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The Ethical Rainmaker
by Michelle Shireen Muri
The Ethical Rainmaker hosts authentic conversations grappling with tough questions in the nonprofit and philanthropy space, including where we can step into our power and where we should step out of the way! Follow @theethicalrainmaker on Insta and FB and sign up for our mailing list at www.theethicalrainmaker.com
Episodes
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The Hidden Danger of Purity Culture, ft. Lorraine Nibut
Juicy episode alert! Michelle and Lorraine break down many aspects of purity culture and how this form of supremacy and oppression — controls and dictates how we express ourselves, causing anguish and keeping us from our best work. From large breasts, to Honey Boo Boo, the Atlanta spa shooting…
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Why White People Have A Hard Time Being Real ft Fleur Larsen
Fleur drops some knowledge especially for our white colleagues - for example "we can't move forward until we've tended to what's occurred - most orgs need to do repair...not pretend that we can just move forward like nothing happened, you gotta try and see what happens." Check out our new…
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Patagonia did WHAT? ft Andy King
"If you're giving back, maybe you should just stop taking." Wow, so much to say about current events in the world of nonprofits and philanthropy including ridiculous claims and unethical, dishonest behavior from UK's famous BrewDog, dishonest partnership and tokenization at Forterra in Seattle…
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Are We Even Evaluating What Matters? ft Dr Marcia Coné
Traditional philanthropy has been asking nonprofits to jump through ridiculous and paternalistic hoops since its inception. But as movements like CCF require institutions to rethink how we do our work, we are not questioning our evaluation and metrics practices! In a world where tech money wants…
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Shame On You and Guilt Too ft Dr. Anu Taranath
We throw shade and cause guilt and shame in social justice work all the time! But is finger pointing effective or does it just make us feel better to make someone else wrong? In this ep, Michelle and Anu, author of Oprah-loved book Beyond Guild Trips, build analysis through a lens of travel…
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REWIND: Kink, Consent and Centering Community ft Sex Educator L.T.
Nonprofits and Foundations engage in power play all the time but this kinky practice in the third sector is rarely consensual. In this rewind episode, Michelle discusses negotiation and consent practices with L.T. a radical pleasure based sex educator! Cum explore this Rewind!
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Is ‘Impact Investing’ Just About Stroking Egos? w/ Bob Osborne
Big money is thrown around when it comes to impact investing, but are these ‘incubators for social impact projects’ and ‘five-star conferences’ actually doing anything other than stroking egos? In this ep, Michelle and The Osborne Group’s Bob Osborne discuss their experiences and analysis!
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How do you keep everyone happy? Creating Culture Change ft Rickesh Lakhani
Nobody quit for 2 years. That’s the kind of culture that Rickesh Lakhani and his teammates at Future Possibilities for kids in Toronto, Ontario, were able to build. Michelle sits with Rickesh to discuss what it takes to build a beautiful workplace culture.
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Is Community-Centric Fundraising Still Working Two Years Later? ft Rachel D’Souza Siebert and Henry Ramos
For the 2-year anniversary of the Ethical Rainmaker and Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF), Michelle sits with Rachel D’Souza Siebert and Henry Ramos to discuss where CCF is at today … and why it’s making itself at home because it’s here to stay.
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The Drizzle: Emotions That Sabotage Getting Money
In this third and final-for-now episode of our Drizzle Miniseries, our Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle talks with Stacy about the emotions that can sabotage us when it comes to money! They discuss the impact of our personal narratives and family of origin stories — and how all of that shows up in...
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The Drizzle: Three Mistakes I've Made As A Fundraiser
In the second episode of our Drizzle Miniseries, our Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle shares the three biggest mistakes she made as an in-house fundraiser, including themes on event extortion, process predicaments and burn out blessings.
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The Drizzle: How I Got Into Fundraising
In this inaugural episode of our Drizzle miniseries, the Ethical Rainmaker host Michelle shares her origin story, (with chapters that include bullying, Classical music, the CIA, fate, therapy, and more!)
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The Truth About Cancel Culture (and an alternative approach) ft Kevin Baker
Kevin Baker is bringing that rich voice and beautiful mindset to The Ethical Rainmaker! Kevin is a consultant whose mission focuses on making sure people can bring their authentic cultural selves to the workplace, creating healthier, more open workspaces that better serve employees and their...
