About Us
Hali has spent her career doing her best to democratize and diversify the field and practice of philanthropy. She is a co-founder of the Donors of Color Network, the first ever national project that is researching, engaging and networking high net wealth donors of color across race, ethnicity and life experience. She was a member of the co-design team that birthed Philanthropy Together in 2020, built to scale and strengthen the burgeoning collective giving movement nationally, and is a member of its inaugural advisory board. Hali is the founder of the Asian Women Giving Circle, which raises resources for Asian American women using the arts to bring about social change in their NYC communities. In fifteen years, the Circle has made grants of over one million dollars in support of eighty amazing projects.
Hali was born in Seoul, South Korea and grew up in Kansas City. She graduated from Princeton University, studied Buddhism at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, and received a Masters in Social Work from New York University. Hali has worked in many capacities and served on many boards, often combining a love of learning, the arts and equitable social change.
Hali lives in Brooklyn, NY along with her dear husband, three college-age children, two cats and a big dog. In her free time, Hali loves to travel, read, play tennis and keep rooftop honeybees.
Letarik Amare is a philanthropic professional who believes the key to meaningful power-building is rooted in the deeply transformative power of love and its hand in building a radically generous and joyful community. Growing up in Denver, CO, immersed in a vibrant community established by Ethiopian immigrants in the late 80s, she witnessed first-hand how through collaborative intention and sacrifice, a “small” group can make a significant local and global impact. Whether it’s global initiatives around education and clean water, contributing to the collective money-pot being sent to vulnerable families back home, or choosing to celebrate every milestone side-by-side (yes, all 500 of us), surely, we are better together.
These experiences have profoundly impacted the way in which Letarik sees and moves in the world. In 2018, she decided to leave the world of luxury fashion and fragrances to pursue the work of racial equity and social justice.
She began her philanthropic career at the Donors of Color Network, the first-ever cross-racial, values-based high net worth donor community. While at the Network, she balanced her time between donor cultivation and impact-driven initiatives, with work ranging from research on high net worth donors of color to the co-creation and launch of the equitable 501c4 funding vehicle, the Power Fund. She also helped build the organization’s first slate of recommended political candidates.
When she isn’t power-building, you’ll find her in the company of the people she loves most, eating great food, and enjoying the splendor of her Coloradan inheritance.
Isis Krause, is an impact strategist, vision to fruition architect, and facilitator that has worked to shift the landscape of philanthropy and social impact toward equity and justice for more than a decade. Through co-design and equity-rooted practices, she has led strategic planning and scaling growth processes for dozens of organizations, and designed/facilitated more than 250 large-scale convenings and strategy workshops, including at the White House, Gates Foundation, and TED. Past clients include 100Kin10, CoGenerate (formerly Encore), A More Perfect Union, Purpose School, Donors of Color Network, Freedom School for Philanthropy, Civic Spirit, Unfinished Network, and more.
In 2018, Isis led a year-long co-design process with 100+ people that birthed Philanthropy Together—a field catalyst for collective giving. As a fractional Chief Strategy Officer, she pushes to expand the vision and impact of Philanthropy Together’s work, build partnerships in the field, and create/facilitate programming, specifically with an expanded focus on collaborative funds and pushing U/HNW donors towards collective, community-rooted practices.
Through her work with Donors of Color Network in 2019-2021, Isis supported the strategy, scaling, internal operations, programming and membership of the organization, including the launch of the Power Fund, a collaborative fund that has since gone on to move $2M. DOCN received a sizable MacKenzie Scott investment in 2021 to accelerate the growth further.
Previously she was a lead strategist at GOODcorps, designing award-winning impact campaigns for Fortune 100 companies, national foundations, networks, and nonprofits including the Pepsi Refresh Project, GE Celebrate What Works campaign, and Dick's Sporting Goods Sports Matter campaign. Isis lives in Los Angeles, is a trained pastry chef, mama of 2, and firm believer in the power of collective action and the kitchen table in changing the world.
