Philanthropy Journal

06/06/2024

Finally getting around to editing some vids from the Crazy Tour... this is a good'um.

55 seconds · Clipped by THE GOOD ROAD · Original video "The Going Crazy Tour - Episode 5 "On and Off the Road" a Solar Eclipse of a lifetime" by THE GOOD ROAD

02/01/2024

Hey fellow storytellers! Happy 2024!

I just started a weekly newsletter on LinkedIn called “The wisdom of Ramen” which will be a journey of storytelling for social impact. If you can contribute with your own stories and ideas about how you have become better at communicating the good you see, then please subscribe!

04/10/2022

One of the things we love about our resource Philanthropy Journal is that we are able to provide a digital platform for writers who are addressing some very important issues that impact our communities like the issue of depression and anxiety. Thanks to Bradi Nathan of The Happy Jack Group LLC for writing this incredibly powerful piece about her son and founder of Happy Jack, Jack Nathan.

How does one write a story about a boy who lived only nineteen years? Just nineteen. I will try.

10/06/2022

10/06/2022

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20/05/2022

We’re getting excited about the impending release of our Spring Print Issue.

27/03/2022

“You can choose to pay me or not pay me,” explains Speakhire ‘s Hetal Jani. “Either way, I’m still going to do the work. It needs to be done. I see this need, I know how to fill it. Get on board and support it.”

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Capacity building for a nonprofit organization means funding; staff; administrative overhead. It means having the capacity to do the work that needs to be done. Hetal Jani is no stranger to this fact.

26/03/2022

“Due to the stigma I held about therapy, it took me decades before I finally decided to seek it,” says Sheila Darcey, founder of SketchPoetic. Crippling anxiety had seeped into every facet of her life. Darcey tried several ways to release the deeply held emotions within her - yoga, meditation, exercise, etc. While these tools can be powerful in alleviating the symptoms of chronic anxiety, it was sketching that helped her counter the heaviness of what she was feeling.

https://philanthropyjournal.com/sketch-poetic/

How often do we allow ourselves to get lost in the moment? To take a detour beyond our best laid plans and to do so without expectations or a wanting in our hearts?

25/03/2022

We clearly struck a nerve with last month’s Stay Out of Haiti!! Opinion piece! The feedback has been phenomenal, and we are working to curate more content such as this.

Do you have something to share? Do you know a bold voice we need to be elevating?

Let us know at [email protected]

https://philanthropyjournal.com/stay-out-of-haiti/

Approaches to alleviate poverty are often created with American/Western mindsets, resulting in temporary, unsustainable quick “fixes” to major, systemic problems. If we truly envision a stronger Haiti where individuals, families and communities are able to experience independence and self-suffic...

23/03/2022

Spend even just a minute speaking with Edna Ogwangi, and her passion for her work knocks you off your feet. Since 2015, she has served as Rise Against Hunger’s Chief Programs Officer, leading their impact programming and driving the organization’s work to advance food security, humanitarian relief and resilience in communities across the globe.



https://philanthropyjournal.com/edna-ogwangi/

Edna Ogwangi works intentionally to mitigate bias and support gender equality in Rise Against Hunger’s programs. “When voices of individuals who know the problem, understand the context and have lived experiences in the community we are trying to support are left out or not given an opportunity ...

15/03/2022

It seems rather titanic that humanity could ever pull off a global transformative change at the needed speed if we want to stop climate change and our own destruction. But we don’t have another option. The thought of doing nothing is scarier.

https://philanthropyjournal.com/the-web-of-life/

We humans have created a global net on top of the real web of life, but instead of working towards protecting and encouraging life we’ve decided to destroy it.

13/03/2022

April is just around the corner. All month, we will be sharing stories of people working to combat Climate Change. Have a story to share? Send your bold stories to: [email protected].

12/03/2022

Through action-based educational programs and their Fair Trade social enterprise, bolsters its cornerstone developmental goals: women’s economic empowerment and education for empowerment.

Photographer and cinematographer Susu Houser shows how through her photo essay:

https://philanthropyjournal.com/weave/

WEAVE An “oasis of hope” bringing opportunity to empowerment to refugee women at the Thai-Burma border Text By: Susu Hauser Edited By: Mitos Urgel, Executive Director of WEAVE Foundation Photographs By: Ta Publications courtesey of WEAVE-WOMEN There are now over 90,000 refugees at the Thai-Burma...

