News & Stories
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.
100 Days of Making Magic
Magic Cabinet CEO C'Ardiss "CC" Gardner Gleser shares reflections from her first 100 days including her vision for the future of our work.
In traditional relationships between funders and grantees, power has usually been consolidated with the funder. At Magic Cabinet, we're experimenting with a new way—listening to and learning from our grantees, creating space for them to share their work on their own terms.
The Magic Cabinet Board of Directors has selected C’Ardiss “CC” Gardner Gleser as the organization’s new CEO. CC brings deep experience in philanthropy, education, and social impact to the foundation.
Advancing Grassroots Impact: Launching Magic Cabinet’s First Rural Power-building Cohorts
We are excited to announce the launch of our first cohorts of rural power-building organizations, expanding our grantmaking to include organizations that are building rural community power and poised for outsized impact.
In a recent conversation with several Solano County partners, we discussed how funders can contribute to equitable investments in Solano County nonprofits.
Our approach has evolved, but our values remain unchanged. Our intermediary partnerships with the Decolonizing Wealth Project and Native Voices Rising helped us reach farther without stepping away from what matters.
We're excited to share the details of our collaboration with East Bay Community Foundation's STRONG Collaborative Fund to accelerate $600K in capacity-building funding to grassroots and nonprofit organizations in East Contra Costa County, California.