Hey there fellow MMMCers! I am real excited to reach out to ya’ll as the new Retreat Director for Making Money Make Change 2011! Last year marked the first time that MMMC was fully lead by Resource Generation, cementing it as the signature gathering for RG’s national programming. This year as the Retreat Director, I…
One of the great blessings of being a part of humanity is the diversity we encounter every day. We can to meet and interact with so many different types of people with so many interests, that we get to learn, experience and grow constantly. Most of the time, this makes us better human beings. There…
Hello RG community! There is less than ONE WEEK left to register for RG’s 2011 Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy retreat! Let us tell you why… Jessie and Nicole love CCTFP!See you there!
“We fuel the fires of our time through lifelong dedication / standing by artists who hand out jewels of inspiration.”
– Ryan Hollan, poet, urban planner, peace keeper, and circle member ’08
RG’s national organizer, Nicole Lewis, reflects on her experience at the Council on Foundation’s Next Generation Retreat. Reposted from the blog Re: Philanthropy. Simply put, we all want to be heard. But, we don’t always know how best to communicate. During a session on the art of effective communication as part of The Council on…
If you’d like to read more about Felice’s remarkable work, here is a post from Betsy Leondar-Wright at Class Action’s blog. Felice Yeskel, co-founder of Class Action, passed away in her home early this morning after a courageous struggle with cancer. Felice was a tireless activist working to bring about social change. Through fearlessly sharing her…
I just read an email that Felice Yeskel, the former Executive Director and co-founder of Class Action and an inspiring activist for justice and against oppression, has passed away. Reading the note, I was struck by the real impact Felice has made on my life despite the few times we met or talked in the…
Looking back at 2010, I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent tax cut battle and our role in it as people with wealth. I was inspired by groups like Wealth for the Common Good, organizing the wealthy to speak out against the cuts they would benefit from. I’ve been wondering, too, about the underlying cultural currents that made it possible for policy like this to pass.
By Alison Goldberg Despite a mighty mobilization by progressive groups, this past week, President Obama struck a deal that would extend high-income tax cuts and gut the estate tax.These policies will widen the already gaping wealth divide. As young people with wealth and privilege, what role can we play to challenge policies that create further…
Co-Director Mike Gast has a great quote in the new book Generation Earn by Kimberly Palmer. Check out the excerpt below! f you’re lucky enough to know that you’ll have some money coming your way from parents or grandparents, consider talking to them about it in advance. Many families decide to pass money on to…
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