Sharing our Stories
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Setting Money Free! (with a low-stakes Giving Party)
by Rachel Adler, RG Member Every few months, I’ll make up a batch of my famous caramel corn and invite the Philly chapter of Resource…
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Reflecting on New Ways to Connect
Thanks to Veris Wealth Partners for allowing us to cross-post this article from their site.by Lori Choi, Partner & Wealth Manager at Veris WealthI recently had the…
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No Guarantees
by RG Retreat Organizer, Jes KelleyI was born in rural Georgia in the deep South. The story always starts there, other pieces get a little…
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Part of the web: Tracy and Cara on the RG Mentor Program
by Cara Romanik, RG memberTracy is always in the same place when we talk: her study in West Cornwall, Connecticut, at her desktop computer. There…
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Money Stories, Movement Moments, Racial Justice, Social Change, Stories, Young People of Color with Wealth
In Formation to End White Supremacy
by Nicole Lewis By now you’ve probably read a blog or two or three reacting to Beyoncé’s latest video, Formation. We haven’t seen this much…
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Why I’m Going to Transforming Family Philanthropy 2016
by Monica [Editor’s note: Register today for the 2016 Transforming Family Philanthropy Retreat: March 31 -April 3rd in Chester, CT.]I joined Resource Generation in 2015,…
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Nintendo and Gameboys: My Introduction to Economic Privilege
by Faisal Alam, RG Events and Operations Associate As the newest staff member of Resource Generation (RG), I was asked to write a blog post…
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A Community and Culture of Action at MMMC 2015
by Zak Wear, RG member Resource Generation’s 2015 Making Money Make Change conference brought me back to my home state of Maryland. I was excited…
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Growing Visibility, Growing Roots: Engaging Durham with RG North Carolina
By Maggie Heraty and David Roswell of RG North Carolina As Resource Generation North Carolina has grown in numbers and deepened in scope, we have…
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What We’ve Learned After a Decade of Climate Funding, and What We’re Doing Instead
Farhad Ebrahimi – RG alumni member and long-time major supporter of RG – on strategy and movement-building with his foundation. Lots of juicy nuggets and modeling of social justice…
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Voices of Color from Resource Generation: Reflections on the current state of violent xenophobia in the U.S. and in the world
In the last couple of weeks (and years), we’ve seen another marked rise in white supremacy – horrific violence against Black communities, and escalation of…
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Self-worth > Net Worth: Kirin's Story
Hey RGers! My name is Kirin Kanakkanatt (she/her). I joined the team as a National Organizer earlier this month. I am from Ohio and based…