Imagine...ruining democracy & creating a philanthropy focused on 'criminal justice reform' to image launder AND then silence Black ppl who are actually doing the work.

YALL.

A rare inside look at CZI from @RayHolgado https://www.ncrp.org/publication/responsive-philanthropy-november-2020/performative-philanthropy-and-the-cost-of-silence

"after joining the Criminal Justice Reform department, I was warned that I should avoid pushing for grantmaking strategies that centered racial equity, as Zuckerberg & Chan did not believe race was relevant to the issue of mass incarceration"

"the collective body of Black employees outlined the systemic racism, discrimination & anti-Blackness present at CZI...

Unfortunately, Chan failed to grasp the seriousness of the issues & declined to provide transparency into CZI’s pay equity data as it related to BlK employees"

"CZI is not the first...Too often philanthropy devolves into a grotesque performance, where funders court a public image as “progressive,” “trust-based,” “anti-racist” and “responsive to community needs,” all while failing to do the work required to earn those accolades."

For the ppl in the back: Just bc you give $$$ away (that was already twice stolen) does NOT mean you can treat grantees & program officers bad.

Too many funders are focused on external image & not enough on wking internally to grapple w/ embedded structural inequality & racism