Vu Le joins us to share his wisdom about the best and worst in philanthropy. Vu discusses "main character syndrome," and highlights how funders often exhibit this behavior, and how to avoid this challenge and many others. 

Episode Highlights:

• Overcoming “main character syndrome”

• How to support grant proposals that will give room for honest answers from nonprofits

Vu Le Bio:

Vu Le writes the blog NonprofitAF.com. He is the former executive director of RVC, a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by supporting leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. Vu is a founding board member of Community-Centric Fundraising, a movement that aims to ground fundraising practices in racial equity and social justice. Vu was born in Vietnam. He and his family came to the US when Vu was eight. He spent several years in Seattle, attending elementary and middle school, before moving to Memphis, Tennessee for high school and St. Louis for college and graduate school. He has a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Social work. He is a vegan, a father of two kids (ages ten and seven), and a staunch defender of the Oxford Comma.

Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonprofitAF 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonprofitAF/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vu-le-b395a69/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonprofitaf/ 

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