by Resource Generation | Sep 23, 2016 | Giving, Giving Circles, Wealth Redistribution in Action
by Ben Goldstein Photo courtesy Bread and Roses Giving Project What does it mean to be accountable to a cross-class, cross-generational and multi-racial group raising money for grassroots organizing as a young white man with access to wealth? This is the question I...
by Resource Generation | Sep 30, 2014 | Giving Circles, Wealth Redistribution in Action
By Katherine Wolf I joined Springboard Giving Circle (in part) because of a New Year’s resolution. Risk-taking in all the ways – political, social, interpersonal, creative – was going to determine my attitude towards new endeavors and potential opportunities in 2014....
by Resource Generation | Jun 17, 2014 | Giving Circles
By Tracey Webb, Founder, The Black Benefactors and BlackGivesBack.com “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African proverb When I first learned about giving circles in 2002, I had no idea that at the time it was a growing...
by Resource Generation | Apr 15, 2014 | Action, Advocacy, Class Privilege, Conferences, Cross-Class, Donor Organizing, Featured, Giving, Giving Circles, Philanthropy, Racial Justice
Three years ago, I decided to go to Making Money Make Change, the annual conference put on by Resource Generation. I know that I will inherit wealth in the future, so I decided to go to the conference to start thinking about this privilege, about my family, and my own...