Context is Key: Who’s Doing the Work?
In my role as SFE’s Executive Director, one of the core philosophies that I ask our team to keep top of mind is the belief that “context is key.”
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Building the World We Deserve
We are on a journey that is not without significant obstacles, but I also see it as an opportunity to grow together.
Siegel’s Community-Driven Response to COVID-19
With our Chairman’s support, SFE recently executed a series of Community Grants to support organizations doing COVID-19 response work.
Understanding Our Place in a Changing World
Katy Knight explains how SFE's questions-first approach will feel more relevant than ever post pandemic.
COVID-19 Resources from SFE Grantees
Many of SFE's grantees are adapting to frequently changing conditions, and are finding new ways to make their programs available remotely to keep serving communities everywhere in the face of substantial uncertainty.
Event Recap: Insights from Feedback+San Juan Summit
This convening was an important moment to highlight some of the values that we’ve prioritized in our grantmaking work, and to collaborate with other funders on strengthening our collective effectiveness.
Managing Mission Creep
All too often, development teams think they have to change their missions and the work of their organizations to fit a funder’s vision. I think everyone would be well-served to remember a few key things.
How to Host an Effective Convening
Putting the right voices in conversation with one another is just the first step to creating something actionable - and without the right structures in place, a convening can end up producing a lot of noise.
Help Us Ask the Right Questions
We’re looking for a Director of Research and a Director of Grants Management to help guide us towards answers for our key questions, and guide the next phase of our inquiry.
Framing the Big Picture
As responsible grantmakers, we make sure that SFE’s support goes to grantees whose work advances practice in each of our interest areas, improves our understanding of the key challenges we face, and presents potential solutions.
Stop Differentiating Between Program and Administrative Funding
If there’s one thing that we know is a prerequisite for running an effective program, it’s having the right administrative structures in place to keep things up and running.
Siegel Family Endowment Appoints Katy Knight Executive Director
The board of Siegel Family Endowment (SFE) has announced Katy Knight as the organization’s new Executive Director.