BETTER GIVING

Strategic & collaborative giving that centers joy, humility, and humanity

Got charitable dollars to direct?

If so, you're in a powerful position to drive change. Whether it’s your money, a family foundation, or corporate contributions, your role in choosing causes and supporting nonprofits shapes a better world—and boosts your own happiness and longevity.

But here’s the challenge: where to give, what issues matter most, and how to make the greatest impact.

Too often, giving defaults to the familiar—gala tickets, school fundraisers, or inherited charities. While these are great, imagine the joy and impact of aligning your giving with the problems you’re most passionate about solving.

ImpactFull’s Better Giving coaching model and Donor Collective Toolkit help turn your ideas into clear strategies and your concerns into bold theories of change.

Let’s unlock your potential to make a difference!

“ImpactFull masterfully manages the individual concerns of each funder while keeping our focus on the people we serve. And an amazing side-benefit is how much we have learned, laughed, and leaned-in together.”

— Mariely Moronta-Sanchez, M&T Bank

We help you give with purpose.

Whether you're a first-time donor exploring causes, a CSR team aiming for greater impact, a next-gen philanthropist reimagining legacy giving, or a group looking to pool resources for collective action, we’ve got you covered.

With tools like Interest & Impact surveys, Issue Briefs, Learning Agendas, and our Donor Collective Toolkit, ImpactFull brings 30+ years of expertise to your kitchen table, boardroom, or anywhere your giving journey begins.

Let’s create a philanthropic strategy that’s as meaningful as the change you want to make.

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GIVING BETTER

Strategic & Collaborative Giving that centers

transparency, humility, and humanity

  • The solo act of researching issues, problems, and solutions becomes a team effort and a chance to build community. 

  • Surrounded by friends and colleagues that share your curiosity and are unafraid to ask "dumb" questions, participants uncover entirely new approaches to solving intractable problems. 

  • “Impact hack” sessions bring grantees and funders together to learn from each other and co-author grant applications and updated theories of change.

Better Giving clients experience the joy of uncovering what they care about — and then doing something about it.

Donor Collective clients feel the joy of working, learning, and funding together. 

FAQs

  • No, 6 to 12 months of learning together precedes any grant-making. During that time, prospective members drive a learning agenda to get smarter -- and get ready -- to put dollars in the fund.

  • No, all you need to come together is a desire to uncover a shared vision for making the world a better place. The theme of your joint-giving will take shape as members bring their  questions, ideas, and experience to the table.

  • No, the amount you will grant is a mid-point consideration, and no gift is too small. You want to raise and grant enough to make the project satisfying to the members and impactfull in the community.

  • “This is the most fun and the most impact I have ever had making grants.”

  • “The project design is beyond compare. I have been delighted to sit next to other funders -- and grantees -- to make this work better.”

ABOUT KRISTINE

At age 25, Kristine was recruited to join the “junior board” of the storied Weingart Center in downtown Los Angeles. Her delight in being courted, nominated, and warmly welcomed to lend a hand with the organization's vital mission has never left. Having since served on numerous boards and coached dozens of organizations through perfecting this most critical relationship, her firm not only designs board growth and transformation strategies, it has created new vocabulary and expectations about what it means to take that seat. Don't settle for service, design for delight.