In Spring 2019, we announced a new pilot initiative–the Tzedek Brilliance Awards. These awards celebrate and resource Asheville community leaders who have had a demonstrated impact working in one or more of our…
How Do You Award Brilliance? Learnings from Our First Participatory Grantmaking Process
Where Are We? An Organizational Update
Over the last several months, we’ve heard from many of you. Some have reached out to celebrate the winners of the Brilliance Awards. Others have offered feedback about the pilot programs. Several have reached…
A Founder’s Reflections on Pausing and Transitioning
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this blog post implied that Tamiko Ambrose-Murray and Beth Trigg led a deep process of internal work at the Center for Participatory Change. In reality, that work…
Celebrating the Impact of Asheville’s Leaders
We are excited to announce the winners of the Tzedek Impact Awards, a pilot grantmaking initiative designed to support individuals who are working to transform Asheville into a community where everyone thrives. …
The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle Philanthropy
By Marsha Davis 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…
White Women Doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture
By Heather Laine Talley 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…
Press Release: New Tzedek Brilliance Awards to Amplify the Impact of Asheville Leaders
(Asheville, NC) – The Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund (AMKRF) is excited to announce that Sheneika Smith and Nicole Townsend are the winners of the first ever Tzedek Brilliance Awards. The…
Liberation from the Inside Out
By Lindsay Majer I imagine our pause for the cause has looked like an eleven-month vacation. We did not welcome a new cohort of Fellows. We haven’t hosted lunch and learns or…
Building a Shared Analysis
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…