Welcome to Nonprofit Luminaries, I'm you're host, Anibal Ruiz, today I get the privilege of sharing my conversation with Vu Le, author of Nonprofit AF and former executive director or Rainier Valley Corp.  Vu has a passion for making the world better by developing leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering collaboration between diverse communities.

During this conversation Vu shares some important views on how we can make the nonprofit sector more equitable for the people we serve, especially for marginalized
populations, including how we approach funders and fundraising, leadership and
advocacy.

Vu's posts are a must read If you have any interest in how we can improve our nonprofit work.  You can find his writings at Nonprofitaf.com, as well as Facebook and Twitter.

In this conversation, Vu mentions a couple of his previous blog posts and books. If you're interested in reading those, check out the links below.

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Blog posts and Books

Getting Rid of Grant Applications - blog post - https://nonprofitaf.com/2019/09/foundations-its-time-to-stop-using-grant-applications-to-distribute-funding/

The Happy Healthy Nonprofit - https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Healthy-Nonprofit-Strategies-without/dp/1119251117 By Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman

The Executive Director job is Impossible - https://rvcseattle.org/2018/02/executive-director-job-impossible/ By Ananda Valezuela

Star Trek and the Future of the Nonprofit Sector - https://nonprofitaf.com/2017/11/star-trek-and-the-future-of-the-nonprofit-sector/

Asperin and Democracy - https://ssir.org/articles/entry/aspirin_and_democracy By Jan Masaoka