How do you go beyond the land acknowledgement? In recent years, we see more and more nonprofits including decolonization as their strategic priorities. But if we do a gut check, how’re we actually committing to decolonization every day? On today’s...
In summer 2020,the Invisible Man movie was out in drive-in theatres and on online streaming platforms due to social distances measures of the COVID 19 pandemic. The story of the Invisible Man has been popularized with several blockbuster films over...
Community-centric fundraising is new to us, but it is going to be here for the long haul. It is timely, much needed, and most importantly, it is challenging – to our beliefs and the way we know Philanthropy. And if...
Tell me what you goin’ do to me Confrontation ain’t nothin’ new to me You could bring a bullet, bring a sword, bring a morgue But you can’t bring the truth to me ~ Kendrick Lamar I believe the truth...
In the aftermath of the deeply disturbing racist, brutal, and fatal act against George Floyd, and the revelation of similar acts against other black people, Indigenous people, and people of colour, one wonders if organizations are thinking about and reviewing...
This past week, we’ve all been taking the necessary action to support the Black Lives Matter movement and holding space for difficult and necessary conversations both at work and at home. As you likely know, the work for anti-racism and...
This article is the fifth in a series. Read the first, second, third and fourth articles. One of the most memorable lessons I learned about engagement was during my time in business school when my professor shared with us the...
It’s no surprise that resistance and lack of buy-in can be major obstacles to successful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) implementation. I commonly work with organizations that are struggling with this very issue. A typical case has staff outwardly supporting...
This article is the fourth in a series. Read the first, second and third articles. One time I had a gym teacher who, with the very best of intentions, decided to test out a new approach to foster greater inclusion....
Women make up the majority of the nonprofit workforce at all levels, including leadership roles. So on the surface, it might seem like nonprofits have gender equality figured out. “I think there would be an expectation that because we’re a...
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