From Elon Musk and crypto cashouts, more capital flows in than flows out of donor-advised funds

I Believe in the Value of

whole human beings

There are many paths to wholeness. Each path unto itself may not be the answer to our most pressing challenges but whole human beings that are treated with respect are. It is so important that we all do our best to find the healing modalities, people, places, and ways of being that make us feel whole and worthy.

Kristy Haber

Operations Coordinator, Partner Services | she/her

Kristy is a passionate and creative social entrepreneur who has spent over a decade working in rural and urban communities to develop and facilitate community education programming and brings six years of experience in administering fiscal sponsor services. She has worked in nonprofits for 13 years in the fields of women’s health, domestic violence, bullying prevention, and homeless youth support. Her experience spans across creative programming for youth and adults, compliance, audit support and GAAP accounting practices, grants management and administration including grant writing and report synthesis, CRM management, fundraising campaign management, and major gift cultivation. Kristy’s core values are grounded in empowerment, respect, authenticity, and a deep belief in the value and dignity of all human experiences.

Kristy holds a Bachelor’s in Social Work from California State University, Chico.

“I am excited to grow with Possibility Labs and be in service of centering people while providing services that make an impact to our projects’ missions.”

I Believe in the Value of

strategic collective action

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro

Institutional racism and white supremacy underlie many, if not all, of the social and health crises that exist today, whether it be the racial wealth gap, homelessness, or climate change. I believe that we all have a role to play in dismantling these deeply engrained ideologies and practices.

Together, we can make a change by consistently engaging and listening deeply to those who are most impacted, educating ourselves, acknowledging and using our privileges to advocate for change, reflecting on and challenging our biases and assumptions and those of others, and supporting BIPOC organizations that are leading the movement.

Anika Akhter

Manager, Operations & Admin | she/her

Anika works closely with the Operations and Partner Services teams to implement strategic business initiatives. She serves as a thought partner by offering data analysis and perspectives, identifies improvement opportunities and formulates solutions, and provides communication, research, and administrative support.

Anika brings five years of expertise in evidence-based program development, implementation, and evaluation, grant writing, strategic planning, contract management, and project management to this role. A passion for advancing equity for BIPOC through systems change underlies her career trajectory.

Previously, she worked as a Performance Management Analyst, Project Manager, and Manager of Special Projects for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). During this time, she played a key role in the active contract management of a $44 million portfolio of homeless service programs in Los Angeles County. Prior to this role, she worked as a Health Equity Fellow for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), during which she developed recommendations for organizational leadership on how they can improve their research and evaluation approach to issues affecting tribal communities. Anika holds a B.A. in Public Health Policy from UC Irvine and an M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences from UCLA and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

She serves as a thought partner by offering data analysis and perspectives, identifies improvement opportunities and formulates solutions, and provides communication, research, and administrative support. Anika brings five years of expertise in evidence-based program development, implementation, and evaluation, grant writing, strategic planning, contract management, and project management to this role. A passion for advancing equity for BIPOC through systems change underlies her career trajectory.

Previously, she worked as a Performance Management Analyst, Project Manager, and Manager of Special Projects for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). During this time, she played a key role in the active contract management of a $44 million portfolio of homeless service programs in Los Angeles County. Prior to this role, she worked as a Health Equity Fellow for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), during which she developed recommendations for organizational leadership on how they can improve their research and evaluation approach to issues affecting tribal communities. Anika holds a B.A. in Public Health Policy from UC Irvine and an M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences from UCLA and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

“In my previous roles, I observed firsthand the limitations of the current structure and how it perpetuates economic inequities for BIPOC leaders and organizations. At PL, we strive to center “What if…?” and “Why not?” as our guiding questions day-to-day, in the hopes of disrupting the status quo and breaking away from the unjust, extractive practices that have resulted in economic inequality. I am honored and thrilled to work at an organization that displays an unwavering commitment to creating a just economy for all.”

I Believe in the Value of

Community-controlled capital

That uplifts traditional knowledge, disrupts extractive practices, and creates a regenerative and just economy that meets the needs of communities and the planet.

Kelley Buhles

Senior Advisor | she/her

Kelley supports Possibility Labs as a Senior Advisor for the DAF program design, focusing on creating a transparent, values-aligned program that offers integrated capital deployment. Kelley brings 15+ years of expertise working with integrated capital, DAFs, philanthropy, and participatory grantmaking. Previously, she worked for RSF, where she implemented trust-based practices and community-led decision making, ran the DAF program and supported organizational culture. She is a 2020-2021Fellow for the Just Economy Institute and a founding member of the Participatory Grantmaking Community.

