Browsing posts in philanthropy

Racist and Anti-Racist Framing: What’s Really Going On Here?

By Justin Laing | September 10, 2020 | Antiracism, Critical Philanthropy, Racial Capitalism

I think a lot about “framing”. “Framing” is what we do every day as we position our ideas with a particular rationale and context. It’s how we try to get people to see it “our way” and how others try to get us to see something “their way”. It’s the… Read More >

Four Criteria for More Justice in COVID-19 Response Funds

By Justin Laing | March 21, 2020 | Critical Philanthropy

There are a number of funding programs for nonprofits coming from predominantly white led organizations in response to COVID-19, and the way systemic racial capitalism works, without a designed interruption it is a certainty these funds will benefit predominantly white led nonprofits. This is not to say the funds are… Read More >

Emerging Strategies Immersion Intensive 3 was Excellent

By Justin Laing | November 8, 2018 | Emergent Strategy, What Are We Working On

The third three-day Emergent Strategies Immersion Intensive, #ESII3, led by adrienne maree brown and held two weeks ago in Detroit, was the best professional development I’ve had in a long time. It was transformative for me. Maybe this was because it seemed to not at all be concerned with, or… Read More >

Blog Relaunch, Grantmakers in the Arts Conference and Emergent Strategies

By Justin Laing | October 24, 2018 | Diversity Inclusion Equity, What Are We Working On

Welcome to the relaunch of our blog! I will be using the blog to post reflections, suggestions, questions, book reviews, updates, aspirations, recipes, what are we working on  and so on, so please follow, come back and leave comments. This first post is of the what are we working on/update… Read More >