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005 – Your Job Can Let You Go Anytime, Don't Play It Safe, with Steve Vassor

Black Philanthropy: Our Stories
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If you're tired of code switching to survive at work, especially when employer loyalty isn't guaranteed, Steve Vassor, of Fund II Foundation and DJ, helps you rethink risk: how to decide when a workplace has earned you, when it hasn't, and how showing up as your authentic self in philanthropy can be a smarter career move than playing safe. More resources at blackphilanthropypodcast.com. Follow @blackphilanthropyourstories & @michelle.renee.jackson (host)

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