1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Episode 11 Explicit Jake Goodman, Executive Director of The Opportunity Fund https://www.theopportunityfund.org &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; We have touched on the dark side of philanthropy on this podcast before, but Jake and I take a deep dive here.&amp;nbsp; How did we get here and how do we do these jobs with the knowledge that our daily lives are surrounded by privilege?&amp;nbsp; And what does it look like to work with us?&amp;nbsp; Our organizations have many parallels, but we are at different phases in our process creation.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The Opportunity Fund was established upon the death of Gerri Kay to continue her life’s work.&amp;nbsp; Opportunity Fund awards grants to small to midsize arts organizations, and&amp;nbsp; organizations and initiatives that advance social and economic justice.&amp;nbsp; They have a two-step application and the they grant in two cycles each year.&amp;nbsp; They try their best to be as transparent as possible.&amp;nbsp; Their grant application process is steeped in humanity, and the way they operate as neighborhood partners has won the hearts of funders and grant applicants alike. &amp;nbsp; What is social justice?&amp;nbsp; For Jake in the case of philanthropy, in each area they fund there is also a status quo and it is benefiting some and leaving out others.&amp;nbsp; We mention the latest report on&amp;nbsp; Pittsburgh’s Inequality Across Gender and Race and we agree that the work being done by organizations like New Voices Pittsburgh.&amp;nbsp; When organizations meet with us to educate us, their perspective becomes part of the lens we use to determine which programs will be effective.&amp;nbsp; I explain to Jake that since they took time away from their day to educate me, so I felt the need to try to come up with an hourly rate. &amp;nbsp; Join us for the second half of this interview on 11/25 where we talk about navigating imposter syndrome. &amp;nbsp; Music by Buscrates (https://www.instagram.com/buscrates/?hl=de) Empower by Example http://empowerbyexample.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12081395/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/57880910