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Drexel University’s Action for Early Learning: Creating Circles of Support for Children and Families in Philadelphia | Presented by William Penn Foundation

Since 2014, the Action for Early Learning (AFEL) Initiative has worked to provide more equitable access to quality early ... education in the high-need, high-poverty neighborhood of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. As Drexel ... Klem , AFEL Evaluation Manager Maria Walker, AFEL Project Director Renee Turchi, MD, MPH, FAAP, Chair of Pediatrics and ...
Date & Time: 
10/25/2022
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Advancing equity inside and out | Presented by Public Equity Group

... to begin and how to proceed. Public Equity Group developed a framework to help organizations take stock of where they are and then take action. This session will introduce the Equity Continuum framework, which has been tested, refined and implemented with dozens of ...
Date & Time: 
10/25/2022
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Featured Speaker: Keva White, VIP Community Services

Session title: Enhancing Cultural Awareness in an Evolving Society According to U.S. census data, by the year 2060, the number of immigrants in America will increase by 17.1 percent. Mr. White will take us on a thought-provoking journey on the importance of embracing ...
Date & Time: 
10/25/2022
1:25pm - 2:25pm

DAY 3 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS

... Really Means? Led by Andrea Foggy-Paxton , Senior Director, Frontline Solutions; James Điền Bùi (he/him), ... and nonprofits . This session will begin with an overview of the Philanthropy Network's strategic transformation ... Philadelphia region.  We will begin with highlighting cultural competency, mindset shift, community collaboration, ...
Date & Time: 
10/08/2021
10:50am - 11:30am

Day 2 Concurrent Session - Relationship Building and Its Impact on Philanthropy

Are you using principles of Trust Based Philanthropy and don’t even know it? When ... Carole Haas Gravagno and Stanford Thompson teamed up a decade ago to plan and launch the music education program Play On Philly, the journey and relationship impacted their own lives ...
Date & Time: 
12/09/2020
11:00am - 12:00pm

DAY 2 CONCURRENT SESSION | How Livable Community Creates Equitable Neighborhoods

... and safe neighborhoods for all ages. Join local experts in a conversation on how livable communities support policies, ... age in place. Panelists: Maria Gonzales , HACE Executive Director Russell McIntire , Associate Professor of the  College of Population Health and College of ...
Date & Time: 
10/07/2021
11:00am - 12:00pm

DAY 2 CONCURRENT SESSION | Participatory Grantmaking - Exploring Different Models

This session will showcase several different models for participatory grantmaking. Each panelist will share about ... Panelists: Shira Hodges , COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund Ashley L. Feuer-Edwards and Joanna Otero-Cruz , Kensington Community Resilience Fund Sayeeda Rashid , PA is Ready! Moderators: Linshuang Lu ...
Date & Time: 
10/07/2021
11:00am - 12:00pm

Day 3 Concurrent Session - What's Your Equity Footprint?

It is not enough for foundations to simply avoid inequitable practices in a society premised on white supremacy and patriarchy; rather, ... dedicate themselves to centering equity in all facets of their institutions’ work. Rather than simply minimizing ...
Date & Time: 
12/10/2020
11:00am - 12:00pm

Day 3 Concurrent Session - Looking Back to Move Forward: Understanding How Use of An Evaluation of Past Practices Can Create Equity

... and practices. The process also supported planning of implementing actions and strategies over short-term and ... equity, lived experience expertise, and reprioritize cultural norms that stem from white supremacist notions and ... the audit. By centering the lived experience expertise of women of color, the process ensured that not only was the ...
Date & Time: 
12/10/2020
11:00am - 12:00pm

DAY 3 CONCURRENT SESSION | Community Ownership of Real Estate

Who wins when a neighborhood changes? Traditional real estate investment ... in Philadelphia, that are moving real estate assets out of the speculative private market. In both models they are ... that live there. Panelists: Adriana Abizadeh , Executive Director of the Kensington Corridor Trust John Haines , ...
Date & Time: 
10/08/2021
9:30am - 10:25am

Day 1 Keynote - M. Roger Holland, The Spirtuals Project - Lessons from History: Folk Wisdom of the Negro Spirituals

Many scholars have been clear that to understand the music of African Americans one must do so in tandem with the ... this music and within its historic context, as well. It has also been argued that African American history is ... racial disparity today and hopefully light the way towards a more just and harmonious society for the future.   Day 1 ...
Date & Time: 
12/08/2020
10:00am - 10:45am

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