{"product_id":"transformative-donor-organizing-the-developing-theory-and-practice-9798218853860","title":"Transformative Donor Organizing: The Developing Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if wealthy people could become powerful agents of liberation rather than obstacles to justice?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when we organize wealthy people with the same clarity and determination as the social justice movements they fund?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are living in an era of rising authoritarianism, climate collapse, extreme inequality, and endless war. The Right invests billions of dollars to shape the future--while visionary grassroots movements rooted in working-class communities and communities of color remain chronically underfunded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a radical alternative to traditional donor engagement. Transformative Donor Organizing is about moving wealthy progressives from inconsistent check-writers to committed comrades--people who give the majority of their wealth to build grassroots power, wield their influence in service of Left strategy, and organize others to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover a bold methodology that blends deep political education, personal transformation, leadership development, collective action, and a close knit community of belonging. The goal: to unlock tens of billions of dollars for movements that can transform our political economy and build a future where every person lives with dignity, love, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsaac Lev Szmonko is the Organizing Director at Solidaire Network. He\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ehas been organizing wealthy people to join movements for liberation for over 15 years.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublished by Solidaire Network and Organize the Rich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSzmonko, Isaac Lev:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIsaac Lev Szmonko is a loving and rigorous organizer and political educator dedicated to building power in left movements to end racial capitalism. He organized with Critical Resistance to abolish prisons, police and other forms of criminalization. At Resource Generation he worked to increase taxes on the rich and increase the flow of resources into movements. At Catalyst Project, Isaac Lev worked to strengthen racial justice politics and practice with white organizers and majority-white organizations, training hundreds of grassroots organizers across the US and beyond through the Anne Braden Program. At Jewish Voice for Peace, he was a board member, coach, and strategic planner. Most recently, Isaac moved $100 million into grassroots liberatory movements as a donor advisor. Isaac lives with his queer fam and his shorty pitbull in Oakland, CA (Huichin\/Ohlone land). His passions include cooking, hiking, rambunctious laughter, leadership development, queer and trans community, and figuring out how to make revolutionary politics popular.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Solidaire Network","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52058011533586,"sku":"9798218853860","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc040207-a8ac-4963-9cc7-43bdf6f11811.jpg?v=1772020254","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/transformative-donor-organizing-the-developing-theory-and-practice-9798218853860","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}