by Resource Generation | May 6, 2011 | Donor Organizing, Featured, Social Change, Wealth Redistribution in Action
When I started working on building a partnership between Social Justice Fund and the Seattle chapter of Resource Generation, I had no idea that we would end up raising $135,000 and transforming the way SJF makes grants. We moved forward with this partnership, called...
by Resource Generation | Feb 18, 2011 | Class Privilege, Donor Organizing, Featured, Giving, Social Change
Last summer I sat with Mike G eating burgers and talking about RG while watching the World Cup. It was hot, we were in Detroit, and folks on the streets were in full effect. I left the conversation with the idea that all we needed was to organize the wealth of RG...
by Resource Generation | Feb 16, 2011 | Donor Organizing, Featured, History of RG, Movement History, Social Change, Wealth Redistribution in Action
This post is a response to Pam Pompey’s blog post of October 12, 2010, entitled “Donors of Color Not Needed for the Movement?” on the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training blog. From the moment I read Pam Pompey’s blog post about an...
by Resource Generation | Jun 15, 2010 | Action, Advocacy, Movement History, Social Change
Post from Chad Jones, who has been on the Resource Generation board since 2005 and his work in philanthropy expands access for those historically excluded from the networks of old boys. As a Denver native, the Southwest is dear to his heart. Thursday was June 10. It...