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…
Our Theory of Change
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…
Mandy Carter Joins the Tzedek Fellowship Team
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Tzedek Social Justice Fellowship team is delighted to announce that Mandy Carter has joined our team as Interim Fellow Development Coach and Bridge Builder. Mandy will collaborate…
Presence, Civic Engagement, and Leadership
First published in the July 2016 issue of the Urban News, Sheneika Smith shares her perspective of Asheville, the work she is doing to enhance the cultural identity of black communities, and…
Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World
By Katie Latino Women in Poverty and the YWCA According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 25% of families in North Carolina with children under 18 are headed by single women, and…
Summer Camp as Feminist Practicum: How “Girls Rock” Changed My Life
In the first weeks of the Tzedek Fellowship year, Fellows are asked to share a story about how they became inspired social justice workers. Here’s Hannah’s. By Hannah James Struggles with Adolescence…
My Tzedek Residency Year
Before the Tzedek Fellowship I came into the fellowship not knowing really at all what I was getting myself into. I had spent the previous year and a half working in wilderness…
My Year as a Tzedek Resident
Greetings Tzedek Blog Followers and Passers-by, As I look back on this residency experience, my mind focuses in on the big stuff—the highlights and the storm clouds. This year was challenging in…
Creating Space for Change
By Felicia Blow Defining The Safe Space Safe space is the subject of a lot of debate lately. Some see it as a prime example of Millennials – the generation everyone loves…
A Spirit of Resiliency and Coming Together
By Gwen Hill Asheville’s Invisible Diversity Browsing the locally-owned shops downtown or enjoying a meal at one of Asheville’s renowned independent restaurants, it would be easy (if naïve), to assume that Asheville’s…