CCF Consulting Newbies Monthly Chat, August 27

Monthly chat for consultants who follow CCF principles to build community, lean on each other for advice and support, and share the ups and downs of consulting life. Open to all CCF-values-aligned consultants, no matter what service you offer or how long you’ve been consulting (or even if you’re just thinking about starting to consult!).

When: Wednesday, August 27, 11:00 am-12:00 pm MDT. Find your local time here.
Register to join.

CCF San Diego’s Community Town Hall #4: From Silos to Solidarity, August 27

It’s time to make it real—together.

On June 17, something big happened. We gathered. We declared. We made our Emergency Declaration public—loudly and proudly—first at a press conference with powerful community leaders, and then again in a standing-room town hall that left us energized, aligned, and ready to move.

We called for an end to crisis-as-usual and invited our communities to step into something deeper: collective action rooted in healing, justice, and grassroots leadership. Now, we’re moving into the how.

Join us for Community Town Hall #4 as we continue to organize around our core aims by:

• Co-creating working groups to power the San Diego Solidarity Network
• Defining our shared expectations and collective goals
• Strategizing for a mass signature adoption event
• Planning the next phase of our Emergency Declaration campaign

This moment isn’t about any one organization—it’s about all of us. Come shape the next chapter.

🤝 Be part of this powerful moment:

1. Register for this event and save the date on your calendar.
2. Help us expand our network. Share this event with values-aligned community members, nonprofits & mutual aid groups, philanthropic partners, local and state government leaders. Our venue seats 80. Please coordinate within your orgs to send 1–2 representatives.
3. If you haven’t already, please sign on as an early supporter of the Emergency Declaration.
4. Volunteer: Want to support planning, help out day-of, or join a working group? Email us at ccfsdchapter@gmail.com with your availability + interests.

📍Event Details:

• When: Wednesday, August 27th, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
• Location: Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center, 1960 National Ave, San Diego, CA 92113 | Community Room
• Led by: San Diego Solidarity Network and Community-Centric Fundraising San Diego Chapter
• Register to join.

CCF Vancouver Summer Social, August 27

Do you like sunny summer patios and a brave space filled with like-minded social-profit colleagues? Yeah, we thought you would 😉

We do too, so we hope you’ll join us on Wednesday August 27, 6pm for a CCF Summer Social at the Vancouver Maritime Museum! Think connection and conversation with amazing views of English Bay. This will be a super chill, low-barrier and no-cost get-together for the CCF community, so BYO drinks and snacks – and maybe a question or sticky problem to bring to your colleagues.

Our work and this gathering take place on the the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, who have stewarded this land for time immemorial and will always be here. We are grateful for their generosity in sharing the land and their teachings and remain committed to advancing Indigenous Rights & sovereignty.

When: Wednesday, August 27, 6:00-8:00 pm PDT
Where: Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1A1, Canada
Register to join.

CCF Denver Hope Tank Meet Up, September 15

Are you a Community-Centric Fundraiser? Interested in learning more about what that means or going deeper in your learning to address inequity and injustice in the philanthropy sector? Gather with others to discuss topics relevant for your work and how we can all work towards meaningful change in our sector!

The plan for this month’s meeting is to have some open space for sharing guided by some questions as a way to reconnect and hear from everyone. We would also love depending on time to discuss a recent CCF Hub article, “We live with abundance. Philanthropy scarcity is fake news” by Abigail Oduol.

So come prepared to reconnect (or connect for the first time), discuss things relevant to your work and the state of the world, and gather with others to continue this Community-Centric Fundraising movement in Denver and Colorado!

When: Monday, September 15, 10:00 am-12:00 pm Mountain
Where: Hope Tank, 1434 East 22nd Avenue Denver, CO 80205
Register to join.

CCF + Social Change Ecosystem

Community-Centric Fundraising’s Rachel D’Souza talked with Building Movement Project’s Deepa Iyer, creator of the Social Change Ecosystem about how to determine your role in the Social Change Ecosystem and what we can all do to meet the challenges our sector currently faces.

Rooted & Rising: A Community-Centric Conference for Fundraisers

As a movement that prioritizes community over individual, fosters belonging and interdependence, and encourages mutual support, we are proud to create this virtual space for meaningful connection and transformative learning. Here are some of the sessions from that virtual event:

Asians in CCF Instagram Live

In honor of Asian American Heritage Month, Global Council members Rachel D’Souza and Esther Saehyun Lee hosted an Instagram Live on May 14, 2025 to share their stories, obstacles, and aspirations to ease other’s journey and provide fertile ground for the long road to liberation ahead. The conversation began with their article, “Navigating justice as the ‘model’ minority: Asian solidarity and allyship in BIPOC movements.“

Instagram Live: Liberation and Language, ft. April Walker

An online event held on August 15, 2024. Global Council member Kelly Phipps interviewed April Walker, founder and CEO of Philanthropy for the People and multiple essayist in The CCF Content Hub, on liberatory language in fundraising.

Navigating Policy and Advocacy: Essential Skills for CCF Practitioners

An online event held on July 22, 2024. Rachel D’Souza, CCF Global Council Member and Founder of Gladiator Consulting shared insights designed to empower non-profit organizations with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complex world of policy. This session explored the critical role that policy plays in shaping the landscape of our work in communities and how non-profits can effectively advocate for policies that support their missions.

Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF) and Nonprofit Leadership

An online event held on June 20, 2024. What does the Community Centric Fundraising (CCF) movement mean to nonprofit leaders who are not fundraisers? What does it mean to be a community-centric institution? How are organizational leaders living and breathing CCF? How has CCF informed your nonprofit leadership? Also, if you’re trying to move your organization towards CCF principles, how can you influence leadership to take action? Sommer Dawson and Rickesh Lakhani, as nonprofit executive directors use their knowledge of CCF principles to lead their organizations. Hear their responses to these questions and more!

CCF en Español-Invitación a la Primera Presentación de los Principios de CCF

Un evento en línea celebrado el 26 de abril, 2024. Nuestra primera presentación en español de los principios de CCF y descubre cómo puedes ser parte de este movimiento global! 

Africa Rising: A Virtual Meet Up

An online event held on March 14, 2024. This gathering was all celebrating the incredible talent, innovation, and potential of Africa. With engaging discussions and networking opportunities, this event was a must-attend for anyone passionate about Africa’s growth and development.

Instagram Live: What does it mean to be a disrupter in an institution?

An online event held on February 21, 2024. Several members of the CCF Global Council hold AFP roles. Let’s talk about what that means in the social change movement ecosystem. What does it mean to be a disrupter in an institution? How do we make sure that we are curious about how people are being helped by institutions — regardless of if we’re a burn it all down advocate, a reformer, or an incremental changer? Hear from Esther Lee, Rachel D’Souza, and Sommer Dawson of the CCF Global Council are using their roles in AFP and pushing forward new visions of the future.

CCF One-Year Anniversary Celebration

An online event held on August 25, 2021. Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF) celebrated one year of movement building. We heard updates from co-chairs, Andrea Arenas and Michelle Muri, and were in community through dialogue and fun games.

Data says: What BIPOC fundraisers have known for years!

An online event held on July 24, 2020. “Data Says! What BIPOC fundraisers have known for years — and what the rest of us are only now catching onto’ is an opportunity to explore what white and BIPOC professionals think about fundraising practices in the nonprofit sector — how they agree and where they differ.

Let’s make fundraising less racist. A 2020 CCF launch event

An online event held on July 13, 2020. A Community-Centric Fundraising launch event, an opportunity to explore a world beyond capitalism and the nonprofit industrial complex.