03/12/2026
Dang! 🥲 What an honor to be on this stage at the , and to kick off this panel response at the conference 🎉
The prompt: address the barriers between “doing good vs doing business.”
With my career in nonprofit leadership that eventually led to the founding of my for-profit business, , I naturally answered in this way:
Let’s trust that nonprofits are masterful in doing good, and start investing in them like they’re doing businesses… because they are 👀
Unpopular opinion: nonprofits are in the business of selling social good and social justice. This is not work that deserves pennies on the dollar and measly, sympathetic handouts. Nonprofits (and the people that run them) need REAL BUSINESS INVESTMENTS.
My heart is full having my voice welcome in this space. And my insights were backed by communities and leaders that I continue learning from, namely , San Diego Solidarity Network, , and .
A special thanks to and for your gentle nudging that I needed to get my ass on stage and speak the truth
A HUGE thanks for my sister in content, , who caught just about every word I spoke without me even realizing it 🥲❤️
