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Independent essays and conversations on social impact, CSR, inclusion, and the cultures that make work worth showing up for.
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Independent essays and conversations on social impact, CSR, inclusion, and the cultures that make work worth showing up for.
You don't have to choose between doing good and doing well. Purpose and profit tend to move together — and the trade-off that gives leaders a clean reason to cut is a myth the data buried years ago.
Read the essayA new Stanford Social Innovation Review essay calls stalled giving "slow philanthropy." The mindset behind it is the same one that quietly funds the wrong work inside companies.
Read the essayTwo weeks ago the "third wave" of AI-funded philanthropy was a projection. The IPO filings — and a possible $38 billion from Anthropic's founders — make it real. The question now is where it lands.
Read the essayA "third wave" of American giving is coming, funded by OpenAI and Anthropic fortunes. The smartest thing we can do with it is almost boring: bigger, unrestricted checks to the organizations already doing the work.
Read the essayCompanies spend a fortune growing managers. The best training ground they own is already running quietly in the volunteer program — and it costs almost nothing.
Read the essayWhen budgets get tight, social impact is usually first on the chopping block — and that's one of the most expensive mistakes a company can make. The data on purpose, volunteering, and retention.
Read the essayA Black Voices spotlight conversation on career, creativity, and community at Amplitude.
Read on AmplitudeStories from Amplitude's Rainbow Community ERG on identity, allyship, and what real belonging looks like at work.
Read on AmplitudeIntroducing Amplitude's first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion report — the data, the goals, and a commitment to radical transparency.
Read on AmplitudeA Black Voices spotlight on career, community, and culture — part of an ongoing series amplifying Black voices in tech.
Read on AmplitudeThese pieces were originally published on the Amplitude blog during my time leading DEI there. More independent writing coming soon.
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