Trust-Based Philanthropy
Open to the Public
The Nonprofit Lightning Talks is a 2025-26 series, brought to you by the University of Michigan Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellows Program. This series is open to everyone and aims to equip our community with concrete examples and actionable tools within each of the content areas of nonprofit governance covered in the series.
In this session…
As the philanthropic field is shifting its approach to implement trust-based philanthropy and similar principles, join us to hear about the Ruth Mott Foundation’s experiences and perspectives — from Tanya Upthegrove Gregory. Engage in dialogue with the local nonprofit community regarding experiences from different vantage points.
Born and raised in Inkster, Dr. Tanya Upthegrove Gregory is passionate about building communities where people can live, learn, and thrive on their own terms. She is a learning officer at the Ruth Mott Foundation in Flint and earned both her MBA and Ph. D from Michigan State University.