My name is Sarah and I am a 22-year-old owning-class white queer womyn. When I turned 21 I inherited around $600,000 from my parents. It came to me in two different accounts, and had no legal strings attached (and not many emotional ones either). This money comes from both sides of my family. On my…
My friend sent me a link to a podcast a few months ago from The Moth, a series that features true stories told live. The storyteller was Jamie Johnson, a documentary filmmaker who made Born Rich and The One Percent. Because I am the world’s slowest emailer, I only listened to it this morning, but…
Libbey Goldberg (no relation) wrote the piece below as an op-ed for Wealth for the Common Good, to help influence current public debates about taxes. I think it’s a great example of how we can use our stories about wealth and privilege as a part of larger campaigns. May we all thrive by Libbey Goldberg If…
Reflections from Jessan Hutchison-Quillian about a Next Generation Giving Project (NGGP) event. NGGP is a cross-class giving circle formed in partnership between Resource Generation’s Seattle chapter and Social Justice Fund North West. Monday night was the third gathering of the Next Generation Giving Project. Things were a little different this time: we were coming together to learn from the experiences of experts…
Reflections from Lillian Birchall, RG Member Attending the Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy Retreat changed my life. I was nervous before attending the retreat, but from the moment I walked in, I felt as though I could finally share a secret that I had been hiding for many years. Being around other young people who are…
Notes on last weekend’s Boston House Party from former RG Fellow Pete Redington (www.affluentangst.wordpress.com) … “Hi Pete. I’m Tracy.” I nearly choke on my absolutely outstanding lemonade as I, in turn, read the nametag of the unassuming party guest in front of me: Tracy Hewat. Tracy Hewat!? The Tracy Hewat?! Founding member of Resource Generation?!…
Lately, Resource Generation seems to be consuming every waking moment of my day! I’m finding myself dreaming about it, talking with my partner about it, vlogging about it, going to conferences about it, and even texting my mother about RG. It’s one of those crazy things that happens when you really believe in something. This…
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