Dana Kawaoka

Future focused strategist, funder organizer & resource mobilizer for social justice movements. Working for a #JustTransition in #philanthropy at @justicefunders

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

The kind of ancestor I want to be is one who supports racial, economic, & social movements to build, contest, & win power, so that all of us have full access to healthy food, renewable energy, clean air & water, good jobs, healthy living environments. . . https://t.co/OECN96o76E

[Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal]

I just voted NO on HR 9495 — legislation that would give Donald Trump unfettered power to punish civil society groups, news outlets, hospitals, and universities with zero due process.

It’s an authoritarian and undemocratic play by Republicans to go after political enemies.

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

#HR9495, which would let a Trump-appointed treasury secretary strip a #nonprofit of its status if unilaterally deemed a “terrorism-supporting” organization, passed the US House today. NPQ’s @isaiah_thompson has the story: https://t.co/kJGwY5Knjt

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

Watch “Where Is My Land?” a multimedia project made in collaboration with Kavon Ward, featuring her spoken-word poem, “Reparations.” https://t.co/cqAxW1UZAL

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

#Philanthropy's role in a #JustTransition is to turn extracted resources into resources for the regenerative economy. Thanks @SceneOnRadio for highlighting @justicefunders work.

[Scene On Radio @SceneOnRadio]

Our season finale: We visit with folks on two continents who are turning core features of capitalism on their heads.

With @ellmcgirt, @CapInstitute, @enMONDRAGON, @MoveGen, @justicefunders, @KatalyFdn, @marjorie_kelly @DemocracyCollab

@prx @KenanEthics
https://t.co/jDF6KPfdHo

[NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea]

With less than eight weeks to the election, an Oakland democratic grassroots group is training thousands of volunteers with a goal of drumming up more votes for Kamala Harris and other democrats. https://t.co/ssghuTHnnD

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

See what else Lora Smith has to say in the article, “How to Flip the Script on Foundation Reporting”, the fifth installment in a series coproduced with @justicefunders: https://t.co/5lJEee3xsL

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

“the vision is simple—autonomous, thriving neighborhoods with strong communal networks to sustain themselves.” - Fer, @ourcityRTTC

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

From our continuing series co-produced with @justicefunders, a story on #housingjustice in the age of private equity: https://t.co/MsIsFhClci #affordablehousing

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

The next powerful article in the @justicefunders x @npquarterly collab. just dropped:

"to transform the financial landscape, we must position our traditions and values front and center because the current systems undermine the investable potential of our communities."

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

How do Black and #Indigenous communities regain ownership of land? Read from leaders at @blackfarmerfund and @commonfutureco in our series with @justicefunders: https://t.co/jZaNAheuyy @karwasher @RSFSocFinance #LandBack #landjustice

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

"Our “logic model” is centered on the idea that changing the structure of the economy requires changing WHO makes economic decisions." -@CJAOurPower

Powerful grounding & lessons from @CJAOurPower in @justicefunders x @npquarterly collab:

https://t.co/UWDEjozA1i

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

There are many paths to choose from. For my future grandchildren and yours, I hope #philanthropy will choose the paths that lead to the redistribution of wealth and the democratization of power. By shifting economic control to community, a #JustTransition is possible.

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

I am so excited for this conversation!

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

Thanks for tuning in @MSConthemove

[Movement Strategy Center @MSConthemove]

Excited to reflect on the recent State of the Movement event hosted by @JusticeFunders! From insightful discussions on #RegenerativeEconomies to @MovementGen's Deseree Fontenot sharing the journey towards ecological justice, it was an inspiring gathering. https://t.co/rRr1bXzcH9

[Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation @NoyesFoundation]

"Philanthropy can play a proactive role in building a just + thriving world by utilizing the entirety of the assets + activating capital investments alongside grants to resource community-controlled institutions." https://t.co/mlrz73u5Mf @justicefunders

[Dana Kawaoka @changecrusader]

Join us!

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

"We cannot just be out here talking about #racialjustice without talking about #economicjustice and without talking about Black abundance." —@anasatroutman of @clayborn_temple. https://t.co/Zd36y0V9mH @AmakaAgbo @MSConthemove #MLK

[Stanford Social Innovation Review @SSIReview]

“A better understanding of power must inform what we fund and how we fund it. But it must also inform how we build and shift power within the entire philanthropic sector.” Farhad Ebrahimi (Chorus Foundation) concludes a series on #philanthropy and #power: https://t.co/JEHXXE0wFc

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

See what else Dana Kawaoka-Chen of @justicefunders has to say in the article, “Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New”: https://t.co/B9B5K9fdY9 #climatechange

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

The @justicefunders imagine how philanthropy can promote bold solutions to #climatechange by supporting a #JustTransition: https://t.co/WiobilqGto #LandBack

[Stanford Social Innovation Review @SSIReview]

“We have created an industry so dedicated to the humans to whom we pledge our mission statements that we exclude the humans inside our organizations.” Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano @justicefunders pushes leaders to consider a different organizational framework https://t.co/TJuwOBL38D