Jacob Harold

Network Expert

Jacob Harold is a Planetary Fellow at the Berggruen Institute, Senior Advisor at Rewiring America, and Co-founder of Project Starling. He served as CEO of GuideStar, cofounder of Candid, and as a staff leader at the Hewlett Foundation, Bridgespan, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network. His book "The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact" was published by Wiley in 2021. Harold studied ethics and intellectual history at Duke, earned an MBA at Stanford, and has additional training from Green Corps and the Santa Fe Institute.

The Evolution of Philanthropy

The Evolution of Philanthropy initiative is exploring how integrative metatheory might help philanthropic institutions evolve to meet the extraordinary challenges of our time. By introducing a developmental model of philanthropic evolution and offering practical frameworks for navigating it, the initiative aims to support funders who are ready to move beyond empowerment philanthropy and begin practicing what we call Integrative Philanthropy.