Arron Jiron
@wealthforwhat.bsky.social
Philanthropy pro, equity advocate, and resource shifter focused on justice and bold action in Northern California
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"Ultimately, whether you are trans or not, trans BIPOC leaders are fighting for you."
This #TransDayofVisibility, read our interview with Gabriel Foster on funding a trans justice movement. #TDOV
This #TransDayofVisibility, read our interview with Gabriel Foster on funding a trans justice movement. #TDOV
Gabriel Foster on Funding a Trans Justice Movement
Learn about the Trans Justice Funding Project, a BIPOC-led, community-driven funding initiative to support grassroots trans justice groups, in this Q&A with ED Gabriel Foster.
www.tides.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Ultimately, whether you are trans or not, trans BIPOC leaders are fighting for you."
This #TransDayofVisibility, read our interview with Gabriel Foster on funding a trans justice movement. #TDOV
This #TransDayofVisibility, read our interview with Gabriel Foster on funding a trans justice movement. #TDOV
Wow. A must read. open.substack.com/pub/celestem...
Why aren't we talking about the engine running our world?
It's more important than ever that we understand the drive behind the world's most powerful men.
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Wow. A must read. open.substack.com/pub/celestem...
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Friendly reminder:
Billionaires don’t need another tax break—working families need healthcare, child care, paid leave, and better schools & hospitals.
Every dollar handed to the ultra-rich is a dollar stolen from the people who actually keep this country running and need it most.
Billionaires don’t need another tax break—working families need healthcare, child care, paid leave, and better schools & hospitals.
Every dollar handed to the ultra-rich is a dollar stolen from the people who actually keep this country running and need it most.
March 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Friendly reminder:
Billionaires don’t need another tax break—working families need healthcare, child care, paid leave, and better schools & hospitals.
Every dollar handed to the ultra-rich is a dollar stolen from the people who actually keep this country running and need it most.
Billionaires don’t need another tax break—working families need healthcare, child care, paid leave, and better schools & hospitals.
Every dollar handed to the ultra-rich is a dollar stolen from the people who actually keep this country running and need it most.
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"Our society may be like a snake shedding its skin – off with the yoke of colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, patriarchy & capitalism. We are in the midst of a cycle of destruction & creation."
How can we organize together in dark times?
globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/blog/organiz...
How can we organize together in dark times?
globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/blog/organiz...
Organizing in dark times - GFCF : GFCF
The GFCF is a grassroots grantmaker working to promote and support institutions of community philanthropy around the world.
globalfundcommunityfoundations.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"Our society may be like a snake shedding its skin – off with the yoke of colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, patriarchy & capitalism. We are in the midst of a cycle of destruction & creation."
How can we organize together in dark times?
globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/blog/organiz...
How can we organize together in dark times?
globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/blog/organiz...
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Do you know a leader (or pair of leaders) who is improving the lives of Californians?
Nominate them for the 2026 #IrvineAwards! The Awards recognize and support innovative leaders with a $350,000 grant to advance their work.
Learn more and submit your nominations at irvine.ly/nominate
Nominate them for the 2026 #IrvineAwards! The Awards recognize and support innovative leaders with a $350,000 grant to advance their work.
Learn more and submit your nominations at irvine.ly/nominate
Nominations - The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards
Nominate a leader today for a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. We recognize diverse leaders with solutions to critical challenges facing California.
irvine.ly
March 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Do you know a leader (or pair of leaders) who is improving the lives of Californians?
Nominate them for the 2026 #IrvineAwards! The Awards recognize and support innovative leaders with a $350,000 grant to advance their work.
Learn more and submit your nominations at irvine.ly/nominate
Nominate them for the 2026 #IrvineAwards! The Awards recognize and support innovative leaders with a $350,000 grant to advance their work.
Learn more and submit your nominations at irvine.ly/nominate
Worth a read, appreciate the history in this.
This article on "Philanthropy by the Numbers" by Aaron Horvath got its beginnings in #blueprint24 and was updated in brief in #blueprint2025 hedgehogreview.com/issues/in-ne... #metrics #nonprofits #philanthropy
Philanthropy by the Numbers
Measurable impact has crept into everyday understandings of charity.
hedgehogreview.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Worth a read, appreciate the history in this.
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Multiple federal laws prohibit the federal government from getting involved in state and local decisions about K-12 curriculum, and no executive order can overrule a federal law (or regulation). educationcounsel.com/our_work/lat...
