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Paul Asplund
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What Do We Do Now?
What Do We Do Now?

For the next few months, I’m going to share what I’ve learned working with thousands of people on the streets. I’m going to highlight the work of the most innovative and successful programs serving the unhoused residents of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Paul AsplundMarch 10, 2023disenfranchisement, poverty, suffering, homelessness, Wardo, grounding, courage, recovery, endhomelessness, housing, dignity, hope, community Comment
Wardo
Wardo

‘Wardo’: As we got to know each other, sharing the stories that brought us both to MacArthur Park, doing laundry and providing showers for our guests, we found out we had a lot in common. Enough that we quickly became friends.

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Paul AsplundMarch 8, 2023non-judgment, Wim Wenders, racism, prejudices, joy, MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, addiction, drugs, gangComment
Join Us
Join Us

This is what I know: working together, we can end homelessness, now and for good. We are the only ones who can bring dignity and hope back into the lives of our unhoused neighbors. The love that passes through us to them is the only thing powerful enough to truly change their lives (and our lives, too). 

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GenesisPaul AsplundMarch 6, 2023fifth step, sponsor, recovery, Sandoval, Lava Mae, Doniece Sandoval, unhoused, hygieneComment
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The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 4: When Funders Actually Trust Nonprofits, Organizations Get Stronger from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 4: When Funders Actually Trust Nonprofits, Organizations Get Stronger from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 3 from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 3 from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 2 from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 2 from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 1 from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded | Part 1 from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

Social Awareness

This week: The evidence for trust-based funding.

MacKenzie Scott gave $19.2B unrestricted 
→ 93% mission success, 2% problems

Ford Foundation BUILD gave 5-year operating support 
→ 83% more financially resilient

Research on overhead 
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MacKenzie Scott gave away $19.2 billion with zero restrictions. What happened?

93% of nonprofits strengthened their mission. Organizations built reserves, paid competitive salaries, hired staff, and invested in sustainability.

Only 2% had problems.
Today is Giving Tuesday, and I’m asking for your support.

2025 has been devastating for our unhoused neighbors. Fires. Immigration sweeps. Benefit cuts. 60,000+ additional people will fall into homelessness this year.

And at the same time, Ho
Dear readers, today is Giving Tuesday and I wanted to take a moment to talk a little about what's going on in our world and ask you to support our work with a donation.

2025 has been brutal for our neighbors living on the streets. Fires, shock and a

We can end homelessness- it will take all of us working together.
Get INVOLVED.

 
 

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