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The truth about unhoused folx (and harm reduction!) ft. The Sidewalk Project
Soma Snakeoil and Stacey Dee are founders of The Sidewalk Project, bringing compassion instead of judgment to people living on the streets. “When systems fall down, people stand up!” The Sidewalk Project Soma Snakeoil, also called Goddess Soma, is an activist, a mediation facilitator, a visionary...
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How I Figured Out I Suffer From Toxic Productivity, ft. Marina Martinez-Bateman
Follow the Ethical Rainmaker on Instagram, Twitter, listen wherever podcasts are found, and consider supporting the Ethical Rainmaker through Patreon! Marina Martinez-Batemanis a communications strategy consultant with over 20 years motivating people to take action. They are a serial…
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Why honesty is my favorite form of poetry w Matthew Cuban Hernandez
Matthew Cuban Hernandez, is an award winning poet, emcee, performance artist and storyteller…. a rapper, actor and performance coach, as well as the author of: the book 3032, an anthology of poems …and two hip-hop albums - Ivanna and Ivanna 2. You can purchase the book or albums here. As a...
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How I Became An Accidental Sweatshop Overlord w Kristina Wong
Kristina Wong does some pretty incredible things with her life energy and creativity - damn! You can find Kristina Wong on: Facebook: @ilovekristinawong Insta: @mskristinawong Twitter: @mskristinawong Venmo: @givekristinawongmoney In this episode we talked about several bodies of work she has...
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Courageous Fundraising Principles w Virginia Community Voice
Lea Whitehurst Gibson and Bekah Kendrick talk to us about the processes they created and used to develop a community-centered organization with courageous fundraising principles… Virginia Community Voice “So our mission overall is to equip neighbors and historically marginalized communities to...
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How To Feed A Movement w Tomme Beevas
Tomme Beevas lives out his values in ways that we hope will inspire you too! In this episode we talked about the tremendous work he participated in at: Pimento Relief Services - learn more and follow them on socials: Facebook, Insta, Twitter, LinkedIn and of course, you can donate here. Facebook:...
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The Metric of Love w Oregon Food Bank
We are so pleased to connect with Vivien Trinh and Nathan Harris of the Oregon Food Bank, where they are changing the way our sector works, by developing practices that center love! Vivien Trinh is the Community Philanthropy Associate Director of Operations at the Oregon Food Bank. With 11 years…
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Raci$$$m w Phillip Chavira
“I don't think we talk enough about how money is a tool for and against the movement…” In this juicy conversation about money, Michelle talks with the very quotable Phillip Chavira, about why Capitalism is trash, where white supremacy shows up, why we need to talk openly about racism and where we...
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Shattering Fragility w Liz LeClair
Welcome to Season 3 of The Ethical Rainmaker a podcast that explores the world of inequity in nonprofits and philanthropy including where we should step into our power or step out of the way! It is part of my desire and effort to bring zero cost information, case studies and inspiration, to...
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Part 2: The Racist Roots of NonProfits & Philanthropy w Christina Shimizu LIVE
Episode Notes PLEASE listen to Part 1, which is S1:E7 which also has really great content! Part 2 is a continuation and includes great citations…here are some links...(and sign up for our mailing list for future updates): Michelle talks with Christina Shimizu one of the co-founders of community...
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Surthrival w Kishshana Palmer
References Kishshana Palmer is a motivating and inspiring figure in nonprofit leadership speaking globally about topics like recruiting and retaining diverse talent, diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, leadership, managing high-performance teams and wellness. She's got a consultancy...
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Reparations and Truth Telling w Dr David Ragland
Dr. David Ragland is an inspirational figure and activist in the new reparations and reconciliation movements…and there is so much GOLD in this episode and so many references...it will take longer than I have capacity for to document it all for this episode. That’s the beauty we get when talking...
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Billionaires, DAFs, and the Changing Face of Philanthropy w Teddy Schleifer of Vox's Recode
Teddy Schleifer is a journalist for Vox’s recode, covering what billionaires in the Silicon Valley are doing with their money. Teddy works for Vox as a journalist and hosts the podcast Recode Daily He’s active on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer He says his reason for covering...
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Rewind: White Women as Gatekeepers w/ Fleur Larsen
While many awful DEI practices exist, Fleur has built a reputation of accountability and truly showing up. She mentions many great assets in this episode, which we've linked to below. Check out her upcoming workshops here. Michelle talks with Fleur Larsen, a facilitator and DEI consultant with a...
