Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance

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Decolonizing Wealth is a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial
dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Award-winning philanthropy
executive Edgar Villanueva draws from the traditions from the Native way to
prescribe the medicine for restoring balance and healing our divides. Though
it seems counterintuitive, the philanthropic industry has evolved to mirror
colonial structures and reproduces hierarchy, ultimately doing more harm than
good. After 14 years in philanthropy, Edgar Villanueva has seen past the
field’s glamorous, altruistic façade, and into its shadows: the old boy
networks, the savior complexes, and the internalized oppression among the
“house slaves,” and those select few people of color who gain access. All
these funders reflect and perpetuate the same underlying dynamics that divide
Us from Them and the haves from have-nots. In equal measure, he denounces the
reproduction of systems of oppression while also advocating for an orientation
towards justice to open the floodgates for a rising tide that lifts all boats.
In the third and final section, Villanueva offers radical provocations to
funders and outlines his Seven Steps for Healing. With great compassion–
because the Native way is to bring the oppressor into the circle of healing–
Villanueva is able to both diagnose the fatal flaws in philanthropy and
provide thoughtful solutions to these systemic imbalances. Decolonizing Wealth
is a timely and critical book that preaches for mutually assured liberation in
which we are all inter-connected. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berrett-Koehler Publishers (October 16, 2018)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1523097892
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 90
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.63 x 8.5 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #560,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #26 in Non-Governmental Organization Policy #85 in Income Inequality #170 in Philanthropy & Charity (Books)
• #26 in Non-Governmental Organization Policy
• #85 in Income Inequality