[Español abajo] By Jennifer Langton During our “pause for the cause,” AMKRF has entered a time of organizational reflection and analysis building. As a part of our work, we are sharing reflections…
Moving Towards Transparency
Amy’s Story: Using Privilege To Promote Equity Part THREE
[Español abajo] Ongoing Questions As a white, wealthy person who plays an active role in AMKRF’s work, I occupy a unique position, and I am in constant reflection about who I am,…
Amy’s Story: Using Privilege to Promote Equity Part TWO
[Español abajo] The History of the Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund In the late 1980’s, my parents, Barbara and Mort Mandel, directed funds for my brother, sister and I to use…
Our History of the Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund
[Español abajo] During our pause for the cause, Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund staff have dived into reflection and analysis building. We began by mapping our history. Our goal was to…
Learning in Community with Trusted Advisors
[Español abajo] I’m much more interested in how we create strategic intention, a strategic sense of vision in what it is we’re trying to move towards, and a strategic sense of principles…
Pause for the Cause Update
Dear friends, As we shared earlier this year, we are taking a “pause for the cause” with Tzedek programming. We want to share more about how we got here, and what is…
A People’s History of 37 Montford
In November 2016, AMKRF and the Tzedek Fellowship established a physical office for the first time at 37 Montford Avenue. Currently, Asheville is one of the most rapidly gentrifying cities in the…
2016-2017 Tzedek By the Numbers
“Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure a year in the life?” Rent As our 2016-2017 Fellowship year comes to a close and we welcome the 2017-2018 cohort…
Our Theory of Change
Last winter, we went through a strategic planning process where we established our vision, mission, goals, and values (Tzedek had never done this before in its 5 years of operation). As we…
Dreams of Dissent in the Nonprofit Sector
By Katie Latino This blog started out as a note in my phone, a list of my frustrations with nonprofit culture. In the following days, inspirations bloomed up in unexpected places–at a…