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I have been working in nonprofits for almost 10 years at this point & I really & truly hate #GivingTuesday 
When I first began my NP career, seeing checks coming into my multi-million dollar NP and getting paid less than $13/hr & facing eviction felt like a slap in my face
When I first began my NP career, seeing checks coming into my multi-million dollar NP and getting paid less than $13/hr & facing eviction felt like a slap in my face
It also feels so self-serving when I knew that the work we did was year-round and yet ppl sprang into action bc of this targeted campaign & to ensure that they got these tax-deductible donations in before the end of the year.
As someone who works at a tiny NP now, seeing the vast difference in what folks donate to already well-resourced orgs (both in terms of donations but also thru foundation & govt funds) vs. what theyre willing to give to small orgs who a $1000 donation could be a gamechanger
And this isnt a dig on big orgs who do good work, but formally participating in a #GivingTuesday or a #DoMore24 requires a fundraising team to execute AND the ability to give a larger % of any money raised to United Way to participate. This is a burden for small + BIPOC NPs
or a #DoMore24 requires a fundraising team to execute AND the ability to give a larger % of any money raised to United Way to participate. This is a burden for small + BIPOC NPs
All that to say, yes I hope ppl are giving today and bussin those wallets open, but I hope that y'all consider cashing out some GoFundMe's & Mutual Aid Funds first--then think about some small orgs that are doing great work on shoestring budgets. I have a few suggestions:
If supporting Black mamas & fighting back against maternal mortality is your jam then @MamatotoVillage is an amazing org that supports Black mamas & whose work is critical when systemic barriers continue to be prevalent for Black mamas in DC.
http://mamatotovillage.org/give
http://mamatotovillage.org/give
If Black youth getting free and using their voices to make changes in your community feels like liberation to you then @BlackSwanAcad does that work AND more! Black youth deserve to lead the way for the future they deserve.
http://blackswanacademy.org/donate
http://blackswanacademy.org/donate
If you care about DC streets being safe for marginalized genders then go ahead and start dropping coin to @SafeSpacesDC who challenge the status quo on the daily & are doing the work of making DC safer from the bars, to the streets, to the metro.
http://collectiveactiondc.org/donate
http://collectiveactiondc.org/donate
Another badass group of organizers who literally are doing it ALL @NJNP_DC ---
Providing Safe Housing
Police Free Pride
Defund MPD
Decriminalizing Sex Work
Mutual Aid
https://nojusticenopride.com/7hx
Providing Safe Housing
Police Free Pride
Defund MPD
Decriminalizing Sex Work
Mutual Aid
https://nojusticenopride.com/7hx
I gotta sneak my org in here bc truly, we need to see more Black budget advocates. This budget here is our money and I wanna see Black ppl lifting up our voices & asserting our right to our tax $ the way old white men do. This here DC budget is OUR money
http://fairbudget.org/donate
http://fairbudget.org/donate
Another small & mighty organization who's out here doing the work to center immigrant voices & has been a FORCE in ensuring that excluded workers arent forgotten is @mlovdc Major shout out to @MacaraegMegan who has been DOING THE DAMN THING. http://mlov.org
Last, but certainly not least is @dcmuslimjustice whove been organizing to dismantle structural, institutional, & gendered Islamaphobia. Plug into their work addressing safety thru the lens of Muslim communities who've been overpoliced & oversurveilled.
https://mailchi.mp/c766a1150ab2/jmcgivingtuesdaydecember
https://mailchi.mp/c766a1150ab2/jmcgivingtuesdaydecember
