“The ways you have harmed me/ The ways you have harmed Black,/ Indigenous and other racialized communities/ Through your colonial and paternalistic violence/ Your positive intentions/ What you see as good and helpful/ Without actually listening, learning and consulting with our communities/ We are not your charity/ Check boxes for your diversity and equity/ Solidarity statements as you experience your racial awakenings/ We have been here – speaking,/ fighting and resisting/ But how long has it taken for you to stop and listen?” 

That’s how Future of Good’s first-ever summit on transforming funding models this week opened — with a poem by writer, speaker, facilitator and performer Jenna Tenn-Yuk.

And throughout the rest of the day, speakers spoke similarly honestly. Here are five key takeaways, in case you missed it.