The world is shit but it doesn't have to be.
We are living through a moment of profound peril and transformative promise.
Philanthropy has a critical role to play, but not as it has been designed or practiced — incomplete, undemocratic, guarded, unimaginative — none of it built for this moment.
Wealth is never neutral — it moves the world whether you direct it or not. How will you steward its greatest potential and close the gap between intention and action?
Another world is possible. What is your next move?
We are living through a moment of profound peril and transformative promise.
Philanthropy has a critical role to play, but not as it has been designed or practiced — incomplete, undemocratic, guarded, unimaginative — none of it built for this moment.
Wealth is never neutral — it moves the world whether you direct it or not. How will you steward its greatest potential and close the gap between intention and action?
Another world is possible. What is your next move?
Velvet Frame® is a bespoke impact philanthropy advisory for next-gen philanthropists ready to transform their giving with clarity, courage, and care.
We are built for philanthropists at an early or pivotal moment in their giving journey — ready to learn, dream, and build. We help them design their signature giving thesis, curate a circle of experts and thought leaders, and fund organizations aligned with their vision for systemic change.
Velvet Frame® is a bespoke impact philanthropy advisory for next-gen philanthropists ready to transform their giving with clarity, courage, and care.
We are built for philanthropists at an early or pivotal moment in their giving journey — ready to learn, dream, and build. We help them design their signature giving thesis, curate a circle of experts and thought leaders, and fund organizations aligned with their vision for systemic change.
Our approach is relational—
Connecting people, ideas, strategies, and capital into a constellation that moves your philanthropy from transactional to transformational, with the joyful urgency this moment demands.
Velvet Frame: made for radical optimists to mobilize what matters.™
Our approach is relational—
Connecting people, ideas, strategies, and capital into a constellation that moves your philanthropy from transactional to transformational, with the joyful urgency this moment demands.
Velvet Frame: made for radical optimists to mobilize what matters.™
Specializations—
Climate
The conscious shift from an extractive relationship with nature to one rooted in planetary healing.
Democracy
The freedom to govern ourselves and build durable institutions that protect shared power, even under pressure.
Black Futures
Advancing America's moral imagination by moving beyond symbolic repair toward real flourishing and material power.
Gender
Gender equity is investing in systems where women and girls are safe, powerful, and free — because no society flourishes without the full participation of half its people.
Education
Unlocking human potential for the public good — closing the inequality gap, building intergenerational mobility, and strengthening the democracy an informed citizenry makes possible.
Services —
Office Hours
One session. One challenge.
The Seminar
Great giving starts with good company.
The Semester
Build an impactful giving practice that's entirely your own.
The Placement
Your giving, matched.
The Clinic
Where ambition becomes action.
The Independent Study
For givers who chart their own course.