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Polly Trout

Polly Trout

About Polly Trout

Groveling for the Greater Good

January 5, 2014 by Polly Trout 1 Comment

I’ve been fundraising for nonprofits for 15 years now, mostly for homeless youth and families. When I started fundraising, my bible was the now classic “Fundraising for Social Change” by Kim Klein. Klein taught grassroots fundraising strategies that were developed during the 1970’s, the peak of middle-class prosperity in the U.S. These strategies are ethical […]

Filed Under: Classism in social services, Philanthropy and Classism Tagged With: budget cuts, classism, donors, fundraising, money, poverty, public services

Anatomy of a cross-class breakdown at a youth shelter

July 26, 2012 by Polly Trout 6 Comments

Last spring my friend J got a job at a shelter for homeless young adults. She has an associate’s degree in Social and Human Services and is working on completing her B.A. She is smart, hardworking, compassionate, and skillful. She has great recommendations from other nonprofits. Additionally, she spent time at this same shelter back […]

Filed Under: Classism in social services, Classism in the Economy, Workplace classism Tagged With: classism, homelessness, low-wage jobs, management, working class, workplace classism

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