By Carol Ng'ang'a, founder of Msingi Trust and member of the CCF Global Council and Martha Lidia Oxi Chuy, Guatemala National Director for World Connect and a member of the CCF Global Council Transcript 00:00:00:05[Jenny]: Today we have two, folks who are going to be leading this conversation. Carol Ng’ang’a is the founder of the Msingi Trust. You can listen to her podcasts. Her podcast, Msingi Talks, on all major podcast streaming channels. And has been with us on the Global Council for...| CCF
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There has never been a more powerful moment to reimagine our entire industry. First, we need to face the facts.| CCF
By Courtland J. Powers-Gunnells What I realized was that I needed to communicate my impact differently. In my portfolio, I began telling the story of how my approach to fundraising centered on what organizations needed most. The post How to separate your personal & professional value from the funds you raise as a fundraiser of color appeared first on CCF.| CCF
By April Walker ...amidst new waves of political chaos and cruelty, I’m back again—this time with an invitation to build community in a new way, namely to make peers and colleagues of our ancestors. The post Imagine raising money for a nonprofit organization while power-obsessed white men wreak havoc on liberty and justice for sport. appeared first on CCF.| CCF
By Rachel D'Souza Community-Centric Fundraising’s Rachel D’Souza talked with Building Movement Project’s Deepa Iyer, creator of the Social Change Ecosystem about how to determine your role in the Social Change Ecosystem and what we can all do to meet the challenges our sector currently faces. The post CCF + the Social Change Ecosystem with Deepa Iyer appeared first on CCF.| CCF
By Michelle Flores Vryn And we know the pieces are shifting. Philanthropy is in flux. DEI efforts are being re-evaluated or quietly shelved. Staff turnover is rattling once-stable institutions. Long-standing funding sources are vanishing. What remains, as my friend Stephanie Green Weizer says, is the “organic matter of our missions”—the values, love, and truth that can’t be extracted or destroyed. From this nutrient-rich core we can build something new. The post What are we growing to...| CCF
By Abigail Oduol The narrative about philanthropy being about charity needs to change. People need to become aware that we are investing in our own futures and in our own collective prosperity. The post We live with abundance. Philanthropy scarcity is fake news. appeared first on CCF.| CCF
By Kristen Corning Bedford What will shake enough people from the dream that any of this is working for anyone, so that we gain the momentum to build the frameworks that can take us into a different future? The post There has never been a more powerful moment to reimagine our entire industry. First, we need to face the facts. appeared first on CCF.| CCF
By Rachel D'Souza But what if those of us in the CCF movement identified and owned our roles on the Social Change Ecosystem Map? What if we worked together — wherever we are with whatever resources we have to give — and trusted others in our movement community to take up space? The possibilities of change make me feel absolutely euphoric. The post Finding our way together: Joining the CCF Movement through the roles of the Social Change Ecosystem appeared first on CCF.| CCF
By Frank Velásquez Jr. ...in this moment, the student suddenly felt, with no reservation, empowered to teach on a subject – a subject he himself has said that he is still learning. This is white privilege in its truest form. The post It’s time allies step up by stepping back appeared first on CCF.| CCF
By Rachel D'Souza If we know that we cannot — and should not — be everything to everyone, how will we get our communities what they need while preserving our energy for the long fight ahead? Now is the time to radically reimagine what could be when we embrace our role in the Social Change Ecosystem. The post Where do we go from here? Introducing the Social Change Ecosystem as a framework for Community-Centric Fundraising appeared first on CCF.| CCF
Once upon a time—not in a castle, but in a fogged-up café tucked away in Seattle—nine fundraisers gathered around a wobbly table, laughter too loud for the space, mugs clinking instead of glasses.| CCF
I am an imposter. I don’t belong in the nonprofit sector–as it is. I refuse to subscribe to the underpinning values of white saviorism, colonialism, donor worship, poverty tourism, and overall self-congratulatory air that 'we came into this sector to do good.'| CCF
