Words matter. At Tzedek, we have learned that language impacts how we think about and do our work. Changing our relationship to power has required finding new ways to talk about money,…
Tending Power, Transforming Power through Intentional Communications Practices
Growing Power through Community-Led Grantmaking
Equity requires sharing leadership with those most impacted by the problems we hope to solve. We cannot hoard power and expect change. Marsha Davis In 2021, Tzedek launched Community-led Grantmaking. Even as…
Nourishing Power through Community-Led Boards
In 2021, Tzedek welcomed what we described as a Community-Led Board of Trustees. Like many family foundations, our previous Board was helmed by our founder and funder. The shift to a Board…
Redistributing Power: A How-To Series for Philanthropy
What does it look like for a philanthropic organization to redistribute financial resources and POWER in practice? What organizational power dynamics, decision making processes, and power structures are calling to be transformed?…
Celebrating Tzedek Grantees: Word on the Street/La Voz de les Jóvenes
Since 2011, Asheville Writers In The Schools and Community (AWITSC) has created free arts and culture programming, for youth and families of color who do not have access to such experiences due…
2021 Impact Award Winners Part Two
Congratulations to the 2021 winners of the Tzedek Impact Awards! The Tzedek Impact Awards are designed to honor individuals who have engaged in systems change or community healing work in the Asheville region…
Introducing the Tzedek Community Grantmaking Fellows
We are so excited to introduce the first cohort of Tzedek Grantmaking Fellows. Clarissa Harris, Anna Marie Smith, Ashley Cooper, Sala Menaya-Merritt, and Ray Hemachandra will be working together to create a…
Celebrating Tzedek Grantees: The Center for Participatory Change
There’s so many things we appreciate about the Center for Participatory Change. Here are just a few. An Inspiring Vision and Mission CPC’s vision is collective liberation, la liberación del pueblo. CPC…
Announcing Tzedek Fellows for Community-Led Grantmaking
Out of Tzedek’s commitment to redistribute money, shift power and support systems change, Community-Led Grantmaking has emerged. Through this program, a committee of Community Grantmaking Fellows, facilitated by Tzedek’s Director of Community-Led…