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During our first in-person convening, we gathered to build relationships and deepen trust, share resources and learn from each other, and identify ways to collaborate. We learned from other foundation leaders and case studies about operationalizing racial equity and shared experiences through a organizational self-assessment. Through case consultations, we supported our peers who brought challenges to the table for peer support and input. As a group, we brought forth our most pressing questions and valuable resources and talked about the work for this community of practice as a whole. And, of course, we found moments of joy and appreciation for each other.
Meeting Materials
- Meeting packet
- Meeting notes
- Your questions ranked by importance and difficulty
- Knowledge mapping: who's willing to be a thought partner on what?
Resources Mentioned During the Convening
Understanding racial history and whiteness
- Waking Up White - Debby Irving (book)
- Color of Law - Richard Rothstein (book)
- Amazing podcast series: Scene on Radio, Season 2. Whiteness-making of race in America
Case studies and guides about operationalizing racial equity
- Demos' Racial Equity Transformation: Key Component, Process, & Lessons (case study)
- Northwest Health Foundation: Putting All Our Money Where Our Mouth is with a Contracting Policy
- Looking in the Mirror:Equity in Practice for Philanthropy . Ahslee Young, Jaime Love, Nancy Csuti, Christopher King. The Foundation Review, 2017 (case study)
Research, data, and community building
- Promise54 - Unrealized Impact Report
- Repositioning Funds:
- Dallas Better Together Fund
- Chicago Mission Sustainability Fund
- LA Nonprofit Sustainability Fund
- Pittsburgh Catalyst Fund
- Repositioning Fund, Greater Philadelphia
- Coalition of Communities of Color: Leading with Race Report (community based participatory research)
- Goldin Institute Gather Platform (community building, coalition building, advocacy training, etc.)
Leadership and development tools
- The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace - Gary Chapman and Paul White
- Start with Why - Simon Sinek
- Reflective Practices Guide from The Giving Practice
Convening Pre-work
- Read “Case Study No. 16: Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking”
- Complete the pre-survey (sent via SurveyMonkey)
- Read our working list of racial equity definitions
- Review foundational knowledge for FRE, including key concepts and resources (below)
Foundational Knowledge for FRE
Foundations for Racial Equity is designed for people who already have grounding in basic racial equity terms and principles. We expect all participants to have read the SPARC report and to have familiarity with key terms and concepts. Please ensure that you have familiarity with the following terms, tools, and resources (i.e. that you've done your "homework") so that conversation as a group can focus on what we want to accomplish as a group, rather than what certain concepts are.
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SPARC's Phase I Findings
- Read the full report if you have not already.
- If you've read the report and are looking for a quick refresher, watch our SPARC Phase I Findings webinar recording.
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RMI Webinar Series (Nov 2018 - Feb 2019)
- Read the pre-reading, notes, and slides from each webinar.
- Webinar 1: Unpacking Key Concepts to Address Racial Equity
- Webinar 2: Creating a Racial Equity Backmap
- Webinar 3: Conducting a Racial Equity Impact Analysis
- Webinar 4: Strategies to Advance Racial Equity in Your Organization (coming soon)
- Watch the debrief video of the first two webinars
- Read the pre-reading, notes, and slides from each webinar.
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Key Concepts: Please make sure you understand the following concepts and definitions. We've included some starter resources below, but don't limit yourself to just these for your learning journey.
- Racial equity
- Structural racism (part I and part II)
- Levels of racism: institutional racism, interpersonal, systemic (cheat sheet, longer descriptions)
- Implicit bias (also this video)
- White privilege (and another resource)
- White fragility (and another article, both by Robin DiAngelo)
- Targeted universalism
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How white people can show up better in racial equity work.
- Here is a list of resources on how white people can better show up
- Why Black People Are Not Here to Teach You
- Why we need to go beyond cultural competency to talk about race and power
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History of race and racism in the US
- Here is a list of resources to help educate yourself on race and racism in the US. If you haven’t already, the documentary 13th on Netflix is a good place to start.
If you would like to have an in-depth conversation about any of these fundamentals, please reach out to Stephanie to set up a time to talk.