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Shaping Philanthropy's Next Chapter with Sarah Howard
Episode 10

In this episode, Chris sits down with Sarah Howard, connector, storyteller, and Managing Director of the Global Philanthropy Forum.

From her beginnings in California as a filmmaker capturing human stories across South Sudan, Honduras, and small island states, Sarah has woven together a career at the intersection of media, philanthropy, and systems change. Her journey has been shaped as much by serendipity, as by her own determination to engage with the world directly.

What drives Sarah is a belief that philanthropy can be society's "risk capital," helping us leap into new possibilities at a time of tectonic shifts in climate, technology, and governance. She shares how legacy, storytelling, and lived experience inform her work to make philanthropy fit for purpose in the 21st century, while also exploring the deeper human values that must guide how we shape the future.

This is a conversation about vision, legacy, and the drive to design new systems of value.

🍸 Cocktail of the episode: A Vesper martini

🎧 A thought to leave you with:

What philanthropic risks would you take today to ensure a better tomorrow for all?

Episode Resources:
Sarah Howard
Global Philanthropy Forum

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Credits:
Host: Chris Luebkeman
Executive Producer: Jonelle Simunich
Guest Relations: Taline Frantz
Editors: Viktoria Bacheva and Asmita Mehta
Sound Designer: Taline Frantz
Design and Manager: Kinny Tran-Marazza
Graphic Designer: Nazaré Sarabúa

Presented by: [Y]our 2040
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