What is trauma?
To heal from trauma, you have to understand what it is. My colleagues and I created this simple one-minute video to explain the concept to Christian leaders all over the world — so they can offer hope.
Ash Chudgar
Nonprofit fundraising, reimagined
As we start to imagine what our world might look like in the future — in the wake of the pandemic, the uprising, and the wounds of the last administration — our state’s chapter of the Association of Professional Fundraisers recognized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reimagine the role they play.
How I learned I am white
Over the past couple years, several folks have given me professional opportunities that turn out — often quite a ways into discussion — to be premised on their belief that I am a person of color. This is how a rabbi taught me to respond.
Why systems change takes patience
“Systems change is like planting a forest,” says veteran Minnesota policy leader Antonia Apolinario-Wilcoxon. “Someday, children will be able to play in the shelter of the trees. Today, your job is to dig holes and plant seeds.”
Mattering without measuring
“Measure what matters,” business folks like to say. But what if what matters most can’t be measured at all? I gave this training to help nonprofits escape from the tyranny of “metrics” to communicate the deeper meanings of their work.
A global poem for healing
Trauma is a deep source of human suffering. One faith-based nonprofit developed a method that was proven to help people heal. But how could they talk about trauma all over the world, across faiths and cultures?
Why I’m not a centrist
Back in 2017, I finally realized I had to pick a side. This is the story of how it happened.