If you followed our podcast A Guide to Freedom, check out our next podcast, Meeting the Moment. Listen in on conversations with extraordinary organizers and philanthropists—and some people who are both. We're starting with six episodes, availab
As Risa and Maureen journey into the depths of their hearts, and let go of these notions of what being a part of this movement ought to be, they begin to understand the limitless definition of giving. Of time. Of talent. Of leadership. Of resou
Where does North Star Fund go from here? And where do Maureen and Risa go, having fallen down the rabbit hole down of social justice philanthropy? Do they continue on their paths as before? Or do they take that journey toward the “inward sea” a
Global pandemic. Worldwide protests. And yet. North Star Fund distributes $1.7 million in a short period of time. And yet. Communities receive critically needed resources with the help of funds given out from the Future of Organizing Fund. And
Social justice is not a sprint. It is not a marathon. It is a practice of compassion and insight that goes beyond donations, calls to action, and allyship. It takes education, community, giving, and self-reflection—all but the last of which can
Risa and Maureen try to wrap their heads around the fact that they have to 1) decolonize wealth and power, and 2) do it in unanticipated places, like philanthropy. They enter into “The Master’s House”: those mahogany paneled rooms of traditiona
The hosts of Gulp Podcast, Maureen Sebastian and Risa Sarachan, journey down the rabbit hole to learn all about North Star Fund, questioning whether they are the right people to be hosting this podcast, being new to the North Star Fund world of