Becoming The Vision

A show about practicing the future we deserve. Hosts Dr. Chera Reid and Dr. Trinel Torian invite visionaries from the field of philanthropy and beyond who believe and practice the idea that we must change ourselves to change the world.

Becoming The Vision is a business podcast hosted by Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy, with 39 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy hosts Becoming The Vision, a business show with 39 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Truth and Transformation with Fiona Kanagasingam⁠

  Aug 13, 202645 minS3

  Chera and Trinel sit down with Fiona Kanagasingam , Vice President and Chief Equity and Culture Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , for a wide-ranging conversation about power, institutional change, and what it really takes to move philanthropy toward racial equity and collective liberation. What does it mean for philanthropy to confront its own history honestly? Who benefits when a foundation examines the origins of its wealth and the interests it has protected? How do power, identity, and institutional culture shape who gets to lead transformation? -- EPISODE TRANSCRIPT -- Join us on Substack @ freedomdreamsinphilanthropy

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  Episode #11

  Listening to Spirit with Edgar Villanueva

  Aug 4, 202653 minS3

  In this conversation with Edgar Villanueva , founder and CEO of Decolonizing Wealth Project , we explore listening as a transformative practice—from listening to our own experience and the wisdom of elders, to listening for spirit and the quiet intuitions that guide us toward healing, courageous leadership, and institutional transformation. Edgar reflects on his Southern childhood, where countless Saturdays at the library sparked a lifelong curiosity about worlds beyond his own. He also shares about his Indigenous roots, the elders who grounded him, their teachings on healing, and how listening helped him recognize his calling to transform money from a source of harm into a form of medicine. Together, we explore how these experiences intersected with difficult institutional realities, inspiring Decolonizing Wealth and opening a conversation that gave voice to stories many in philanthropy had lived but few had spoken publicly. Edgar also reflects on the spiritual dimensions of his journey, including his time in seminary, the heartbreak of becoming estranged from institutional religion, and the path of reconnecting with inner guidance through nature, intuition, and spirit. Along the way, we consider how institutions can shape the stories we tell ourselves about where guidance comes from—and what becomes possible when we learn to listen again. As Edgar reminds us, listening is more than hearing. It is a practice of grounding that can reconnect us to wisdom, clarify our calling, and open new possibilities for personal and institutional transformation. --- TRANSCRIPT --- Join us on Substack @freedomdreamsinphilanthropy

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  Episode #10

  Where are you finding confirmation in the work?

  Jul 8, 202625 minS3

  In this episode, Chera and Trinel explore the role of confirmation in the work of transformation: those moments, relationships, encounters, and insights that remind us we are on the right path, especially when the road ahead is uncertain. Drawing on stories from their own journeys, from first meeting more than a decade ago to unexpected encounters with fellow travelers in the work of justice and liberation, they reflect on how moments of confirmation can reinforce our sense of purpose, deepen our connections, and sustain us across the long arc of change.Along the way, they ask: -How do we recognize confirmation when it appears?-What happens when we act on it?-What relationships, opportunities, and possibilities might be waiting just beyond our hesitation?-And how might confirmation help us trust in our collective capacity to build the future we deserve? At its heart, this conversation is about faith, possibility, and the courage to follow what calls us forward. Join us as we reflect on the people, questions, and unexpected connections that helped shape Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy—and the confirmations that continue to guide the work today. Subscribe to our newsletter @ https://freedomdreamsinphilanthropy.substack.com/

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  Episode #9

  Is there a crisis of faith unfolding in the philanthropic sector?

  Jun 2, 202620 minS3

  <p>The work of Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy is, in many ways, a gesture of faith: faith in the capacity of aligned leaders and lovers of justice in the philanthropic sector, faith in ourselves and our questions, and faith in the sector’s ability to answer back.</p><p>In this episode, Chera and Trinel explore faith not as religious doctrine, but as belief in what is unseen: the trust that transformation is possible even amid uncertainty, backlash, and constraint. We reflect on how faith and agency are intertwined, why real questions matter, and how faith helps us remain courageous, gr...

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  Episode #8

  "The Future We Long For Is Possible" with Mia Birdsong

  Apr 28, 202656 minS3

  <p>The future we long for is possible. Not because it arrives, or even will in our lifetimes, but because we learn to live into it now.</p><p>In this conversation with ⁠Mia Birdsong⁠, we explore what it means to practice the future: in our organizations, our rituals, and in the ways we move through and make meaning of time.</p><p> Mia shares how ⁠Next River⁠ is creating room for the world it seeks to build, from rethinking organizational calendars and rhythms to grounding freedom in deeper humanity, purpose, and community. We move beyond nostalgia for a different time and...

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