My first involvement with RG as a constituent with class privilege was June 2004 when I participated in my first RG workshop “Social Change Financial Planning.” Since then, I not only participated in RG programming as a constituent (e.g. MMMC, Donor Organizing Institute, CCTFP, Dinners) but also as a researcher with both personal and academic…
Special thanks to Mac Liman, who really pushed my thinking on this and also was a superb and frequent editor. One of the first questions we always get asked on the tax team is: why should we fight for higher taxes to go into government funding when the US government is so terrible? After being…
I had no idea what institutional philanthropy was when I transitioned from working for nonprofits to landing a job at a grantmaker. Once I arrived, I was often asked by grantseeking colleagues what it was like on the “other side.” I understood this question came in response to the shrouds of mystery that obscures many…
Re-post from The Lucious Satyagraha blog written by Adrienne Maree Brown. in my work as an organizational healer, facilitator, and coach, i regularly support, both formally and informally, lots of movement leaders. one of the major trends i’ve seen over and over is folks struggling because they can’t get consistent long-term funding. if you work for…
Re-post from Interaction Institute for Social Change blog written by Cynthia Silva Parker, reflecting on workshop by Mijo Lee of Social Justice Fund Northwest and Nitika Raj of Resource Generation titled “Race and Class: Why an Intersectional Approach is Critical to Undoing Structural Racism”.“Justice is when… Mijo Lee of Social justice Fund Northwest and Nitika Raj of Resource…
For a long time, I thought that as a white, wealthy woman, there was no role for me in working to end racism and economic injustice. I tried doing service provision in low-income communities of color, and the “white savior” dynamics of that work felt disheartening. I was involved in anti-violence and queer organizing on…
Reposted from the GIFT Blog.I attended my first workshop on disability justice facilitated by Mia Mingus and Stacey Milbern, two Korean queer women with disabilities, at the United States Social Forum in 2010. Sitting in a room with others wanting to talk about disability and ableism within a social justice framework was like coming home for me….
Have you checked out the Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy retreat report yet?The CCTFP Retreat is for young people who are engaged in their families’ philanthropy and are committed to social change.This year’s retreat took place in Petaluma, CA at the end of April. It was the 5th retreat of its kind. Full of vibrant…
Looking back at 2010, I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent tax cut battle and our role in it as people with wealth. I was inspired by groups like Wealth for the Common Good, organizing the wealthy to speak out against the cuts they would benefit from. I’ve been wondering, too, about the underlying cultural currents that made it possible for policy like this to pass.
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