Becoming The Vision

How do institutions move from intention to transformation? In our latest conversation on Becoming the Vision , Fiona Kanagasingam, Vice President and Chief Equity & Culture Officer at the Rober… read more

In this conversation with Edgar Villanueva , founder and CEO of Decolonizing Wealth Project , we explore listening as a transformative practice—from listening to our own experience and the wisdom of… read more

In this episode, Chera and Trinel explore the role of confirmation in the work of transformation: those moments, relationships, encounters, and insights that remind us we are on the right path, especi… read more

The work of Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy is, in many ways, a gesture of faith: faith in the capacity of aligned leaders and lovers of justice in the philanthropic sector, faith in ourselves and our… read more

The future we long for is possible. Not because it arrives, or even will in our lifetimes, but because we learn to live into it now. In this conversation with ⁠Mia Birdsong⁠ , we explore what it mea… read more

In this special episode, Chera takes us back to the time she met Nikki Giovanni , as a twenty year-old undergraduate student at the University of Virginia. This is a story about putting yourself ou… read more

Autumn Brown is an artist, facilitator, mother, and theologian. The front woman of the eponymously named soul-pop band, AUTUMN , she is a queer, mixed-race Black woman, a gifted facilitator and orat… read more

Happy New Year!   In this episode we’re joined by Angelique Power , President & CEO @ The Skillman Foundation for a conversation about seeding change and embracing the power of people.Powe… read more

In this episode of Becoming the Vision, we sat down with Chung-Wha Hong and Sara Mersha , co-executive directors  of Grassroots International , for a timely conversation on what it means to b… read more

In the midst of injustice and a culture that glorifies hustle, what does it mean to slow down? And how might slowing down be necessary to make justice possible? In this episode, Chera and Trinel are… read more

Becoming the Vision is back! This season, we’re Dreaming Forward—reflecting on our lineages and transforming them into legacies of freedom and justice for all. In this episode, the show’s producer,… read more

Season Three of Becoming the Vision is here! This season, we’re Dreaming Forward—turning lineage to legacy and purpose into practice.  In the first episode, we sit down with Joanna Jackson , P… read more

As we work on our new season of Becoming the Vision, we're thrilled to feature an episode from the new podcast, Nonprofits Now: Leading Today from the good folks at The Chronicle of Philanthropy.… read more

The Freedom Dreamers are thrilled to welcome Dimple Abichandani —philanthropic leader, lawyer, and author of  A New Philanthropy: Ten Practices to Transform Wealth Into a More Just and Sustai… read more

In this episode, we discuss resiliency—both individual and organizational—during times of profound change with Jim Canales , President and Trustee at Barr Foundation. Jim reflects on resiliency… read more