If you're in a position to give, what's the best thing for you to do? Betty from Minneapolis, who has a donor advised fund, shares her perspective. Plus, the leadership team from WFPC leaves us with some final inspiration.

Sonia Neculescu, Ana Mendoza Packham, and Felicia Philibert of Women for Political Change give the behind-the-scenes details on their recently launched mutual aid fund, and who did and did not support it.

The concept of "mutual aid" has risen to prominence during COVID-19, but Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color have been practicing it for hundreds of years. Organizer Rebel Sidney Black discusses her document "Pod Mapping for Mutual Aid," which emerged as a guiding light during the early days of the pandemic.

When COVID-19 hit America, many foundations established emergency response funds. Dr. Helene Gayle from the Chicago Community Trust and Cynthia Zapata from The Women's Foundation of Minnesota explain how their organizations took action.

There's a lot of things about philanthropy that may surprise you. Liz Howard of Northwestern University joins us to discuss the priorities of philanthropic foundations, and why giving away endowment money is not always an easy decision.