Temi F. Bennett

Sep 10, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Temi F. Bennett

In 2020, iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility (then the Consumer Health Foundation) hosted a retreat with our board and staff. At that retreat, we conducted a racial equity versus racial justice Verzuz-style battle to clarify which would be our focus moving forward, asking ourselves, “What do Black people need to heal?”We concluded that Black people need racial justice—an acknowledgment of the intentional harm done to a collective people.

May 7, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber |Temi F. Bennett |Alison Stine

“Philanthropy is, by its very existence, evidence of disproportionate wealth held by a small number of people and families and the high level of need at the end of that spectrum,” said Lori Bezahler in an interview with NPQ. Bezahler is the president of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, a philanthropic organization that has existed for nearly 100 years, supporting the leadership of young people and communities of color in their fight against racism and classism.

May 2, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine |Temi F. Bennett |Chidinma Iwu |M. Gabriela Alcalde

Loneliness is “the most human of feelings,” Jeremy Nobel, faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, said on the podcast Harvard Thinking. When people’s need for social connection isn’t met, that feeling can turn serious, with potentially devastating consequences for their emotional and physical health as they spiral into isolation.

Apr 25, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber |Temi F. Bennett |Alison Stine

“When these needs are met, we do not just empower formerly incarcerated people—we prevent crime and make our communities safer.”In 2017, Prison Fellowship—the nation’s largest nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families—began observing Second Chance Month in April.

Mar 7, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber |Yanique Redwood |Temi F. Bennett |Amara Enyia

In August 2023, writer and racial strategist Yanique Redwood released her first book,  White Women Cry and Call Me Angry: A Black Woman’s Memoir on Racism in Philanthropy. The book is about her own experience with racism at work, told through a collection of 18 essays. When Redwood released White Women Cry, she had no idea what the public response would be or if it would resonate with others. Unfortunately, Redwood would soon discover that her experience with racism is not unique.