Silence Won't Save Us with Richard Tate

Break Fake Rules: Change Big Giving For Good

💡Richard Tate: “It’s time we recognize that there is an increased level of risk, but it's a risk worth taking.” 

What keeps philanthropy from speaking out? And how can funders overcome fear and use our voices to protect communities against forces that seek to silence us? In this episode, Richard Tate from the California Wellness Foundation takes the mic to talk about how his foundation made the decision to speak out against the rise of authoritarianism. Risky? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely. Tune in to hear Richard’s vision for how much more we can accomplish in philanthropy by standing up together.

Read more from Richard about the impacts of funding cuts to health services and why “We Shall Not Be Moved.”

 

Break Fake Rules is a podcast from the Stupski Foundation that questions philanthropy’s self-imposed rules and looks for ways philanthropy can better serve communities and contribute to lasting change. 

Learn about the Stupski Foundation’s work.

Host: Glen Galaich

Guest: Richard Tate

Producer: Claire Callahan

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💡Richard Tate: “It’s time we recognize that there is an increased level of risk, but it's a risk worth taking.” 

What keeps philanthropy from speaking out? And how can funders overcome fear and use our voices to protect communities against forces that seek to silence us? In this episode, Richard Tate from the California Wellness Foundation takes the mic to talk about how his foundation made the decision to speak out against the rise of authoritarianism. Risky? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely. Tune in to hear Richard’s vision for how much more we can accomplish in philanthropy by standing up together.

Read more from Richard about the impacts of funding cuts to health services and why “We Shall Not Be Moved.”

 

Break Fake Rules is a podcast from the Stupski Foundation that questions philanthropy’s self-imposed rules and looks for ways philanthropy can better serve communities and contribute to lasting change. 

Learn about the Stupski Foundation’s work.

Host: Glen Galaich

Guest: Richard Tate

Producer: Claire Callahan

2025-07-30 43 min
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