As we adapt to the long-term reality of COVID-19, we realize the need for different tools to facilitate collaboration, organizing, relationship building, and learning. To support this work, Tzedek is providing access…
Online Organizing via Tzedek’s Community Zoom
2020 Impact Awards Winners Part One
We are excited to announce the first round of winners of the 2020 Tzedek Impact Awards. We are awed and humbled at the innovative and heartfelt work unfolding throughout Asheville. Here are…
We changed our name. Here’s why.
The Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund is now… THE TZEDEK SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND! Dear friends, As you know, we’ve been on a journey over the last several years. Deep internal reflection…
Dear Asheville Community
Dear Asheville Community, Like many of you, we are stunned. While we are uncertain about what is to come for our communities, we are clear about our mandate for these times: We…
2020 Tzedek Impact Awards
Ashevillians are invited to nominate themselves for a Tzedek Impact Award that will support and strengthen their social justice work. The Tzedek Impact Awards are designed to support individuals who are addressing…
How Do You Award Brilliance? Learnings from Our First Participatory Grantmaking Process
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…
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. …