Unlearning capitalism
In the last few years I’ve been learning from my brother Aaron Levine about oppression, how to talk about it, how to help people understand their own systemic amnesia, and unlearning capitalism. Lately I’ve been telling people, I am in the process of unlearning. What does unlearning capitalism look like? I feel like a lot […]
Saying goodbye to my brother
My friend, my brother, Aaron J. Levine, is dead. I’ve struggled with writing this, and I know that Aaron would tell me to stop waiting, and just write. With tears in my eyes, let me tell you what is on my heart right now. I want to tell you everything about him, because […]
Traitor to Whiteness? WTF is up with that?
If you are very interested in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in your workplace, you’re in the right place! Being a Traitor to Whiteness? What does that mean? Tantalizing! Betrayal! Sedition! Ethnicity! “Traitor” is a strong word! If you stare long enough at it you can almost hear the whispers of “race war” and “Critical Race […]
Your history class sucked on purpose
We are taught history incorrectly. Rarely that means we are told incorrect information, though sometimes we are not told enough of what happens before and after an event, but the real way we’re taught history incorrectly is by detaching it from our modern lives. Think back to your school days, what history do you remember? […]
Why ending racism should be the deepest desire of every white person
I was nervous to do this interview about ending racism. So worried that I would say the wrong thing. Then, I remembered the words of my friend Kishshana Palmer, who said, I mess up all the time! Just do the work! And how perfectionism is an aspect of white supremacy. Listen or watch if you […]
Acing Your Nonprofit Fundraising Interview
Are you looking to level up your philanthropy/fundraising interview skills? READ ON. If you become a different person under stress- maybe you freeze- maybe you fawn- maybe you disassociate, you are not alone! And this can be affecting how you interview. Over the last 3 years of the pandemic, we have all created different coping […]
The Great Resignation: What we know now
Are you seeing increased turnover at your org, and other people being asked to pick up the slack with no increase in pay? Do you wish you could work remote forever? Are you tired of people pretending that COVID is over when it really isn’t? Well, neither is the Great Resignation! The Great Resignation first […]
4 ways to stop being nice inside our nonprofits
What is wrong with being nice? Nice is keeping us stuck in toxic workplaces, when we don’t name our needs, in the name of being “nice.” Why do I say this? Look around! How many burnt out folks do you know? WHY are they so burnt out? Why do we see, year after year, people […]
This is one way to connect with your board
Is your team having a hard time? Are you? Are you wondering why going through the day-to-day just seems to be hard these days? Maybe it’s ambiguous loss. Lately I’ve been reading about and talking about ambiguous loss. What is that? According to Psychology Today, “While we’re trying to find ways to soothe ourselves and each […]
What I learned from one year of staying home
How was 2022 radically different? I spent one year staying home. It was radically different for me. While people attended conferences all over the country in 2022, I stayed still. When my family invited me to a giant party for my grandparents 90th, I had to say no. When people asked me to do in-person speaking […]
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