by Iimay | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, News, Philanthropy, RG News
We know we need to move away from donor centrism towards community-centric fundraising. But lately it seems to me that a challenge to centering donors in our work doesn’t go far enough. In fact, I am against the very use of “donor” as an identity category. Okay, I...
by Resource Generation | Apr 9, 2015 | Conferences, Family Philanthropy, Philanthropy
I discovered RG three years ago after a frantic online search for information following a frustrating phone call with my mother. During the call, I was informed that, upon turning 21, I would be named as a trustee of a private family foundation. Without going into too...
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...
by Resource Generation | Nov 14, 2013 | Featured, History of RG, Philanthropy, RG News
At RG, we like experiments. Really our whole existence as an organization is an experiment in what’s possible. Can we really organize young wealthy people for justice? What will that take? Can we do it with true cross-class leadership? In accountable, powerful and...