It has been two years since our last national retreat for young people involved in their family’s philanthropy, and this year’s Transforming Philanthropy retreat from March 22-25 in Pomona, CA included many changes and innovations. First of all, we have … Continue reading »

Some kids have to grow into their ears; I had to grow into my fingers. They were long enough to catch the eye and spark commentary. People would say I had piano fingers and as a young person I took … Continue reading »

Our giving project cohort. I’m second from the left in the front row of the pic with the pillars in the background.

I got involved with Resource Generation about four years ago when my roommate invited me to an RG … Continue reading »

Peace RG! My name is Ekundayo (sorrow to joy) Igeleke, the new Chapter Organizing Director. I often do not write about myself, let alone share it with the world but this is my attempt.

RG is new for me in … Continue reading »

I was born and raised in North Carolina, and Southern values of community, hospitality, and mutual aid run deep for me. Even though I no longer live in the South, its ways infuse all of my organizing. I first learned … Continue reading »

I’m writing this in the midst of the reality of the Senate tax bill sinking in. I’m writing this as someone who personally has benefited from tax evasion and wealthy people hoarding wealth. I’m writing this as an anarchist who … Continue reading »

This year’s Making Money Make Change (MMMC) conference in Stony Point, NY was the largest and best MMMC I’ve attended since I started on staff back in 2014. MMMC is Resource Generation’s signature conference, and is the only conference in … Continue reading »

Taxes are one of the biggest ways that wealth in this country is redistributed — often aggressively redistributed from poor, working-class, and middle-class communities to the already wealthy as exemplified in the most recent Republican tax bill. As reported in … Continue reading »

If I’ve learned one thing as a member of Resource Generation, it’s to lean into the uncomfortable feelings that being fundraised brings up for me because they lead me to real action.

And if I’ve learned one thing as a … Continue reading »

I became a dues-paying member of Resource Generation because a more equitable world is possible and it is our responsibility as young people with wealth to play a part.

As a young and wealthy person of color, I have been … Continue reading »