We’re Opening Up New Paths
for Philanthropy
At Magic Cabinet, we work creatively and collaboratively to reinvent the sector, so nonprofits can simply do what they do best. We partner with nonprofits, funders, and community leaders to experiment transparently, learn openly, and bring a flexible approach to philanthropy — committed to centering, listening, and adapting to ever-changing community needs.
Magic Cabinet Initiatives
Community Grantmaking
We support the whole nonprofit, not just its programs. By focusing on long-term grants on capacity building we enable community-led and focused nonprofits to grow their impact while fulfilling their mission faster.
Community Cohorts
We bring nonprofits together in cohorts and provide multi-year, flexible funding to use as they see fit. Our approach centers community knowledge and supports stronger relationships rooted in shared learning and community-led change.
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Magic Cabinet shares how we fundamentally shifted our approach by partnering with Native Voices Rising. We offer a closer look at our partnership journey, including how we shifted internal mindsets around partnership with Native intermediaries and what it made possible for our practice.
We hear a lot about the problematic nature of donor-advised funds, but it's not the conversation we should be having. Our Sr. Product Manager, Gabriella Espinoza, has been leading our exploration of DAFs to surface better, faster, and smarter ways for donors to invest in communities.
Magic Cabinet CEO C'Ardiss "CC" Gardner Gleser shares reflections from her first 100 days including her vision for the future of our work.