join forces with partners who know that investing in community self-determination is not only the right thing to do, it's also the most effective.
For more than 15 years we have innovated strategies to move money differently—creating funds that resonate beyond the transactional and weaving partnerships that build the world we urgently need.
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Co-create a program through an iterative process that’s attuned to the particular amount of engagement you wish for.
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Amplify your impact alongside other donors while becoming immersed in a vibrant community of practice.
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Our diverse team brings a wealth of insight to collaborations with donors, institutions, and family foundations who wish to align their values with field-inspiring strategies.
Backed by a seasoned team of grantmaking experts with proven effectiveness across dozens of programs and partnerships, we offer pathways for investing in long-term impact.
Each collaboration is custom-built on a foundation that combines our field-tested experience with bold creativity.
Donors may join a pooled fund to hit the ground running and maximize their impact immediately, dig deep into the rewarding process of co-creating a new fund, or enlist us for strategic advising across a spectrum of issues.
We are a women-founded and led 501c3 philanthropic intermediary building bridges, shifting power, and supporting community sovereignty. Our team boasts decades of experience in pushing the envelope of grantmaking, and we center relationships as key to our success.
TEAM
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Sadaf is Co-Founder and Director of Kindle Project and co-creator of the Indie Philanthropy Initiative. An activist and photographer, she has committed decades of work to environmental and social justice. Previously she served as Environmental Justice Manager at Tewa Women United.
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Arianne has been with Kindle Project since the start. Additionally, she has been Co-Director of Edge Funders Alliance and Director of the Indie Philanthropy Initiative. She sits on the Accountability Circle for the Participatory Grantmakers Community, and is passionate about facilitating transformative processes for family foundations, community decision-makers, and donors. She loves true comedic stories, well-spiced foods, and pop culture.
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Katy brings a diverse background with over five years of nonprofit operations leadership, including past roles at CultureConnect and the Kingston Midtown Business Alliance, where she served as founding board secretary. She lives in Kingston, NY, where she and her husband own a bar and music venue.
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Teresa has worked in philanthropy for over a decade, supporting communities and the Earth, most recently as Grants Manager for Kalliopeia Foundation. She lives in Marin County, California, and loves hiking and macrophotography.
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Sharon is a practitioner of facilitation, training, organizing, direct action and leadership development with over 25 years of experience. She is Indigenous, fat, a mother, and a propagator of racial and social justice strategies whose people originate from Kuskatan (El Salvador).
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Pearl has worked for two decades in Indigenous philanthropy, including as a consultant with the Cultural Conservancy Mino Niibi Fund. For five years she was Charitable Giving Ambassador for Lush Cosmetics. Pearl loves to salsa dance, hike in the mountains, and soak up the sun in Mexico.
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Keil is a filmmaker, writer, and story editor. For 13 years he was Media Director and Mischief Conductor of the Yes Lab, a nonprofit creative-activism incubator. He splits time between rural Pennsylvania and a houseboat in Queens, New York.
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brandon loves the Atlantic Ocean, making art, organizing live music, and skateboarding.
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Jim is an Independent nonprofit finance/accounting professional. He loves mountain adventures, including backcountry skiing and trekking, and lives in Reno, Nevada.
BOARD
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Rubel is Executive Director at a foundation, a Regenerative Practitioner, and Chair of the New Mexico Impact Investment Collaborative. Adam loves volleyball and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Joanna is dedicated to advancing narrative and practice that reimagine how we fund, to unlock economies that work for all. She co-leads Beloved Economies and is founder and principal of Valiente Capital Design. She lives with her family, pets included, in San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Erin is a founding member of the Amalgamated Foundation team. In her role as COO, she provides strategic leadership, ensuring seamless execution of objectives and overseeing the administration of the organization. Having held various positions at financial institutions prior to philanthropy, Erin is driven by the efficient movement of resources to where they are needed most. Erin is passionate about herbal medicine stories and her beloved chihuahua mix Juniper.
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Sofia is an independent consultant for philanthropic and social justice organizations working across gender and climate justice, Indigenous rights and narrative work, and is Co-Chair of the Board at JASS (Just Associates). Sofia is based in Mexico City, loves bacon, singing, and spending time with her two daughters.
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Oona is a trustee of the Merck Family Fund and the board chair of another family foundation. She's a mother, a singer and a gardener, and lives in western Massachusetts.
