Sharing our Stories
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Come to CCTFP 2011!
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…
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Working Group on Funding Migrant Justice
Dear friends, RGers, and MMMCers, It’s been quite a month of organizing and discussion! The core Arizona funding group that grew out of Puente’s presentation…
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The Movement of Money or the Money Movement
Last summer I sat with Mike G eating burgers and talking about RG while watching the World Cup. It was hot, we were in Detroit,…
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Donor Organizing, Featured, History of RG, Movement History, Social Change, Wealth Redistribution in Action
Donor Diversity and My Favorite Philanthropy Blog Post
From the moment I read Pam Pompey’s blog post about an experience with her organization The Ujamaa Institute on the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training’s…
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Guilt and Economic Inequality: Reflections on Philanthropy
During the opening plenary at the 2011 Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference, Agnes Gund said (and I’m paraphrasing), “It might not be proper to say,…
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The Fire This Time Fund's Great Collaboration Celebration Event Video Documentary
“We fuel the fires of our time through lifelong dedication / standing by artists who hand out jewels of inspiration.” – Ryan Hollan, poet, urban…
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Can You Hear Me Now? Reflections on Effective Communication from the Next-Gen Family Philanthropy Session
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,…
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Mourning the loss of Felice Yeskel
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…
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Thanks Felice
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…
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American Dreams
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…
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The Tax Deal and What It Means for Wealth Inequality—and Us
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…
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Our Dear Co-Director Featured in New Book
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…