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Breakout Conversations:
1. Understanding Bias
2. Building Just Communities
3. Making Smart Investment Decisions to Promote a More Just Society
4. Movement Building with Nonprofit & Funders
5. Trust-Based Philanthropy
6. Connecting Wealth and Privilege to Purpose
7. COVID-19 & Small Businesses
Breakout Conversations:
1. Emergent Topics
2. Engage Community Voice and Agency
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Many scholars have been clear that to understand the music of African Americans one must do so in tandem with the community that created this music and within its historic context, as well. It has also been argued that African American history is American history. This presentation will examine the music of the Negro Spirituals, the wisdom contained therein, as well as the historic context of slavery that birthed this music.
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced that it will award new funding to Caron Treatment Centers for scholarships aimed at helping Black families access Caron's world-class substance use disorder treatment.
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to collectively award more than $8 million in Relief and Recovery Support grants to local arts organizations.
Journalism has the ability to move people to love each other, to stand up for justice and to demand change. As the Chief Storyteller at Love Now Media, Jos Duncan uses her strength and passion to build empathy through impact strategy, participatory design, and storytelling to advocate for social justice and wellness. Join us as Jos shares the story of her work to elevate and celebrate love stories that teach us compassion, uncover truth and foster healing.
Accessing foundation money has historically experienced a color barrier. Come and join us to learn about the challenges facing our leaders of color when trying to access philanthropic funds and to identify the potential barriers that may affect the future of fundraising and how to overcome them.
Grab your favorite breakfast, have a seat at the table and break bread with us for the final morning of the conference. During this session we tie together the learning events that we have all participated in over the last three days of the conference and how these building blocks will help you create your own call to action.
A single voice is often not heard and yet, when they come together, the world can hear. How can we come together to ensure that activism and promotion of redress of U.S. historical racial justices are brought to the forefront of our communities? While high-profile reparation efforts garner media attention, many local restitution efforts often lack greater support and cross-sector awareness. The U.S. African American Redress Network is an innovative model for scholars and advocates to further groundbreaking work in activism and to promote redress for U.S. historical racial injustices.
Love Now Media's storytelling workshops are not just for storytellers but for anyone looking to connect with love as a value in building new relationships, healing, nurturing communities, advocating for justice, and making a social impact as our world navigates a global pandemic, racial reckoning, and polarized politics.
COVID-19 changed just about everything—including how people voted (if not so much for whom they voted). Learn a bit about the seismic shift to early voting; 2020’s state election results; the highest voter turnout since 1900; the role philanthropy played this year; and what’s up with redistricting next year
COVID-19 changed just about everything—including how people voted (if not so much for whom they voted). Learn a bit about the seismic shift to early voting; 2020’s state election results; the highest voter turnout since 1900; the role philanthropy played this year; and what’s up with redistricting next year.
Representatives from the Nonprofit Repositioning Fund and BCT Partners will share the results of a newly released study: The Financial Health of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits.
Environmental injustice is much more than a climate crisis, it is intertwined with many injustices and social inequities. From hazardous pollution to natural disasters, the negative impacts of environmental injustice affect people of color at much higher rates than other communities.
The COVID-19 Pandemic has created new challenges for our sector, but it has also brought perennial problems to the forefront. Two areas loom large: How do we help nonprofits build capacity around digital engagement, particularly at a time when in-person activity is limited, so they can build relationships with current and potential supporters? How can nonprofits and foundations assess the impact of their efforts beyond their own organizations and build momentum toward moving the needle on recalcitrant problems on a citywide, regional, or state level? How can philanthropic dollars be coo
Join us as we discuss a participatory planning effort to redesign the social safety net in order to better weather the COVID-19 pandemic and address deeply rooted racial and social inequities. In this session, HealthSpark Foundation staff, a nonprofit participant, and a community partner will discuss their experiences in this community-driven process, share lessons learned from building collective vision during this momentous time in history, and outline key actions their organization will be taking as a result of this work.