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Are Youth the Disruptors Philanthropy Needs? (opens the original)
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“What’s your dream job?” used to be a great opening question to talk with young people about their careers and aspirations. Today? As the viral TikTok audio says, “I have no dream job. I do not dream of labor.”Malila Becton-Consuegra, Stupski Foundation’s Bay Area Post-Secondary Success Program officer, recently described her experience asking Foundation’s interns this seemingly harmless icebreaker and getting schooled in capitalism as a result. A humbling experience. A
Compound the Impact, Not the Interest (opens the original)
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When we talk about systems change, we think huge scale. But a “system” is made up of a large net of interlocking rules and norms. Big Giving loves ambitious projects that promise sweeping change. But what if we thought of long-term change more in the frame of “nudges and knobs” aimed at addressing those rules and norms?On Break Fake Rules recently, Santhosh Ramdoss and I talked about systems change as legacy. As President and CEO of Gary Community Ventures
GUEST POST: The ADA Just Turned 36 . . . (opens the original)
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This week, I’m honored to bring you a post by my colleague Ryan Easterly, executive director of WITH Foundation, commemorating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the work still ahead to create a more inclusive future for our sector and society.This week marks the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For me, it’s bittersweet. There hasn’t been a single day in my philanthropy career when I haven’t been mindful that the roots
Are We Funding a Fix or Branding Our Funds? (opens the original)
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What is an effective government supposed to do or provide? Schools, clean drinking water, regular trash collection—the basics. But what happens when the government abdicates its responsibilities?Bad, nonfunctional governance creates a power vacuum, and other, less democratic power structures pop up to fill the space. When people need essential services, they’ll often accept them from whoever offers. But then they don’t get to have any influence on what that support looks like.My most recent gues
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