Philanthropy

20%

Increase in Latinx and BIPOC Residents’ Awareness of Local Mental Health Resources since 2020 (Mental Health Fund)

770

Achievable Housing Units Facilitated from 2016-2023 by the Mountain Housing Council (Housing Solutions Fund)

140,000

Forested Acres Positively Impacted through Forest Futures projects since 2021 (Forest Futures Fund)

A Candid Look at the Strategy Behind the Impact – TTCF’s Portfolio Approach

How does real change happen? It doesn’t happen by throwing money at a problem. Communities must create “readiness” on the ground with trusted partners, empowered leaders, aligned strategies, and leveraged resources. In our 2024 strategic plan, we adopted an Impact Portfolio approach—aligning multiple strategies across housing, mental health, family strengthening, and more to address the root causes of complex and interconnected community challenges.

In a new piece, CEO Stacy Caldwell shares how this approach is reshaping TTCF’s work—and why it matters for our region. From building community readiness to investing in interconnected solutions, it’s a candid look at the strategy behind our impact. To lead this work, we are pleased to introduce our first Director of Impact Portfolio, Maeve Donovan. Having previously overseen our Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee and managed grants administration for much of the Impact Portfolio, Maeve brings a unique blend of community-level facilitation and an analytical approach to impact reporting. Read the full story to learn how TTCF is playing the long game for Tahoe-Truckee.

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Instead of relying on a single initiative to “solve” a complex challenge, a portfolio approach brings together multiple, intentionally related efforts, each contributing in different ways to learning, influence, capacity, or change. These efforts may run in parallel or sequence, explore possibilities, test solutions, address bottlenecks, balance risk or reinforce one another.