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Sam Caplan and Satonya Fair

Satonya Fair and Sam Caplan: Philanthropy, Impact, and the Future of Grantmaking

Join Submittable for an in-depth Q&A between Satonya Fair, President and CEO at PEAK Grantmaking, and Sam Caplan, VP of Social Impact at Submittable, focused on philanthropy’s past, present, and future.
 
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At its best, philanthropy is dynamic—ever-evolving as a field, attentive to community, and attractive to professionals from many walks of life. In this episode of Impact Audio, you’ll hear directly from two veterans in the sector: Satonya Fair and Sam Caplan. Their in-depth conversation includes:

  • What it’s like to heed a philanthropic calling
  • PEAK Grantmaking’s past and future
  • Where the field at large is heading and how technology fits in
  • What smart giving entails (with kudos to Mackenzie Scott)

Full of great takeaways for professionals in grantmaking and social impact roles, as well as in-depth personal reflections, this episode has a little something for everyone. We hope you enjoy it.

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Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan is the Vice President of Social Impact at Submittable, a platform that foundations, governments, nonprofits, and other changemakers use to launch, manage, and measure impactful granting and CSR programs. Inspired by the amazing work performed by practitioners of all stripes, Sam strives to help them achieve their missions through better, more effective software.

Sam formerly served as founder of New Spark Strategy, Chief Information Officer at the Walton Family Foundation, and head of technology at the Walmart Foundation. He consults, advises, and writes on social impact technology, strategy, and innovation.

Connect with or follow Sam on Linkedin, listen to his podcast Impact Audio, and subscribe to his bi-weekly newsletter The Review.

Satonya Fair

Satonya Fair is the President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking. Over the past 25 years in the nonprofit and philanthropic space, she has cultivated deep expertise on the funder landscape, nonprofit structures, compliance, change management, philanthropy technology, and knowledge management, allowing her to navigate strategic efforts on many fronts, including diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. Prior to PEAK, Satonya served as Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer at The Executive Leadership Council, where she developed and launched a philanthropic engagement strategy; Director of Grants Management at The Annie E. Casey Foundation; and at Citi, where she supported community relations and foundation giving.

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