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Interview with Dr. Alandra Washington, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Philanthropy Network's incoming president Christine Robinson will interview Dr. Alandra Washington, Vice President, Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation on developing an intentional equity culture in a foundation.
One Journey: Racial Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Fireside Chat with Tonya Allen, Skillman Foundation
As CEO of the Skillman Foundation, Tonya Allen's work centers on pursuing, executing and investing in ideas that improve her hometown of Detroit and increase opportunities for its people, especially children, who live in under-resourced communities.
KEYNOTE | Grassroots: Moving Together With Purpose - Jennifer Ching, North Star Fund
Grassroots: Moving Together With Purpose
Why are grassroots movements so effective and how can your organization learn and support them? Jennifer Ching, the Executive Director of North Star Fund, will share her organization’s experience in creating people-powered philanthropy that mobilizes resources towards social justice movements.
Day 2 Concurrent Session - Coaching for Our Communities
“Leaders are made, not born.” – Vince Lombardi
Given the challenges facing the world and the people leading change, nurturing thoughtful, secure, open-minded leaders is imperative for equitable outcomes for our organizations and communities. But how do we develop the leadership of people within our communities, especially those that are marginalized and under-resourced?
Afternoon Workshops & Roundtable Chat Sessions
Workshop Track #1: Innovation
Impact Matters: Communicating Funding & Program Impact to Your “Community” -- Columbus Ballroom A
Day 1 Concurrent Session - Tackling Housing Justice
For the 100 million Americans — especially people of color, living at or below 200 percent of the poverty level — housing costs and homelessness pose one of the most fundamental threats to our ability to thrive as a nation. Many factors have contributed to the root causes of the current state of housing, including racially-biased government policies, systems, and structures; predatory capital practices and speculative markets; land and building costs; and extreme income inequality have all played a role in creating the affordability crisis we are experiencing today.
DAY 2 CONCURRENT SESSION | Power-building, Trust, and Co-creation: the Role of a Community Action Team in Equitable Grantmaking
This session will focus on the role and experience of the Community Action Team for the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund. The session will explore how the creation and facilitation of the Community Action Team incorporated power-building strategies and principles of trust-based philanthropy. This focus created a space for open and dynamic dialogue that centered justice and liberation.
Day 2 Concurrent Session - Bridging Information Divides and Elevating Narratives: How Resolve Philly Does Community Engagement
Resolve Philly exists to challenge the field of journalism to be equitable, collaborative, and informed by community voices and solutions. As one of the driving forces behind Resolve Philly, our Community Engagement (CE) team directly engages with and broadens the visibility of communities who are not afforded the tools and mechanisms to elevate their own narratives.
Day 3 Concurrent Session - Tackling Systemic Racism Through Your Endowment
How can investors use their capital to tackle systemic racism and advance the well-being for communities of color? This session explores how investors/ foundations can use their capital to address systemic racism and better support communities of color. The financial industry has a responsibility to better understand how it distributes wealth, resources and power in our economy.