Kindred Motes-Caso
@kindredmotes.bsky.social
Founder, Funder, Advisor, Social Impact Strategist, Creative Collaborator. Founder of KM Strategies Group; Co-Founder, The Etolia Fund; Board Chair, ACLU-AL.
Working at the intersection of nonprofit strategy and philanthropy.
www.kmstrategiesgroup.com
Working at the intersection of nonprofit strategy and philanthropy.
www.kmstrategiesgroup.com
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination has sparked global far-right calls for civil war and violent retribution. Extremist groups and influencers are targeting left-wing figures, journalists, and trans communities, spreading conspiracy theories that blur online hate and real-world violence.
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Charlie Kirk’s Murder Sparks Calls for Civil War And Violent Retribution Against Political Opponents
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has become a rallying cry for far-right extremists worldwide. White supremacist groups, Trump allies, and far-right influencers are weaponizing his murder to call for...
globalextremism.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Charlie Kirk’s assassination has sparked global far-right calls for civil war and violent retribution. Extremist groups and influencers are targeting left-wing figures, journalists, and trans communities, spreading conspiracy theories that blur online hate and real-world violence.
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After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Christian nationalist leaders are framing him as a martyr, using his death to mobilize supporters and escalating the movement’s push to fuse politics, education, and culture under their control.
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The Making of a Martyr: How Charlie Kirk's Assassination Became a Call to Arms for the Christian Nationalist Movement
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has been rapidly seized by Christian nationalist leaders as a moment of martyrdom and mobilization. Once a conservative activist, Kirk had become central to efforts t...
globalextremism.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Christian nationalist leaders are framing him as a martyr, using his death to mobilize supporters and escalating the movement’s push to fuse politics, education, and culture under their control.
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What good is saving for a rainy day when a Category 5 hurricane is barreling toward us? #Philanthropy can't afford to act like time is on our side. We’re in a defining moment for our sector; let’s not be caught sheltering assets instead of people. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m... #BillGates #Gates
The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What good is saving for a rainy day when a Category 5 hurricane is barreling toward us? #Philanthropy can't afford to act like time is on our side. We’re in a defining moment for our sector; let’s not be caught sheltering assets instead of people. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m... #BillGates #Gates
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Fair representation shouldn’t depend on your zip code. Join us May 7 at 12 PM PST for a media briefing on the Fair Representation Act (AB 690) with Asm. Nick Schultz, Brendon Woods, Kate Chatfield, and Professor Sean Kennedy.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Fair representation shouldn’t depend on your zip code. Join us May 7 at 12 PM PST for a media briefing on the Fair Representation Act (AB 690) with Asm. Nick Schultz, Brendon Woods, Kate Chatfield, and Professor Sean Kennedy.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Threatening to revoke a nonprofit’s tax-exempt status because it won’t follow political marching orders is a direct attack on civil society, and therefore a direct attack on every individual living within it. 🧵 #Harvard #Trump #TruthToPower
April 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Threatening to revoke a nonprofit’s tax-exempt status because it won’t follow political marching orders is a direct attack on civil society, and therefore a direct attack on every individual living within it. 🧵 #Harvard #Trump #TruthToPower
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"What if, instead of handing resources to blue-chip consulting firms, funders invested directly in regional grassroots networks that already have deep trust in their communities?"
@kindredmotes.bsky.social questions the field in @insidephilanthropy.com: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-phi...
@kindredmotes.bsky.social questions the field in @insidephilanthropy.com: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-phi...
The Philanthropic Advisory Complex Is Failing Us
Guest author Kindred Motes takes the sector’s consulting and advisory establishment to task for entrenched and outdated practices, and sketches out what a better way might look like.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"What if, instead of handing resources to blue-chip consulting firms, funders invested directly in regional grassroots networks that already have deep trust in their communities?"
@kindredmotes.bsky.social questions the field in @insidephilanthropy.com: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-phi...
@kindredmotes.bsky.social questions the field in @insidephilanthropy.com: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-phi...
I joined The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss nonprofit funding, advocacy, philanthropy's role in supporting social cohesion and public needs, and the delicate balance between creating self-sustaining institutions and getting funds out ASAP. Listen here: greatbattlefield.com/episode/stra...
March 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I joined The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss nonprofit funding, advocacy, philanthropy's role in supporting social cohesion and public needs, and the delicate balance between creating self-sustaining institutions and getting funds out ASAP. Listen here: greatbattlefield.com/episode/stra...
Thank you @forbes.com for speaking with me. Nonprofit leaders must communicate clearly, anticipate risks, and be prepared to act to protect beneficiaries, clients and those relying on critical funds. Crisis management means having a strategy in place before it begins. www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
7 Lessons From Rollout And Cancellation Of The Federal Funding Freeze
There are several lessons to be learned from the unexpected announcement and abrupt cancellation of the freeze in federal funding.
www.forbes.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Thank you @forbes.com for speaking with me. Nonprofit leaders must communicate clearly, anticipate risks, and be prepared to act to protect beneficiaries, clients and those relying on critical funds. Crisis management means having a strategy in place before it begins. www.forbes.com/sites/edward...