We call on these organizations, who altogether hold over $100 billion in donor-advised funds, to stop complying in advance. Compliance in advance helps authoritarianism grow.
Essay Archives
“On a quiet day”: What cumulative grief is trying to tell our sector
Cumulative grief does not resolve through individual effort. It becomes more bearable in community. When we can name it together, sit with it together, and refuse to let it harden into cynicism together.
It’s time to stop chasing virality on social media
There is no need to meme-ify your mission to chase down a million three-second views. Instead, work on cultivating an internet presence that is credible, and scannable.
“Nothing you’ll miss”: The ethical cost of going rogue to fund the vision
Funding decisions made while we experience urgency and trauma can carry invisible ethical costs. These costs only become clear after they have reshaped our values, our communities, and us. So I ask again: How far will you go to secure the funding to make your vision of the future real?
CCF Content at AFP ICON
Why CCF Family Reunion is different from other conferences: We’re leaning into abundance to create a movement-building moment
No, you can’t decolonize philanthropy, Part 2: But we can fund acts of decolonizing and repair
Decolonization does not have a synonym. It is a very literal refusal and re-creation. It is not a swappable term for improving schools, societies… nor a philanthropic foundation.
No, you can’t decolonize philanthropy, Part 1: A closer look at colonialism and decolonization
…the terms “decolonization” and “decolonizing” continue to rise into the mainstream of the nonprofit sector, yet their meaning is often diluted into a soft synonym for inclusion or diversity. As if we could simply sprinkle a bit of our colour and culture onto the white walls of charities and foundations and call it liberation.
A joint statement on proposed changes to SAM.gov registration
Why CCF Family Reunion is different from other conferences: Centering BIPOC leadership and lived wisdom is non-negotiable
Now is the time for planning that guides us to step into our power
If all we do is resist and react in this moment, without also working to create what is possible, we are dooming ourselves to playing defense in perpetuity.
Fear, immigration policy, and the nonprofit sector
Many nonprofit professionals are immigrants, children of immigrants, or individuals whose identities are deeply shaped by histories of migration and resilience. We carry with us an innate understanding of how immigration policy affects real families, but we also understand fear.