Exciting News: RVC’s New Co-Executive Director Structure
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This is it. The moment we’ve all been waiting for since Vu announced his retirement three years ago. WE HAVE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STRUCTURE!!! I know you all have […]
Changemakers Blog
Attention Small Nonprofits: If You Care about Your Employees, Help Them Retire
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Those that are attracted to the nonprofit sector tend to be a caring bunch. They are often paid under-market wages and work long hours, justified (by both ourselves and our employers) by the meaning we derive from our work and the good we are doing in the world.
In Response to Yesterday’s Verdict
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This week we join the Black community, along with communities of oppressed people from across the world, as we rejoice in the guilty verdict against the murderer of George Floyd.
RVC Statement on Anti-Asian Racism: Community Solidarity
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RVC Seattle (RVC) strongly condemns anti-Asian violence in any and all forms. We stand with our AAPI community. We share our grief, fear, rage, and solidarity with the loved ones of the eight people murdered in Atlanta and their communities.
Making Philanthropy More Equitable: Introducing the Equitable Grantmaking Continuum
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At RVC, we have worked with dozens of grassroots nonprofits of color over many years. Some of those organizations have thrived, others have folded. When it comes to building healthy organizations, there is no substitute for visionary leadership and dedicated, driven staff, but every organization we work with has this. So what does it mean when nonprofits have talented staff and a strong mission, yet still don’t thrive? The answer: it boils down to funding.
Black-led Partner Organizations
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A call to action: support our Black-led partner organizations this Black History Month Time and again, we are reminded that we must all do more to confront systemic racism in […]
How do you build leaderful organizations?
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I’m still the Interim ED of RVC. Which was not the plan. When we first discussed extending the timeline, I was opposed. Dominant culture norms made me assume that was a bad thing – we need to change quickly! Be efficient!
Unexpected Budget Surplus Creates Opportunity to Better Serve Our People
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2020 has been one of the most challenging years in recent history. The onset of COVID-19, the resulting economic crisis, and the uprising against systemic racism has forced us to […]
Transformational Capacity Building
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In the Fall 2020 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review, a group of leaders at RVC reflect on what we are learning about capacity building and identify seven emerging key approaches in supporting the capacity of nonprofits of color.
Community Care During the Pandemic: We Are in This Together
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No matter the obstacles, what was needed was action. As the president of the two-year-old PTSA at Rainier View Elementary School, Sarena Li said the reasons her initiative aims to support families in need are simple
What my work at Got Green taught me about environmental justice
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(Note: Shaylea is a 2019-2021 RVC Green Pathways Fellow based at Got Green. Our fellowship program enables young BIPOC leaders to join the environmental justice movement through entry-level, living-wage jobs […]
Reflection on Ramadan during quarantine
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“It is a month of rejuvenation, a month for a second chance. It reminds me of my purpose on this earth and encourages me to reset my goals and intentions, so another year doesn’t slip by without fully living it.”