10/03/2022

Whether you decide to stay informed about the crisis, follow agencies involved in the response, or donate to organizations working on the ground, the people of Ukraine will benefit from your acts of solidarity.

https://philanthropyjournal.com/how-to-help-ukraine/

Whether you decide to stay informed about the crisis, follow agencies involved in the response, or donate to organizations working on the ground, the people of Ukraine will benefit from your acts of solidarity.

04/03/2022

A month before February 24, my friends from Kyiv where I was born and have lived all my life asked - “Sergii, what do you think? Is it real that Russia will start a war?”

04/03/2022

A gory onslaught in the south of Ukraine will haunt us for the rest of our lives. For the people of Ukraine, it’s only the beginning.

04/03/2022

The whole world is watching.

Award-winning filmmaker Sergii Chebotarenko shared his experiences and video with us, so that we can share them with you.

https://philanthropyjournal.com/message-from-the-ukraine/

A month before February 24, my friends from Kyiv where I was born and have lived all my life asked - “Sergii, what do you think? Is it real that Russia will start a war?”

02/03/2022

The battle to determine our nation’s character is evident in that historically every advance that African Americans have made in the fight towards full and equal representation in the land of our birth, has been followed by a well-orchestrated and virulent rebuke of that advance.

The North Carolina Black Alliance views these upheavals not simply as the unmasking of the real America, but as yet another cycle in the struggle that has existed since the genesis of the movement for Black freedom and equality.

https://philanthropyjournal.com/really-becoming-america/

The tumult of the past several years is about really becoming America. It is about the struggle to create America in the image of all its citizens, one that is inclusive and guarantees equal rights for all, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

28/02/2022

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28/02/2022

Representation of African-American involvement in the equestrian community is rare, but for Caitlin Gooch, and those who belong to the 50 some odd saddle clubs of predominantly black cowboys and cowgirls throughout the southeastern United States, it is everyday life. Saddle Up And Read

https://philanthropyjournal.com/reining-them-in/

27/02/2022

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26/02/2022

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, we are highlighting amazing women around the world who are doing incredible things to . Have a story to share? Send it to us at [email protected].

25/02/2022

Saying what needs to be said can be a very delicate operation for some people whose work and livelihood may depend upon the power dynamics that are often at play in the philanthropic space.

We are grateful to Overture Outreach International‘s Lisa Hyatt for crafting this excellent reminder that the best way to affect change in communities, foreign or domestic, is to invest in building up people in these areas for a sustainable and prosperous future:

https://philanthropyjournal.com/stay-out-of-haiti/

Approaches to alleviate poverty are often created with American/Western mindsets, resulting in temporary, unsustainable quick “fixes” to major, systemic problems. If we truly envision a stronger Haiti where individuals, families and communities are able to experience independence and self-suffic...

25/02/2022

New Feature stories publish in two weeks! Don’t miss out on our stories from February: https://philanthropyjournal.com/category/recent-stories/

24/02/2022

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22/02/2022

As the Black community decreases in San Francisco, the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) hopes to continue to be a central figure for the remaining Black communities in the area and a presence in the Yerba Buena Arts District.

https://philanthropyjournal.com/critical-work-in-turbulent-times/

Museum of the African Diaspora’s Visitor Experience Manager Charlena Wynn has expanded the Museum’s bookstore to share texts that deal with difficult conversations around race, body, incarceration, and immigration, as well as uplifting the texts and works of Black authors who otherwise might be ...

20/02/2022

15/02/2022

Yesterday marked 4 years since the horrific events unfolded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In response to losing his son Joaquin, Manuel Oliver and his wife Patricia have dedicated their lives to advocating for changes in gun legislation through their organization Change the Ref.

Yesterday morning, Mr. Oliver climbed atop a construction crane near the White House to demand greater action be taken towards gun control. We had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Oliver earlier this winter. Learn how one man has turned immeasurable grief into action:

https://philanthropyjournal.com/manuel-oliver-photo-essay/

11/02/2022

Dr. Cameron lived to fulfill his dream of educating his fellow citizens about seldom-told parts of U.S. history. He firmly believed that by learning together, by growing in the knowledge of our country’s truths, by understanding and reconciling with each other, we Americans can help our beautiful but flawed democracy achieve its founding ideals of liberty and justice for all.

https://philanthropyjournal.com/the-tragedies-and-triumphs/