Podcasts about social justice fund

Gregg Bishop joins us today to kick off the eighth season of Formative! Gregg is the Executive Director of the Social Justice Fund, an organization with the ten year commitment to center its work around racial justice and economic mobility in Brooklyn. Joining Gregg is middle schooler and co-host, Viduni, who learns that doors close because other doors were meant to open. Gregg shares with Viduni his long curvy road to his current career and the importance of arming ourselves with necessary skills so that we're prepared when opportunity comes.

Desiree Ralls-Morrison's career journey is one of breaking barriers, leading with integrity, and staying true to her values. As the Executive Global Chief Legal Officer at McDonald's, she oversees global legal operations while supporting the company's strategies and managing risk. Beyond her high-profile role, Desiree is a fierce advocate for racial equity and social justice, co-founding The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund to uplift Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities.Growing up as one of the only Black students in a small Connecticut town, Desiree learned early on about resilience, self-awareness, and the importance of staying grounded in her identity. Her path from Harvard Law School to leading one of the most recognizable global brands is marked by her unwavering commitment to authenticity and high standards. She also credits much of her success to the values her mother instilled in her and mentors like Ken Frazier, which she carries with her in every leadership role.In this episode of The Branding Room Only podcast, Desiree shares how her upbringing shaped her personal and professional brand. She discusses her transition from healthcare to McDonald's, navigating global legal issues, and why vulnerability is key to her leadership style. Desiree also dives into the importance of service, mentorship, and staying true to her core values, offering actionable insights for anyone looking to build a personal brand rooted in authenticity.1:05 - Desiree's personal brand definition, favorite quote, and hype song7:22 - How growing up in a small, all-white town shaped Desiree's childhood, college education, and career path18:18 - How Desiree transitioned into her current role at McDonald's and the challenge that came with it23:11 - How service and community involvement became key to building her brand and the founding of her racial equity fund30:10 - The meaning behind receiving awards and public recognition, and how Desiree stays grounded33:13 - Lessons learned from mentors like Ken Frazier and how they shaped her leadership style39:39 - Balancing visibility with authenticity in corporate America44:51 - Desiree's advice for building a personal brand, what she does for fun, and her uncompromising commitment to integrity49:38 - How Desiree's authenticity and vulnerability form the foundation of her Branding Room Only magicMentioned In Breaking Barriers at McDonald's and Beyond with Desiree Ralls-MorrisonThe New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice FundCorporate Counsel Women of ColorBranding Room Only Interview with Laurie Robinson Haden - Shining Brightly:Part 1 | Part 2Crafting a Personal Brand in the Corporate World with Zabrina JenkinsSponsor for this episodePGE Consulting Group LLC is dedicated to providing a practical hybrid of professional development training and diversity solutions. From speaking to consulting to programming and more, all services and resources are carefully tailored for each partner. Paula Edgar's distinct expertise helps engage attendees and create lasting change for her clients.To learn more about Paula and her services, go to www.paulaedgar.com or contact her at info@paulaedgar.com, and follow Paula Edgar and the PGE Consulting Group LLC on LinkedIn.

The Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund's goal, says Dr. Makeeba McCreary, is to raise $100 million to support nonprofit leaders of color. In this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast, McCreary, president of the fund, delves into how the organization is disrupting the philanthropy sector. McCreary, born and raised in Boston's South End, launched her career in service to others, which included working in shelters, and theatrical performances before moving to “education policy.” “I really wanted to be a part of solutions around systems issues that I thought could have made a real difference for some of my friends who I grew up with that didn't have as many successes, I guess you could say, as I did,” McCreary says. Listen to the episode to hear more from McCreary about:Her guiding principle (12:01)Advice to her younger self (13:26) What she finds troubling (15:06)Why impatience is necessary (22:10)Powered by PNC Bank.Download a transcript of the podcast.

