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Resource Generation is a national organization that works with young people with financial wealth who are supporting and challenging each other to effect progressive social change through the creative, responsible and strategic use of financial and other resources.
Our purpose is to promote innovative ways for young people with wealth to align their personal values and political vision with their financial resources to deepen their social and civic engagement. Resource Generation supports the ability of these young people to better understand themselves as philanthropists, their place in the socio-economic system, and their capacities to contribute to social change. Resource Generation builds cross-class alliances with people and organizations working for social, racial and economic justice.
Featured article
An excerpt from “Privilege and Solidarity: Challenging Capitalism, Challenging Philanthropy” a Zine by Tyrone Boucher.
Money Stories
When I was growing up, I never thought of my family as rich. Even when I became involved in donor organizing work, I resisted identifying my background as owning class – I knew I had class privilege, but I thought of myself as “upper-middle class” for a long time. After doing some probing about my family’s wealth and doing plenty of reading about class in the U.S., I finally realized that this perception of my family’s class status had more to do with dominant ideology around wealth and my own resistance to identifying as “really” rich than with actual reality.
The more I’ve learned about wealth and class privilege, the more I see my incorrect interpretation of my own class status as symptomatic of a bigger problem. An important first step in taking responsibility for class privilege is to begin looking at our personal stories as part of a larger system. Or actually, multiple intersecting systems that work together: systems of institutionalized oppression like racism and patriarchy, the economic system of capitalism, and systems of ideology that keep all the other systems in place.
Click to download a PDF of Resource Generation's Annual Report
Classified- Now available at your local bookstore! or order it now directly from us.
Classified is a guide for people with class privilege
who are tired of cover-ups, who are ready to dig through the buried
files and figure out how their privilege really works.Complete
with comics, exercises and personal stories, Classified gives readers
the tools they need to stop hiding their privilege and instead
put it to work.
http://www.classifiedbook.com
We are proud to announce our newest publication!
Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy: The Next Generation
By Alison Goldberg, Karen Pittelman & Resource Generation
Distributed in partnership with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Soft Skull Press, 2007
$24.95
Many families are looking for ways to engage the “next generation” in philanthropy. But for next generation members, getting involved raises complicated questions. How can they bring their values to the table? How can they move more resources to social justice? Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy gives young people the tools they need to not just participate but help transform the field itself. Complete with personal stories and exercises, this guide is also an essential resource for anyone who works with families with wealth.
The book is now available! Order it today, along with a copy of Classified: How To Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It For Social Change. We are offering a special - only $35.95 for both books! Visit
www.changephilanthropy.org for more information.
Get Involved
2008 Making Money Make Change: Many Stories, Many Strategies to be held October 2nd-5th at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, CAVisit www.makingmoneymakechange.org to download an application.
Yes! Leveraging Privilege for Social Change Jam is July 13-20! We’re co-sponsoring this event and think it’s a great resource for the RG community. Visit www.yesworld.org/jam/usa.htm for details and an application.
For more details Check out this month's calendar
Please consider making a gift to Resource Generation.
Like all non-profit organizations, we rely on the generosity of donors to support our work.
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If you identify as a young person with wealth and would like to receive monthly updates by email from us please contact elspeth(at)resourcegeneration.org. (If you’re wondering what we mean by "young person with wealth" click here.)
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Share information, articles, events and stories about creating change through family philanthropy. This is a non-solicitation space.
Catalyzing Our Resources for Equity (CORE)
Programs for Young People of Color with Wealth
CORE is building a community of young people of color with wealth who want to donate money, time, and skills to fighting racism, poverty, and injustice.
CORE offers local events and dinners, and workshops on social justice philanthropy, anti-racist grantmaking, creating a giving plan, and more.
See a history of CORE, a list of who’s involved, and upcoming dinners and workshops.
CORE Links:
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