EducationCounsel - “Consistent With Applicable Law”: Critical Statutory Constraints on President Trump’s Executive Order about K-12 Curricula
In one of his latest executive orders, President Trump is attempting to influence decisions that traditionally belong entirely to state and local governments, namely what topics, ideas, and texts are ...
educationcounsel.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Multiple federal laws prohibit the federal government from getting involved in state and local decisions about K-12 curriculum, and no executive order can overrule a federal law (or regulation). educationcounsel.com/our_work/lat...
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@weareallout.bsky.social is on Bluesky! Follow & keep informed on LGBTQ+ rights around the world.
All Out has arrived on Bluesky! 🚀 Together, we’ll expose the injustices LGBT+ people face worldwide and amplify their voices. Join the fight for equality, justice, and human rights—because everyone deserves to live with dignity and pride. 🌍✨
January 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@weareallout.bsky.social is on Bluesky! Follow & keep informed on LGBTQ+ rights around the world.
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The Sally Manning Writing Award for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction is back and accepting submissions until March 31, 2025.
The writing contest is open to emerging Indigenous writers who are current or former residents of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon.
www.uphere.ca/contests/wri...
The writing contest is open to emerging Indigenous writers who are current or former residents of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon.
www.uphere.ca/contests/wri...
January 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Sally Manning Writing Award for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction is back and accepting submissions until March 31, 2025.
The writing contest is open to emerging Indigenous writers who are current or former residents of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon.
www.uphere.ca/contests/wri...
The writing contest is open to emerging Indigenous writers who are current or former residents of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon.
www.uphere.ca/contests/wri...
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Worth a read medium.com/@garalamarch... Is #garalamarche on bsky?
This is not a backlash to “wokeness.” It’s a backlash to the 20th century.
In these dark and disturbing first days of the second Trump administration, I have been giving some thought to how we got here and how…
medium.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Worth a read medium.com/@garalamarch... Is #garalamarche on bsky?
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"The house is gone. Everything is gone ..." Compelling portrait of a disaster – how one teacher, one family in Altadena cope with loss from Eaton Fire & start to pick up the pieces; @edsource.org podcast w/ @mallikaseshadri.bsky.social @zstavely.bsky.social edsource.org/podcast/teac...
PODCAST: Teachers, students reel from Los Angeles fires
A teacher shares the story of her family's escape, and a reporter describes the physical and emotional damage to schools and communities.
edsource.org
January 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"The house is gone. Everything is gone ..." Compelling portrait of a disaster – how one teacher, one family in Altadena cope with loss from Eaton Fire & start to pick up the pieces; @edsource.org podcast w/ @mallikaseshadri.bsky.social @zstavely.bsky.social edsource.org/podcast/teac...
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The L.A. fires have destroyed at least 11 schools and 30 child care facilities. Here’s how organizations like Project:Camp are working to bring a sense of normalcy to kids’ lives through free pop-up camps. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Free camps are offering a safe space for kids as L.A. fires cause child-care upheaval
Free child care is bringing a sense of safety and normalcy to kids impacted by the L.A. fires, especially for those whose schools burned down.
www.latimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The L.A. fires have destroyed at least 11 schools and 30 child care facilities. Here’s how organizations like Project:Camp are working to bring a sense of normalcy to kids’ lives through free pop-up camps. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thought provoking…and acknowledging of the recent history and performance of philanthropy. Read this.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Left Organizing Is in Crisis. Philanthropy Is a Major Reason Why.
Progressive philanthropy lacks good strategy, so too many of our organizations are hollow—and that left us unable to prevent a second Trump term.
www.thenation.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thought provoking…and acknowledging of the recent history and performance of philanthropy. Read this.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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PACE authors Hedy N. Chang, Belen Chavez, and Heather J. Hough update previous work on chronic absence with 2023–24 data. Absenteeism soared in California in the wake of the pandemic; although rates have decreased, they remain alarmingly high. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/9)
January 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
PACE authors Hedy N. Chang, Belen Chavez, and Heather J. Hough update previous work on chronic absence with 2023–24 data. Absenteeism soared in California in the wake of the pandemic; although rates have decreased, they remain alarmingly high. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/9)
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The California Black Freedom Fund & California Community Foundation have launched the Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund to support community organizations on the ground working to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Black communities displaced by the wildfires.
Give here: www.pledge.to/BlackLA
Give here: www.pledge.to/BlackLA
California Black Freedom Fund's - Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund
The California Black Freedom Fund and California Community Foundation have partnered to launch the Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund. This Fund will support community organizations on the ground wor...
www.pledge.to
January 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The California Black Freedom Fund & California Community Foundation have launched the Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund to support community organizations on the ground working to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Black communities displaced by the wildfires.
