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What I’m Thinking About
Questions, ideas, creative inspiration… things that are giving me hope or sparking me to think bigger about social justice, culture and philanthropy.
“Gender ideology” is a made-up bogeyman — why it matters & how to stop it
Why understanding this corrosive construct is critical to saving democracy
Keeping Carter’s ideals alive
What Jimmy Carter and my mother inspire in me about our collective ability to make the world better
Shifting doubt to solidarity
Planning for another Learning Journey provides an opportunity to reflect on how to bring people together around social change.
Setting an intention for 2024
Reading The Fourth Turning is Here—and its message to me in this consequential year
What is #Enough?
Individually and collectively pushing back against the “manufactured insecurity” of a capitalist system
How do we bring more people into the room?
Can we find language that opens the door to new people to invest in our movements?
Join me in Kigali, July 16-21, 2023
If you learn by doing, connecting and experiencing—the way I do—you won’t want to miss this opportunity to connect with global changemakers.
Redistribute—and talk about it
Money can be like fire—the trick is to share the warmth without burning everything down.
How human rights make us indivisible
December 10 marks 74 years since the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights—to this day, it stands as the best articulation of the movement we must continue to build.
Want lasting change? Fund organizing.
Wise words echoed from many mentors point in a common direction.
Better cages are still cages
Changing prisons isn’t enough. It’s time to start thinking bigger.
What’s next: philanthropy for sexual & reproductive justice
In solidarity and with irrepressible hope for the future
“Cooking the Rice…” - Trust-based philanthropy
How collaboration - between organizations and between funders - can bring about the systemic change we seek.
Funding the ecosystem for long-term change
What do we risk when we don’t support constituent-led, grassroots organizations? What could we achieve if we did??
Who to support & How to decide
What do we mean when we say we want to fund movement building?
Listener. Strategist. Partner.
When you work with someone aligned with your values, that is magic.
What are you thinking about?
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