Philanthropy for the People

Reminder: Registration for our Annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 PM at Cove Community Center is now open! HLF's community meeting offers an opportunity to community members to learn about HLF’s grantmaking, collaborations, and community engagement work over the past year. This year's guest speaker is April Walker, Founder of Philanthropy for the People. HLF recently worked with April on an equitable grantmaking framework that will direct HLF's future work. Register here for the meeting and childcare, as needed: https://lnkd.in/gEWYVRZu

One thing about Association of Fundraising Professionals, Orange County, we are going to talk about the thing. This clip of April Walker, MSW (Philanthropy for the People) from our last session reflects the kinds of conversations we need to be having in our community and in our organizations. If you are looking for a space to learn, share, grow, deepen your commitment to justice and find others who will support you on that journey, join us at our next monthly luncheon. Follow April at Philanthropy for the People. Amplify her message. Challenge yourself, your organization and your colleagues to say the words that matter and to let your actions match those words. As April said, “DEI” won’t save us” and to pretend we are apolitical is not just privileged. It is a myth.

Sick of talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion? ?? Guess what? Me too. ?? Let's talk about these instead. ??? Reparations. Colonialism. Anti-blackness. Extraction. Caste. Hypocrisy. Power. Ya know, to name a few. Any others to add, friends? #philanthropyforthepeople #keynote #equityandinclusion #reparations

Oh, the places you’ll go! ? Abundant thanks to Association of Fundraising Professionals, Orange County for the invitation to deliver a lunchtime keynote on community-centric fundraising principles. Such a warm, engaging, and eager to learn group. I am returning home with a very full heart. And, at long last, I was able to meet Kristi Scott, MBA in real life! Think of the most joyful and cheerful person you know, multiply it by 10, and then you’ll have a tiny sense of how magnetic Kristi is. I’m trying to figure out a way to bottle up your energy so I can have you with me at all times, friend! Special shoutout to Kendra Puryear (she/her) for navigating the prep and details with me. Deeply grateful for our quick transparency and trust. I suspect our color coordination was no coincidence. ?? Still ?? that I missed my chance to meet Tania Bhattacharyya, Jess Campbell, and Haley Cooper in real life, but there’s always next time! #philanthropyforthepeople #keynote #communitycentricfundraising #dei

Thank you to all of our guests that attended the August Association of Fundraising Professionals, Orange County Luncheon. We were honored to have April Walker, MSW (Philanthropy for the People) as our guest speaker for a topic on integrating community-centric principles in nonprofit fundraising and communications. You can learn more about April by visiting her website: https://lnkd.in/gKB92ePu AFP-OC would also like to extend its gratitude to Financial & Estate Literacy (https://lnkd.in/g5WQCHxX) for being our August Luncheon Sponsor. Are you interested in becoming a member of AFP-OC? Learn more about our group and how you can get involved by visiting: https://lnkd.in/ghBwMpC

Friends, what are you doing tomorrow at 2:30pm EST? ? Joining me and the good folks from Community-Centric Fundraising for an Instagram Live, of course. We'll chat all things liberation and language, and would love to see you there. ?? #philanthropyforthepeople #communitycentricfundraising #liberation

Welp. The time to prepare for end-of-year fundraising has come. Check out Kristi Scott, MBA's workshop to get prepared. https://lnkd.in/ge6CwcdE

Registration is now open for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Orange County's August Luncheon. Join us on Tuesday, August 27th, as we hear from April Walker, MSW (Philanthropy for the People) on integrating community-centric principles in nonprofit fundraising and communications. Since 2020, there has been significant effort sector wide to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in nonprofit fundraising. Despite these various initiatives, it remains a challenge for many organizations to translate their stated DEI values into actionable and sustainable fundraising strategies. The bad news: DEI alone won't save us – it will not improve the culture of your organization, diversify your board of directors and donor pipeline, or result in more inclusive communications. But hope is not lost. The good news: DEI is a starting point to disrupt traditional philanthropy by embedding accountability, shifting power, and building community. Special appreciation and recognition to our August Luncheon Sponsor - Financial & Estate Literacy (https://lnkd.in/ggD8YnJ8) Registration link: https://cvent.me/W7A057

Have you heard? ?? My friends at We Are For Good are doing a big thing. ?? On July 11, social impact leaders nationwide are invited to attend a one-day, virtual conference for FREE. #ImpactUp will be a day of conversations on reclaiming power and moving toward collective action. Learn more and register for the conference here ? impactuprising.com. You might even see some familiar faces on the speaker lineup ?? ????♀?. Hope to see you there! #philanthropyforthepeople #weareforgood #impactuprising #liberatoryleadership