Renata Minerbo: taking a holistic approach to philanthropy

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On this episode we hear from Renata Minerbo, co-founder and Head of Philanthropy at Be The Earth Foundation, a family foundation focussed on the environment and social justice. Including:

• How did Be The Earth come about?
• How does Be The Earth implement a trust-based approach to grantmaking?
• How do you ensure that a trust-based approach doesn’t risk becoming exclusionary? (i.e. that you aren’t limiting your scope to organisations and individuals you already know and trust, but constantly widening the circle?)
• Why is it so important for Be The Earth that investments are made according to the same principles that drive philanthropic work?
• What does it mean to have a “closed loop” model of investing? Is it always straightforward to decide whether to support something as an investment or as a grant? How do you decide in edge cases?
• How can donors/funders approach their work with a suitable degree of humility?
• How can funders and nonprofits overcome the scarcity mindset themselves, and how can they help the organisations they fund to do so? 
• Is it helpful to talk about Next Gen philanthropy?
• How can philanthropic funders collaborate with each other more effectively?
• How does Be The Earth use pooled funds as a way of achieving its mission? 
• Why is convening events and gatherings such an important part of Be The Earth’s work?
• What is flow funding and how does it work?

Further Resources:

• Be The Earth Foundation
• "How Can Wealth Regenerate Ecosystems?"
• Be Hive London and Be Hive Cape Winelands
• Be The Earth's impact investments
• WPM, "Three currencies that are more important than money for philanthropy" and "Why Isn’t All Philanthropy Trust-Based Philanthropy?"
• Philanthropisms podcasts featuring élysse marcellin & Tesmerelna Atsbeha; Sonal Patel; Natasha Friend and Maria Ahmed; and Kate Symondson.