Cocktails & Complicity

Philanthropy joins the chat in our new season (at a new time!) of Cocktails & Complicity. And guess what: Bessie's back! Come sit with us on October 9 to launch our new season of Cocktails & Complicity, featuring Leslie Ramyk, Executive Director of Conant Family Foundation. Together, Bessie and Leslie will tackle the disconnect between philanthropy and the work they claim to support, plus the ways under-resourced communities and groups can be exploited by the philanthropic sector. Join us for the call-in: grab a drink, take a seat, and open your mind.

Alternatives' "Cocktails & Complicity" is an annual conversation series led by Executive Director Bessie Alcantara to unpack the intersection of capitalism, nonprofits, and philanthropy, and how each of these areas reinforce systemic oppression rather than challenge it. This series provides a space for guests to understand the challenges of navigating the nonprofit and philanthropic world, especially as POC in leadership. Past speakers include Leslé Honoré (Urban Gateways), Ayoka Samuels (City Colleges of Chicago), ángela munguía (AMPT), and Jamyle Cannon (the Bloc).

Attendees have shared that this event series "feels like therapy," and they leave feeling less alone in their emotions, experiences, and struggles navigating the nonprofit world. We love creating space to connect with peers who feel the same way we do about imagining new, meaningful ways to work.

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