Profile
Molly Schultz Hafid's experience includes work as a foundation executive, program officer, individual donor advisor, and adjunct faculty professor. A dynamic leader in social justice philanthropy, Molly received the 2018 Neighborhood Funders Group Award for Excellence in Philanthropy.
Molly is the Executive Director of the Butler Family Fund whose mission is to seek lasting solutions to homelessness and an equitable criminal justice system. Before joining the Butler Family Fund, Molly served as the Associate Director of the Philanthropy team at TCC Group, a mission-driven consulting firm and certified B Corporation. While at TCC, she worked with foundations to develop strategies for building community power and advancing equity. Molly also worked closely with several family foundations providing guidance on expanding grantmaking programs, developing participatory (community-driven) grantmaking, improving governance, and overall organizational development.
Before joining TCC, Molly served as the Assistant Director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, a national social justice grantmaker. In this capacity, Molly oversaw a portfolio of civic engagement, immigrant rights, and racial justice grantees across the country. Molly also co-founded and co-chairs Funders for Justice, a national network of funders committed to increasing resources to grassroots organizations addressing the intersection of racial justice, gender justice, community safety, and policing.
A sector leader contributing strategic guidance and thought leadership in social justice philanthropy, Molly serves on the Board of Directors of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) and as a co-chair for Funders for Justice. She recently completed Board service for Grantmakers for Immigrants and Refugees and the Solidaire Network. Molly is also a past co-chair of the Board of Directors of Neighborhood Funders Group. She was a competitively selected member of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Power Moves Consultant Learning Cohort.
Molly has a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in International Nonprofit Management from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Literature from Antioch College in Ohio. She also holds an executive education certificate in Nonprofit Financial Sustainability from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School.
Degrees Held
Master of Public Administration, 2008
Bachelor of Arts, 1998
Professional Affiliation
-Corporation for National and Community Service, Social Innovation Fund, Expert Reviewer, 2012 - 2016
-Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, Founding Steering Committee, National Board, 2000-2006
-Funders for a Just Economy, Co-Chair, 2007-2011, Steering Committee, 2011-2016
-Funders for Justice, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, 2015 - Current
-Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Board of Directors, 2011-2017
-Interfaith Funders, Board of Directors, Chair of the State of the Field Research Committee, 2007 - 2014
-James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Participant, 2015-2016
-National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Board of Directors, 2015 - Current
-Neighborhood Funders Group, Board of Directors, Co-Chair, 2010 – 2016
-Philanthropy New York, Faculty, Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers, 2013 - Current
-Solidaire, Steering Committee, Chair, Finance Committee, 2015-2018
Recent Publications
-Asian Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy and Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Philanthropic Efforts Aimed at Improving Relations between the U.S. and Muslim Societies, Co-Author, 2010
-Alliance for Justice, Bolder Advocacy Blog, Engaging Funders About Politically Motivated Attacks, Author, 2014
-Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, The Connection between Values and Practice, Presenter, 2014
-Grants Managers Networks, GMNsight Journal, No More Fake Funder Budgets!, Author, 2014
-John D. Gerhardt Center on Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo, Emerging Trends in Social Justice Philanthropy in Egypt, Author, 2009
-Neighborhood Funders Group and National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, How to Creatively Fund Social Movements, Webinar Moderator, 2017
-National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Power: One of three provocations for funders to face the ‘fierce urgency of now,’ Blog post, 2018
-National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Responsive Philanthropy, Strength in Numbers: The Power of Funder Collaboration. Co-Author, 2018.
-Philanthropy New York, No More Fake Funder Budgets! Transforming Grantee Financial Review, Presenter, 2016
-Rise Together Fund (formerly the Security and Rights Collaborative), Making the Case for Inclusion of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities into Racial Justice and Immigration Portfolios, Panelist, 2018
-RoadMap, Weathering the Storm : A Toolkit on Protecting Your Organization Against Opposition Attacks, Working with Funder Allies, Author, 2015
-Takaful: First Annual Conference on Arab Philanthropy and Civic Engagement in Amman, Jordan, Emerging Trends in Social Justice Philanthropy in Egypt, Presenter, 2011
-The Foundation Review, Volume 6, Issue 3, In Other Words, the Budgets Are Fake: Why One Funder Eliminated Grantee Budgets to Improve Financial Due Diligence, Author, 2014
Research Interests
Progressive Philanthropy in the US, Philanthropic Development in the Middle East and North Africa, Nonprofit Financial Health, and Capacity-Building for Nonprofits
Awards And Honors
Research Fellow, John D. Gerhardt Center, American University in Cairo, 2009
Neighborhood Funders Group, Award for Excellence in Philanthropy, 2018