mandyvandeven.bsky.social
@mandyvandeven.bsky.social
Nuance seeker. Systems thinker. Connector. Alchemist. Caring provocateur. // linktr.ee/mandyvandeven
Where I weave: Philanthropy. Narrative infrastructure. Racial justice. Feminist apocrypha. Movement journalism. Literature. Philosophy. Tech.
Where I weave: Philanthropy. Narrative infrastructure. Racial justice. Feminist apocrypha. Movement journalism. Literature. Philosophy. Tech.
Discover the four funding practices they prioritized in this article by me, Chiara K. Cattaneo, Jody Myrum, and Erin Lynn Williams in @npquarterly.bsky.social:
nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-...
nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-...
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Discover the four funding practices they prioritized in this article by me, Chiara K. Cattaneo, Jody Myrum, and Erin Lynn Williams in @npquarterly.bsky.social:
nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-...
nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-...
Immerse yourself in the collective observations, experiences, and imaginations of people working across the philanthropic sector. And tell us what you think — comments are welcome!
July 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Immerse yourself in the collective observations, experiences, and imaginations of people working across the philanthropic sector. And tell us what you think — comments are welcome!
What becomes possible when philanthropy adopts the narratives we need to build the world we long for?
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
July 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
What becomes possible when philanthropy adopts the narratives we need to build the world we long for?
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
Join me to talk about philanthropy, resourcing narrative power, and building movement infrastructure at the launch of Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements.
www.linkedin.com/events/73387...
www.linkedin.com/events/73387...
June 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Join me to talk about philanthropy, resourcing narrative power, and building movement infrastructure at the launch of Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements.
www.linkedin.com/events/73387...
www.linkedin.com/events/73387...
I invite you to be inspired by what is possible when everyday people dare to imagine a beautiful future… and band together with others who share that vision of a world where all of us are flourishing.
📖 liberationstories.com
📖 liberationstories.com
May 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I invite you to be inspired by what is possible when everyday people dare to imagine a beautiful future… and band together with others who share that vision of a world where all of us are flourishing.
📖 liberationstories.com
📖 liberationstories.com
It was a pleasure to work with Zaineb Mohammed to co-write a chapter in Liberation Stories that explores the history of philanthropy, communications, and narrative change.
May 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
It was a pleasure to work with Zaineb Mohammed to co-write a chapter in Liberation Stories that explores the history of philanthropy, communications, and narrative change.
At a time when progressive philanthropy is eager to understand how to resource the narrative strategies we need, Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukowska have gifted the sector with a compilation of insights and experiences from 62 experts that serves as a critical guide for who and what to fund.
May 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
At a time when progressive philanthropy is eager to understand how to resource the narrative strategies we need, Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukowska have gifted the sector with a compilation of insights and experiences from 62 experts that serves as a critical guide for who and what to fund.
Many thanks for the mention, Lisa!
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Many thanks for the mention, Lisa!
What happens when you extend the invitation to step toward the future we desire and deserve…
www.philanthropy.com/article/what...
www.philanthropy.com/article/what...
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
What happens when you extend the invitation to step toward the future we desire and deserve…
www.philanthropy.com/article/what...
www.philanthropy.com/article/what...
Dimple Abichandani's contribution to The Myths of Philanthropy series gives a glimpse into her new book, "A New Era of Philanthropy: Ten Practices to Transform Wealth into a More Just and Sustainable Future."
April 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Dimple Abichandani's contribution to The Myths of Philanthropy series gives a glimpse into her new book, "A New Era of Philanthropy: Ten Practices to Transform Wealth into a More Just and Sustainable Future."
ICYMI: Elemental launched The Myths of Philanthropy, a transnational partnership with Center for Effective Philanthropy (US), Association of Charitable Foundations (UK), and VITA (Italy) to examine the narratives that shape how the sector operates—and how to change them.
mailchi.mp/0b144df1a007...
mailchi.mp/0b144df1a007...
April 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
ICYMI: Elemental launched The Myths of Philanthropy, a transnational partnership with Center for Effective Philanthropy (US), Association of Charitable Foundations (UK), and VITA (Italy) to examine the narratives that shape how the sector operates—and how to change them.
mailchi.mp/0b144df1a007...
mailchi.mp/0b144df1a007...
Read it. Share it. Offer your reflections.
Center for Effective Philanthropy: cep.org/blog/
Association of Charitable Foundations: www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/myths-...
Center for Effective Philanthropy: cep.org/blog/
Association of Charitable Foundations: www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/myths-...
April 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Read it. Share it. Offer your reflections.
Center for Effective Philanthropy: cep.org/blog/
Association of Charitable Foundations: www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/myths-...
Center for Effective Philanthropy: cep.org/blog/
Association of Charitable Foundations: www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/myths-...
Like it or not, the philanthropic sector is on the precipice of radical change.
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
April 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Like it or not, the philanthropic sector is on the precipice of radical change.
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
cep.org/blog/the-myt...
If you’ve found value in our work this year, please make a donation to keep it going!
Select Elemental in ‘Additional Information’: closerthanyouthink.co/give
Select Elemental in ‘Additional Information’: closerthanyouthink.co/give
December 15, 2024 at 8:36 AM
If you’ve found value in our work this year, please make a donation to keep it going!
Select Elemental in ‘Additional Information’: closerthanyouthink.co/give
Select Elemental in ‘Additional Information’: closerthanyouthink.co/give
We do this in ways that embody the deep narratives we seek to propagate and that prefigure a future of abundance, solidarity, reciprocity, joy, integrity, and care today.
December 15, 2024 at 8:35 AM
We do this in ways that embody the deep narratives we seek to propagate and that prefigure a future of abundance, solidarity, reciprocity, joy, integrity, and care today.
Elemental was born from the imaginations of movement leaders, narrative practitioners, and funders whose lived experience and professional expertise are reflected in our mandate to: cultivate conditions to resource narrative power.
December 15, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Elemental was born from the imaginations of movement leaders, narrative practitioners, and funders whose lived experience and professional expertise are reflected in our mandate to: cultivate conditions to resource narrative power.
Elemental seeks to connect and align the ecosystem of narrative funders, develop a common set of knowledge and practice for resourcing narrative infrastructure, and facilitate funding experiments that build narrative power.
December 15, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Elemental seeks to connect and align the ecosystem of narrative funders, develop a common set of knowledge and practice for resourcing narrative infrastructure, and facilitate funding experiments that build narrative power.
Chiara and I have been busy, y'all. Discover what we’ve been up to this year: mailchi.mp/c6712cb864a9...
November 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Chiara and I have been busy, y'all. Discover what we’ve been up to this year: mailchi.mp/c6712cb864a9...
We have the mandate to (re)imagine and live into the world we desire and deserve. You with me?
November 16, 2024 at 10:53 AM
We have the mandate to (re)imagine and live into the world we desire and deserve. You with me?
When we unpack the ways faulty logics have created habits that don’t serve us, it opens the possibility to adopt different logics and behaviours that allow us to imagine and live into the world we want.
www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/how-ca...
www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/how-ca...
August 25, 2024 at 5:29 AM
When we unpack the ways faulty logics have created habits that don’t serve us, it opens the possibility to adopt different logics and behaviours that allow us to imagine and live into the world we want.
www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/how-ca...
www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/how-ca...
We operate with a scarcity mindset because we have been conditioned to think small. And when we think from a place of smallness, we limit what is possible for ourselves and each other.
August 23, 2024 at 5:16 AM
We operate with a scarcity mindset because we have been conditioned to think small. And when we think from a place of smallness, we limit what is possible for ourselves and each other.