We’ve just finished our first ever Patreon book club pick, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex and we have so many thoughts. Not all of them are good. In fact, they are downright infuriating in terms of the power imbalance in nonprofit funding.
In today’s episode, we’re giving you our high-level summary and review of the significant points of the book. We touch on the chapters that really stood out to us, especially those about ethical funding, systems of power, and our political climate. It’s opened our eyes to the fact that not much has changed in the funding landscape for the past 20 years. For a much deeper dive into this book, be sure to join our Patreon and listen to the bonus episodes.
What’s in this episode:
- [03:04] A summary and quick review of our recent Patreon book club pick, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex
- [05:21] Ethical funding, challenging systems of power, and the limitations of the 501c3 structure
- [11:42] Why payout requirements should (still) be increased
- [14:13] The funding inequities between white-led and black-led organizations
- [21:45] Why nonprofits need to strive for financial independence from foundations in an increasingly dangerous political climate and must focus on being accountable to the right people
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Resources Mentioned
A big thanks to our sponsors for this episode on complicity in the nonprofit world: Brittny Wilson Consulting and Prismatic Consulting, and to Jake Walker Music for our theme song!