Using Data to Advance Racial Equity in Local Communities

Join experts from the Urban Institute and community-based organizations to learn more about innovative data strategies that successfully build agency, create opportunity, and advance racial equity in communities of color. We will discuss how data can shape, strengthen, and inform the racial equity work of grantmakers and other nonprofit organizations, using examples from Atlanta, Washington, DC, and other cities.

Speakers:

• Lecester Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Hope
• Faith Mitchell, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
• Kathryn Pettit, Principal Research Associate, Urban Institute
• Nathaniel Smith, Founder and Chief Equity Officer, Partnership for Southern Equity
• Tené Traylor, Vice President for Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Urban Institute