Posts by Iara Duarte Peng

Welcome to JustFund’s People Behind the Platform series, where we introduce our incredible team! Today, we are thrilled to introduce Joseph Mercurio, Senior Product Manager. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and spent most of my professional career working in Manhattan. I currently live in the Hudson Valley where I enjoy going…

Dear JustFund Community, Thank you for being a valued partner as we work together to change the way we give, so that communities can thrive. We start 2024 with over 140 funds using the JustFund Common Application™ and collectively moving over $265M through a solution that is rooted in equity and built on trust. We…

Welcome to JustFund’s People Behind the Platform series, where we introduce our incredible team! Today, we are thrilled to introduce Maisha Billingsley, Client Operations Manager. Before joining the JustFund team, I spent 8+ years working my way up in operations for SaaS (software as a service), E-commerce and Non-Profit organizations. Since I was young, I’ve…

Dear JustFund Community, Our hearts continue to break with the injustices we are experiencing daily around the country and around the world. At JustFund, we exist to ensure communities historically excluded from traditional philanthropy have the resources they need to thrive. The need for philanthropy to change the way it gives has never been more…

Dear JustFund Community, It took me a long time to realize the importance of rest and renewal, not just as a form of self-care, but as a catalyst for innovation and growth. I have had to learn that taking time off isn’t being lazy and that resting for a period of time isn’t shirking my…

Welcome to JustFund’s People Behind the Platform series, where we introduce our incredible team! Today, we are thrilled to introduce Rachel Haytt, Customer Engagement Manager. Prior to joining the JustFund Team in 2019, I worked in a variety of nonprofit and public interest settings centered around education organizing and advocacy work, and focused on expanding…

Dear JustFund Community, After five years building and refining the JustFund Common ApplicationTM JustFund is launching an even more streamlined common application process to make sure you have a simple and easy way to access multiple funding opportunities on JustFund and share your work with thousands of donors utilizing the JustFund platform to search for new grantees. Log…

Dear JustFund Community, With the summer season in full swing, we at JustFund have decided it’s time to embrace rest and restoration. From Monday, August 28 through Monday, September 4 the JustFund team will be taking a break during our inaugural summer Week of Restoration. During this time, our office will be closed, and we…

Dear JustFund Community, Creating systemic change is challenging, but together, it is possible. The groundbreaking innovations taking root in our philanthropic and nonprofit sectors are paving the way for a transformative shift. By supporting these initiatives, we are poised to forge a new normal in the way we approach giving, ensuring a more equitable and…

Welcome to JustFund’s People Behind the Platform series, where we introduce our incredible team! Today, we are thrilled to introduce Katie Branch, JustFund’s Director of Customer Experience. Before joining the JustFund team in October 2022, I spent the last decade working in philanthropy. I planned national galas at the National WWII Museum, raised funds for…