What I Believe

There is enough!

The world has enough resources: money, time, ideas, space, security. But they aren’t distributed in an equitable way. As a wealthy person, doing the work of sharing money, time and care does not have to leave you at a deficit. We want abundance and safety for everyone, including you, and that is possible.

Philanthropy rooted in capitalism does not work.

I like to use the term “redistribution” instead of “philanthropy” because redistribution implies living into a changing world, while “philanthropy” feels steeped in the truth of how static class has been. The real truth is that redistribution work has its roots in communities without much financial wealth. Giving circles, susus, mutual aid—these are the models to return to. The models that communicate “We are all in this together, and my well-being is tied up in yours.”

How money moves matters as much as where it goes.

Money that moves with curiosity, trust, and solidarity lands differently. The real repair is actually less in wealth redistribution, and more in the redistribution of power and of trust. Figuring out how to release money with a sense of true liberation, care, and joy will mean that it is received that way. That work will be the undoing of systemic inequity.