Rooted in Vibrant Communities
There it was. The breaking point. Midway through a board-staff priority-setting session, the Executive Director couldn’t hold back any longer. “The Board doesn’t even let me move a table!” She went on to describe a lengthy series of conversations with three different board members who felt strongly that a certain piece of furniture should be […]
A few years ago I visited a Vietnamese community leader to get a letter of support for a grant proposal I was writing. It was for a project designed to mobilize youth and elders to work together to create a ten-year vision for the community. I got yelled at. “You are only doing this work […]
Hi everyone. Best and cutest news ever! Our Development and Communication Manager Jaleh gave birth to baby Zamara, aka “Billy,” last week! Congrats to Jaleh and Scott. Jaleh will take three months of maternity leave. That gives the team time to convert one of our small rooms in the office into a nursing/changing/baby-sleeping/read-out-loud room. Baby […]
Over two years ago, during my interview at RVC, I was asked “RVC’s work centers on communities of color. How would you ensure your capacity-building approach is equitable?” This question was a bit intimidating at the time. But it was a question I thought was necessary and a question I was glad to be asked. […]
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 of you–thank you for engaging with us on this! Many of you had incredible insights and some had more questions, such as one that can be summarized to something […]