Kelley holds a B.A. in Anthropology from San Diego State University – California State University.

“I aim for our infrastructure to be in alignment with the values of our clients, so that movement leaders and organizations have a smooth path towards building a new economy that is joyful and liberating.”

I Believe in the Value of

community

Communities support us. See us. Hold us accountable. And contain our collective wisdom. In developing our communities we add richness to the commons. And in working in solidarity with our communities we enable sustainable and long-lasting progress.

As the African proverb goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

Lucas Turner-Owens

Senior Advisor | he/him

Lucas Turner-Owens is a Senior Advisor in the Office of the President and the founder of The Sankofa Group (TSG), a consulting practice that he manages with several independent contractors, which counts among its clients a host of integrated capital funds: the fintech unicorn Stripe and the coalition of lenders and investors known as SPARCC. Lucas brings to TSG skills in fund management, impact investing, and strategic advisory work having worked as a consultant at Next Street and The Bridgespan Group prior to founding TSG. Most recently, Lucas was a Principal at the venture capital firm TMV where he led four of the firm’s investments in categories ranging from fintech to supply chain and sustainability. Prior to founding TSG, Lucas managed The Ujima Fund, an integrated capital fund based in Boston, where he helped to launch and raise the fund, as well as underwrite its initial investments.

Lucas received his BA from Wesleyan University and his MBA along with a Certificate of Sustainable Business from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

“I am proud to support the gap-filling and ecosystem enriching work that PL provides to the impact investing, activist, and economic development world.”

I Believe in the Value of

integrity

For too long, historical, white-privileged ways of doing things have created barriers to access to many seats at many tables. If we can be honest about that, we can work to find new, more inclusive and transparent ways of getting assets into communities where they can have the most needed impact. Having integrity means we can’t hide behind past “truths” because we must admit they have been designed to provide unfair advantages to some at the expense of others.

Jeff Malloy

Senior Advisor | he/him

As treasurer of Possibility Labs and member of the Office of the President, Jeff works with the PL Board and staff to ensure smooth finance and accounting operations and to provide refinement on its business plan to maximize customer service while providing stability and longevity to PL itself.

Before joining PL, Jeff was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer of the Heising-Simons Foundation and its related Action Fund. Prior to that, he was Director of Finance and Administration for the James Irvine Foundation, General Manager of American Conservatory Theater, and a Senior Auditor with Price Waterhouse. He also serves on the Boards of the Foundation Financial Officers Group and National Arts Strategies.

Jeff holds a B.S. in Accounting from Rider University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

“Creating honest relationships that can bridge racial and economic divides to bring power, wealth, and access to diverse communities is a bold vision and I am humbled to be a part of the extraordinary work that Possibility Labs and its partners are undertaking.”

I Believe in the Value of

agile, robust systems

Agility is critical to be responsive to the needs of communities. And so is having strong, accessible, transparent systems that operate with integrity so that we can move towards a more equitable form of capitalism.

Jackie Khor

Senior Advisor | she/her

As Senior Advisor, Jackie works with Possibility Labs’ CEO, team, and partners on operations and strategic finance as well as on designing impact-first capital programs and initiatives that move capital and opportunities into historically under-invested communities. Jackie also utilizes 30+ years of her experience in impact investing, philanthropy, and investment banking to contribute towards PL’s evolution into an impactful, agile platform for funding, structuring, and outcomes-tracking for the growing community-driven, integrated capital ecosystem.

Before joining PL, Jackie was most recently a Vice President of Impact Investing at Social Finance. Prior to that, she was Vice President for Programs for College Futures Foundation, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Imprint Capital Advisors, Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation, and Vice President in the public finance investment banking department of Lehman Brothers. She also serves as an Investment Advisor to the California Wellness Foundation’s Investment Committee and Strategy Consultant to the MacArthur Foundation.

Jackie holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a Master’s in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management.

“I envision in the not too distant future, “Empowered in partnership with Possibility Labs” as one of a number of agile, robust platforms for historically underinvested communities to deploy integrated capital to catalyze equitable wealth creation and opportunities.”

I Believe in the Value of

community

None of us are seeds cast into the wind. We were lovingly planted in the rich fertile soil of family, friends, and culture. We cannot forget where we come from and act as if we have done it all on our own. We acknowledge the collective and ancestral contributions to our success and act accordingly by paying those efforts forward to our chosen tribe.

