by Resource Generation | Feb 12, 2013 | RG News
A note from Elspeth Gilmore, Resource Generation’s outgoing Executive Director: Hi Friends of Resource Generation, Having been a proud member of the Resource Generation staff for the past 6 years, I am transitioning off of staff this spring. I’m looking forward to...
by Resource Generation | Jan 25, 2013 | RG News
let me introduce myself – my name is anna genevieve winham and while my bio on the “About Us” page gives a few more details, i’m basically a rich kid who has a lot of problems with both the fact that “rich kids” exist and the systems through which i became one. i’m a...
by Resource Generation | Dec 19, 2012 | Young People of Color with Wealth
I’m not one to brag about myself. But that is exactly what I am going to do right now. I am going to brag about my class background. Because sometimes, it’s rough to be the only middle class person of color on a staff that is predominantly white and of upper class....
by Resource Generation | Dec 12, 2012 | Movement Moments, Personal Transformation, Resources
For a long time, I thought that as a white, wealthy woman, there was no role for me in working to end racism and economic injustice. I tried doing service provision in low-income communities of color, and the “white savior” dynamics of that work felt disheartening. I...
by Resource Generation | Sep 20, 2012 | Money Stories, Personal Transformation, Young People of Color with Wealth
2012 has been a transformative year so far. I moved across the country from Seattle to New York, started a new job at Resource Generation organizing young people of color with wealth, and turned thirty. I was excited to step into the unknown, and ready to take on big...