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Thoughts from Barry: Donor Advised Funds Should Do More Good
This is a dumb situation that must be stopped. Currently, a private, tax-exempt foundation can meet their financial obligations for giving (5% of equity) by donations to their own Donor Advised Funds (DAF), which presently does not have to give funds away at all. Under the current system, money can sit in the DAF for…
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Racial Trauma and Police Violence
Earledreka White called 911 because she was afraid of the officer who had pulled her over, the Houston Chronicle reports. While requesting that another officer be sent to the scene to better handle the situation, the arresting officer twisted her arm, pushed her against her car and become physical during an otherwise peaceful interaction. White was…
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Thoughts from Barry: Arrest More Accomplices, Create Fewer Victims
I read an article recently about an abuse settlement in California. The University of Southern California has agreed to pay $852 million dollars to settle numerous lawsuits related to a former employee. Evidentially, a USC gynecologist George Tyndall, abused over 700 patients that went to the school clinic over the course of 30 years. Court…
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Every Man’s Role in Ending Sexual and Physical Abuse
WATCH HERE Featuring: Alex Brace, Small Talk Children’s Advocacy Center Alex is the Executive Director of the Small Talk Children’s Advocacy Center in Lansing, MI and a licensed counselor in the State of Michigan. He is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral therapy and specializes in working with children and adolescents who have been impacted by…
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Sex Abuse in the Military: Victims Left Behind
The U.S. Department of Defense is the world’s largest employer, outpacing Walmart by more than 1 million employees. Given the scope and enormity of the job, they are expected to lead in best practices for protecting employees within the organization. However, people in the military are uniquely disadvantaged when it comes to sexual violence. Women…
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The Lottery: The Poor are Playing, and the Wealthy are Winning
The lottery preys on vulnerable people. The people most likely to habitually play the lottery are typically poor, largely minorities, and often addicts. The Journal of Gambling studies found that lowest fifth in terms of socio-economic status has the highest rate of playing the lottery. Most lottery tickets are bought in poor neighborhoods because people…
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Rerouting the Money: One Foundation’s Endeavor to Defund Systemic Racism
Economic Scientists: “It Would Take 228 Years for Black Families to Amass Wealth of White Families” In 1906, O.W. Gurley, a wealthy African American from Arkansas, moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and purchased over 40 acres of land. He made sure land was only sold to other African Americans in what is now referred to as…
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Virtual Town Hall: Sex Abuse in Institutions
WATCH HERE A discussion on how formalized systems, such as the armed forces, religious organizations, law enforcement, and even the institution of marriage can create environments that protect perpetrators and further traumatize victims. Featuring: Deshauna Barber, Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) Deshauna currently works full-time as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Service Women’s Action…
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Virtual Town Hall: Preventing and Addressing Child Sex Abuse
WATCH HERE Tabitha Mpamira, EDJA Foundation (Moderator) Tabitha Mpamira is a therapist, activist, motivational speaker, and consultant on sexual and gender-based violence with a long working history in the mental healthcare industry. In 2015, Tabitha founded EDJA to provide free medical, legal, and mental health services to survivors of sexual assault in East Africa….
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Joint Town Hall: How Movements Are Transforming Philanthropy
WATCH HERE Segal Family Foundation and Focus for Health are sister foundations that support social impact organizations by shifting power and resources to impact leaders through grantmaking and community building. In these joint town hall events, we’ll unpack topics that affect community leaders across both of our contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States….
