"Stories about heroes and victims, White saviours, and ‘good people’ doing ‘good deeds’ to fix ‘unfortunate’ social problems are everywhere in the nonprofit sector.

"We have a ‘them and us’ problem. 

"'A lot of charities are built on an "us versus them"’ idea' says anti-racism consultant and activist Jon Cornejo. 'They exist to ‘save’ people that are from another community. But we’re not part of that community. The separation between the two is key to how they operate.'­­

"It’s not just a separation, but a hierarchy. 

"'Much of the charity sector is still positively Dickensian in its attitudes to the people it works with' says Penny Wilson, CEO of Getting on Board. 'Whatever the language - beneficiary, service user, client - the model of the privileged few deciding on the best way to support the less fortunate masses is alive and well.'

"When we think of injustice as ‘unfortunate’, we mystify structural oppression."Inequality is the product of design. It’s created by systems like colonialism, enslavement and extractive capitalism. It’s maintained through instruments, like our economy and legal system." - Ettie Bailey-King

Article: Nonprofits Have a Them and Us Problem