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The Ethical Rainmaker
The Ethical Rainmaker hosts authentic conversations grappling with tough questions in the nonprofit and philanthropy space, including where we can step into our power and where we should step out of the way! Follow @theethicalrainmaker on Insta and FB and sign up for our mailing list at www.theethic...
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The Hidden Danger of Purity Culture, ft. Lorraine Nibut
Juicy episode alert! Michelle and Lorraine break down many aspects of purity culture and how this form of supremacy and oppression — controls and dict...
Why White People Have A Hard Time Being Real ft Fleur Larsen
Fleur drops some knowledge especially for our white colleagues - for example "we can't move forward until we've tended to what's occurred - most orgs...
Patagonia did WHAT? ft Andy King
"If you're giving back, maybe you should just stop taking." Wow, so much to say about current events in the world of nonprofits and philanthropy inclu...
Are We Even Evaluating What Matters? ft Dr Marcia Coné
Traditional philanthropy has been asking nonprofits to jump through ridiculous and paternalistic hoops since its inception. But as movements like CCF...
Shame On You and Guilt Too ft Dr. Anu Taranath
We throw shade and cause guilt and shame in social justice work all the time! But is finger pointing effective or does it just make us feel better to...
REWIND: Kink, Consent and Centering Community ft Sex Educator L.T.
Nonprofits and Foundations engage in power play all the time but this kinky practice in the third sector is rarely consensual. In this rewind episode,...
Is ‘Impact Investing’ Just About Stroking Egos? w/ Bob Osborne
Big money is thrown around when it comes to impact investing, but are these ‘incubators for social impact projects’ and ‘five-star conferences’ actual...
How do you keep everyone happy? Creating Culture Change ft Rickesh Lakhani
Nobody quit for 2 years. That’s the kind of culture that Rickesh Lakhani and his teammates at Future Possibilities for kids in Toronto, Ontario, were...
Is Community-Centric Fundraising Still Working Two Years Later? ft Rachel D’Souza Siebert and Henry Ramos
For the 2-year anniversary of the Ethical Rainmaker and Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF), Michelle sits with Rachel D’Souza Siebert and Henry Ramos...
The Drizzle: Emotions That Sabotage Getting Money
In this third and final-for-now episode of our Drizzle Miniseries, our Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle talks with Stacy about the emotions that can sa...
The Drizzle: Three Mistakes I've Made As A Fundraiser
In the second episode of our Drizzle Miniseries, our Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle shares the three biggest mistakes she made as an in-house fundrai...
The Drizzle: How I Got Into Fundraising
In this inaugural episode of our Drizzle miniseries, the Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle shares her origin story, (with chapters that include bullying...
The Truth About Cancel Culture (and an alternative approach) ft Kevin Baker
Kevin Baker is bringing that rich voice and beautiful mindset to The Ethical Rainmaker! Kevin is a consultant whose mission focuses on making sure peo...
The truth about unhoused folx (and harm reduction!) ft. The Sidewalk Project
Soma Snakeoil and Stacey Dee are founders of The Sidewalk Project, bringing compassion instead of judgment to people living on the streets. “When syst...
How I Figured Out I Suffer From Toxic Productivity, ft. Marina Martinez-Bateman
Follow the Ethical Rainmaker on Instagram, Twitter, listen wherever podcasts are found, and consider supporting the Ethical Rainmaker through Patreon!...
Why honesty is my favorite form of poetry w Matthew Cuban Hernandez
Matthew Cuban Hernandez, is an award winning poet, emcee, performance artist and storyteller…. a rapper, actor and performance coach, as well as the a...
How I Became An Accidental Sweatshop Overlord w Kristina Wong
Kristina Wong does some pretty incredible things with her life energy and creativity - damn!
In this episode we talked about several bodies of...
Courageous Fundraising Principles w Virginia Community Voice
Lea Whitehurst Gibson and Bekah Kendrick talk to us about the processes they created and used to develop a community-centered organization with courag...
