
“Charities need to get to grips with what racism actually is” – my notes from the #BAMEOnline conference
I attended a superb conference yesterday. #CharitySoWhite's Martha Awojobi, in partnership with Fundraising Everywhere, hosted the first ever BAME Fundraising Conference "to provide organisations with the tools, connections and resources to do brilliant fundraising".
The aim was to provide BAME led-organisations with the practical fundraising tools, connections and knowledge for them to survive through the pandemic, and to bring information on how organisations can support POC fundraisers and provide them with opportunities to thrive in fundraising.
I attended and was inspired by it. My notes are below.
Today! It's the important & unmissable #BAMEOnline Conference with a superb line-up (44 speakers!) curated by Martha Awojobi & co-hosted by Camile St. Omer Donaldson!
"It is too exciting to be here!" Conference curator Martha and co-host Camille welcome everyone to #BAMEOnline with a bit of impromptu joyful dancing!
"The language around race is incomplete ... the words we use aren't quite right. But if we spent all our time battling the name, we wouldn't get any work done ... every speaker is representing themselves." A critique of the term "BAME"
First up in the "Boss" room: "The racism BS toolkit: navigating the nonsense". Martha introduces the panel: Fudia Smartt Claudia Iton & Daniel Newman.
"I'm sure many of us have experienced micro-aggressions ... I have felt isolated & alone ... I didn't