The Ethical Rainmaker

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• In this inaugural episode of The Ethical Rainmaker, Michelle talks with friend and fellow Co-Chair of Community-Centric Fundraising
• Vu Le - is one of the most amplified voices in the nonprofit/philanthropy sector worldwide, by way of his blog, nonprofitAF.com.

Vu talks about how two of his blog posts...

• How Donor-Centrism is Perpetuating Inequality and Why We Must Move Toward Community-Centric Fundraising
• The 9 Principles of Community-Centric Fundraising

 ...sent shock waves throughout the sector, inciting emotion and action. ((BTW there are 10 Principles now and they are ever evolving))

• Vu mentioned an org that sent their donors So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo as a donor-education tool + book club.

His npo experiences include: 

• Beginning his career at Kandelia (formerly Vietnamese Friendship Association)
• He founded  RVC!
• He volunteers with National Day Laborer Association (NDLON) and of course, as the Co-Chair of Community-Centric Fundraising
• and sits on the boards of at Progress Alliance and Creating The Future 

And finally:

• Our most recent vegan ice cream fix came from Frankie & Jo's.
• A special thank you to Seattle-band Trick Candles for letting us use their self-released single, "I'm Gold." 

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Join us as we explore some of the practices that undermine our missions and navigate the way forward with today's resisters, reimaginers and re-creators of the Third Sector. It's time to think differently!

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