Radhacal Good

02/12/2026

I’m just returning from a powerful few days at the convening, and I’ve been reflecting on how moved I was by the quiet power in the room. In my work, I’m often in rooms filled with foundation staff who spend a great deal of time and energy on complex mechanisms and metrics of grantmaking.

But this week, in this room, I sat among a sea of women who were quietly gathering their neighbors around modest kitchen tables to invest in their communities, often raising and investing more than many foundations, without any fanfare.

If you have read “The Big We” by then you already know that giving circles are happening everywhere, in various forms, in all kinds of communities, and often going by different names, from Korean geh to Mexican tandas to Indonesian arisan. What they share is an underlying sense of community care.

In this moment—as federal grants have been taken away, aid agencies disbanded, corporate grants shrinking out of concerns about DEI, and many individual funders feeling frozen—these giving circles are the steady current ensuring that their communities are safe and cared for, and that nonprofits get the funding they need.

I left this convening so inspired by this network of women, and by the reminder that small groups of people are indeed what creates change.

10/22/2025

That’s a wrap on Women Moving Millions!

Fantastic to be together again with so many colleagues and friends investing in a better world—plus Justin Trudeau! 🇨🇦

Looking forward to continuing the collaboration.

10/14/2025

What a pure JOY to attend a Freedom School for Philanthropy workshop with the team of Radiant Strategies and a dozen donor advisors.

Inspired by the Freedom Schools established during the Civil Rights era, the team pays homage to the generations of Black leaders who have always guided social change efforts in this country.

Each of us must articulate our way into social change work, and this curriculum is designed to help you do that.

It was beautiful to be in community with you all. 🫀

10/14/2025

Congratulations to for their event this weekend with author to raise awareness about women’s land rights.

You may be asking yourself, what on earth do women’s land rights have to do with Bridgerton?

If you read the books and/or watched the Netflix series, then you know that the fate of every woman character rested upon their marriage prospects, because women could not own property themselves. They did not share equal rights allowing them to work, vote, own property, open a bank account, control their own children, etc. Essentially, they had no independent identity. They were property of their fathers until they day they became property of their husbands.

What changed all that? Progressive laws that allowed women to own property, and with it, gain agency over their own lives.

As we all drank tea, we heard from Julia Quinn and the staff at Landesa about how they continue to fight for women’s land rights around the world every day.

To learn more, visit

03/06/2025

The pouring rain did not stop us from honoring and celebrating the one and only at her book launch at tonight!

Go pick up her book, The Big We, about the power of giving circles to transform the world, one kitchen table at a time.

03/17/2022

Looking to support women and girls in Ukraine? Here are some resources to help.

In the days since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, more than 2.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country. Prior to this invasion…

03/07/2022

It's finally here! 🙌

Excited to kick-off International Women's Month with the launch of the Radhacal Good Podcast 🎙️ about how to change the world by investing in women and girls.

If you're looking for ways to make the world safer and more equitable but are overwhelmed by where to start, this is the podcast for you.

Today, less than 2% of donations go to organizations supporting women and girls, and less than 2% of venture capital goes to women entrepreneurs. The best way to change the world is by investing in women and girls—especially women of color, women with disabilities, and women who are LGBTQIA+, because they have had the least access to resources and have consistently shown outsized impact when it comes to social change.

Our first featured guest is Tracy Gray—impact investor, rocket scientist, and on her way to becoming the first Black woman to raise a hundred-million-dollar fund!

Listen, download and share with your friends!

‎Show Radhacal Good, Ep Breaking Barriers for Black Women with Tracy Gray - Feb 2, 2022

03/03/2022

No better way to begin International Women's Month thatn with the Visionary Women Summit, featuring the Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund Global Advocate Kristen Bell, Head of the Secretariat Ghita El Khyari, Women Moving Millions CEO Sarah Haacke Byrd and Arianna Huffington in conversation about why women's contributions are so vital to a peaceful world.

Register for free!

We will be discussing a wide range of topics including the gender gap between men and women, the inclusion of women as peacebuilders in negotiations and the science of happiness.

12/29/2021

Goodbye, 2021.

I always feel a mix of emotions this time of year—exhaustion after finally slowing down, some disappointment about what didn’t get accomplished, wonder at what might be possible in the coming year, and a little nostalgia as time marches on.

One thing that helps me release and realign is to do a ritual. I do this every year around New Year's Eve to help me see the bigger picture, celebrate what I’ve learned, and reset my compass.

I wanted to offer it to you, too.

Find some paper and a pen (this really does require paper and not a digital device, because at the end you will burn it) and a safe place for a small fire. Here are the questions:

1. What am I celebrating this year?

Make a list of everything you did this year. Small successes, new skills, things that were hard for you—put it all on the list.

This helps me reframe things when I am being hard on myself or focusing only on the things that brought the most tears.

This year, I walked away from a lucrative job opportunity to follow my heart and my integrity, re-started my business, and took on my first corporate client, which turned out to be one of my favorite projects all year! (I also got married! Not the big wedding we planned pre-COVID, but a beautiful ceremony barefoot on the beach with lots of champagne. Hiccup.)

2. What do I want to manifest this year? What do I want to let go of?

Instead of putting the pressure on yourself to make massive changes, I like to draw a line down a piece of paper with two columns: What do I want more of, and what do I want to let go of. Where am I getting in my own way and what is no longer serving me?

On my manifestation list this year is to surround myself with people who have already accomplished the things I dream of, so that my unconscious brain can witness it, and to spend less time with people who make me feel small. And on my list of things to let go of, the negative self-talk that keeps me from speaking up more about social impact and philanthropy.

3. Where am I playing small and how am I complacent in the things in my life that I do not want?

Accountability and honesty are hard. They are also essential in charting your path forward. This list isn’t an exercise in judgment or shame—it’s about course correcting. What were the moments when you could have spoken up, but you stayed quiet? When were their times when you could have used your influence differently, but you chose to play it safe? When did you let someone else choose for you?

After answering these questions, how will you walk differently into 2022? How will you step forward and create a life of joy, justice and hope?

I do this ritual every year with loved ones, and after we make our lists we burn them in a ceremonial fire (usually my fireplace or an outdoor firepit, but one time in a trash can to represent the dumpster fire that was that year…) and release it into the air.

Here's to an amazing 2022!

12/23/2021

As we near the end of 2021, many people are looking for ways to give back. This year, there is so much opportunity for positive change. With so many communities hurting from the pandemic, it can be a challenge to decide where to focus our efforts, so I created a free guide to help.

The Feminist Philanthropy Guide includes 20 incredible organizations led by women who are BIPOC, q***r and have disabilities, as well as a few tips to give back in ways that don't cause harm. Let's build a more equitable world together.

https://radhafriedman.org/resources