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Stories by philanthropic and movement leaders that inspire us to re-imagine and practice a new kind of philanthropy that redistributes wealth, democratizes power and shifts economic control to communities.

Those who will call the future now: On practicing democracy

Those who will call the future now: On practicing democracy

by Lora Smith
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Justice Funders
Nov 18
A Transformative Journey: Toward a Regenerative Economy

A Transformative Journey: Toward a Regenerative Economy

By Tara Brown
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Justice Funders
Oct 23
Do You Believe in Magic? Seeing the Unseen, Imagining the Impossible

Do You Believe in Magic? Seeing the Unseen, Imagining the Impossible

By Gerald Mitchell
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Justice Funders
Sep 24
Mapping the Mycelia: Building the Regenerative Economy

Mapping the Mycelia: Building the Regenerative Economy

By abdiel j. lópez
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Justice Funders
Aug 21
Perspective and Scale: Reflections from #NCG2024

Perspective and Scale: Reflections from #NCG2024

On the rooftop of the Oakland Marriott where Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) had their post-conference reception, there is a large…
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Dana Kawaoka-Chen
Jul 29
Bless and Release: Shuumi and the Process of Repair

Bless and Release: Shuumi and the Process of Repair

In early March 2024, a 2.2 acre lot in the West Berkeley Shellmound was returned to Indigenous stewardship through the Sogorea Te’ Land…
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The Kataly Foundation
Jun 18
Cultivate Curiosity like a House Plant: Reflections from #GEO2024

Cultivate Curiosity like a House Plant: Reflections from #GEO2024

Brief reflections on what we learned at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ Annual Conference 2024.
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Justice Funders
May 29
We Started Paying Shuumi in 2021. Now What?

We Started Paying Shuumi in 2021. Now What?

Our journey to deepen solidarity with Indigenous land rematriation movements led us to grow our land tax contributions in alignment with…
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Justice Funders
Apr 15
The Ohlone Have Never Forgotten, and We Are Remembering

The Ohlone Have Never Forgotten, and We Are Remembering

Learning about my family’s wealth and history helped me clarify what’s needed to move toward repair.
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Justice Funders
Feb 16
From Learning to Action: A Foundation’s Journey to Paying Shuumi Land Tax

From Learning to Action: A Foundation’s Journey to Paying Shuumi Land Tax

Learn by doing. You don’t have to have it all figured out perfectly to take the first step.
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Justice Funders
Apr 14, 2022
If we are not prepared to govern, we are not prepared to win

If we are not prepared to govern, we are not prepared to win

A just transition to a deep democracy expands our imaginations for what is possible
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Dana Kawaoka-Chen
Jun 24, 2021
It’s Tax Season! Philanthropy, let’s Pay Shuumi

It’s Tax Season! Philanthropy, let’s Pay Shuumi

Here’s one meaningful way we can redistribute wealth and support the return of Indigenous land
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Justice Funders
Apr 15, 2021
Shared Decision-Making toward a Just Transition

Shared Decision-Making toward a Just Transition

Democratizing power through shared governance
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Rosita Lucas
Apr 1, 2021
Want to honor women’s hxstory? Invest in a Feminist Economy.

Want to honor women’s hxstory? Invest in a Feminist Economy.

On Tuesday night, six Asian women transitioned into ancestorhood — women whose intimate and feminized labor put food on the table. Their…
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Sydney Fang (she/they)
Mar 18, 2021
An End to Philanthropy, for the Love of Humanity

An End to Philanthropy, for the Love of Humanity

Notes of what we might find on the other side of the portal
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Mario Lugay
Feb 18, 2021
Leadership Legacy

Leadership Legacy

By Dana Kawaoka-Chen and Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano
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Justice Funders
Jan 8, 2021
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