4 Ways RVC’s Community Impact Fellows ✨Flourish✨
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I don’t know about y’all, but 2022 is FLYING by. It’s somehow already the end of April, which at RVC means we’re just a couple months away from starting the […]
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Green Pathways Final Update
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There have been many transitions that RVC has been working towards during the past year and we didn’t forget! We wanted to follow-up on the Green Pathways Fellowship Program and […]
RVC Redesigned: Our New Organizational Chart
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When we tell people that we have moved to a four Co-Executive Director model, often the first reaction is a mind-boggled stare: “You have four people doing the Executive Director […]
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 […]
RVC announces new co-executive directors, celebrating its shared leadership approach
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RVC named four employees as new co-executive directors today
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.
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.
Turn up for Transformation
RVC Fellowship places talented leaders of color in a two-year fellowship program with host grassroots organizations led by communities of color. The programs provide the fellows with training and mentorship […]
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!
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
Virtual wellness workshops for our communities
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I keep asking myself: A year from now, what will nonprofits wish we would have done right now? What mistakes do we need to avoid? What difficult decisions should we make? What opportunities could come from this?
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.”