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AJ Mcreary: Feeding The Community With Love & Dignity
In episode 5 we are joined by our good friend AJ McCreary, of the Equitable Giving Circle.
AJ is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Equitable Giving Circle, a Black woman and Black femme led organization that is creating real economic impact by sharing food, housing, and wellness with the community.
About our guest:
AJ McCreary is from Portland OR. She is a community maverick who has been working locally for 15+ years. AJ specializes in marketing strategies and fundraising through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion lens. Her education background and degrees are in spatial art and Black history. She actively and openly is always working on further decolonizing herself, her work, and is actively relearning cultural practices lost to colonization. A lot of AJ's work includes activism around cannabis. Before launching EGC AJ worked on a cannabis topical line and hosts private cannabis events including the elusive Hiiiiiii Tea women and femme networking event.
Links mentioned in our conversation:
Instagram: @EquitableGivingCircle
What’s in this episode:
AJ’s background (3:52)
I don’t like to rest (8:55)
Fun is not for me (10:30)
The start of Equitable Giving Circle (12:30)
It’s not that complicated (17:37)
USDA food boxes (18:20)
Improving the health and wellness of the community (19:37)
Delivering value to people’s doorsteps (22:00)
Inspiring others to serve better (23:30)
Our team genuinely cares (25:40)
Collecting the data (27:55)
A recent major accomplishment (28:55)
The disconnect from philanthropy to the general public (33:10)
Assumptions of non-profit vs for-profit (36:25)
Scarcity model (38:20)
Finding creative funding avenues (40:15)
Portland’s uniqueness (43:55)
We’ve got a racism problem here (46:55)
A pathway to liberation for Black folks (49:06)
AJ’s future plans (50:00)
A message to white people (51:38)
Dreamy Dream (54:08)
What does healing mean to you (56:13)
And special thank you to the people behind the scenes who help make the Fruiting Bodies podcast possible. Be sure to send them some love!
· Podcast Editor, Sydney Bogan
· Studio space, Mariah Makalapua & Medicine Collective
· Equipment & support, Joe Izzo from Conscious Cloud Podcast
· Our awesome volunteer team: Yicela Alvarado, SunMee Sandusky, and Allison Holmes
· Our sponsors, Dr. Bronner’s, Mimosa Therapeutics, and Psychedelics Today
· All of our incredible supporters, collaborators, and listeners
Stay connected by following us on Instagram @fruitingbodiesco. Visit our website to find past show notes, become a supporter, and join our email list.
Thank you for supporting our shared mission!
-Elan & Becca
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In episode 5 we are joined by our good friend AJ McCreary, of the Equitable Giving Circle.
AJ is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Equitable Giving Circle, a Black woman and Black femme led organization that is creating real economic impact by sharing food, housing, and wellness with the community.
About our guest:
AJ McCreary is from Portland OR. She is a community maverick who has been working locally for 15+ years. AJ specializes in marketing strategies and fundraising through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion lens. Her education background and degrees are in spatial art and Black history. She actively and openly is always working on further decolonizing herself, her work, and is actively relearning cultural practices lost to colonization. A lot of AJ's work includes activism around cannabis. Before launching EGC AJ worked on a cannabis topical line and hosts private cannabis events including the elusive Hiiiiiii Tea women and femme networking event.
Links mentioned in our conversation:
Instagram: @EquitableGivingCircle
What’s in this episode:
AJ’s background (3:52)
I don’t like to rest (8:55)
Fun is not for me (10:30)
The start of Equitable Giving Circle (12:30)
It’s not that complicated (17:37)
USDA food boxes (18:20)
Improving the health and wellness of the community (19:37)
Delivering value to people’s doorsteps (22:00)
Inspiring others to serve better (23:30)
Our team genuinely cares (25:40)
Collecting the data (27:55)
A recent major accomplishment (28:55)
The disconnect from philanthropy to the general public (33:10)
Assumptions of non-profit vs for-profit (36:25)
Scarcity model (38:20)
Finding creative funding avenues (40:15)
Portland’s uniqueness (43:55)
We’ve got a racism problem here (46:55)
A pathway to liberation for Black folks (49:06)
AJ’s future plans (50:00)
A message to white people (51:38)
Dreamy Dream (54:08)
What does healing mean to you (56:13)
And special thank you to the people behind the scenes who help make the Fruiting Bodies podcast possible. Be sure to send them some love!
· Podcast Editor, Sydney Bogan
· Studio space, Mariah Makalapua & Medicine Collective
· Equipment & support, Joe Izzo from Conscious Cloud Podcast
· Our awesome volunteer team: Yicela Alvarado, SunMee Sandusky, and Allison Holmes
· Our sponsors, Dr. Bronner’s, Mimosa Therapeutics, and Psychedelics Today
· All of our incredible supporters, collaborators, and listeners
Stay connected by following us on Instagram @fruitingbodiesco. Visit our website to find past show notes, become a supporter, and join our email list.
Thank you for supporting our shared mission!
-Elan & Becca