Imagining 2025: What’s next for disaster philanthropy?

“Prediction, not narration, is the real test of our understanding of the world.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

We live in a time of uncertainty. Our world is undergoing a transformative journey in an era of technological advancements and global challenges. Disasters are constant, as is the harm they cause. Funders must understand that a better future is possible.

In “The Black Swan,” Taleb challenges his readers not to look at past events, including disasters, to develop plans but to imagine what could be. As much as they may feel random at times, disasters have a level of predictability that allows funders to be strategic rather than reactive in their grantmaking.

One week after the federal election, philanthropic futurist and President of FutureGood, Trista Harris, and CDP’s Chief Financial and Operation Officer, Brenda Camacho, discussed where current trends are headed and how we can build the future we want to see for ourselves, our sector and our communities.

This webinar was co-sponsored by Alliance Magazine, Philanthropy New York, United Philanthropy Forum, The Funders Network, Giving Compass and Council on Foundations.

Please see the slide deck and watch the webinar recording to learn more:

Resources mentioned during the webinar

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