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CCF Archive
Instagram Live: What does it mean to be a disrupter in an institution?
This event has passed. Community-Centric Fundraising has been invited to speak at AFP Icon in Toronto. This is a big moment for the movement. How do we make sure that we are curious about how people are being helped by institutions — regardless if you’re a burn it all down, a reformer, or an incremental changemaker? Hear from Esther Lee, Rachel D’Souza, and Sommer Dawson who are all members of the CCF Global Council and have roles in AFP.
When we know better, we do better: 7 ways you can start doing better using CCF principles in your fundraising
I know we cannot change all of philanthropy, but we can absolutely change our corner of the work and how we approach fundraising.
Remembering our first CCF ancestor
By Community-Centric Fundraising Global Council Communications Committee
On March 1, 2023, Rakhi became our first Community Centric Fundraising ancestor. It was an unexpected transition, and there was much left unsaid. What does it mean to grasp fruitlessly at the closure we so profoundly yearn for? With the end of the year as a marker to ponder love and loss, the passage of time, and our ancestors, we hope to bring closure to this year and those moments by honoring Rakhi.
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.
Community-Centric Fundraising Community Update
By Community-Centric Fundraising Global Council Communications Committee
We recognize that 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.
Beyond Philanthropy: Disrupting Through Organizing #BringAFoldingChair
By Monique Curry-Mims and Valerie Johnson
In this episode, Monique and Valerie sit down with Vu Le, Creator of NonprofitAF and one of the Founders of Community Centric Fundraising, to discuss how nonprofits leaders need to grab a folding chair and organize to save our communities and how funders need to shift practices to do the same.
The white woman’s scat: five ways white women cause harm
By Michelle Shireen Muri and Fleur Larsen
Scatting doesn’t do anything for the problem you are trying to solve, and it shuts down the real conversation. It focuses on defense of the individual or obfuscation of the mistake. It shows a fear of imperfection and is highly self-centered (or organization-centered).
Just because you hire a CCF fundraiser does not mean you are committed to the CCF principles
By Esther Saehyun Lee & Maria Rio
Young fundraisers of color join organizations because they know the harms the sector causes and want to make a difference. When they first arrive, they are optimistic and pour their energy into the mission they believe in. However, often, they find out that the greatest challenges to ethical practices are not external but internal.
Organizations dedicated to CCF are also better dedicated to their staff: my flight toward one
There’s something about these organizations grounded in equity, driven by justice, and shifting power to community-rooted solutions. Does the work of dismantling oppressive systems inherently prioritize staff? In my experience, yes — and a bias for action, learning, and adaptability attract this inclination for intra-organizational alignment.