CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short by @glengalaich.bsky.social is out today!

A challenge to the traditional rules of philanthropy—and a call to move resources faster and trust communities more.

Order your copy: https://stupski.org/CONTROL/

Thanks to everyone who joined @glengalaich.bsky.social and @ibramxk.bsky.social on @talkshoplive.bsky.social.

The conversation about CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short is just getting started.

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📚 CONTROL releases March 17.

Live in just half an hour!

At 4PM PT, @glengalaich.bsky.social joins @ibramxk.bsky.social on @talkshoplive.bsky.social to discuss CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short.

Tune in and join the conversation:
https://talkshop.live/watch/FMkA4tNWQZ32

Today at 4PM PT: @glengalaich.bsky.social joins @ibramxk.bsky.social on @talkshoplive.bsky.social to discuss CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short.

Tune in and join the conversation.

https://talkshop.live/watch/FMkA4tNWQZ32

1 week until CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short is out.

Tomorrow, @glengalaich.bsky.social joins @ibramxk.bsky.social for a @talkshoplive.bsky.social on the book and why so much charitable wealth remains sidelined.

RSVP and pre-order a signed copy:
https://talkshop.live/watch/FMkA4tNWQZ32

Reminder: RSVP for @glengalaich.bsky.social ’s TalkShopLive with @ibramxk.bsky.social on March 11, 4PM PT.

They’ll discuss CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short and the $2T sitting idle in charitable accounts.

Pre-order a signed copy and ask questions live.
https://talkshop.live/watch/FMkA4tNWQZ32

Reminder: March 11, 4PM PT.

@glengalaich.bsky.social joins @ibramxk.bsky.social on TalkShopLive to talk CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short.

Tune in to preorder a signed copy and ask questions live.https://talkshop.live/watch/FMkA4tNWQZ32

Learn more about CONTROL: https://stupski.org/CONTROL/

The CONTROL book tour is kicking off.

@glengalaich.bsky.social will be in conversation across the country (and online) about how philanthropy can shift from holding power to sharing it.

Save the date — more details coming soon.

📘 Learn more: https://stupski.org/CONTROL/

March 11, 4PM PT: @glengalaich.bsky.social joins @ibramxk.bsky.social for a TalkShopLive on CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short. They’ll dig into the $2T in sidelined charitable assets—and how to move it.

Pre-order a signed copy + ask questions live: https://talkshop.live/watch/FMkA4tNWQZ32

The CONTROL book tour is kicking off.

@glengalaich.bsky.social will be in conversation across the country (and online) about how philanthropy can shift from holding power to sharing it.

Save the date — more details coming soon.

📘 Learn more: https://stupski.org/CONTROL/

Philanthropy doesn’t have to be driven by fear and control.

Jennifer Risher of #HalfMyDAF calls CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short a must-read for anyone ready to center generosity and community instead.

📘 Learn more: https://stupski.org/CONTROL

Why did @glengalaich.bsky.social write CONTROL?

After decades in philanthropy, he saw community needs rising while $2T+ sat idle. CONTROL explores how we got here—and how individuals inside the system can begin to think and act differently.

📘 Preorder: https://stupski.org/control

Risk isn’t irresponsible. Avoiding it is.

On Break Fake Rules Season 3, Ralph Lewin and @glengalaich.bsky.social take on philanthropy’s fear of risk—and how playing it safe blocks real change. Featuring María Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino.

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Another heavyweight endorsement for "CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short".

Bob Kissane calls it required reading for anyone who wants philanthropy to stop protecting itself and start serving people.

This book challenges who holds power—and why.

📘 Preorder: https://stupski.org/control

Season 3 of Break Fake Rules is live 🎙️

@glengalaich.bsky.social and new co-host Jamie Allison (Walter & Elise Haas Fund) kick things off with @replsimon.bsky.social, calling out the fake rules holding nonprofits back.

🎧 Listen now: https://stupski.org/break-fake-rules
🎥 Preview on YouTube

As founder of Trust-Based Philanthropy, she’s spent years challenging donor control and the myths that protect it. "CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short" belongs in that fight.

Preorder now: https://stupski.org/control

Who benefits from donor control—and who gets cut out?

The Mindset of Control shapes how philanthropy hoards power and delays impact. Take our quiz to assess your relationship with it: https://gqi1vpylenl.typeform.com/CONTROLquiz

📘 CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short https://stupski.org/control

Grantee Spotlight: Hawai‘i Care Choices

Hawaiʻi Care Choices is redefining what compassionate care looks like—providing palliative support, dignity, and quality of life for people facing serious illness on Hawaiʻi Island.

Learn more: hawaiicarechoices.org

Big Giving has a problem: control.
This book calls it out.

📘 "CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short" exposes the most urgent issue in US Big Giving—and how to address it.

▶️ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG3G0RE_tHY
📖 https://stupski.org/control

Season 2 of Break Fake Rules is a wrap. @glengalaich.bsky.social + producer Claire Callahan revisit the biggest rule-breaking moments—and yes, Season 3 drops in January with some major changes coming.

Thanks for rocking with us. See you next year.

🎧 Full episodes wherever you get your podcasts

Philanthropy keeps pretending small tweaks will fix a sector built on imbalance. In our season finale, Jamie Allison and Carmen Rojas say what others won’t: it’s time for courage, redistribution, and naming our complicity.

🎥 Preview on YouTube
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Funders: the call is clear—fund community-led food ecosystems.

Bay Area food justice leaders came together last year to share how lasting change starts from the ground up—and that message still matters today.

🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=B1hMy2xECDk
📝 stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/fund-the-ecosystem

🗳️ The Alliance for Youth Organizing is empowering young people to shape our democracy—registering new voters and inspiring the next generation to take action.

Learn more: allianceforyouthorganizing.org

Jennifer Nguyen returns to the Philanthropy Confidential Confessional to answer real questions—on camera.

Candid. Direct. Insightful.
🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/wM3QQlmDX5c
📝 Read her blog commentary: stupski.org/changecantwaitblog/phila...

🎙️ In the next Break Fake Rules with @glengalaich.bsky.social, @joan-c-williams.bsky.social talks "Outclassed"—her new book on how bridging America’s “diploma divide” could protect democracy + advance progressive goals.

🎧 Listen to BFR wherever you get your podcasts

💡 Grantee Spotlight: The Association for Infant Mental Health in Hawai‘i (AIMH HI) uplifts caregivers + professionals to nurture healthy, resilient keiki from the very start. 💙

Learn more:aimhhi.org

Philanthropy can’t just play defense. In part 2 of Break Fake Rules with @glengalaich.bsky.social, California Donor Table's Ludovic Blain challenges funders to play offense and fund like they want to win.

🎧 Preview the episode on YouTube, or listen to the full convo wherever you get your podcasts

100% College Prep is helping Bayview–Hunters Point students turn college dreams into reality through tutoring, mentorship, and leadership programs.

We’re proud to spotlight their work building confidence and opportunity for future scholars.

👉 Learn more: 100collegeprep.org

“Private philanthropy is a symptom of a deeply inequitable society.” — Farhad Ebrahimi. On Break Fake Rules, he urges funders to prioritize movements over foundations.

🔗 stupski.org/break-fake-rules/
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@glengalaich.bsky.social @solidaire.bsky.social

Break Fake Rules went live at California Donor Table’s 20th Anniversary Celebration with @glengalaich.bsky.social + Ludovic Blain. CDT honored 20 years of impact + looked ahead to a new progressive era.

Subscribe on YouTube or your favorite podcast app to catch it when it drops!