Life On The Pledge: Tanya & Niall Murphy

Please share with us a bit about yourselves

Niall and Tanya became pledgers in 2015 not long after Founders Pledge was founded. David Goldberg’s vision of leveraging the collective capability of entrepreneurs resonated, as did the analytical and strategic approach to scaling impact.

Tanya has always been deeply interested in how to turn intention into meaningful change, and was drawn to Founders Pledge’s rigorous impact thinking. They pledged to be able to support and reflect the Founders Pledge ethos, deliver meaningful outcomes with philanthropy, and participate with a community of impact oriented entrepreneurs.

What first drew you to the Founders Pledge and what motivated you to make the pledge?

For Tanya, Founders Pledge’s research and reports have shown that social impact can be assessed in tangible and comparable ways. While not convinced there is a single “right” methodology, Tanya views rigorous impact evaluation as a valid, powerful route alongside more qualitative approaches.

Founders Pledge has significantly shaped Niall’s understanding of impact, and provided visibility to a wide range of global challenges and solution pathways. FP has given Niall both optimism of achievability, and a sober appreciation of the scale and complexity challenges and global risks. Niall founded Morphosis inspired by discussions at the FP Winter Retreat in 2024.

How has your Founders Pledge experience changed the way you think about impact?

What do you value most about being a Founders Pledge members?

What charitable organisation(s) do you support?