Annabelle White Reflects on Inheriting Wealth & Giving to Nonprofits
Episode 4, Season 2, of the MPNL program’s “PhilanthroThink Podcast”
Another Way: Annabelle White on Inheritance and Putting Wealth to Work for Good
Annabelle White didn’t set out to work in finance or philanthropy. At 19, she became a beneficiary of her family’s wealth after her mother’s passing. As the PhilanthroThink Podcast hosts, Titilayo Adedeji and Jonathan Harline, spoke with her, they learned how she stepped into the responsibilities that come with inherited wealth — and how it wasn’t easy to find her place. She remembers sitting across from financial advisors and thinking, “There has to be another way.” She ended up moving in a new direction with her finances and her philanthropy.
In this episode, we explore how that shift led Annabelle to build Dragonfly Ventures, a family office focused on environmental health, human well-being and community-led solutions. She shares how her approach brings together impact investing, blended finance and trust-based philanthropy. From supporting community-led programs in the Arctic to rethinking how capital moves through systems, this conversation settles on one idea: money should be put to work in ways that support people and the places they live.
Watch the episode below, or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Thank you to IG Private Wealth Management for a grant to make the “PhilanthroThink Podcast” series possible.