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Another #job with Camelback Ventures--which I honestly can't recommend enough as a place of work! This one is for a full time VP of Programs. Would be a great opportunity if you have managed a small team, directed program strategy, and overseen program delivery. Salary range: $147,000 - $178,500 + benefits Location: Flexible within the continental U.S. Application Deadline: July 1st, 2024 at 5 pm CT

Come and work with us on a cutting edge program to redesign philanthropic governance!! Application submissions due THIS FRIDAY (14th, June) for our biz dev/recruitment project contract. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dHrS8pY6

Breaking from my usual topics... A bit of a braggy art post! Look whose cluttered house, filled with half finished art projects, got featured at the Venice Biennale for a nanosecond 😳☺️ SUPERFLEX is a Danish art collective that produced this fabulous political art addressing anti-immigration sentiment in Denmark and across Europe, back in 2002. They were invited to reimagine the work for this year's biennale theme of "Foreigners Everywhere", where they featured the poster hanging in private places and homes across the globe. As you can read in this Insta description, the poster has both a serious and a humourous meaning for our household. Thanks, SUPERFLEX 🟧 https://lnkd.in/dVFcHVjc #biennalearte2024 #superflex

We're looking for a Biz Dev/HNWI Recruitment Consultant! Philanthropy contractor and advisor friends, take a look. Don't miss the fast approaching deadline of June 14th. Check out the details here: https://lnkd.in/dHrS8pY6 Compensation: $10k - $20k flat rate + 5%-10% commission per person confirmed.

Did you know that only 16% of funder staff can speak freely with their board about difficult conversations, such as philanthropy’s complicity in White supremacy culture, the historical origins of wealth built on the backs of Black/Brown communities, reparations, etc. The norm isn't working. Let's organise ourselves (like our NP and community colleagues do), use the insider knowledge and expertise we hold, and change this industry together. Come join the party on June 4th!

Founder and CEO transitions are tricky times for nonprofits. Teams cautiously assess their new boss, funders pause their funding to watch whether it sticks, boards cross their fingers and hope they got it right. But I think the whole room tonight at the Guardian Summit has slipped past that and is feeling excited and confident about Shawna Young, MBA new CEO of Camelback Ventures. What an introduction to a new chapter of this beautiful community and family ❤️❤️❤️

Only 8% of those who know the most about philanthropy's inner workings believe foundations should exist in perpetuity. Can you guess what % believe philanthropy is mostly extractive? Scroll through the slides below to see... It's time to organise and put our insights and knowledge to work to CHANGE OUR SYSTEM! Join our event on June 4th to hear more First Draft Funders survey results and be part of mobilising our community. #philanthropy #grantmaking #equity #justice #foundations #fundraising #nonprofit

Damning but perhaps unsurprising results of the First Draft Funders survey are in. Take a look below for a preview... And register for our event, on June 4th, to hear more results. My, and the rest of our anonymous team's, gratitude and respect to all those who participated and shared their unfiltered experience and professional opinions on our field. Philanthropy is problematic BUT, as one survey respondent put it, 'I [and so many of us] stay to make needed change'. Thanks to all who shared, distributed, and supported our team in getting this previously unknown data collected: Meghan Duffy, Efrain Gutierrez, Victoria Marie Fernandez, MPA, Heather Barberi, Philip Fitzgerald, Daniel Shaffer, Rusty Stahl, Jenny Lah, chanida phaengdara potter, Amelia Cotton Corl, Nina Blackwell, Molly Flood, Julie Ramos, Nikia Washington, Linsey Zielinski, Mandy Van Deven, Leigh Ann Evanson, Hannah Molloy, Maya Procel Farrar, Elizabeth Burpee, MPH/MSW, Erin K. Tselenchuk, Naya D., Farrah Parkes, Keyona Meeks, Leisel Whitlock Petersen, Dawn Grenier, Ammarah Maqsood, Amarilis Pérez Pullen, Nicole Weiler, Iowa Nonprofit Alliance, Vu Le, Krystal Kincaid, Grant Givers' Movement, Maybeth Morales-Davis, Avani Patel, Ella Gudwin, Jesse Dixon, Mellie Torres, Ph.D....