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Engagement Summary – Solano County
This report summarizes Magic Cabinet’s research and engagement in funding Solano County nonprofit organizations. In addition, we highlight opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for future philanthropic initiatives in Solano county as well as a framework for engagement for alike regions.
The Nonprofit Iceberg
When you see an iceberg, the portion visible above water is only a tiny part of a larger whole. You can think of nonprofits in the same way.
Our Guiding Principles
Magic Cabinet was founded as a learning organization. We did not want to make something for nonprofits – we wanted to build it with them. Together and over ten years, we experimented, with the aim to develop a new type of philanthropic partnership.
Why Are We Called Magic Cabinet?
Read about the story behind Magic Cabinet’s name and how we carry that legacy through our work.
Let’s Stop the Destructive Practice of Focusing on the Needs of Donors Instead of Grantees
Read Magic Cabinet’s Letter to the Editor on The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlighting the need for philanthropy to fix its relationship with nonprofits.
In Response to the May/June 2020 Protests
Magic Cabinet Stands Against Police Brutality Magic Cabinet mourns the tragic murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Oscar Grant, Mario Woods, Che Taylor,