Sharing our Stories
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Nimble formations that build power: panel recap
Reposted from Ari Sahagun’s blog. I just got back from an amazing discussion: Organization 2.0: Empowering our Understanding of Nimble Formations that Build Power hosted…
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Jackson On the Rise
By Jay Saper, Margot Seigle & Andrew Meeker We are involved in a new Resource Generation member-led project called ReGenerative Finance, which formed last fall…
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3 days, 3 articles: wealth transfer, the Wal-Mart family, and estate taxes
Here are 3 facts that came across my inbox in the past 3 days: 1) A new report shows a revised estimate for the current generational wealth transfer between…
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4 Suggestions for Social Justice Funders
On a panel at the 2010 Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy pre-Council on Foundations Conference, I presented four suggestions for social justice funders to consider. Below…
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Immigrant philanthropy builds on new and old cultures of giving
My name is Anna Goren, and I am involved in an RG praxis group in Seattle, WA. I have always been interested in philanthropy —growing…
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If Not Now, When?
Reposted from the blog, The Jew and The 5 Carats, written by RG member and leader Margot Seigle. Transcript from speech at Hazon’s If Not Now Benefit April 1st,…
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It's nice to meet you…
Hello Resource Generation! My name is Colette Henderson and I became your new Membership Associate as of the beginning of this month. I come to…
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Mike and Isaac's Job Transitions
Hey RG, I’m writing to let you know I’ll be transitioning off staff in mid-July of this year, to pursue work with the Catalyst Project,…
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Back to the Land: RG Organizing in a Rural Community
I am writing to open a conversation about what it’s like to live and work rurally and be engaged as an activist with Resource Generation. …
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Action, Advocacy, Class Privilege, Conferences, Cross-Class, Donor Organizing, Featured, Giving, Giving Circles, Philanthropy, Racial Justice
Growing through a Giving Circle: Funding Queerly
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…
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9 Mistakes Activists With Class Privilege Make
Adapted from Classified: How to Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It for Social ChangeTo go to Adam’s Buzzfeed article with the above title, click…
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Money Stories, Navigating Family, Personal Transformation, RG News, Young People of Color with Wealth
The Insider: Author Nicole Lewis Examines the Intersection of Race and Class Privilege
Note: Nicole is former staff, current member leader and author of our recent book, Between the Silver Spoon and the Struggle: Reflections on the Intersection…