Can we talk about...? A podcast on leading for racial equity in philanthropy

← Can we talk about...? A podcast on leading for racial equity in philanthropy15 Sept 2025 · 56 min

Seth Kirby and Sharon Miracle on real vs perceived risk and how funders can mitigate risk for their community

Seth Kirby and Sharon Miracle on real vs perceived risk and how funders can mitigate risk for their community15 Sept 202556 min

Seth Kirby (Chief Impact Officer, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation) and Sharon Miracle (President and CEO, Yakima Valley Community Foundation) sit down with Mares for a conversation on the notions of neutrality and risk in philanthropy. They discuss how their organizations have reoriented their thinking around risk so that the central question is not, “what is the risk to our organization?,” but rather, “what is the risk to our community?” – and share tangible examples of what naviga...