Protecting the Flame: Why I am Leaving AFP
Liz Leclair After 20 years of being a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global) I am walking away. I am tired of fighting a system that doesn’t want to…
TW: racism – Repost: Mide’s post “Update from AFP GTC’s Interim Board President – AFP Toronto”
TW: racism Let’s try this again, but with context #fundraising. On July 13, the interim president of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter, Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ),…
Emancipation and the Importance of Anti-Racist Co-Conspirators
An image of a pile of yellow petals formed to shape a heart. Today is Juneteenth a national holiday in the United States celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans…
This is what defamation looks like
I just want to make sure that this is up in mutliple places. Take time to read the cease and desist sent by Caroline Riseboro the CEO of Trillium Health…
Don’t Ask Black Folx to Fix Fundraising.
I recently learned about the White Panthers. It was during a conversation with Nneka Allen, CFRE, COC, PCC where we were contemplating white folx fear of action. I had never…
Deleted by LinkedIn: Article about Anti-Black Racism at AFP GTC
Original post link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lies-we-tell-ourselves-racism-failure-leadership-canadas-leclair-1e/?trackingId=m7dG%2B1tWRTGqmAeD1ClPYw%3D%3D
Deleted by Linkedin: Post with Open Letter to Mike Geiger where I name the board members involved
Original link: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7054052121482010624
In support – Reposting Mide Akerewusi: It’s Time For Economic Withdrawal From AFP GTC!
UPDATED POST: May 11, 2023 I stand with Nneka Allen, CFRE, COC, PCC and Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ), CSR-P, CDEP. every step of the way. Many people have been…
About Caroline Riseboro’s Threats
Are you confused about why the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global), and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy- Canada are not…
The Lies We Tell Ourselves: Racism and a Failure of Leadership in Canada’s Largest AFP Chapter
Being a good #fundraiser does not make you a good person. These two things are not intrinsically linked, in spite of what people in our sector may think. Raising millions…