Banks Benitez

The Problem with Donor Advised Funds

The renaissance in Donor Advised Funds and how hard it is to unlock dollars.

My Unexpected and Unlikely Journey to Uncharted

My unlikely journey to Uncharted and what it says about being open to serendipity

Uncharted Insider - May 2019

Hi everyone, Welcome to the May edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update: * Partnership with Sephora: We’ve been working with Sephora [https://www.sephora.com/] for the last three years to manage a loan fund for the women-led social ventures in their accelerator. This month we participated in the

Airbnb Guests to Lifelong Friends

How Airbnb guests unexpectedly became lifelong friends

Replace Echo Chambers with Olive Branches

The non-profit/philanthropy sector is talented at attempting to re-convert those who are already converted. We need to replace our echo chambers with olive branches, we need to replace our “about us” webpages with “about you” approaches.

How to Bridge the Rural / Urban Divide

The best chances at cultural reconnection happen through economic dependencies. The agriculture and food supply chain is a series of relationships and economic transactions that present hundreds of entry points for cultural bridging and human interaction.