How Trust Works and To Whom It Is Owed

PACS Associate Directors of Research Aaron Horvath and Micah McElroy published “How Trust Works and To Whom It Is Owed” as a response to Bridgespan’s essay “The Trust-Based Philanthropy Conundrum: Toward Donor-Doer Relationships That Drive Impact” as part of Bridgespan’s Perspectives from the Field.

Aaron Horvath

Postdoctoral Fellow

Aaron Horvath (PhD, Stanford) was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society from 2021-2023, and a PhD Fellow from 2015-2017.

Micah McElroy

Associate Director of Research, Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative 

Micah McElroy is the Associate Director of Research for the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative at Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Micah is interested in the factors that shape philanthropic practice with the broader goal of ensuring philanthropy nurtures an egalitarian and democratic society.