Give here: www.pledge.to/BlackLA
Give here: www.pledge.to/BlackLA
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ICYMI: Our CEO, @Ariaflorant.bsky.social, wrote “Building a Reparative Organization and Nation” for @npquarterly.bsky.social. Inside, she unpacks her relationship with power and shares the necessary tools to build a racial justice organization rooted in repair.
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-a-r...
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-a-r...
Building a Reparative Organization and Nation - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Our organizations exist to achieve important goals, and when we’re consumed by painful turmoil internally, it becomes increasingly impossible to focus on those goals. To meet these challenges of our t...
nonprofitquarterly.org
January 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ICYMI: Our CEO, @Ariaflorant.bsky.social, wrote “Building a Reparative Organization and Nation” for @npquarterly.bsky.social. Inside, she unpacks her relationship with power and shares the necessary tools to build a racial justice organization rooted in repair.
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-a-r...
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-a-r...
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Philanthropy can – and should – be every advisor’s business. In this 1/22 webinar TIFINGive & @daylightadvisors.bsky.social will explore how technology & education empower advisors to integrate #philanthropy into their services confidently.
campaign.tifingive.com/philanthropy...
campaign.tifingive.com/philanthropy...
January 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Philanthropy can – and should – be every advisor’s business. In this 1/22 webinar TIFINGive & @daylightadvisors.bsky.social will explore how technology & education empower advisors to integrate #philanthropy into their services confidently.
campaign.tifingive.com/philanthropy...
campaign.tifingive.com/philanthropy...
In philanthropy, it’s not just providing resources—it’s how we choose to deploy them.
It’s shifting from control to trust, from charity to justice, from funding programs to fueling movements.
It’s shifting from control to trust, from charity to justice, from funding programs to fueling movements.
January 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In philanthropy, it’s not just providing resources—it’s how we choose to deploy them.
It’s shifting from control to trust, from charity to justice, from funding programs to fueling movements.
It’s shifting from control to trust, from charity to justice, from funding programs to fueling movements.
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Greetings BlueSky community. We are Liberation Ventures. A racial justice organization building a multiracial democracy that works for all of us — by supporting the reparations movement for Black Americans.
liberationventures.org
liberationventures.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Greetings BlueSky community. We are Liberation Ventures. A racial justice organization building a multiracial democracy that works for all of us — by supporting the reparations movement for Black Americans.
liberationventures.org
liberationventures.org
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If you or someone you know with young children has been affected by the wildfires in Southern California, our partners at Help Me Grow National have deployed care coordinators to connect you with support and services, including food, shelter, health and mental health care, diapers and more.
January 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you or someone you know with young children has been affected by the wildfires in Southern California, our partners at Help Me Grow National have deployed care coordinators to connect you with support and services, including food, shelter, health and mental health care, diapers and more.
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Climate disasters are not "equalizers."
They make inequality worse.
They make inequality worse.
5 Ways To Increase Your Impact When Donating After a Crisis
Here's how to make sure your donation does the most good after a hurricane, wildfire, or other crisis.
www.tides.org
January 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Climate disasters are not "equalizers."
They make inequality worse.
They make inequality worse.
Yes
Recognizing the need for accessible, high-quality training for Spanish-speaking caregivers, Susy Caracas and Kelly Rodas, founded Cuidando Ángeles NCS.
Through their work, they help caregivers earn higher incomes and provide a space where caregivers can learn from one another.
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Through their work, they help caregivers earn higher incomes and provide a space where caregivers can learn from one another.
irvine.ly/4fOPUM8
Child Care Is More Than Just Watching Children | Essay
Over 20 Years in the Profession, I’ve Learned How to Support Parents, Kids, and Myself. Now I’m Helping Spanish-Speaking Caregivers Do the Same
irvine.ly
January 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Yes
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Proud to be a part of this: $63,000 in microgrants will be distributed to 63 Black-owned businesses in Oakland.
Oakland’s Black Chamber of Commerce Awards 63 Businesses $1,000 Micro Grants | Post News Group
By Oakland Post Staff Last week, the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC) announced the distribution of $63,000 in microgrants to 63 member businesses. These $1,000 grants, generously ...
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January 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Proud to be a part of this: $63,000 in microgrants will be distributed to 63 Black-owned businesses in Oakland.
Interesting take. Useful survey data.
"Whether we’re still calling it #ESG 10 years from now, won’t our employees and customers expect some iteration of it? Companies that see the symbiosis between solid values choices and profitability drivers will make smart use of their resources and maximize..." sustainablebrands.com/read/esg-dem...
Tales of ESG's Demise are Greatly Exaggerated | Sustainable Brands
Whether we’re still calling it ESG 10 years from now, won’t our employees and
customers expect some iteration of it? Companies that see the symbiosis be...
sustainablebrands.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Interesting take. Useful survey data.