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Throughout SPARX, speakers have shared how they have learned from and reflected on organizational experiences and practices that have been effective in prompting enduring organizational culture change. This closing panel will expand the conversation to the Greater Philadelphia area: what is an equitable region? How can we work together to build it?
This session will be the first of many dialogues to share and brainstorm what efforts are underway and how we can continue to work as a philanthropic community to reduce gun violence in the region. We encourage those attending to come ready to share and engage.
Facilitator: Christine Robinson, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Audience: Philanthropy Network members and non-member funders
Since 2014, the Action for Early Learning (AFEL) Initiative has worked to provide more equitable access to quality early childhood education in the high-need, high-poverty neighborhood of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. As Drexel University’s early learning improvement initiative, AFEL has created a place-based model that puts the child at the center of an early childhood education eco-system, which now has 35% more children in high quality care since its inception.
Gun violence is a widespread issue that has had a direct and devastating impact on the lives of all who live, work, play, or worship across our region. Community wellbeing, a sense of belonging, and safety are at the core of a thriving and equitable region. Christine Robinson, President of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, will provide insights on the issue of community violence.
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