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    When your nonprofit's workplace culture fails you
    Rachel Branaman
    • 3 days ago
    • 5 min

    When your nonprofit's workplace culture fails you

    Systemic gender bias and sexism are pervasive in the nonprofit sector. It is a myth that the “do-gooder” nature of nonprofits means an...
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    What to do when hope seems lost
    Rachel Branaman
    • May 10
    • 5 min

    What to do when hope seems lost

    For those who have been actively working in the reproductive justice space, the Supreme Court’s leaked opinion draft overturning Roe v....
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    When charity comes at a cost to the public good: What we get wrong when we talk about mega-giving
    Rachel Branaman
    • Feb 7
    • 12 min

    When charity comes at a cost to the public good: What we get wrong when we talk about mega-giving

    Mega giving is a consistent and continuing American giving tradition, ultimately making mega-foundations more powerful now than they were...
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    Moving Beyond Donor-Centric Fundraising to Prioritize Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Dignity
    Rachel Branaman
    • Apr 28, 2021
    • 10 min

    Moving Beyond Donor-Centric Fundraising to Prioritize Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Dignity

    Over the last few weeks there has been consternation from White, male fundraisers [specifically, Tom Ahern] about the Community Centric...
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    If we called "personal growth" what it really is nobody would do it
    Rachel Branaman
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    If we called "personal growth" what it really is nobody would do it

    I admit it. I have a slight obsession with learning. I constantly read books and listen to podcasts that expand my knowledge on issues...
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    Caught between two pandemics: Your nonprofit's place in this work
    Rachel Branaman
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Caught between two pandemics: Your nonprofit's place in this work

    I have wanted to write about the intersections of our two pandemics; the first, a coronavirus that has taken the lives of 370,000+...
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    Are You Ready to Hire an Equity Consultant?
    Rachel Branaman
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 5 min

    Are You Ready to Hire an Equity Consultant?

    As a nation, we have endured unrepentant white supremacy, police violence, avoidable suffering, and economic despair this year. While...
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    The Revolution Will Not Be Funded
    Rachel Branaman
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 7 min

    The Revolution Will Not Be Funded

    Tre Johnson wrote a perspective piece, When Black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs, for The Washington Post in June...
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    Who is Helping Communities of Color Right Now?
    Rachel Branaman
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 6 min

    Who is Helping Communities of Color Right Now?

    When we examine where donations have gone, we begin to ask if the communities being hit the hardest are the ones receiving the resources.
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    Moving beyond DEI in order to prioritize racial justice and equity
    Rachel Branaman
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Moving beyond DEI in order to prioritize racial justice and equity

    Cyndi Suarez's republished Nonprofit Quarterly article, The Nonprofit Sector as White Space, outlines how the concept of "white space"...
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