PRIORITIZE COMMUNITIESReimagine Fundraising
Community-Centric Fundraising is a fundraising model that is grounded in equity and social justice. We prioritize the entire community over individual organizations, foster a sense of belonging and interdependence, present our work not as individual transactions but holistically, and encourage mutual support between nonprofits.
PRIORITIZE COMMUNITIESReimagine Fundraising
Community-Centric Fundraising is a fundraising model that is grounded in equity and social justice. We prioritize the entire community over individual organizations, foster a sense of belonging and interdependence, present our work not as individual transactions but holistically, and encourage mutual support between nonprofits.
Community-Centric Fundraising Community Update
Community-Centric Fundraising, the Global Council, the Slack channel, and all other forms that the CCF movement may take are part of a grassroots movement, not an organization. We honor that, as such, what we do and how we treat each other and ourselves defines that movement.
We’re writing today to officially declare what our Slack is for, who our moderators are and what they do and don’t do in the space, and a reminder of our shared values and how we can embody them while interacting in Slack. Please read the full post at the link below.
EQUITABLE FUNDRAISING
CENTERED AROUND COMMUNITY
We need a fundraising model in which we respect donors and build strong relationships with them, but one that they are not the center of. The community we serve and benefit from must be centered.
MOVEMENT BUILDING
We envision a sector that believes in the principles of Community-Centric Fundraising, that uses these fundraising principles and practices to build the power and voice of communities of color.
EVER-EVOLVING
The CCF principles and sample actions are iterative and will change and evolve as we have more conversations, including, likely, some more healthy arguments.
THE 10 PRINCIPLES
These ever-evolving core principles have been developed from conversations with so many fundraisers of color over the the past few years. The 10 Principles are how we aspire to transform fundraising and philanthropy, so that they are co-grounded in racial and economic justice.
The Latest Updates
Ways whiteness shows up in CCF to the detriment of everyone (including white folks), part 1: “Do something about her.”
Who wants to stick around long-term when your transformative energies are being used to quell white nonsense? I don’t have endless energy for that.
It’s time to throw away the spoons. Employers don’t get it.
As a person with multiple invisible disabilities, I’m sick of explaining the spoon theory. When you have service for 200 in your pocket, you’re probably not going to understand those who have to wait for their three spoons that are stuck in a rinse cycle.
If I could put sexworker on my resume…
Requiring a college degree narrows a hiring pool to those who have access to a college education and can lend to a homogenous candidate pool, which will be reflected in the staff makeup. An organization pursuing equity can look beyond bureaucratic requirements and checkboxes to value a wide array of lived experiences.
MULTIMEDIA
The Absurd Hierarchy of Culture
The Absurd Hierarchy of Culture is meant to consider ideas of value within the context of the human experience and the profound contradictions and arbitrary value systems embedded in the arts.
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