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    Giving Circles are Reclaiming Philanthropy

    Philanthropy Together Sep 21, 2022

    Sara wants to invite you over to dinner at her house. In this loud, chaotic, loving environment, Sara shows you how to build power in your community through the power of…

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  • Joy B. Webb: The Collective Giving Evangelist

    Giving Compass Sep 19, 2022

    This Q&A is part of a series highlighting the 2022 Black Women Give List honorees. Joy B. Webb is program director at The Community Investment Network, founder of The Circle of Joy,…

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    Racism Separates Us. The Antidote Is Relationships.

    Camelback Ventures

    Racism works to separate people – to undermine human relationships through fear, violence, and misinformation. Relationships are an antidote to these insidious, confusing ideas and building them is an essential…

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  • Investment in Black Communities and Wealth Building

    PhilanTopic Sep 3, 2022

    Garnesha Ezediaro leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, an effort to accelerate the pace of wealth accumulation for Black individuals and families and address systemic underinvestment in Black communities. Ezediaro has worked across…

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    Flow Funding and the Genius of Love

    Camelback Ventures

    “Whatchu gonna do when you get out of jail?” That’s the light intro to “Genius of Love” by the Tom Tom Club. It’s the perfect song to groove to on…

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    Foundation Board Members … It’s Not Your Money

    Camelback Ventures

    Repeat after me: “It’s Not Your Money.”  One more time: “It’s Not Your Money.”  If you work in the world of philanthropy, have you ever said that sentence out loud…

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    The Senseless Rollercoaster: My Worst Fundraising Experience as an Afro-Latina Founder

    Camelback Ventures

    In 2019, foundation giving totaled $76 billion. Black and Latinx founders only received approximately 4% of that $76 billion, despite making up 29% of the population. In this piece, Yulkendy Valdez,…

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    Collective Giving and Foundations: Learning From and With One Another

    Exponent Philanthropy May 26, 2022

    As a co-founder of Impact100 Philadelphia with my colleague Beth Dahle, I have worked in collective giving for the past 14 years. That means: 1. Thinking about member recruitment, engagement…

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    How Class Background Impacts the Giving Circle Experience [We Give Summit]

    Philanthropy Together May 23, 2022

    “Class is the way in which we are perceived in society based on our economic and social status … It’s also about much more than just wealth and economic and…

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    How Giving Circles Can Support Equitable Practices for Nonprofit Staff [We Give Summit]

    Philanthropy Together May 17, 2022

    Giving circles are a great way for people to come together and make a difference collectively, but they are not immune from the problems that have plagued the philanthropic sector,…

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    At the Root: Giving Circles and Structural Change [We Give Summit]

    Philanthropy Together May 16, 2022

    “I ask myself, what can I do to make sure that I wake up the day after an election with no regrets?” – Zo Tobi, Movement Voter Project When you…

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    Collaborating for Data Sharing: The Story of One Funders Group

    Exponent Philanthropy Apr 28, 2022

    When funders get together to connect, talk and build relationships with one another, big things can happen. Consider, for example, this analysis of over $14 million awarded to nonprofits in Frederick…

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