Vu Le (“voo lay”) is a writer, speaker, vegan, Pisces, and the Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by developing leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering collaboration between diverse communities.
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Jan. 18, 2021 9:00 am
Vu Le: 21 signs you or your organization may be the white moderate Dr. King warned about
"[The sector] is filled with good people who want to advance justice and help create an equitable society. We may have the same dreams as MLK, but so many of our good intentions serve to further the very injustice we claim to be fighting," says the founder of Nonprofit AF.
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Jan. 4, 2021 8:00 am
Nonprofit AF: 21 tips to make getting back to work this week more bearable
"Seriously, can we all just agree to turn off our cameras? No one is going to look good this week," says Vu Le in an amusing first column of the new year.
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Dec. 14, 2020 8:00 am
Nonprofit AF: 8 nonprofit-themed mocktails for your virtual holiday parties
Vu Le's final blog post of the year is the kind of lighthearted fun that helps his sharply observed commentary go down easy. Check out the recipes for "The Solidarity Statement" and "The Foundation Minimum Payout Rate."
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Sep. 28, 2020 1:52 pm
Nonprofit AF: It’s time to expand our perspectives and conversations in fundraising
"We need to think not just about the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, but also about how the entire community may be affected by our actions," says Vu Le.
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Sep. 14, 2020 9:06 am
Nonprofit AF: Not showing the salary range in job postings is archaic and inequitable. So why do we keep doing it?
"If organizations want to walk the talk on equity, diversity, and inclusion, then disclosing salary is a quick, tangible, and relatively easy action to take," says Vu Le.
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Aug. 17, 2020 6:38 am
Nonprofit AF: 25 proverbs, rewritten for nonprofit and philanthropy
Because we all need a little Monday morning levity, right?
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Jul. 28, 2020 7:30 am
Nonprofit AF: How progressives’ addiction to overthinking is sabotaging our work
We have built entire industries of data/evaluation and strategic planning consultants around toxic intellectualizing, says guest columnist Vu Le.
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Jul. 20, 2020 8:22 am
Nonprofit AF: It’s OK to feel like crap right now
"Whatever you’re dealing with or feeling, you’re not alone. Give yourself time and space. Check in with your teams. Let’s all allow ourselves to grieve individually and collectively for the state of the world," says guest columnist Vu Le.
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Jul. 6, 2020 7:30 am
Nonprofit AF: The default nonprofit board model is archaic and toxic. Let’s try some new models
"Over the years, we have developed a learned helplessness, thinking that this model is the only one we have," says guest columnist Vu Le.
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Jun. 1, 2020 11:52 am
Nonprofit AF: Have nonprofit and philanthropy become the ‘white moderate’ that Dr. King warned us about?
"All of us must ask ourselves and our teams what actions we have been taking that are aligned with white moderation, and what actions we must now take to get back on the right path," says guest columnist Vu Le.