It's no secret that women's basketball is exploding in popularity. The WNBA had a record-breaking season last year, which was also its most-watched season in over two decades. Now as some of those college stars (like Caitlin Clark) graduate from college and move on, the WNBA is hoping to build on their momentum.  One of the women we can thank for that momentum is Clara Wu Tsai. She bought the New York Liberty basketball team in 2019 with her husband Joe Tsai, and immediately made profound changes to turn it around. Her goals for this year? To win a championship, and show that women's professional sports can be profitable. This will be our final episode of Season 1. We're so thankful you joined us for the first season of “How She Does It,” and we can't wait to see you again later this year!  Join us! Snag all the latest episodes, savvy budgeting tips, investing advice and even giveaways via the HerMoney Newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! Chapters: 00:00 Background and Values 04:58 Academic Journey and Career Path 11:01 Becoming the Owner of the New York Liberty 15:49 Success and Goals for the New York Liberty 22:04 Promoting Social Justice through the Social Justice Fund 25:56 Studying Peak Performance in Elite Athletes with the Wu Tsai Performance Alliance Takeaways: As the owner of the New York Liberty basketball team, Clara revitalized the team by moving them back to New York City and investing in player health and care. The team's success and their goal of increasing viewership for women's professional sports demonstrate the potential profitability of women's sports. Clara and her husband, Joe Tsai, divide and conquer the responsibilities of running the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty. Clara is involved in social justice initiatives, including the Social Justice Fund, which supports economic mobility and racial justice in Brooklyn. Clara also leads the Wu Tsai Performance Alliance, which studies peak performance in elite athletes, with a focus on female athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Makeeba McCreary, president of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund and co-author of a WBUR Cognoscenti piece about equitable and sustainable giving, joins Radio Boston to talk about how to give better this holiday season.

Get ready to meet the inspiring philanthropic duo Bobby Blount and Cara H. Wright, board members of the San Antonio area African American Community Fund. What compels a successful trial attorney and a seasoned corporate professional to dedicate their lives to advancing their community? You'll hear all about their personal journeys that led them into philanthropy and their ambitious mission to uplift the African American community in the San Antonio area. Their innovative approach to philanthropy extends beyond traditional models. Bobby and Cara have harnessed the power of larger funds and local organizations to fuel their initiatives, from establishing the Social Justice Fund to launching community basketball programs. They explain the concept of meta funds and how they've used them to provide much-needed resources for grassroots organizations and individuals in San Antonio. Lastly, you'll hear about their approach to philanthropy as a means of building a strong building community. Their initiatives, such as Casino Night and organizing their biggest fundraiser, Renaissance with the Stars, are designed to engage, empower, and support the local community. Tune in to this enlightening conversation to learn how you can contribute to this noble cause.Support the show

Community food projects and much more would be funded if we can place the Health Equity and Social Justice Fund in the California Budget. Mar Velez, Rod Lew and Ron Coleman, three veteran policy campaigners leading the charge, describe the fund, its uses and how we plan to win the Governor's support.

Gregg Bishop is currently the Executive Director of the Social Justice Fund, an initiative funded by The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation. The Social Justice Fund centers its work around racial justice and economic mobility. Bishop has over 13 years of government experience, serving under Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio. From 2015-2020, he served as the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), where he was charged with running a dynamic City agency focused on equity of opportunity, leading to economic self-sufficiency and mobility for New York City diverse communities.  During his tenure, he connected small businesses to over $200 million in capital, certified a record 9,000 Minority and Women business enterprises, connected over 100,000 New Yorkers to good-paying jobs, and invested over $10 million in capacity-building programs across the five boroughs. In addition, over 10,000 city residents were trained with new skills in the technology, healthcare, industrial and manufacturing, and hospitality sectors. He also developed and launched several initiatives aimed at structural barriers minorities face, including Black Entrepreneurs NYC (BE NYC) and Women Entrepreneurs NYC (WE NYC).  Born in Grenada and raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, Bishop received a master's degree in Integrated Marketing and Management Communication from Florida State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration from Florida A&M University. 

Gregg Bishop has 13 years of government experience, serving under Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio. From 2015-2020, he served as the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), where he was charged with running a dynamic City agency. During his tenure, he connected small businesses to over $200 million in capital, certified a record 9,000 Minority and Women business enterprises, connected over 100,000 New Yorkers to good-paying jobs, and invested over $10 million in capacity-building programs across the five boroughs. He is currently the Executive Director of the Social Justice Fund, an initiative funded by The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation. The Social Justice Fund centers its work around racial justice and economic mobility for “Black and Indigenous people of color. He recently chop't it up with us about how entrepreneurs of color can access funding without redlining. Guest social media. Support this Podcast, and or YouTube Channel https://anchor.fm/karmisha-superville. Cash App $KammieEbk Subscribe to IG page: https://www.instagram.com/chop_it_up_... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karmisha-superville/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/karmisha-superville/support

