We could have sector wide transformation if white women could center and hold a clear commitment to racial equity. So what does that look like? Fleur breaks down some nonsense with ownership and responsibility in four calls to action.
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The Ethical Rainmaker: Patagonia did WHAT? ft. Andy King
What’s up with the controversies around Patagonia’s generosity? Michelle is discussing shock tactics, wealth hoarding, trust issues and more, with “The UK’s most influential fundraiser,” Andy King!
Why must the white cis nonprofit workers angry react to all my posts? Ep: Always challenge transphobia
Try as I might to focus on my day job two days after the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, I can’t. I can only think about what I want my cisgender heterosexual friends, family, and coworkers to know about what it’s like to live in my skin…
The Ethical Rainmaker: Are we even evaluating what matters? ft. Dr. Marcia Coné
In a world where tech money wants us to quantify our work, what is truly meaningful and how do we change? Michelle talks with Marcia about Equitable Evaluation Framework and how our practices are so wrong and how to do better.
Why must the white cis nonprofit workers angry react to all my posts? Ep: White women, stop gatekeeping progress
I thought it was just a problem I was experiencing: white women gatekeepers in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) work. But, I was attending The Adaway Group’s Whiteness at Work Training (I highly recommend this training for folks working at predominantly white institutions!) when Desiree and Jessica began talking about it explicitly.
The Ethical Rainmaker: Shame On You and Guilt Too ft. Dr. Anu Taranath
Michelle and Anu, author of Oprah-loved book Beyond Guilt Trips, build analysis through a lens of travel ethics and what it means to truly move forward.
The Ethical Rainmaker: Is ‘Impact Investing’ Just About Stroking Egos? w/ Bob Osborne
Michelle and The Osborne Group’s Bob Osborne discuss their experiences and analysis of ‘incubators for social impact projects’!
The Ethical Rainmaker: How do you keep everyone happy? Creating culture change ft Rickesh Lakhani
Michelle sits with Rickesh Lakhani and discusses what it takes to build a beautiful workplace culture.
The Ethical Rainmaker: Is Community-Centric Fundraising Still Working Two Years Later? ft Rachel D’Souza Siebert and Henry Ramos
Michelle sits with Rachel D’Souza Siebert and Henry Ramos to discuss where CCF is at today… and why it’s making itself at home because it’s here to stay.
The Drizzle: Emotions That Sabotage Getting Money
In the third episode of the Drizzle Miniseries, The Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle talks with Stacy Nguyen about the emotions that can sabotage us when it comes to money! They discuss the impact of our personal narratives and family of origin stories — and how all of that shows up in how we run nonprofits and fundraising.
Why must the white cis nonprofit workers angry react to all my posts? Ep: “That’s just the way it is”
Apologies if you’ve heard this one before: imagine me — a queer, trans, triracial person — in a Zoom meeting with an all-white, all-cis Development Committee. A proposal for a pay-to-play fundraising scheme (a fundraiser that requires donors to pay to engage in an activity, in this case: an educational event) is on the table and I mention the equity issues of who can access this and how it doesn’t advance the mission…
The Drizzle: Three Mistakes I’ve Made As a Fundraiser
In the second episode of the Drizzle Miniseries, The Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle shares the three biggest mistakes she made as an in-house fundraiser, including themes on event extortion, process predicaments, and burn out blessings.