Magic Cabinet

Innovation can take many forms, especially when it comes to capacity building. For our nonprofit partners, Tenderloin Museum, The Latina Center, and Southeast Seattle Education Coalition, innovation has meant hiring new staff, streamlining fundraising, and expanding services—projects that have increased their impact and set them on a sustainable path for the future. More on their journeys in our latest blog post, linked in the comments!

We're proud to partner with 72 nonprofits serving diverse communities across the Puget Sound and Bay Area. Learn more about our cohort partners and see how they're resourcing each other for long-term impact below! https://lnkd.in/gC_h5HPt

For over 15 years, we’ve been collaborating and innovating with nonprofits to create community-centered models for philanthropy. As we learn we aim to share our tools and knowledge, helping funders become trusted, impactful partners with nonprofits and communities. Learn more about our philanthropic partnerships below! https://lnkd.in/g5N2N72T

Join us on August 15th for a conversation with Catchafire! We'll discuss our long-term, capacity-building grantmaking and how we're evolving our approach to be more responsive and inclusive to community needs. Don't miss out! Click the link below to register.

As philanthropy evolves, so must we. Over the past year, we've been in community with Native-led organizations, working together to listen, learn, and co-design a model that honors and aligns with the priorities of Native communities and nonprofits. We're excited to continue exploring partnerships with Native-led intermediaries with five key focus areas guiding our work. More in our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/g6usuXMX

Flashback to our recent Magic Cabinet Advocacy event, where we convened regional philanthropy leaders to discuss the future of donor-advised funds in the U.S. Thank you to our co-host Proximate and our incredible speakers, Se-ah-dom Edmo of Seeding Justice, Dan Petegorsky of Institute for Policy Studies, and Marc Moshcatel of Philanthropy Northwest for sharing your insights! Check out Proximate's event recap: https://bit.ly/4df2jbF

Join our team! We're hiring a Qualitative/Mixed-Methods Researcher to team up with our Director of Research & Evaluation to conduct foundational and iterative mixed-methods research that will inform and ground the work of teams across the foundation. This is a hybrid role for candidates who reside in the Greater Seattle or San Francisco Bay areas.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to philanthropic funding. Our team learned this firsthand in Solano County, where we prioritized building trust with nonprofits and community leaders to better align our funding with the community’s needs. We’ve documented our approach to encourage other funders to think differently about investments in non-urban areas. More in our engagement summary below: https://lnkd.in/eH5ZGYyk

Navigating a rebrand can be a complex process as organizations work to establish a brand that effectively communicates their mission, enhances their visibility, and deepens their connection to community. In our view, a solid rebranding effort starts with client data and direct input from the community. “Surveys, interviews, and forums are great tools for this,” shares Magic Cabinet CEO Christina Engel. More insights in the latest from Forbes Nonprofit Council. https://lnkd.in/gTw4Vp6r

Although our first Magic Cabinet Cohorts have officially adjourned, their wisdom lives on. In our latest blog, the leaders of nine incredible organizations we partnered with share lessons learned, surprising moments, and what's on the horizon for each of their organizations. https://lnkd.in/gyctfaSr