<description>&lt;p&gt;Episode #19 in which Dana Kawaoka-Chen shares the power of aligning social justice actions with shared community vision and values.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; As Co-Executive Director of &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://justicefunders.org/"&gt;Justice Funders,&lt;/a&gt; Dana Kawaoka-Chen partners and guides philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world. Dana leads with vision and is guided by relationships. As a practitioner, Dana co-authored the &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.justicefunders.org/Choir-Book"&gt;“The Choir Book: A Framework for Social Justice Philanthropy,” &lt;/a&gt;and was a primary contributor to “&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://justicefunders.org/resonance/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Resonance: A Framework for Philanthropic Transformation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;” You can find her writing on a Just Transition for Philanthropy in &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://medium.com/@changecrusader"&gt;Medium&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; As founding Executive Director of Justice Funders, Dana grew the organization by aligning its strategy to the visions of movements working for racial, economic and social justice. Dana’s leadership in facilitating a Just Transition for philanthropy by redistributing wealth, democratizing power and shifting economic control to communities has resulted in millions of philanthropic dollars being mobilized and aligned to build infrastructure for frontline communities to govern themselves. For her work advocating for deeper investments in social movements and grassroots organizing, Dana was recognized by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) in 2015 as one of twenty-five national &lt;em&gt;“&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://aapip.org/our-stories/conversation-with-25-leaders-in-action-dana-kawaoka-chen"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Leaders in Action.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Dana has previously served in executive functions for two other non-profit organizations. She has a Masters of Science degree in Organization Development from the University of San Francisco, Bachelor of Arts degrees in American Studies and Visual Art from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and Non-Profit Management Certification from San Jose State University. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; You can reach Dana at &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://justicefunders.org/"&gt;Justice F unders&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-kawaoka-chen-33806210/"&gt;on LinkedIn here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Creating the Future

Hildy Gottlieb

Episode #19: Creating Change by Aligning Actions with Vision and Values

NOV 3, 202549 MIN
Creating the Future

Episode #19: Creating Change by Aligning Actions with Vision and Values

NOV 3, 202549 MIN

Description

<p>Episode #19 in which Dana Kawaoka-Chen shares the power of aligning social justice actions with shared community vision and values.</p><p> As Co-Executive Director of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://justicefunders.org/">Justice Funders,</a> Dana Kawaoka-Chen partners and guides philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world. Dana leads with vision and is guided by relationships. As a practitioner, Dana co-authored the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.justicefunders.org/Choir-Book">“The Choir Book: A Framework for Social Justice Philanthropy,” </a>and was a primary contributor to “<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://justicefunders.org/resonance/"><em>Resonance: A Framework for Philanthropic Transformation.</em></a>” You can find her writing on a Just Transition for Philanthropy in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://medium.com/@changecrusader">Medium</a>.</p><p> As founding Executive Director of Justice Funders, Dana grew the organization by aligning its strategy to the visions of movements working for racial, economic and social justice. Dana’s leadership in facilitating a Just Transition for philanthropy by redistributing wealth, democratizing power and shifting economic control to communities has resulted in millions of philanthropic dollars being mobilized and aligned to build infrastructure for frontline communities to govern themselves. For her work advocating for deeper investments in social movements and grassroots organizing, Dana was recognized by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) in 2015 as one of twenty-five national <em>“</em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://aapip.org/our-stories/conversation-with-25-leaders-in-action-dana-kawaoka-chen"><em>Leaders in Action.</em></a><em>”</em></p><p> Dana has previously served in executive functions for two other non-profit organizations. She has a Masters of Science degree in Organization Development from the University of San Francisco, Bachelor of Arts degrees in American Studies and Visual Art from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and Non-Profit Management Certification from San Jose State University. </p><p> You can reach Dana at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://justicefunders.org/">Justice F unders</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-kawaoka-chen-33806210/">on LinkedIn here.</a></p>