By Dāna James and Naseem Kapdi
Once upon a time—not in a castle, but in a fogged-up café tucked away in Seattle—nine fundraisers gathered around a wobbly table, laughter too loud for the space, mugs clinking instead of glasses.
Dana James Archive
Feedback as a tool for liberation
There’s an entire sector of nonprofit professionals, funders, and organizations dedicated to fostering meaningful conversations that go beyond the surface. This isn’t feedback for feedback’s sake; it’s feedback as a tool for transformation.
Antiracism as a mental health practice
As childhood spaces of curiosity shifted into workplace dynamics of expectation, the effects grew from passing discomforts to full-blown mental health impacts. Adult spaces brought the same challenges to assimilation but with much greater consequences.