How to Fight with Your Mom About Money
This piece was written by Ingrid Ren. She enjoys being in water, predicting movie plots, and meticulously peeling grapefruits the way her dad taught her to.
Author: Resource Generation
“Tax us More But Not for War”- Arrested at the US House
Yesterday, Leah and I participated in civil disobedience at the US Capitol to demand a permanent ceasefire and to say “no” to more tax dollars for war and border militarization. We joined youth from organizations like United We Dream, Rising Majority, IfNotNow and more to share a united message from young people in this country….
Join Us for a Discussion on How Young People Are Moving 1B to Movements & Building Political Power
From Resource Generation Board Member, Mac Liman: As I write this, my heart is full picturing the faces and remembering the stories of the many hundreds of RGers I have met since my first MMMC conference in 2005 at age 23. I write to you now, at age 40, as a proud RG alum and…
Post-Roe Abortion Crisis Plan: Young People w/ Wealth Mobilizing $1M to Fund Abortion NOW and Long-Term
By the Fund Abortion Now! Team As of October 24, 2022, the Fund Abortion Now! team has increased our fundraising goal to $2 million to NNAF and their affiliates over 3 years due to the support of RG members and their communities. Thank you for your continued support! In early 2022 in anticipation of the…
Welcome Yahya Alazrak as our new Executive Director!
We are excited to welcome Yahya Alazrak as RG’s next Executive Director! After a nationwide search, we are thrilled that Yahya (they/them) moved into this new role as of September 13th, and are confident that they will lead RG with courage and vision as we continue to expand our organizational strength and capacity to work…
July 2021 Organizational Slow Down
It’s a time of transition! Iimay Ho, Executive Director, and Kaitlin Gravitt, Organizing Director will be leaving the RG staff after 7 years of tenure on June 30. Faisal Alam, Deputy Director, will be moving into the Interim Executive Director role as we finalize the search for the next permanent Executive Director, and we are…
Solidarity with Palestinian Resistance to Occupation and Apartheid
We are relieved that a ceasefire has been agreed to in Israel/Palestine and recognize that it is insufficient in transforming the material conditions of Palestinians and challenging the systems that uphold occupation and apartheid. We are grieving the lives lost in past weeks, and remain clear that our community, and young people with wealth, have…
From Giving Plans to Redistribution: Announcing the Redistribution Pledge!
Before RG launched its Giving Pledge and Guidelines in the fall of 2018, we had never made a bold, concrete ask to our members about how much to be giving to social justice movements. And, apart from our every-few-years resource survey, we didn’t have an accurate way of tracking how much our base was moving…
Planting the Seeds of the World We Envision: Announcing Resource Generation’s Transformative Investing Principles
By: Emily Duma (RG Board Member) and Taij Kumarie Moteelall (Media Sutra) At a Resource Generation National Membership Council meeting in 2018, we found ourselves in the midst of a generative conflict that planted the seeds for our cross-class and cross-race partnership. Council members and staff formed a human barometer in response to the question:…
Relaunching the National Member Council
From Iimay Ho, Executive Director: Since April 2020 the National Member Phoenix has been hard at work hearing from members and working with staff and board to develop a proposed new member leadership structure. You can learn more about their journey in this blog post. After much discussion, reflection, and gathering feedback, they’re excited to…