Disabled, Chronically Ill, and Aging People’s Representation Matters in Philanthropy and Fundraising

Our expertise and our stories can transform philanthropy and fundraising 

Disabled people, chronically ill people, and aging people can be a powerful coalition in philanthropy. But stigma is also a powerful force that keeps us silent, invisible, and isolated from each other – some of us, for decades. I’ve been an openly disabled fundraiser in the Bay Area for 25 years and I want things to be better for the people coming up.

I want the many people who have quietly persisted in philanthropy and fundraising for years and decades to be included in the equity work happening now.

Telling the truth about work and life by telling our stories is how we connect, belong, and succeed in philanthropy and fundraising.

Do you work/volunteer in philanthropy, work as a development non-profit professional, or hold fundraising responsibilities in your non-profit senior-level position on the staff or board?

Do you also live with one or more disabilities, chronic illnesses, and/or aging-related issues? (The term “disability” need not be used by you but here is used as a catch-all word that includes learning differences, neuro-divergencies, addiction/recovery, and mental health issues.)

If so, philanthropy needs you! Your knowledge is an inside track for how to put disability inclusion principles into practice in the philanthropic sector, as a workplace and social justice force for ending ableism.

Connect. Belong. Succeed.

Contact me to become a DiD Storyteller: Ingrid@talesfomthecrip.org