Uma Rao, Author at RVC

Changemakers BlogMay 21, 2019

We Support Survivors! But are we ready to be accountable?

By Uma Rao, RVC’s Former Capacity Building Coach Readers, I offer this to you right away: This post might raise more questions than offer solutions. Hang

Changemakers BlogMarch 21, 2019

So You’re Asked to Represent Your Community

3 Ways to Answer the Question, “Do I have capacity for that?” By Uma Rao, Rainier Valley Corps Capacity Building Coach In my work as a

Changemakers BlogOctober 31, 2018

Hey Nonprofit Sector, are you too thinking about #MeToo?

By Uma Rao, Rainier Valley Corps Capacity Building Coach Watching Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to our Supreme Court sent me spiraling to very angry places. Did this

Changemakers BlogOctober 25, 2017

Learning and Un-learning: How Does My Anger Serve Me?

I am a woman of color, who has been learning (and un-learning) to be unapologetically brown. Growing up in Virginia as a daughter of immigrants there

Changemakers BlogOctober 4, 2017

Hiring Fundraisers to Serve Communities of Color–Part 2: How do I support my development director?

It’s time to hire a new Development Director! But didn’t we *just* do this? Our organizations see a lot of turnover in general, but development positions

Changemakers BlogJune 21, 2017

Hiring fundraisers to serve communities of color – Part 1: Where are all the fundraisers of color?

Last month, we released a blog post about hiring white folks to serve communities of color, which resulted in lots and lots of comments from many

Changemakers Blog, FeaturedMay 17, 2017

When we hire white folks to work in communities of color, it can get confusing.

I moved to Seattle in 2004 to work for an organization serving South Asian women and families. Being a South Asian woman myself, I was thrilled

AuthorUma Rao

We Support Survivors! But are we ready to be accountable?

So You’re Asked to Represent Your Community

Hey Nonprofit Sector, are you too thinking about #MeToo?

Learning and Un-learning: How Does My Anger Serve Me?

Hiring Fundraisers to Serve Communities of Color–Part 2: How do I support my development director?

Hiring fundraisers to serve communities of color – Part 1: Where are all the fundraisers of color?

When we hire white folks to work in communities of color, it can get confusing.

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