Research

 

Foci

social (in)Justice, Philanthropy, and systems change

As a nonprofit development professional, I am attuned to the ways in which philanthropy reproduces structures of inequality, as well as my complicity within this flawed system. Some of my research explores models of resistance both within and without the social sector. (This is basically an effort to channel my cynicism into something productive.)


Multispecies Encounters within cultural institutions

One of my ongoing projects, which began with my MA research, is exploring the ways in which cultural institutions shape our interactions with the “natural” world. I have conducted fieldwork in zoos, natural history museums, and botanical gardens, among other sites.

Syllabus

What’s informing my thinking

Emergent Strategy ~ adrienne marie brown

How We Show Up ~ Mia Birdsong

Community-Centric Fundraising

Can’t Even: How Millenials Became the Burnout Generation ~ Anne Helen Petersen

Secret Feminist Agenda ~ Hannah McGregor

The Alternative ~ Mauricio Miller

Nonprofit AF ~ Vu Le

Winners Take All ~ Anand Giridharadas

Decolonizing Wealth ~ Edgar Villanueva

The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-profit Industrial Complex ~ Incite! Women of Color Against Violence

Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time ~ Brigid Schulte