What would a neuroscientist say?

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Learning Objectives-- Explore

• How the Giving Project is an example of social justice philanthropy with a goal of collective liberation
• How to navigate white and class privilege and white fragility - in productive and effective ways with groups

Learning Objectives-- Explore

• How to catalyze/activate collective leadership to support grassroots led social justice organizations
• How to have more authentic and real discussions about race, class, and dismantling oppression - rather than sugar coated discussions

My personal goals:

• Find/rediscover my voice
• Think about grantmaking differently
• Dive deeply into class and race analysis in a diverse group with a unified purpose supporting grassroots led social justice organizations
• Support grassroots led social justice organizations
• Learn more about social justice work in Colorado and how I can contribute

My personal goals:

• Explore intersection of collective leadership/collective liberation
• Build "muscles" in fundraising with support
• Develop authentic/deep relationships with a diverse group in Colorado

Navigating privelege and white fragility

• Well designed program - The Giving Project's schedule and activities
• Extremely skillfull facilitation
• Willingness of participants to dive deep, be honest, be vulnerable
• Learning the history of class and race oppression in the U.S. timeline, articles, videos, inserting our family and our experience

Navigating privelege and white fragility

• Two caucuses - one with people of color and one for those experiencing white privelege meeting separately throughout the program to support participants process and reflect

Collective Liberation

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Collective Leadership

• The Chinook Fund turns over all fundraising and grantmaking decisions to the Giving Project members - supported by Chinook Staff

Phases

• Race/class analysis
• Fundraising - ongoing
• Grant Application Review
• Site Visits, Reports, Discussion
• Grant award decisions
• Change not Charity

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