Anna N’Jie-Konte

Social Investment Consultant | she/her

Anna N’Jie-Konte, MBA, CFP® is a proud Puerto Rican, Gambian-American entrepreneur who is committed to shifting the inequitable wealth distribution in our society. Anna spent eight years working in wealth management advising ultra-high net worth families and institutions how to grow and secure their wealth for longevity and impact. She currently serves as a financial advisor and investment consultant to individuals and institutions who wish to build wealth in an intentional and values-aligned fashion.

Anna is among a small, but impactful group of BIPOC CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certificants who are trained to give comprehensive, holistic financial advice. She has won Investment News’ “Top 100 Influential Financial Advisors” twice and has been featured in well-known publications such as Bloomberg, CNBC, VICE News, The New York Times, Telemundo, Financial Planning, RIA Intel, Think Advisor, and Next Advisor. She currently is Partner and President for GRID 202 Partners.

“More than anything, my desire is to see a reimagined paradigm where BIPOC people are fully free to step into the national promise of self-determination. I believe that economic power, liberation, financial literacy, and group economics will play a crucial part in this pursuit. I am honored to play a small part in this movement for change.”

I Believe in the Value of

collaboration

We face vast challenges as mission-driven individuals and organizations committed to affecting positive societal change on a massive scale. It is vital that we work collaboratively with those with shared values and objectives whenever possible.

Keith Beverly

Social Investment Consultant | he/him

Keith Beverly is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer for GRID 202 Partners, an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firm. GRID focuses on achieving attractive financial returns in a manner fully aligned with the personal or organizational mission of its clients.

Keith brings over 15 years of investment management and financial planning experience to the firm. His responsibilities include building customized investment portfolios to implementing sophisticated financial planning strategies – primarily for medical professionals, attorneys, and professional athletes. Keith is passionate about financial education, particularly in underestimated communities. He has delivered numerous seminars and workshops to groups ranging from elementary school students to retirees.

Keith graduated from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business with University and College Honors and obtained his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Business School where he was a Dean’s Fellow. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Planner designations, the most respected credentials for investment management and financial planning, respectively.

“Narrowing and ultimately closing the racial wealth gap requires a multi-disciplinary approach with a host of actors: organizers and activists, elected officials, impact investors and their advisors, ecosystem builders and the philanthropic community. I’ve grown more hopeful recently that these constituents recognize the urgency of the problem and will increasingly act boldly and swiftly in directing resources where they are most needed.”

I Believe in the Value of

Collaborative Storytelling

… to help people find meaningful narratives and forge emotional connections to those with different lived experiences. Humans are born storytellers, it’s how we make sense of the world. Some of the earliest examples of human stories date back to cave networks over 30,000 years old. I think storytelling has the power to help humans see our infinite connectedness.

Shel Senai

Public Relations Consultant | they/them

Shel Senai is the founder and principal of flypaper PR, a full-service public relations consultancy. Formed in 2014, flypaper PR offers strategic communications counsel and fresh, highly-creative PR guidance and campaign execution for clients that innovate against the status quo and aim to enact resonating change.

Shel brings more than 15 years of comms and PR experience to their work at PL. With an agency background that lends itself well to collaboration, Shel’s goal is to become an extension of the team in order to discover, develop, and deliver the most impactful stories from inside an organization. They hold a B.S. in communications with a minor in English from Boston University and an MFA in creative writing from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Their award-winning fiction writing has received financial support from the St. Botolph Club Foundation and the Mass Cultural Council.

“Possibility Labs has a rich and vibrant network of community power-builders to draw connected narratives from—innovators who are working to return us to a tradition of collective care, a just society, a just economy, and a sense of connectedness to the natural world. It’s exciting to sit at the nexus of these groups and individuals and get to think strategically about how we will weave and layer their stories to help others envision a better world. And not to simply envision it theoretically, but see exactly how it is possible.”

I Believe in the Value of

Compassion

“We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation.” – Bryan Stevenson

When we begin to center compassion- in the way we interact with others, the way we make decisions, the way we live our lives, then we can effectively talk about what it takes to break down the systems that have been built to oppress and work towards equity and justice.

Randall Huerta

Operations Manager, Partner Services | she/her

Randall has made it her mission to utilize her professional expertise in support of mission driven work that centers both people and our planet. She is thrilled to serve as part of the Partner Services Team as a primary point of contact for partners, and to work in collaboration to further work being done to advance economic, social, and environmental justice.

