Transforming Philanthropy for Community Sustainability
In early October 2025, Wildflowers Institute undertook production of a video to dive deeper into the importance of food in the Chinese culture and the initiation of a Flow Funding Circle in the Tenderloin. The discoveries Wildflowers made in the process were truly remarkable. The full video, titled “Uniting at the Kitchen Table,” as well as our findings can be found in our newsletter which is linked here.
Our humanistic approach to philanthropy uses research and data-driven insights to discover the unseen treasures within communities.
DISCOVERING
At the heart of our approach to “discovering” a community’s unseen treasures is identifying what the community-at-large sees as its challenges and how individuals, self-organized groups, and organizations are responding to those challenges.
UNSEEN
Our discovery process highlights “unseen” community assets by looking beyond the surface and identifying key individuals who cultivate inclusive and collaborative relationships and sustainable community dynamics.
TREASURES
The unseen “treasures” we discover are community members who have a strong attachment to their community that fosters a desire for sustainability of their ecosystem