[Past Event] Transforming Philanthropy

David Callahan Founder and Editor, Inside Philanthropy

DAVID CALLAHAN is founder and editor of Inside Philanthropy. He has written extensively on trends in philanthropy, as well as American culture, public policy and business. David is author, most recently, of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age.

Before launching Inside Philanthropy in 2014, David co-founded Demos, the national think tank, where he held various leadership positions and conducted research on a wide range of issues related to economic and political inequality, as well as writing on moral values, professional ethics and business. Previously, David was a resident scholar at the Century Foundation and managing editor of the American Prospect, the public policy journal.

In addition to The Givers, David is the author of seven widely reviewed books on domestic and international issues, including The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead. He has appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs, including major networks and national NPR shows. He has published numerous op-ed and feature articles, including in the New York Times and Washington Post. He has spoken at over 150 universities and associations around the U.S., frequently as a keynote speaker.

David is a graduate of Hampshire College and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University, where he studied American politics and international relations. David lives in Santa Monica, California.

Tulaine Montgomery Managing Partner, New Profit Tulaine Montgomery is an entrepreneur, educator, writer and organizer. She has played leadership roles in the launch and expansion of social enterprises across the U.S. and internationally in the Carribean, East Africa, Indonesia and South Africa. Tulaine is a Managing Partner at New Profit, a venture philanthropy that backs entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America. Tulaine is a trusted advisor to nonprofit organizations and socially responsible companies providing strategic and financial support to many of our nation’s most powerful and promising social innovations. Tulaine leads New Profit’s Inclusive Impact, a $100 million social impact fund providing growth capital and capacity support for Black, Latinx and Indigenous social impact leaders. Tulaine serves on several boards including GirlTrek, YouthBuild and College for Social Innovation. She has a master’s in public policy from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree from Smith College. Tulaine has traveled extensively to facilitate learning on racial equity, education, social justice, futurism, philanthropy, impact investing and wellness. Her writing has been featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Root, Worth Media, and more. She is featured in “Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute to Leadership” - a visual chronicle and historic narrative of community leaders. (www.portraitsofpurpose.us). In 2020, Tulaine co-authored a research report on equity in philanthropy in partnership with Next Street, Transforming the Social Sector: The Opportunity and Need for Action Tulaine is the Host and Executive Producer of  "Say More: Live conversations with Tulaine" - an Instagram Live series that serves as a virtual “salon” where people of different identities and experiences explore what it would take to build a world that works for everyone. Tulaine is a cellist and has written and produced several original plays.