Arabella Advisors

04/25/2023

Young people are experiencing an acute mental health crisis, with a surge in youth anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders. Read more about how funders can address this crisis in the takeaways from our latest Sector event:

Young people are experiencing an acute mental health crisis, with a surge in youth anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders. According to a recent CDC report, one in three teenage girls seriously considered attempting su***de in 2021, and nearly six in 10 teen girls and seven in 10 LGBT...

04/11/2023

How can philanthropists support the development of emerging technologies that could be crucial for stabilizing the climate, while at the same time managing their unintended consequences and harms? Read more from Bruce Boyd and Loren McArthur in Inside Philanthropy:

Philanthropists have begun to recognize that tech moonshots may be essential for reckoning with the climate crisis. Guest authors Bruce Boyd and Loren McArthur outline how we can avoid harmful unintended consequences.

04/10/2023

Though the racial wealth gap has been part of the fabric of America for centuries, the actions necessary to dismantle it are not a mystery. Recently Sharyn Church and Andrew Plumley hosted a salon at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, and spoke with attorney George Fatheree III, to discuss the role of reparations in closing the . The conversation was so rich and timely, that we wanted to share key takeaways from it. Read more and listen to the full conversation here: https://bit.ly/3mjcreB

Though the racial wealth gap has been part of the fabric of America for centuries, the actions necessary to dismantle it are not a mystery. Time and again, property and homeownership have proven to be effective means of building long-term wealth. However, Black families and individuals have been—a...

03/28/2023

This year, we’re continuing our series of critical conversations on the . Join us for the first one this year on April 10th. Hear from Shelley Whelpton, as she speaks to David Ball, Pooja Mehta, and Deepti Doshi to explore the role of social media and digital technologies in the current youth crisis. Read more and register here: https://bit.ly/3mcXaf0

01/30/2023

New on our blog, Cyrus Kharas speaks to and asset owners about the crucial role they can and should play in helping often overlooked businesses survive the next . Read more about the unique role of and asset owners here:

Nobody knows when the next recession will arrive or how bad it will be. But there are plenty of signals that experts point to that can make investors cautious or nervous. Regardless of when the next economic downturn does arrive, foundations and nonprofit asset owners¹ can—and should—play a cru...

01/20/2023

Arabella’s NEW Impact Report is here! And it's designed to show how we at Arabella enable changemakers to go “From Idea to Impact” by moving more resources, using the right vehicles, operating efficiently and effectively, and elevating equity. It focuses on our work in 2021, lifting up several initiatives from that year that produced a wide range of impact. Read it now here: https://bit.ly/3HfRXeb

11/17/2022

With more than 725 employees, Arabella’s client the New Venture Fund is working on some of the world’s biggest challenges, such as global health and poverty, conservation and safeguarding biodiversity, education, and civil rights. We’re excited to read more about this work in the latest impact report from the NVF team, featuring an update from NVF president Lee Bodner, an overview of an NVF project’s lifecycle, project case studies and update on their DEI journey. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3EfTWhm

11/15/2022

“ is unquestionably one of the defining issues of our time, but this monumental challenge does not exist in a vacuum. An approach is essential to move our planet toward a sustainable, livable future for all. Three years ago, The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice was founded under just that ethos.” Arabella is proud to support the Hive Fund through our clients at the , and we admire the innovation, determination, and commitment to healing and solidarity that the fund brings to its work. Read more about the fund here:

Climate change is unquestionably one of the defining issues of our time, but this monumental challenge does not exist in a vacuum. Race, gender, and economic inequity all play a role in how different communities contribute to and experience the reality of our climate crisis. An intersectional approa...

11/03/2022

We are so proud that Eric Kessler and Bruce Boyd were asked to put their skills to work in a volunteer capacity as co-administrators of the Highland Park Victim’s Fund. The fund has already distributed $5.8 million in donations to July 4th mass shooting victims and nonprofits supporting victims and their families. Read about the work of the fund here:

A Highland Park nonprofit announced it has distributed $5.8 million it raised to victims of the July 4 mass shooting, with the families of nine people who were killed or who suffered catastrophic injuries getting $365,000 each. The Highland Park Community Foundation also said 10 people who were inju...

10/24/2022

This year, we’re continuing our series of critical conversations on the . Join us for the next one on December 12th. Hear from Arabella principal and senior managing director, Bruce Boyd, as he speaks to Danielle Deane-Ryan, Sarah Kearney, and Michelle Martinez to explore what strategies philanthropists can support that will most rapidly and effectively move our society towards a more stable climate future. Register here: https://bit.ly/3CMsA1k

09/19/2022

This year, we’re continuing our series of critical conversations on the . Join us for the next one on October 12th. Hear from Arabella senior managing director, Shelley Whelpton, as she speaks to Eli Pariser, Dr. Latanya Sweeney, and Jenny Toomey to explore the threats that technology poses to democratic participation and reasoned political debate, as well as the promise that new technological tools and platforms hold for fostering a healthier democracy and civic culture. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Qx4mfr

09/16/2022

Arabella Advisors is excited to announce that we have acquired Kiwi Partners, a New York-based firm that provides support in the form of nonprofit accounting, HR, and consulting services to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. Kiwi Partners will continue to function as a separate part of Arabella, even as our teams work together to deepen our collective capacity to support the nonprofit sector. Read more here:

Union of two firms will increase their capacity to support nonprofits across the country and ultimately enable more philanthropic impact Arabella Advisors today announced the acquisition of Kiwi Partners, a New York-based firm that provides support in the form of nonprofit accounting, HR, and consul...