Episode NotesPLEASE listen to Part 1, which is S1:E7 which also has really great content! Part 2 is a continuation and includes great citations…here are some links...(and sign up for our mailing list for future updates):Michelle talks with Christina Shimizu one of the co-founders of community centric fundraisingChrissy work includes Seattle-based organizations like the Wing Luke Museum, Asian Pacific Americans for Civic Empowerment Votes, Chinatown International District Coalition, and she's been working with the Decriminalize Seattle Movement, the Afro-Socialist Defund Seattle Police Campaign. And she's now housed at Puget Sound Sage. References: As we talk about inspiration, Chrissy mentions her own influences and specifically names The Revolution Will Not Be Funded, Justice Funders, the now closed Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training, Social Justice Fund, Mijo Lee, Simone and her partner Dae Shik Kim Jr (Sr. Producer @vice/@vicenews on Twitter at @daeshikjr)  She states that the modality we exist within is white-dominant, colonial and neoliberal (we define neoliberalism in Part 1)  We dove right into Andrew Carnegie and his essay The Gospel of WealthSince you are reading the show notes I'll pull out the quote she uses:"But whether the law be benign or not, we must say of it, as we say of the change in the conditions of men to which we have referred: It is here; we cannot evade it; no substitutes for it have been found; and while the law may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial in the hands of a few, and the law of competition between these as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race."Okay and here is the old school definition for philanthropy in the same context:"It is a law, as certain as any of the others named, that men possessed of this peculiar talent for affair, under the free play of economic forces, must, of necessity, soon be in receipt of more revenue than can be judiciously expended upon themselves; and this law is as beneficial for the race as the others."She talks about the rise in power of organized labor and mutual aid networks (1870s/1880s) and cites the Haymarket bombing (also called “affair” or “riot”)during the fight for the 10 hour workday Fair Labor Standards Act of (she was right) 1938 Berkeley students help us wrap our monkey brains around the concept of a Billion Consider: Philanthropy and nonprofits as: a political system, an economic system, a culturally informed system. We discuss Amazon's policy to penalize workers if they don't work fast enough, and connect it to TER's recent episode feat. Teddy Schleifer and how MacKenzie Scott (was Bezos) can't give money away fast enough because of her investments (in Amazon and these extractive practices for ex)  Donor Advised Funds. One day I'll write an article about it but we discuss it here and in S2:E6 with Teddy Schleifer. Very important to learn about if you dunno… Heather Infantry, and the TER episode Disrupting Your Community Foundation was named. She's a badass and we are so appreciative of her work! "We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable, but then so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words." - Ursula LeGuin Consider: Within our work, who are we investing in? “...when we dig into the actual complexities our communities, our networks will fall apart unless we trust and have genuine relationships with each other outside of work. So, are we investing in that?” Things get heavy here, as we talk about the murder of Seattle resident Charleena Lyles, who was murdered, while pregnant, with three of her children home, by police. What is not covered in reports is the relationship to the nonprofit housing she was living in. References from the Q&A:Just TransitionAlaska Native MovementEdgar Villanueva and the Decolonizing Wealth MovementNeed to know:NOTE: So we're learning that this podcast is becoming part of university curriculum across the US and Canada! If you happen to be studying this episode, and want to either tell us about it (plz) or add more links related to this episode...email us! hello@theethicalrainmaker.com because if you are doing the research anyway… ;)We are self-funded. So. If you'd like to inspire this beautiful series through your financial contribution - we'll take it on Patreon! Subscribe to this podcast to get the best of what we have to offer. I promise there are more incredible episodes on their way - every other Wednesday.The Ethical Rainmaker is produced in Seattle, Washington by Isaac Kaplan-Woolner and Kasmira Hall, with socials by Rachelle Pierce. Michelle Shireen Muri is the executive producer and this pod is sponsored by Freedom Conspiracy.

Learn 3 key ways to take charge of your career and advancement, and why relationships will help you excel over performance currency. As a 25-year Fidelity Investments veteran, Pamela Everhart is the head of Regional Public Affairs and Community Relations in Fidelity's Communications, Public Affairs and Policy Group. Pamela is also a member of all of Fidelity's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and serves as a Senior Advisor for the Women's Leadership Group (WLG) and a Co-Executive Sponsor for Aspire, Fidelity's Latino and Black ERG. Prior to joining Fidelity, Pamela was an associate with the global law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP and practiced as a certified public accountant and senior tax manager with EY. Pamela received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. As a leader in the community, Pamela is active in several community service organizations and sits on several not-for-profit boards. Pamela is one of the 19 executives who have come together to launch the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund. ******* This podcast was recorded live for our community. If you would like to attend live recordings, please reach out to info@kahilla.com

On this episode we talk to Shardé Nabors, the Oregon Project Manager at Social Justice Fund NW.

