About Us

The leader in strategic philanthropy education and community curation

The Philanthropy Workshop is a community of 400 global leaders committed to solving the world’s most pressing social issues. As the largest community of its kind, TPW engages humble leaders who seek to leverage their time, talent, resources, and ties for sustainable impact. We partner with every member to establish clear social impact goals, create a strategic roadmap for community engagement and educational programs, and curate expert connections and resources.

With offices in San Francisco, London, and New York, TPW has members residing in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and over 20 countries throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. 

Mission

Accelerate social impact by mobilizing a global community of strategic investors united by their commitment to unlocking resources, lifelong learning, collaboration, and entrepreneurial approaches.

Vision

Global communities are equipped with resources to create and sustain the solutions our people and planet need to thrive.

Impact Model

TPW’s performance promise is to ensure every member leverages their resources and accelerates social impact by offering year-round strategic partnership, best-in-class global programs, and a trusted peer community committed to investing in what works.

Our Values

• Challenge
  We value challenge that helps each of us grow, learn and deliver greater impact. We welcome hard conversations, question assumptions, and work with one another to find solutions.
• Collaboration
  We work collaboratively within both the TPW community and the wider sector working towards social change in order to leverage greater impact.
• Equity
  Recognizing that we live in systems built on inequality and injustice, we commit to unlocking resources for more just and equitable outcomes. 
• Impact-Driven
  We hold positive, accelerated impact as the ultimate goal in all of our work.
• Learning
  We promote a culture of learning, rigor, curiosity, humility, and the ability to pivot and adapt nimbly in order to better address the most intractable issues of our time.
• Transparency
  We ensure a spirit of open communication and clear accountability in the way we operate.

Our Community

TPW is a community of philanthropists and social investors who share a deep commitment to each other and to accelerate long-term impact. To learn more about joining the TPW community, click the button below.

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History

Since our start-up in 1995, The Philanthropy Workshop has leveraged the strengths of forward-thinking philanthropists, advisors, and our founding organizations, including the Rockefeller and Hewlett Foundations and the Institute for Philanthropy, to bring educational programming, a diverse community, and a united position as the foremost influencers of strategic and innovative philanthropy.