Philanthropy Stories & Updates

The logos for East Bay Community Foundation and Magic Cabinet appear alongside a tile with the words 'Building Community Power: Magic Cabinet and STRONG Collaborative Fund.' An image of people sitting around a table appears below.

We're excited to share the details of our collaboration with East Bay Community Foundation's STRONG Collaborative Fund to accelerate $600K in capacity-building funding to grassroots and nonprofit organizations in East Contra Costa County, California.

As we enter the next stage of our journey as a funder, we're excited to share our multi-year strategic roadmap, outlining the foundational elements that will guide our work, approach, and desired impact moving forward.

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Magic Cabinet has committed $7.5 million over five years to Native Voices Rising to strengthen Native-led organizations. The partnership combines Magic Cabinet's community-driven model with NVR’s grassroots approach, providing long-term investments and flexible funding to support Native sovereignty and nonprofit capacity.

The words move fast and trust in community rewriting our capacity building rules appear in front of a teal background featuring a map of Tacoma, Washington. There are three teal and white icons underneath the text with yellow arrows connecting them.

Sometimes, getting to yes means rewriting the rules. When our capacity-building model became too limiting, we trusted the expertise of our partners—seeding an idea that took root among multiple Magic Cabinet cohorts.

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Our team shares insights from the Native Voices Rising Funder Fellowship and 2024 Native Americans in Philanthropy Conference and what we plan to bring forward in our Native Partnerships work.

Three women and two men participate in a virtual webinar with the title 'Rewriting capacity building to unlock nonprofit potential' at the top of the screen.

In a recent webinar with Catchafire, members of our team shared how Magic Cabinet is rewriting capacity building to unlock nonprofit potential.