Sharing our Stories
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Money Stories, Navigating Family, Personal Transformation, RG News, Young People of Color with WealthThe 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…
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Giving More, Praying More
by Jessica Rosenberg This post was written in response to a call for RG blog submissions on the topic of “Giving and Spirituality”. The prompt…
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But how do I choose?!? Some thoughts on year-end giving
This article is reposted from Jessie’s personal blog from 12/24/2013 Its that time of year when there is an all-time high of people in my…
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My Journey to RG: Introducing Virginia
Hi, my name is Virginia Weihs. I live in Seattle, where I have been active in praxis groups and the RG Seattle chapter leadership team…
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Skewed: Income Inequality in America
We received this informative infographic from our friend Jaelynn Ficarra at the Finance Degree Center. They have put together a great graphic highlighting Americans’ perceptions of…
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Work?! Mike's thoughts on young people with inherited wealth and earning a living
Note: These thoughts are mine and not RG’s as a whole, RG policy or anything of the sort. Important questions that complicate my argument are…
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Moral Mondays and North Carolina’s Attack on the Poor and Working Class
This spring, RG members from North Carolina participated in Moral Mondays—huge weekly gatherings opposing an extreme right wing agenda that successfully cut taxes on the…
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Class Privilege: What's Partnership Got To Do With It?
Liz Sullivan is on RG’s Board, and is a leader in our work with partners of young people with wealth. I didn’t ease gracefully into…
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Movement Match!? Say What?
At RG, we like experiments. Really our whole existence as an organization is an experiment in what’s possible. Can we really organize young wealthy people…
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Where Are You From? A Little Bit About Shalini
I highly recommend readers to also watch the following 27 minute speech by Nandita Das, an Indian actress and social activist, on the meaning of…
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Philly RG Chapter: Raise Our Taxes to Save Public Education
The Philadelphia chapter of Resource Generation was recently published in the Non-Profit Quarterly, Philly.com, and Newsworks.org writing about how traditional philanthropy is harming Philly schools.…
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Classified: How to Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It For Social Change
The fight for economic justice can draw some stark battle lines. It is often painted as an “us versus them” struggle, with the rich in…