Focused on your organizations #TheoryofChange in 2023? Join The Equitable Recovery Wallet and #LeapAmbassador Erika Van Buren for a 2-part workshop beginning 2/6:
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In July 2020, MacKenzie Scott gifted $587 million to racial justice & equity orgs, 91% of which were run by leaders of color. convened a peer learning community of 13 of the orgs and recently shared their key learnings and insights:
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In the post-Roe world, Dr. @HerminiaPalacio, president and CEO of @Guttmacher Institute, is exposing and fighting the threats to sexual and reproductive health and rights that decimate communities of color. #BlackHistoryMonth #RoeVWade #OnWhatMatters
"There are a dizzying number of tools and platforms claiming to measure impact and a wide array of frameworks and standards to which they apply." - #LeapAmbassador and co-founder and chief strategy officer Tom Adams breaks down the options:
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#LeapAmbassador spoke about his latest book, Still Broke, at Harvard's Law School last Friday in an event sponsored by the Center for Labor and a Just Economy. Learn more about what he shared in the Harvard Gazette's coverage:
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NEW on the blog, CEP's Katarina Malmgren & @kmbolduc parse what data collected through CEP's Grantee Perception Report reveals - and doesn't reveal - about how gender shows up in funder-grantee relationships: cep.org/how-gender-dif
#relationshiips #philanthropy #funders #equity
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Today is the beginning of Black History Month. This month-long observance is a chance to celebrate Black achievement and provide a reminder to take stock of where systemic racism persists and give visibility to the people and organizations creating change!
#blackhistorymonth
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#LeapAmbassador Erika Van Buren will lead a two-part Master Class with on developing your theory of change, starting on February 6. Learn more:
A funder asks: how can funders encourage an #evidence-culture in their grantees? (not just select for that).
Great Q! Any ideas?
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For those of us who missed last week's #LearningTuesday & would still like to learn more about the importance of creating deep relationships to address the extraordinarily high levels of kindergarten #chronicabsenteeism
Check out the webinar recording! youtube.com/watch?v=391wWT
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Exciting news from #LeapAmbassador Dr. and his Black Faces in High Places co-author Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson 🎉👇📖
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We are excited to announce that the book Black Faces in High Places has been selected as a February Amazon Kindle Monthly Deal starting tomorrow. #BCTPartners973, #BCT20,
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Building an effective, inclusive, active online community takes thoughtful planning, intentional engagement, and more Read about our experience supporting the #LeapAmbassadorsCommunity in #TheWholeIsGreater:
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Be intentional about your nonprofit's financial relationships in 2023. "Where We Bank Matters" can help you get started:
Facing who we are is often the hardest part of becoming who we want to be.
In this interview with I'm proud to share some of the fantastic ways female entrepreneurs and professionals make a difference in their communities.
Watch here:
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#LeapAmbassador shares about her nearly 40 years of work on the frontlines of efforts to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in our newest #LeapVoices conversation:
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Hear from , Founder of , as she talks about how the use of technology has evolved and changed in the nonprofit world on our Good Tech podcast.
open.spotify.com/episode/5E55cF
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"We must take up the banner of affordable, equitable access to the internet," writes #LeapAmbassador Marnie . Learn how and others are working to do this important work:
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Listen to #LeapAmbassador and his When You Wonder co-author on the latest Kindness and Compassion #podcast:
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#NowReading "What's Next for Philanthropy in the 2020s" in by colleagues Gabriel Kasper, Justin Marcoux & Jennifer Holk:
Attention Greater Delaware! Please join me TONIGHT at 6 pm as I emcee the second annual "Pitch or Ditch" sponsored by my friends at the Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce Register: uwde.org/drjc/pitch-or- #DEBCC #PitchOrDitch #MinoritySmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship
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Create more public points of internet access
Counter misinformation & support digital fluency
Bring more voices into the conversation
@TechSoup's Marnie @webb on how civil society partners must advance digital empowerment for everyone.
techsoup.medium.com/we-must-take-u2
Save the date to join #LeapAmbassador for Year 2 Report Launch on March 23!
foundationpracticerating.org.uk/year-2-launch/
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To hold ourselves accountable for living our values around equity (and to encourage fellow grantmakers to do the same), we annually revisit and re-publish our DEI Commitment with updated metrics and fresh reflections.
2023 edition:
bit.ly/3Dh9hNM
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If you missed #LeapAmbassador 's conversation about 's 25 in 5 Initiative, catch the recording here:
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Join us for the Year 2 report launch of the Foundation Practice Rating. At this event, we will be highlighting findings from the report, and you will hear from speakers who specialise in changing foundations’ practices.
foundationpracticerating.org.uk/year-2-launch/
#FoundationPracticeRating #Launch
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#LeapAmbassador + colleagues Kathleen Fleming & Anthony Abril share their research into the impacts of large, unrestricted grants made by in 2017:
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Today! Join #LeapAmbassador Hedy Chang of as she moderates a discussion on reducing #chronicabsenteeism:
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Join us tomorrow for #LearningTuesdays as we explore the challenges causing children to miss school & see how partnerships can help reduce #chronicabsenteeism.
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The #FBLSummit is rapidly approaching and we can’t wait to see everyone there! This week is the last chance to grab tickets and join us for a fun and informative three days in Atlanta. Registration closes Friday!
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ICYMI, read #LeapAmbassador and 's Ellie Buteau on some of the lessons they've learned from digging into #MacKenzieScott's unconventional approach to #grantmaking:
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#LeapAmbassador asks nonprofit and philanthropic leader to ask themselves, "What is the ecosystem in which you work, and how does your work situate itself within that landscape?" #Community
By now, virtual/hybrid team leadership is what's expected. Specific challenges can come with that: motivation, bonding, candor, performance mgt, and conflict mgt (to name a few). Our course will help you: Feb 20-March 31. Register your interest: lnkd.in/ecGCExDp
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Our founder, , was recently interviewed by Read what she had to say about public health, Appalachia, and cultural equity at bit.ly/3XE74U5. #CEG #WeAreAppalachia #MacKenzieScott #PublicHealth #Appalachia #HIV #AIDS #COVID #Mpox #Equity #DEI
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I was recently interviewed by the incredible . Read what I had to say about public health, Appalachia, and cultural equity at bit.ly/3XE74U5.
#CEG #WeAreAppalachia #MacKenzieScott #PublicHealth #Appalachia #HIV #AIDS #COVID #Mpox #Equity #DEI
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