How To Feed A Movement w Tomme Beevas
Tomme Beevas lives out his values in ways that we hope will inspire you too!
In this episode we talked about the tremendous work he participate...
The Metric of Love w Oregon Food Bank
We are so pleased to connect with Vivien Trinh and Nathan Harris of the Oregon Food Bank, where they are changing the way our sector works, by develop...
Raci$$$m w Phillip Chavira
“I don't think we talk enough about how money is a tool for and against the movement…” In this juicy conversation about money, Michelle talks with the...
Shattering Fragility w Liz LeClair
Welcome to Season 3 of The Ethical Rainmaker a podcast that explores the world of inequity in nonprofits and philanthropy including where we should st...
Part 2: The Racist Roots of NonProfits & Philanthropy w Christina Shimizu LIVE
PLEASE listen to Part 1, which is S1:E7 which also has really great content! Part 2 is a continuation and includes great citations…here are some links...
Surthrival w Kishshana Palmer
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Kishshana Palmer is a motivating and inspiring figure in nonprofit leadership speaking globally about topics like recruiting and reta...
Reparations and Truth Telling w Dr David Ragland
Dr. David Ragland is an inspirational figure and activist in the new reparations and reconciliation movements…and there is so much GOLD in this episod...
Billionaires, DAFs, and the Changing Face of Philanthropy w Teddy Schleifer of Vox's Recode
Teddy Schleifer is a journalist for Vox’s recode, covering what billionaires in the Silicon Valley are doing with their money.
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Rewind: White Women as Gatekeepers w/ Fleur Larsen
While many awful DEI practices exist, Fleur has built a reputation of accountability and truly showing up. She mentions many great assets in this epis...
Deschooling and Decolonization w/ Akilah Richards
Akilah Richards shares several great resources that we’ve listed below...here are links for content and references mentioned in the show:
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Bringing Community to Communications w Sarah Durham
Sarah Durham shares several great resources that we’ve listed below...here are links for content and references mentioned in the show:
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Collecting Courage w Nneka Allen
Nneka Allen shares great resources that we’ve passed along in our show notes! Here are links for content and references mentioned in the show:
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Spilling the Tea on UK Fundraising w Fixing Fundraising's Andy and Tom
While many awful nonprofit practices exist, Andy and Tom are doing their work as responsible white men in our sector, to unpack what is really happeni...
Decolonizing Data w Anna Rebecca Lopez and Vu Le
Data can make a significant difference in addressing community needs and tracking progress towards a goal, but it can also be a tool of oppression, mi...
Heal Yourself to Transform Society
If our goal is to be in community and work with or help others, we must first work within ourselves - taking on the healing process to not recreate th...
The Racist Roots of NonProfits and Philanthropy w Christina Shimizu
“Faulty.” “Problematic.” “Racist.” In this episode, we talk about why these terms are now regularly used to describe the foundations that the nonprofi...
Disrupting Your Community Foundation
A long time advocate for justice and the arts, Heather identifies as a “foot soldier for Black liberation,” and has had incredible success organizing...
Kink, Consent and Centering Community w L.T.
Practicing consent is a powerful tool. Here are links for content mentioned in the show (and sign up for our mailing list?):
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Tokenism is NOT Transformation w Chuck Warpehoski
Whether as a well-meaning convener of community efforts to help or as part of a community which is asked to help and then treated poorly, many of us c...
White Women As Gatekeepers: The Clipboard of Control w Fleur Larsen
*Updated 11.13.20
While many awful DEI practices exist, Fleur has built a reputation of accountability and showing up! So many great assets are...
Raises in a Pandemic with Ananda Valenzuela
A beautiful decision made in a time of double pandemic and recession - here are links for content mentioned in the show (and sign up for our mailing l...
Meaning Well Isn't Good Enough with Vu Le
Wanna go down an internet hole? Here are some links for content mentioned in the show (wait, did you already sign up for our mailing list?):
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