[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…
Amy’s Story: Using Privilege to Promote Equity Part ONE
[Español abajo] One of the great joys of my life is hearing the stories of people I admire and appreciate. So many friends, grantees, staff, consultants, and leaders in movement work have…
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…
What Is an Equity Audit? An Interview with Desiree Adaway
What makes an organization truly equitable? What does an anti-oppressive organizational culture look like? And how do organizations see themselves objectively so that they can move towards just practices? These questions led…
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…
Natural and Comfortable States of Being as a Basic Human Right
In her June 2017 blog post, Justice for All: Respecting Identity and Protecting Dignity, Lea Andersen reflects on a personal experience that shaped her beliefs and behavior as a trans woman for…
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…