Decolonizing Philanthropy: Panel Recording
If the role of philanthropy is to advance social change, racial justice, and equity, how do we grapple with the systemic racism embedded in the nonprofit sector?
Rickke Mananzala, our Executive Director, and George Suttles, our Board Treasurer, in conversation with Hali Lee from Asian Women Giving Circle and Cynthia Heard from the Los Angeles Urban League.
The panelists shared their thoughts and expertise on how wealth inequality and systemic racism contribute to a broken system of philanthropy and identified a path forward, sharing examples of organizations that are challenging existing methods of distributing resources. We explored these questions: What does decolonizing philanthropy mean and how do we get there? What does collective, democratized philanthropy look like? What should be the role of institutional funders in social change? What opportunities are there for people of color to lead change as philanthropists themselves?