While our community-based research unfolds, AMKRF is building a shared analysis. What is a shared analysis and what does building a shared analysis look like? Through individual reflection, staff dialogue, and deep…
Building a Shared Analysis
Creating Spaces of Possibility: An Interview with Ashley Cooper
As a small organization, AMKRF staff worked in silos, focusing on distinct tasks with very little collaboration across the entire team. During our pause for the cause year, we’ve made a…
Moving Towards Transparency
By Jennifer Langton During our “pause for the cause,” AMKRF has entered a time of organizational reflection and analysis building. As a part of our work, we are sharing reflections about what…
Amy’s Story: Using Privilege To Promote Equity Part THREE
Ongoing Questions As a white, wealthy person who plays an active role in AMKRF’s work, I occupy a unique position, and I am in constant reflection about who I am, how I…
Amy’s Story: Using Privilege to Promote Equity Part TWO
The History of the Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund In the late 1980’s, my parents, Barbara and Mort Mandel, directed funds for my brother, sister and I to use philanthropically. These…
Amy’s Story: Using Privilege to Promote Equity Part ONE
One of the great joys of my life is hearing the stories of people I admire and appreciate. So many friends, grantees, staff, consultants, and leaders in movement work have trusted me…
Our History of the Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund
[Español abajo] During our pause for the cause, Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund staff have dived into reflection and analysis building. We began by mapping our history. Our goal was to…
Learning in Community with Trusted Advisors
I’m much more interested in how we create strategic intention, a strategic sense of vision in what it is we’re trying to move towards, and a strategic sense of principles about how…
What Is an Equity Audit? An Interview with Desiree Adaway
What makes an organization truly equitable? What does an anti-oppressive organizational culture look like? And how do organizations see themselves objectively so that they can move towards just practices? These questions led…