Randall brings extensive experience in both the for-profit and nonprofit spaces, serving in operational, finance, and relationship-building capacities with a commitment to marginalized communities. She comes to PL after nearly four years in climate and social justice work, supporting grassroots initiatives across the country. Randall holds a B.S. from Old Dominion University in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology.

“I am honored to engage with the visionaries working towards social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. In order to effect change, it is imperative that we lean on the wisdom and expertise of BIPOC and marginalized community leaders, and I am excited to co-create solutions and help accelerate the projects these leaders are putting forward.”

I Believe in the Value of

inclusion

“Diversity is a fact, equity is a choice, inclusion is an action, and belonging is an outcome.” – Arthur Chan. Every person has the ability to take on the action of inclusion. As community members, it is our responsibility to be inclusive and demand inclusive action. Although systemic change takes time, it is through inclusive action that community members and organizations can move our society to one that everyone can feel like they belong. Being inclusive is not about race, gender, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Inclusivity is about seeing people as people and treating them with the dignity and respect personhood calls for. Being inclusive is being compassionate, having empathy, and respecting a person’s right to simply be themselves.

Jill Smith

VP of Operations | she/her

An innovator and entrepreneur, Jill brings over a decade of experience serving historically disenfranchised community members through systems and program development. Bringing over 10 years of experience in nonprofit program management and operations, Jill is thrilled to lead Possibility Labs’ partner service operations. Throughout her career, Jill has pioneered multiple initiatives to efficiently collect and analyze data, generate grant and donation revenue, increase volunteer pipelines, and create and streamline operational systems. Her professional and personal core values are grounded in a firm belief in equity, empowerment, and a responsibility to support all community members. Jill holds a M.B.A. from National University and a B.A. in Political Science and African American Studies from California State University, Northridge.

“At some point, someone decided that this hyper-capitalist society is how our society should operate, despite its harm to the masses. Although it should be a choice to disconnect from a culture that values commerce over community, doing so would mean embracing a level of disenfranchisement that most people are not comfortable with. Before people can make the choice to disengage with dignity, we must create a society that allows community members to live a life that aligns with their own values without sacrificing basic needs and freedoms. We can do this in a variety of ways, including separating the acquirement of basic needs from capitalist ventures. People should not be able to capitalize on another person’s need to survive.”

I Believe in the Value of

Sharing the Journey

“As a global community of activists and change-makers, we collectively share the burden of our individual experiences. And when we ground our relationships in mutual respect and validation, we can leverage our expertise and individual gifts to lift each other up, break through challenges together, and propel the entire movement forward in solidarity.”

Chanell Gore

Senior Operations Manager, Partner Services | she/her

Chanell is passionate about providing unwavering support for partners as they do their work to advance social justice and care for marginalized communities. Working within the Partner Services Team, she serves as a primary contact for partners and uses her analytical and problem-solving skills to engage project leaders in exploring pain points that arise during the course of their work and collaborate with them to co-create unique solutions to meet their project needs.

Chanell has always gravitated towards roles which allow her to guide, champion, cheerlead, and empower others to succeed. She has had extensive of experience in customer service and operations management including supervisory roles at McMaster-Carr, a nationwide industrial supplier, and management positions at Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies in their Workers’ Compensation division. Most recently, she provided back office, project management, and operations support for Brunch & Budget, a New York-based financial advising firm that helps those in the BIPOC community build generational wealth. She earned a B.A. in Psychology and an M.P.P. from the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA, which is also where she began her professional career supporting fellow students in higher education, first as an Academic Peer Counselor and later as a Student Affairs Officer and Teaching Assistant.

“It is beyond inspiring to see BIPOC leaders rightfully claim more space as organizers, experts and thought leaders in the move toward a more just economy. And I feel grateful and humbled to be working alongside the Possibility Labs Team and our Partners and Donors to nurture projects that will change our world.”

I Believe in the Value of

drive & ambition

To guide social justice leaders and take care of the back-end services that inhibit their work, so these leaders can focus on fundraising as a nonprofit.

Daniel Zhou

Operations Research Analyst | he/him

Daniel supports Possibility Labs as an Operations Research Analyst, helping with business intelligence, system integration, process automation, operations research and planning, sourcing vendors for the Possibility Labs’ portal, and helping drive the platform’s back-end services. He brings 6+ years of expertise working as a data analyst within operations, engineering, finance, process automation, and research experience. Previously, Daniel worked with ABM Industries. He supported strategic and operational planning for the corporate finance teams, developed an automation ecosystem using custom Python scripts and automated new customer creation processes. Daniel also has experience in financial reporting and process engineering. He holds an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University.

