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Hey John,
In movement and philanthropy spaces these days, I hear a lot of people asking some form of this question: in times such as these, how do we win?
In asking this question, it often feels like we’re searching for a rarified and elusive treasure, telling ourselves that if we keep casting about, then someone, somewhere, will reveal the ultimate strategy and the forces of fascism will crumble. But this is mistaken thinking, and it means we lose track of the fact that centuries of resistance—led by those fighting for their own liberation—have already given us the blueprint for how to win. [[link removed]]
We win by building power. By fighting on many fronts. By looking after all of our people. By listening to the wisest, and training up those who are working towards wisdom. By advancing many tactics at once. By nourishing and growing our roots into the vibrant mycelia of movement ecosystems.
[[link removed]] I’ll tell you how we don’t win. We don’t win by thinking that one strategy or one charismatic leader is coming to save us. We don’t win by retreating into our shells, waiting for the people around us to act, and hiding from our own deeply held political values. And we don’t win by losing sight of how critical the entire movement ecosystem is.
In a healthy movement ecosystem, every part plays a role. Base-builders grow people power, cultural workers shift hearts and minds, elected officials fight for transformative policies, healers make the struggle sustainable, and donor organizers move the material resources that make so much of it all possible.
Working at the intersection of donor organizing and base-building, RG plays a vital part in this ecosystem. Movements need not only time and people power, but also a steady flow of resources to sustain campaigns, pay organizers, and take risks. [[link removed]]
When progressive donor networks are underfunded or absent, the ecosystem can become unbalanced. Money ends up concentrated in big nonprofits instead of community-led campaigns, movements are forced to rely on mainstream philanthropy that answers to elite interests rather than community needs, and short-term funding cycles replace long-term strategy. Grassroots groups scramble to stay afloat, organizations compete rather than collaborate, and people with wealth are left isolated, wanting to contribute but unsure how to transform their resources into solidarity. And the whole ecosystem strains under scarcity, which is no match for the organized power of the right.
[[link removed]] Investing in RG’s base-building and donor organizing strengthens the connective tissue between money and movement, ensuring our ecosystems have the stamina and strategy to go the distance. A thriving RG draws hundreds more young people into our movements every year, unlocks millions of dollars of redistributed resources, and diverts tens of millions away from false solutions and towards grassroots power.
We need every part of the ecosystem healthy and resourced in order to win.
Our movement needs people in the streets, and people in the spreadsheets.
It’s my privilege to invite you to nourish this corner of our movement ecosystem - as a constituent member, as an alumni or advocate member, or as a champion for the critical work we do.
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Member dues make up 95% of RG’s budget, funding our cross-class team to base-build, innovate, and support chapter work across the country. As people with wealth and class privilege, we fund our own organizing.
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As part of a coordinated strategy to return private wealth and repair the harm created by wealth extraction, RG asks our members to take bold action with the resources currently under our and our families’ control, moving toward greater alignment with humanity and the planet. To find out more, read our Redistribution Guidelines [[link removed]] .
In solidarity, [[link removed]]
Leah
Resource Mobilization Director
P.S. Join us TOMORROW for our mass call and spread the word! 👇👇👇👇👇
[[link removed]] The Way Through is Together: A Wealthy Class Traitor’s Guide to Solidarity Under Fascism
Thursday November 6, 7-8:30 ET/ 4-5:30 PT
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We’re living in a moment where the government is targeting social movements and harming our friends and neighbors. As young people with wealth, we receive messages that we’ll stay safe by staying on the sidelines– but at Resource Generation, we know that true safety comes from defecting from the systems of extraction and white supremacy that uphold fascism and building something new together. This call is an open invitation to build community, ask honest questions, and learn how multiracial young people with wealth can take bold, collective action. Together, we’ll explore what it looks like to join cross-class movements, get support to make a giving commitment, and root ourselves for the journey ahead.
CHAPTER UPDATES
New York City Chapter
The RG NYC chapter has had a full fall season with many exciting events. At the October All-Chapter Meeting, members from RG Philadelphia and their partner, Poor People’s Army, joined to discuss the newly released book Takeover and strategies for advancing housing justice. The Immigrant Justice Circle raised over $16,000 to support their partner, Make the Road NY, and celebrated together at MRNY’s annual gala. The Indigenous Solidarity Circle organized a powerful participatory education event, Witness to Injustice, that centered the ongoing impacts of colonization on Indigenous Peoples. Meanwhile, Praxis is in full swing with members deepening their learning around wealth redistribution and economic justice.
Ohio Chapter
The RG Ohio chapter wrapped up our resource mobilization campaign for Motherful this month having met and exceeded our $150,000 goal! These funds will go toward sustaining Motherful's core operations and seeding the creation of the Motherful Village, a cooperative housing development designed by and for single mothers in central Ohio. We are now turning our attention toward some end-of-year basebuilding activities, including an on-campus workshop at Oberlin College and Praxis 2026 recruitment!
FROM OUR PARTNERS
Stewardship, Solidarity and Corporate Accountability: a workshop series on shareholder advocacy
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This free, virtual workshop series is designed for financial professionals and members of donor networks invested in Big Tech who are ready to take action with their capital. It's a joint collaboration between Rad Planners, Racial Justice Investing, and Resource Generation's working group, Divest4Pal. The first date is 11/5.
We know we need more mass-based money strategies to drive social change. This series will start with the conceptual and focus on the practical, answering the questions : Why use shareholder advocacy? and How do I utilize shareholder advocacy tools to effect change?
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RG-ers in the MEDIA
[[link removed]] In the past few months, two RGers have been sharing their redistribution story and transformation as young people with wealth in the media!
[link removed] [[link removed]] RG member Katie Gavin recently joined We Can Do Hard Things [[link removed]] to talk about inheritance, class, and radical honesty. She shares her story of growing up with wealth, navigating personal and political responsibility, and learning to live her values through redistribution and organizing in the last 20 minutes of the podcast!
RGer Morgan Curtis was recently on Sabotage’s “The Traitors. [[link removed]] ” She shares her personal story of waking up to inherited wealth, confronting her family’s legacy, and choosing to live into solidarity.
Resource Generation is 95% funded by members like you —young people with wealth organizing to redistribute land, wealth, and power.
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