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Deschooling and Decolonization w/ Akilah Richards
Akilah Richards shares several great resources that we’ve listed below...here are links for content and references mentioned in the show: Michelle talks with Akilah Richards of Raising Free People and the Fare of the Free Child podcast, based in Lawrenceville, Georgia...part of the self-directed...
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Bringing Community to Communications w Sarah Durham
Sarah Durham shares several great resources that we’ve listed below...here are links for content and references mentioned in the show: Michelle talks with Sarah Durham founder of Big Duck, a Brooklyn, New York-based nonprofit communications firm. Sarah is the author of The Nonprofit…
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Collecting Courage w Nneka Allen
Episode Notes Nneka Allen shares great resources that we’ve passed along in our show notes! Here are links for content and references mentioned in the show: Michelle talks with Nneka Allen, who identifies as an Afro-Indigenous woman, a proud Momma of a beautiful 25 year-old daughter, Destiny and…
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Spilling the Tea on UK Fundraising w Fixing Fundraising's Andy and Tom
While many awful nonprofit practices exist, Andy and Tom are doing their work as responsible white men in our sector, to unpack what is really happening in nonprofits and philanthropy and use their platforms for good - so that we can all do better. So many great assets mentioned in this episode,...
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Decolonizing Data w Anna Rebecca Lopez and Vu Le
Data can make a significant difference in addressing community needs and tracking progress towards a goal, but it can also be a tool of oppression, misrepresentation and erasure. From who is generating the data and why, to the assumptions and narratives created we must interrogate data practices...
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Heal Yourself to Transform Society
If our goal is to be in community and work with or help others, we must first work within ourselves - taking on the healing process to not recreate the patterns that have oppressed us. Healer, facilitator, and npo executive Victoria Santos describes her journey through personal trauma and burnout...
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The Racist Roots of NonProfits and Philanthropy w Christina Shimizu
Episode Summary “Faulty.” “Problematic.” “Racist.” In this episode, we talk about why these terms are now regularly used to describe the foundations that the nonprofit and philanthropic systems were built upon. Guest Christina Shimizu, a co-founder of Community-Centric Fundraising, briefly…
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Disrupting Your Community Foundation
A long time advocate for justice and the arts, Heather identifies as a “foot soldier for Black liberation,” and has had incredible success organizing a disruption of her local community foundation. She’s amazing and we can all learn from the incredible work she outlines for us in this episode.…
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Kink, Consent and Centering Community w L.T.
Practicing consent is a powerful tool. Here are links for content mentioned in the show (and sign up for our mailing list?): Michelle talks with L.T., a pleasure-based sex educator, kink-trainer, pro-Dom, healer, and activist in the movement to transform/end mass incarceration L.T.’s next public...
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Tokenism is NOT Transformation w Chuck Warpehoski
Whether as a well-meaning convener of community efforts to help or as part of a community which is asked to help and then treated poorly, many of us can see ourselves in this episode. This show featured useful definitions and examples - here are links for content mentioned in the show (and check...
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White Women As Gatekeepers: The Clipboard of Control w Fleur Larsen
*Updated 11.13.20 While many awful DEI practices exist, Fleur has built a reputation of accountability and showing up! So many great assets are mentioned in this episode: Michelle talks with Fleur Larsen, a facilitator and DEI consultant with a great rep Fleur’s next workshop is Power With Not...
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Raises in a Pandemic with Ananda Valenzuela
A beautiful decision made in a time of double pandemic and recession - here are links for content mentioned in the show (and sign up for our mailing list?): Michelle talks with Ananda Valenzuela, Interim Executive Director of RVC, founded by Vu Le of nonprofitAF.com, about the process around…
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Meaning Well Isn't Good Enough with Vu Le
Wanna go down an internet hole? Here are some links for content mentioned in the show (wait, did you already sign up for our mailing list?): In this inaugural episode of The Ethical Rainmaker, Michelle talks with friend and fellow Co-Chair of Community-Centric Fundraising Vu Le - is one of the…
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Welcome to The Ethical Rainmaker
Join us as we explore some of the practices that undermine our missions and navigate the way forward with today's resisters, reimaginers and re-creators of the Third Sector. It's time to think differently! Follow @theethicalrainmaker on Insta or FB and sign up for our list to get updates!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Ethical Rainmaker hosts authentic conversations grappling with tough questions in the nonprofit and philanthropy space, including where we can step into our power and where we should step out of the way! Follow @theethicalrainmaker on Insta and FB and sign up for our mailing list at www.theethicalrainmaker.com
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Michelle Shireen Muri
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