Dawn Wolfe

2 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

The current damage being perpetrated by a federal administration that’s largely dominated by billionaires has done nothing to hurt the popularity of the “eat the rich” meme. However, it would be a mistake to assume that the top income bracket is nothing but a monolithic wall of self-interest. There are actually several organizations by and for the rich dedicated to causes including philanthropic reform, redistribution of wealth and higher taxes.

2 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

The leadership of ReImagine Freedom. Left to right: Thabile Makue (they/them), Chief Communications Officer; Abigail Richards (she/her), Vice President;Jessica Nowlan (she/her), President; Anna Malaika Tubbs (she/her), Chief Advancement Officer. Credit: Victoria Gomez/ReImagine FreedomReImagine Freedom President Jessica Nowlan was a formerly incarcerated, seventh-grade dropout in 1996 when she was hired as a youth outreach worker by San Francisco’s Young Women’s Freedom Center at the age of 17.

3 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

America’s housing crisis predates the Trump administration. Before the president was sworn in on January 20, the U.S. had a shortage of from 4-7 million homes, and last year, rental housing was unaffordable for half of all U.S. renters.

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

An array of powerful organizations from across the philanthrosphere on Wednesday showed a united front against political intimidation, issuing a pre-emptive public declaration in defense of their right to give as they choose under a reading of the First Amendment that treats donations as a form of Constitutionally protected expression. The effort has grown rapidly in just a single day.

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

There’s no other way to say this: The United States’ punishment-based carceral system is a failure. Violence in our country’s prisons, including against prison staff, has been called a “pervasive crisis” by experts studying the problem. Being incarcerated damages the mental health of people locked behind our country’s many bars, and they’re not alone: The system is also hell on its employees.