On Thursday, September 16, Realizing Democracy and The Forge co-hosted an interactive conversation among funders, organizers, and movement leaders about the power that philanthropy has to change the direction and priorities of the organizations they fund. In case you missed the event, we’re reposting the conversation here so you can watch Dorian Warren, Megan Ming Francis, and Maurice Mitchell talk about the history of “movement capture” and the work it will take to create healthy and sustainable movement cultures.
Dorian Warren is President of Community Change, a 52-year-old organization founded as a memorial to Bobby Kennedy, after his assassination. Community Change builds the power of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, through grassroots organizations and grassroots organizing. He is also a co-founder of the Economic Security Project, which...
Megan Ming Francis is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Political Science and Law, Societies, and Justice at the University of Washington. During the 2020-21 academic year, she is also a Senior Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and a Racial Justice Fellow at the Carr...
