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The Challenge to Power

NonProfit Quarterly

Structural racism “identifies dimensions of our history and culture that have allowed privileges associated with ‘whiteness’ and disadvantages associated with ‘color’ to endure and adapt over time.” She started recruiting in pool halls and bars. The Aspen Institute’s definition of the term is instructive here.

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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Organizers who have long relied on agitation and confrontation to hold institutions accountable may need to develop new skills and new allies to shift both culture and capacity. Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor. Funders have an equally important role to play in building governing power.