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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.
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A Transformative Journey: Toward a Regenerative Economy
A Transformative Journey: Toward a Regenerative Economy
By Tara Brown
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
Justice Funders
Sep 24
Mapping the Mycelia: Building the Regenerative Economy
Mapping the Mycelia: Building the Regenerative Economy
By abdiel j. lópez
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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
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
Justice Funders
Apr 15, 2021
Shared Decision-Making toward a Just Transition
Shared Decision-Making toward a Just Transition
Democratizing power through shared governance
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…
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
Mario Lugay
Feb 18, 2021
Leadership Legacy
Leadership Legacy
By Dana Kawaoka-Chen and Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano
Justice Funders
Jan 8, 2021
Reflecting on our first 10 years, Part 3: Innovation and experimentation
Reflecting on our first 10 years, Part 3: Innovation and experimentation
Ten years ago, a group of Bay Area foundation program officers with deep ties to social justice movements came together to form a network…
Justice Funders
Oct 22, 2020
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