Sharing our Stories
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Talking to our families about the election
This Thanksgiving weekend, we have the opportunity to ask people in our lives to join us on the path towards justice. In these weeks after…
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Reflections and openings
Dear RG community,It’s hard to know what to say in a moment like this. We may be shaken, angry, numb, sad, activated, scared, and more.…
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Questioning the Self-Made Myth
My dad came from nothing, or so the story goes. He grew up on his family’s farm in the dry plains of western Nebraska, feeding the…
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Partners of Young People with Wealth: North Carolina RG’s amazing, strong, fierce Partner Praxis Group
By: The North Carolina Partner Praxis GroupThe North Carolina partner praxis group is a fierce, loving, and caring community. We are a group of Resource…
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“Why Give $ to Rich Kids?” My Experience FUNdraising for RG
Hey RG! I’m here today to talk about my experience fundraising members for RG – but first let me tell you a little bit about…
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Philly RG testifies for Affordable Housing
In January 2016, RG Philly created a Political Action working group, to discern our role in and take action on local economic and racial justice…
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Cross-Class Giving in Philly with Bread & Roses
by Ben Goldstein What does it mean to be accountable to a cross-class, cross-generational and multi-racial group raising money for grassroots organizing as a young…
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RG Leadership Transition
Dear RG community, It is with deep gratitude that we are announcing RG’s Executive Director, Jessie Spector, will be stepping down on January 31st 2017. Over…
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Centering Racial Justice and Indigenous Sovereignty in the New Economy
I was deep in the new economy and localism scene when I finally connected with Resource Generation in 2013. I had been working on local…
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Moving Money in a Crisis
After the tragedy in Orlando, the New York City RG chapter hosted a conversation about moving money in response to crises. Here are some choice…
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Solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives
Things are not getting worse. They are becoming more transparent as they get uncovered. We must hold each other tight and continue to pull back…
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Donor Organizing, Giving, Money Stories, Wealth Redistribution in Action, Young People of Color with Wealth
Door-Knocking for Reparations–as a Rich Kid
by Dominque Tan and Rachel Gelman, Bay Area RG Chapter leaders If a group of poor and indigenous people knocked on your door, would you…