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Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Advising families and foundations on aligning wealth, values, and giving.

DAF

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How to Choose a Donor Advised Fund Sponsor

Aug 27, 2026

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12 min read

How to Choose a Donor Advised Fund Sponsor

Why choosing where to open your donor advised fund is a philanthropic decision, not an administrative one.

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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A Philanthropic Advisor's Notes on How to Fund Land, Air & Water Initiatives

Aug 19, 2026

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5 min read

A Philanthropic Advisor's Notes on How to Fund Land, Air & Water Initiatives

16 funding areas, and the maintenance-and-monitoring gap most philanthropy skips right past.

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Philanthropic Advising

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What Is Philanthropy For When Intelligence Is Abundant?

Aug 6, 2026

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10 min read

What Is Philanthropy For When Intelligence Is Abundant?

What remains irreplaceable when intelligence becomes abundant?

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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Before the Family Office: Ask What the Wealth Is For

Jul 29, 2026

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13 min read

Before the Family Office: Ask What the Wealth Is For

Structure feels safer than meaning.

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

The Practice of Giving — Part 3

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The Closed Hand

Jul 21, 2026

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8 min read

The Closed Hand

What Generosity Practices Into the Body

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Stewardship

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What Wealth Takes

Jul 15, 2026

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10 min read

What Wealth Takes

The Hidden Cost of Accumulation and the Practice That Restores What Was Lost

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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Wherever the Mind Feels Inspired

Jul 10, 2026

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9 min read

Wherever the Mind Feels Inspired

What the Buddha's Teaching on Generosity Asks of Modern Philanthropy

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Values-Based Philanthropy

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A Donor, a Fellowship Program, and a Lesson in Quiet Leadership

Jul 9, 2026

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4 min read

A Donor, a Fellowship Program, and a Lesson in Quiet Leadership

The Fellowship Program that began with a donor refusing to be sold to.

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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Values Before Strategy

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

Values Before Strategy

Money, Relationships, and Philanthropy Beyond Compliance

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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The Philanthropic Conversation Gap Is Not a Tax Problem

Jun 23, 2026

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3 min read

The Philanthropic Conversation Gap Is Not a Tax Problem

Most clients have been waiting to be asked.

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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The First Philanthropy Question Advisors Should Ask

Jun 20, 2026

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4 min read

The First Philanthropy Question Advisors Should Ask

What do you hope your wealth makes possible?

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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Before the Family Office: Ask What the Wealth Is For

Jun 16, 2026

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3 min read

Before the Family Office: Ask What the Wealth Is For

Structure feels safer than meaning.

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

Family Philanthropy

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A Foundation Is Not a Values Statement

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

A Foundation Is Not a Values Statement

Values are not what a foundation writes. They are what a foundation practices.

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

DAF

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DAFs, Abundance, and the $326 Billion Question We Keep Avoiding

Jan 7, 2026

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6 min read

DAFs, Abundance, and the $326 Billion Question We Keep Avoiding

Shanon Solava
Shanon Solava

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