“My appointment is not a solution for the past wrongs.”
“I am not backing away from my demand for justice. If anything, as Interim Chair, I am doubling up on my expectation for AFP to do better, be better and set powerful examples of equity to the local and global fundraising community.”
— Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ), CSR-P, CDEP.
The work has just begun! It’s not on Black people to fix the mess of white supremacy.
Where is the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global) standing in all of this, Mike Geiger, MBA, CPA? And when is a humble public statement and meaningful apology coming from Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global)?
I was in the room when you gave an apology at ICON and this apology needs to be made public for everyone to hear. This is a systemic issue beyond Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter, and it is not some people complaining in Canada, this is racism lived and experienced by our Black colleagues and friends. The deafening silence is making AFP Global complicit in Anti-Black racism.
What is the point of a membership association if it’s not protecting and serving its members and drawing a clear line when it’s called for? Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global) has a moral obligation to act – and today is a good day to do the right thing.
Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ), CSR-P, CDEP. writes:
“I am mindful that I am chairing an Association that lacks the humility to properly apologize for its wrongs and finds greater self-assurance in pursuing racism than it did in pursuing reconciliation.
“We still need AFP GTC to:
1. Apologize unreservedly for the harm caused to former board members
2. Seek reconciliation and restitution to those harmed
3. Remove the 10-star designation of the GTC
4. Revoke the Fundraising award given to Caroline Riseboro”
[…] “While these demands continue to be unmet, I stand by my prior calls to action for economic withdrawal from AFP GTC by sponsors, members, and event attendees.”
I stand with Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ), CSR-P, CDEP.
Let’s keep walking the walk. I nixed my plans to attend AFP ICON in Toronto in 2024 a while ago. Join me in withdrawing your economic support until there’s real change at GTC!
Please read Mide‘s full and brilliant message
and listen to Nneka Allen, CFRE, COC, PCC‘s lecture: https://lnkd.in/eKzJ4Drm
#TakeActionAFP#CollectingCourage#EndRacismInFundraising
Reposting Mide’s post from LinkedIn: Time For Change At AFP GTC