http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog Organizing young people with financial wealth to leverage resources and privilege for social change. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1.2 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/02/20/aapip-promotes-democratic-philanthropy-through-queer-justice-funds-missed-opportunities-report-and-new-giving-circles/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/02/20/aapip-promotes-democratic-philanthropy-through-queer-justice-funds-missed-opportunities-report-and-new-giving-circles/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:13:47 +0000 Theo Yang Copley http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1757
Another version of this post originally appeared on the AAPIP blog. It is probably no surprise that there is a long-standing need for funding for organizations that support Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ communities, but I was surprised by … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/02/20/aapip-promotes-democratic-philanthropy-through-queer-justice-funds-missed-opportunities-report-and-new-giving-circles/feed/ 0 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/01/19/traitors-to-their-class/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/01/19/traitors-to-their-class/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:00:34 +0000 Resource Generation http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1746 Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/01/19/traitors-to-their-class/feed/ 0 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/01/06/tax-team-members-reflect-on-posting-their-pictures/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/01/06/tax-team-members-reflect-on-posting-their-pictures/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:37:01 +0000 Sophie Hagen and Mac Liman http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1734
Mac and Sophie are members of the RG/Wealth For the Common Good Tax Justice Campaign. Each of them created a sign and photo to post on the tumblr blog westandwiththe99percent and then changed their facebook profile pictures as well to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2012/01/06/tax-team-members-reflect-on-posting-their-pictures/feed/ 2 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/17/towards-homefulness-the-poor-magazine-solidarity-family/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/17/towards-homefulness-the-poor-magazine-solidarity-family/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:13:03 +0000 Lex Horan http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1724
“On Saturday at noon,” Tiny said, “please stop wherever you are and light a candle and say a prayer for Homefulness. That’s when we at POOR will be dedicating and blessing the land at 8032 Macarthur Ave.” Tiny, aka Lisa … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/17/towards-homefulness-the-poor-magazine-solidarity-family/feed/ 1 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/09/staff-transitions/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/09/staff-transitions/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:10:56 +0000 Michael http://techforpeople.net/~resourcegen/blog/?p=1707
Hello RG Community, We have some updates on staffing we want to share with you. We are excited to announce that we have hired Sarah Schwartz Sax as our new Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy (CCTFP) Retreat Director and Richard … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/09/staff-transitions/feed/ 0 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/06/what-does-a-community-of-rich-kids-look-like/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/06/what-does-a-community-of-rich-kids-look-like/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:12:24 +0000 Margot S http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1688
Often people refer to the Resource Generation “community,” roughly defined as young people with wealth who are committed to social justice and are connected on a national level through the RG network. In the past, I’ve found the use of … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/12/06/what-does-a-community-of-rich-kids-look-like/feed/ 0 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/24/what-disability-justice-has-to-offer-social-justice/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/24/what-disability-justice-has-to-offer-social-justice/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:52:23 +0000 Theo Yang Copley http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1693
Reposted from the GIFT Blog. I attended my first workshop on disability justice facilitated by Mia Mingus and Stacey Milbern, two Korean queer women with disabilities, at the United States Social Forum in 2010. Sitting in a room with others wanting to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/24/what-disability-justice-has-to-offer-social-justice/feed/ 0 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/16/standing-in-our-power-a-personal-journey/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/16/standing-in-our-power-a-personal-journey/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:21:43 +0000 Taij K. Moteelall http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1671
Taij Moteelall, RG's former director, shares some reflections on her time with RG below. Reposted from the Power Up Networks Blog. As the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon grows in NYC, spreads throughout the United States and across the globe, I wonder what … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/16/standing-in-our-power-a-personal-journey/feed/ 0 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/11/zephs-story/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/11/zephs-story/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:54:17 +0000 Zeph Fishlyn http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1253 Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/11/11/zephs-story/feed/ 1 http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/10/30/new-paradigms-how-mission-investing-is-transforming-philanthropy/ http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/10/30/new-paradigms-how-mission-investing-is-transforming-philanthropy/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:02:35 +0000 Sonja Swift http://resourcegeneration.org/blog/?p=1535
With the Occupy Wall Street protests ongoing, the movement for re-aligning investments with social change values is more relevant than ever. While corporations essentially own the US government, it is the stockholders—i.e. foundations and the "1%"— who own the corporations. … Continue reading →]]> http://www.resourcegeneration.org/blog/2011/10/30/new-paradigms-how-mission-investing-is-transforming-philanthropy/feed/ 3