"I don't think philanthropy should exist as it currently does in the United States," said Emily Evans, the Executive Director of the Women’s Foundation of Oregon and proud bonus mom to two kids and our guest for this episode of The Make Life/Work Podcast.The Women’s Foundation of Oregon mission is to focus the power of women’s collective resources to improve the lives of women and girls throughout Oregon, and six years ago Emily arrived there to work alongside its visionary board of directors to build a new foundation, from the ground up, as it was transitioning from a traditional grant making organization to a Giving Project model (created by Social Justice Fund to reach and engage historically underrepresented communities).Emily came to Oregon after a long and impressive nonprofit career in Washington D.C. —most recently at the Forum for Youth Investment, a nonprofit think tank, and at the Women’s Leadership Institute where she helped produce events featuring notable women leaders including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, NPR’s Linda Wertheimer, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.Emily shares some strong and exciting ideas about the current state of nonprofits, giving and the social good, and as a nonprofit consultant in my former career, this topic really has great personal interest to me. It's also a very timely conversation as we look at ways to advance equity in all aspects of American life, including philanthropy.I hope you enjoy!~MelanieMelanie Marconi is the founder & CEO of VIDA, a coworking community in Portland, Oregon designed to support modern life.The Make Life Work Podcast is proudly supported by the University of Oregon’s Executive MBA program. This Portland-based program is designed for established professionals who want to earn their MBA while continuing to work full time, and they are currently accepting applications for the fall 2020 cohort. Learn more or register for an upcoming info session here.

Black and brown business leaders created the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund to help end system racism. WBZ NewsRadio's Suzanne Sausville reports.

Black and brown business leaders created the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund to help end system racism. WBZ NewsRadio's Suzanne Sausville reports.

In this week’s episode, Molly speaks with Portland chef and self-described genderless feral child Torri Rubi (she/they). Topics include: Dressing up like a literal doll. Ghost roots and colonization. Gender justice and community giving. How do people find girlfriends?  Don’t forget to donate to the Social Justice Fund’s Gender Justice Giving Project! You can also follow Torri on Instagram at @soycurlmami and @mijamijaaaa.  Submit a thing to Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here!      Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreonor PayPalor Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: “Topslides” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

A revolutionary new way to do philanthropy that builds community and wisdom about organizations up close and personal. It is a fundamentally different way to develop caring, not just kindness from a distance. Hear from and leader. Palmira Figueroa, and a participant, Jessica Green. The post TRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Social Justice Fund with Palmira Figueroa appeared first on Carol Sanford Institute.

On April 29th, over 100 White people came to 82nd Ave in Portland, Oregon, chanting "USA", "Go back to where you come from", and other racist and anti-immigrant sentiments. A few days later , staff from APANO met  with Mayor Ted Wheeler, APANO joined with partners to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. A portion of 82nd Avenue sits within the Jade District, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Oregon state. Where did this come from, and what does this say about our region? Zahir Janmohamed is the Policy Director for APANO, the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. He is also the co-host of Racist Sandwich, a podcast about race and food. Scot Nakagawa has spent the last four decades as a pro-democracy activist, addressing issues of race and gender inequity, religious bigotry, and anti-LGBTQ oppression through community-based campaigns, cultural organizing, popular education, writing, and public policy advocacy. Scot has worked with numerous organizations and movements over the years, having served as Fight the Right Organizer and Field Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force; Education Co-Coordinator of the Highlander Research and Education Center; Associate Director of the Western Prison Project (Partnership for Safety and Justice); and Executive Director of the MRG Foundation of Oregon, and of the Social Justice Fund, NW. Find him on Facebook.

The Social Justice Fund has been turning philanthropy on its head by putting the grassroots, not the elites, in charge of its donations, which has dramatic effects on which organizations get funded, and what work gets done. While other foundations reduced giving in the Great Recession, the Social Justice Fund raised and granted more than ever before! Zeke, their former director, is now working to enlist more foundations in this innovative approach. In an era when it seems billionaires on the left and right determine political agendas, Zeke talks about how organizing donors can help fund transformative change. Zeke has a pretty cool story too about how he went from confrontational protesting to philanthropy as a way to fund authentic community leaders, and not attempt to supplant them.