The Price of the Ticket

I Have Two Harvard Degrees. They're the Wrong Qualification for What's Coming.

Hundreds of billions are about to flow into AI philanthropy. The sector is already deciding who's smart enough to spend it. That's the wrong question.

May 21 • Justin Steele

It's Not Whether You Use AI. It's Who You Back to Build It.

Vu Le is right about the harms. Refusing won't fix them. Our power is in who we back to build.

May 13 • Justin Steele

April 2026

I Gave Away $700 Million. Then I Tried to Raise $350,000.

What I learned about philanthropy's capital stack when I crossed to the other side of the table.

Apr 28 • Justin Steele

February 2026

Something Bigger Is Happening

The wall between the people who understand problems and the people who build solutions just fell.

Feb 17 • Justin Steele

December 2025

The Nightclub and the Library: Why the Social Sector Can't Afford to Sit Out AI

I live in both rooms. The music isn't stopping.

Dec 19, 2025 • Justin Steele

October 2025

OpenAI Just Became America's Biggest Foundation. Now What?

A $130 billion nonprofit was born overnight. The sector it just joined should have questions.

Oct 30, 2025 • Justin Steele

So You Think Philanthropy Is Easy?

Giving money away well is harder than it looks. A story about what the critics don't see.

Oct 16, 2025 • Justin Steele

February 2025

The Reformer's Dilemma: When to Transform Institutions, and When to Create New Ones

Lessons from two decades of trying both.

Feb 20, 2025 • Justin Steele