Self-Care & Wellness Episodes
025 - If You're Losing Joy in Philanthropy, Here's How to Get It Back…
If you feel devalued in transactional philanthropy, you're facing a real threat to your purpose‑driven work. You need a new model now. Using Black giving traditions, Heather Infantry , CEO of Giving Gap , shows you how to rec...
023 - Burnout Isn't Obligatory. Your Path to Rest, with Marcus McGrew
On the eve of his last day with the Hewlett Foundation , Marcus McGrew shows you how to stop running yourself into the ground in philanthropy . Through his story, you learn to spot burnout, interrupt perfectionism, and rebuil...
021 - How to Protect Yourself from Creeps and Other Bad Actors in Phi…
In this episode, host Michelle Renee Jackson , MDiv speaks with Karen Isble , Vice President for College Advancement at Kalamazoo College about her work with the Collaborative for Respectful Workplaces in Higher Education Adv...
010: A Love Letter to Black Women, with Dr. Yanique Redwood
What does it mean to center Black women's healing, challenge philanthropy's contradictions, and reclaim joy as a radical act? In this episode of Black Philanthropy: Our Stories, host Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv, sits down wi...
009: Surviving Cancer & Leading with Love, with Edward Jones
What does it mean to lead with courage, stay mission-driven, and institutionalize love in philanthropy? In this episode of Black Philanthropy: Our Stories, host Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv, sits down with Edward Jones, Vice ...
005: Quitting a DOUBLE LIFE, the DJ in philanthropy with Steve Vassor
How can you bring your full self into philanthropy—beats, values, and all? In this episode of "Black Philanthropy: Our Stories," host Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv, award-winning writer-director, sits down with Steve Vassor, a...