Crystal Hayling, Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Centering Climate Giving in Frontline Communities
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation
Angie Chen Senior Program Officer and Community Engagement Director, The Libra Foundation

Apr 13, 2021 | Diversity Equity and Inclusion Diversity Equity and Inclusion

It takes boldness to bring big change in philanthropy. Our colleagues at Donors of Color Network recently put that boldness into action by launching a national campaign calling on funders to commit to giving 30 percent of climate-related funding to BIPOC-led groups,...

A New Wave of Philanthropy to Support Black-Led Organizations
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Sep 17, 2020 | Guest Author Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Guest Author Guest Author

The murder of George Floyd by a police officer — one in an unbroken string of unjust Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement — has triggered an unprecedented national outpouring of grief, rage, and demands for change throughout the country. The fact that these...

How Will Philanthropy Respond to the Call?
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Apr 20, 2017 | Guest Author CEP Conference, Guest Author Guest Author

“This is 9-1-1, may I have your name and your emergency?” “My house is on fire! 234 Maple Drive. Please send the fire trucks!” “Can you please describe your house?” “What? OK, it’s a green house on the corner.” “Can you tell me the square footage?” “What? What...

Reshaping the Business of the Board: Grantpickers or Strategic Thinkers?
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Nov 12, 2015 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Optimizing Governance

If the job of the foundation board is to oversee strategy and determine the effectiveness of the organization in achieving its goals, isn’t it also the board's job to pick the right grantees? Probably not. For large foundations that want to achieve big audacious...

With the Nonprofit Community, Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Nov 3, 2015 | Guest Author Guest Author

This post originally appeared on LinkedIn. I just returned to the U.S. after five years of living in Singapore and working with philanthropists and NGOs across Asia. As I resettle and reconnect, friends ask how I’ve changed since I left. While there are many...

Where Does Good Strategy Start? Listen Up.
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Sep 17, 2015 | Guest Author Developing Strategy, Guest Author Guest Author

This post, part of our Blog Rewind series, originally appeared in December 2010. When I was fresh-faced and just starting to work in philanthropy at a women-focused community foundation, I made lists. I would write down the problem or issue I wanted to tackle, then...

Together or Alone: Can Philanthropy Effectively Tackle Systems?
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Jun 1, 2015 | CEP Conference CEP Conference, CEP Conference Guest Author, CEP Conference Programming and Communications

Farmers or Merchants?
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Jan 18, 2011 | Developing Strategy Developing Strategy

Crystal Hayling on the debate surrounding different approaches to microfinance.

Giving As Good As We Get
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Dec 13, 2010 | Managing Operations Managing Operations

Individual giving may be down in 2010, but people are giving in new ways and changing the charitable donation landscape. Crystal Hayling explores new giving technologies and questions how nonprofits and grantmakers should use and support them.

Before Strategy Was Strategy
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Dec 9, 2010 | Developing Strategy Developing Strategy

Crystal Hayling describes how, at the beginning of her philanthropic career, her foundation’s close collaboration with its grantees informed the foundation’s strategy and made it a stronger partner in fighting for women’s rights.

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