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Break Fake Rules: Change Big Giving For Good

Stupski Foundation
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Marguerite Casey Foundation
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Inequality Media
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Some rules are meant to be broken—especially the fake ones! Break Fake Rules is a podcast that brings today’s news and big philanthropic issues into focus, challenging the self-imposed rules that shape the flow of money, power, and resources in America. Join Glen Galaich, CEO of the Stupski Foundation, and a rotating cast of co-hosts as they unpack the news of the day and engage in conversations w... more

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What changes when we embrace impermanence instead of trying to live forever?

In this episode, Glen Galaich sits down with Santhosh Ramdoss, president and CEO of Gary Community Ventures, for a conversation about impermanence and legacy. Guided by Ga... more

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What happens when philanthropy’s sharpest critique comes from inside the sector itself? In this episode, Stupski Foundation CEO Glen Galaich and co-host Eric Brown sit down with Gara LaMarche - longtime philanthropic leader, democracy advocate, and o... more

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Fake rules tell us funding reparations is too complicated, too controversial, or too distant. So what will it take for us to see that repair is a responsibility we all carry?

In this episode, Glen Galaich and co-host Malia Becton-Consuegra, Stupski ... more

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There’s a dirty word philanthropy doesn’t like to talk about - politics. But does staying above the political fray actually prevent us from supporting the communities and issues we claim to care about? In this live audience episode, Glen Galaich sits... more

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Gara LaMarche
Lifelong advocate for human rights and social justice; former president/CEO of Democracy Alliance and Atlantic Philanthropies; Open Society Institute involvement
Open Society Institute / Democracy Alliance / Atlantic Philanthropies
Episode: Philanthropy Needs Its Critics feat. Gara LaMarche
Aria Florant
Co-founder and executive director
Liberation Ventures
Episode: What If America’s 250th Becomes a Turning Point for Repair? feat. Aria Florant
Vu Le
Author and nonprofit advocate, blogger at Nonprofit AF
Nonprofit AF
Episode: Can Funders Beat Thanos Without Engaging in Politics? feat. Vu Le
Trabian Shorters
Founder of BMe Community and developer of Asset Framing
BMe Community
Episode: Asset-Framing to End Philanthropy's Savior Complex feat. Trabian Shorters
Elisha Smith Arrillaga
Vice President of Research
Center for Effective Philanthropy
Episode: New Data Highlights Reality Gap Between Nonprofits & Funders feat. Elisha Smith Arrillaga
Nwamaka Agbo
CEO of the Kataly Foundation
Kataly Foundation
Episode: The F Word Philanthropy Avoids Is the One It Needs Most feat. Nwamaka Agbo
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
California's first partner, filmmaker
Miss Representation/ Rise Up
Episode: When We Invest in Women, We Transform Democracy for Generations feat. Jennifer Siebel Newsom & Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia
African American Policy Forum
Episode: When We Invest in Women, We Transform Democracy for Generations feat. Jennifer Siebel Newsom & Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw
Faiz Shakir
Founder of More Perfect Union
More Perfect Union
Episode: The Biggest Fake Rule in the Media? OBJECTIVITY. feat. Faiz Shakir

Hosts

Glen Galaich
Host of Break Fake Rules; CEO of the Stupski Foundation
Claire
Co-host and Communications, from the Stupski Foundation; Communications lead introducing guests and guiding the conversation

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 22 ratings
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    Whether you agree or not, Break Fake Rules is thought provoking, “Funders shouldn’t get to dictate where the money goes?!” Shaking things up in a sometimes overly cautious industry. Love it!

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    United States3 years ago

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Hosts balance bold critique with accessible storytelling and concrete examples.
Content is urgent, practical, and worth applying in real funding decisions.
Shakes up a cautious, traditional philanthropy space.
Provokes thought and challenges funders to rethink control.

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Philanthropy Needs Its Critics feat. Gara LaMarche
Q: What is the one fake rule Gara would like foundations to break?
Gara emphasizes moving beyond the obsession with differentiation and the ego-driven need for each foundation to stamp its own brand; instead, he advocates for learning from successful models, collaborating, and being bold within established structures to fund social justice and systemic change.
What If America’s 250th Becomes a Turning Point for Repair? feat. Aria Florant
Q: As the 250th anniversary approaches, why is this moment critical for reparations and repair?
The guest argues that the moment is about redefining national meaning and confronting the gap between founding ideals and lived reality, using narrative work and policy alignment to shift both culture and institutions toward repair.
What If America’s 250th Becomes a Turning Point for Repair? feat. Aria Florant
Q: What led Liberation Ventures to adopt a donor collaborative model, and how does it shift power toward communities?
The model emerges from a belief that donors are full participants who benefit from long-term, cooperative structures. It emphasizes shared decision-making, learning, and accountability to communities and movement partners, rather than top-down control.
What If America’s 250th Becomes a Turning Point for Repair? feat. Aria Florant
Q: Welcome Aria, why is it a fake rule that people shouldn't support reparations and why does this make economic sense?
Aria explains that reparations are a proven tool used globally to repair harm and strengthen multiracial democracy, and that deliberate donor collaboration can mobilize the scale of resources needed while aligning with economic sense by addressing intergenerational wealth gaps and systemic inequities.
Asset-Framing to End Philanthropy's Savior Complex feat. Trabian Shorters
Q: What makes asset framing different from deficit framing, and why does that distinction matter for philanthropy today?
Deficit framing centers on what people lack and often positions funders as the heroes, which suppresses agency; asset framing centers on what people are working toward, which changes brain processing, builds trust, and distributes leadership more equitably.

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The show consistently analyzes philanthropy, power, and governance, often challenging entrenched “fake rules” that shape funding, policy, and public discourse. Across episodes, conversations span reparations, donor collaboration, asset framing, youth-led grantmaking, government/philanthropy bridges, and the role of media in advocating for equity. Guests tend to be foundation leaders, nonprofit advocates, researchers, and journalists who push for more participatory, accountable funding models and systemic change. A standout element is the willingness to critique traditional philanthropy—from spend-down vs endowments to donor control—and to propose practical, near-term actions that mobilize capital with communities at the center. The format b... more

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