“I want us to use data and artificial intelligence to build outreach models that help BIPOC community members, leaders, and nonprofits to find the right target markets, compatible donors, and more efficiently connect the right pieces together.”

I Believe in the Value of

creating community-driven economic power

Help build a platform to confront capitalist financing mechanisms and operational systems that are driving worker exploitation and planetary destruction and help community-driven, BIPOC-led initiatives to operate with the scale and agility of white-led enterprises, without capitalistic values.

Raymond Pettit

Director of Field Building | he/him

Raymond leads Possibility Labs through philanthropic partnership building and fund development, shifting funders to make decisions in relationship with communities and to resource transformative work at scale. He brings 14+ years of experience working in philanthropic innovation, fund development, social justice strategy, grant writing, project development, and research. Previously, Raymond worked as Fund Officer at Movement Strategy Center, Director of Development for Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, and as consultant for the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team. Raymond holds a B.A. in Anthropology from CUNY Hunter College and a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the CUNY Graduate Center.

“I’m looking forward to building systems and collaborations with philanthropic partners, embedding democracy in decision making, and developing equitable resourcing strategies that push back on exclusionary development practices. To move philanthropy to deploy its full charitable portfolios towards a platform where Black/Brown folks build power and economic might, rather than accepting old limitations of grant making models.”

I Believe in the Value of

community care

For all people to thrive, not just survive, through concurrent modalities of individual therapy, interdependent care systems, and advocacy, and movement organizing to help rebuild community care.

Jaimee Estreller

VP of Marketing and Communications | she/they

Jaimee leads Possibility Labs’ marketing and communications, serving as an integrated brand planner, tactical executor, and creative storyteller through the lens of culture and empathy. She brings to the team valuable skill-sets from cross-functional roles such as: community manager, copywriter, researcher, and integrated strategist. Their approach is simplifying the complex by focusing on both the big picture while executing in the micro, a combination of strengths from her 11 years in restaurant operations and consumer marketing. Previously, Jaimee was a Director of Strategy at VaynerMedia for 8 years, leading the development of brand, content, and go-to-market strategies for Fortune 500 brands and start-ups. Jaimee holds a B.A. from Cornell University in Hospitality Administration.

“Being on a BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ team of curious problem solvers means changing systems that have previously kept us small. I am excited to work towards the liberation and self-determination of marginalized groups so that they are no longer on the outskirts of access, impact, and attention.”

Mark Watson

Board Member | he/him

Co-Founder, President, Board & Investment Committee Member of Potlikker Capital

Mark Watson is the President of Potlikker Capital, a nonprofit charitable loan fund and integrated capital fund supporting BIPOC farmers at the intersection of racial and climate justice. Having started his career as a banker at the First National Bank of Chicago, then JP Morgan, Mark has had a 30-year career managing investment portfolios for foundations, endowments, and institutional pension funds. Mark was formerly the Managing Director and now serves as a Senior Investment Strategist of the Fair Food Fund. He founded Keel Asset Management LLC, a financial advisory firm providing socially responsible financial planning and investment advisory services to nonprofits, corporations, and the public on pension plans. Mark is an investment committee member of the Boston Impact Initiative Fund; an advisory board member of MIT/Health Innovation Systems Inc.; Director of Transition of The Institute of Educational Leadership; board president of Sustainable Cape, Inc.; and a former board member of the Social Venture Network. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois Champaign -Urbana, and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Booth School, University of Chicago.

Rosemary E. Fei

Board Member | she/her

Principal at Adler & Colvin

Rosemary’s role within Possibility Labs’ Board leverages her expertise in nonprofits and board operations, governance, and law. She brings 30+ years of legal, teaching, advising, and leadership experience around nonprofits and social justice. Rosemary is currently a Principal at Adler & Colvin, a law firm focused on nonprofit and tax-exempt organization representation, and served until recently on its inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. She holds a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and a BS in economics, summa cum laude, from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Khalid Kadir

Board Member | he/him

Continuing Lecturer at UC Berkeley

Khalid’s role within the Possibility Labs’ Board of Directors focuses on fostering restorative and regenerative funding opportunities for BIPOC movements and community-driven organizations. He brings 15+ years of teaching, research, and work experience focused on leveraging social justice and environmental sustainability to address the needs of underserved communities. He is currently a Continuing Lecturer at UC Berkeley teaching courses focused on political economy, poverty, and the intersection of engineering and social justice. Khalid holds a Masters and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.