We’re looking forward to seeing you in Puerto Rico!
November 29-December 2, 2023

As we gather, our desired outcomes are to deepen our shared knowledge of the ecosystem of donor education and organizing; better understand our collective challenges and opportunities for shared action; build relationships and connections to facilitate partnerships; and offer chances to learn about the dynamics in Puerto Rico and explore how they can connect to and inform our work.

A special thank you to our advisory committee and planning team for their hard work and dedication

DI Advisory Committee

• Nick Tedesco, National Center for Family Philanthropy (Chair)

• Jocelyn Berger, The Philanthropy Workshop

• Rajiv Khanna, Thousand Currents

• Hilda Vega, Hispanics in Philanthropy

• Zaynab Nawaz, Women Moving Millions

DI Planning Team

• Stephanie Gillis, Program Director, Raikes Foundation & Co-Chair, Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative

• Jason Franklin, Principal, Ktisis Capital

• Michael Pratt, Associate Director, Ktisis Capital

• Ayushi Vig, DI Community Engagement Manager

• Maketa Wilborn, Graphic Facilitator

View our community agreements here

What is Destination Impact?
Founded by the Raikes Foundation and now sponsored by the Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative, Destination Impact (DI) is a community of donor education and donor organizing practitioners (generally a mix of executive directors and program/donor organizing/donor education staff). We have fostered peer-to-peer learning and community-building spaces for our members since 2018. 

Our goals as a collaborative are to nurture a healthy, vibrant, and diverse donor support ecosystem; increase coordination and collaboration among our members; and influence more dollars through these networks to racial and social justice. Click here to see our collective vision diagram.

Key OBJECTIVES For our Gathering:

1. Connecting – We will spend time building relationships, which is especially important now given the high turnover of leadership among the DI member organizations.

2. Understanding & learning – We will spend time mapping our ecosystem – who’s involved, who’s doing what, etc. – to position ourselves to better collaborate and magnify our efforts to advance racial justice.

3. Sensemaking towards action – We will spend time in conversation to determine where there is energy, what is urgent, and how to best advance our shared work. 

4. Rejuvenating – We will rest and reflect, with the goal of reconnecting with the reasons we do this work.

DI 2023 Community agreements:

1. Be present as fully as possible – Be here with your doubts, fears, and failings – and your convictions, joys, and successes, listening, and speaking.

2. What is offered in this space is by invitation, not demand – Do whatever your mind, body, and soul call for – we support you. You know your needs better than we do.

3. Speak your truth in ways that respects other people’s truth – Our views may differ, but speaking one’s truth in this space does not mean interpreting, correcting, or debating what others say. Speak from your center to the center of the circle, using “I” statements, trusting people to do their own sifting and winnowing. 

4. Turn from reaction and judgment to wonder and compassionate inquiry – Ask yourself, “I wonder why they feel/think this way?” or “I wonder what my reaction teaches me about myself?” Set aside judgment to listen to others — and to yourself — more deeply.

5. We’re here to construct and orient towards continuous improvement – We have to be willing to engage in the messy work of building, knowing we will never fully “arrive” at perfect solutions.

6. Be open to you not knowing the answer – and to others not knowing – Accept that “I don’t know” is a welcome answer from you and others. Try out sitting with the unknown.

7. Trust and learn from the silence – Silence is a gift in our noisy world – and its own path to knowing. Treat silence as a member of the group. After someone has spoken, take time to reflect without immediately filling the space with words.

8. Let’s Take Care of Each Other – COVID is ever present and we encourage everyone to wear masks indoors. We also encourage you to  feel empowered to communicate your contact needs and do what you need to do to feel safe while respecting the contact needs of others.

High-level Agenda