A new in-depth series on “power building” sponsored by @CalEndow features power builders, scholars, and funders sharing lessons on how to build the power of communities and people. Sign up now to follow the series. #PeoplePower https://t.co/o56qmgzl9U
Excited to launch a fantastic SSIR series on investing in power building! Thank you to Richard Healey for kicking off with this provocative and insightful article.
“What kind of power building do we need to transform the deep structures of our society and achieve governing power?” Richard Healey describes how progressive organizations and #philanthropy can build infrastructure for system-level change. @CalEndow https://t.co/XOspRZ6bDj
“What kind of power building do we need to transform the deep structures of our society and achieve governing power?” Richard Healey describes how progressive organizations and #philanthropy can build infrastructure for system-level change. @CalEndow https://t.co/XOspRZ6bDj
Thank you Martha Ramirez from @InsidePhilanthr for this special conversation on the importance of investing in powerbuilding and how personal it is.
Read more from our conversation: https://t.co/QOFeABB8pK
Our partners & community showed us what happens when a community has the power – healthy long-term transformative change happens.
Listen to learn more about these findings & why philanthropy needs to invest in power building: https://t.co/Fs1RBzLMhy #CalEndow
People power transforms communities. Read our latest piece in the @SSIReview to understand why we must listen, support and trust our partners and communities to be the architects of their own equity efforts.
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Questioning your abilities doesn’t mean you have impostor syndrome. It’s a normal response to a new challenge or a difficult task.
The absence of doubt breeds arrogance. Feeling unsure maintains humility.
A lack of confidence is a reminder that you have something to learn.
The loudest voices rarely represent the majority. They're usually speaking for the extremes.
You won't understand the views of a group until you've invited the quieter voices into the discussion.
Don't mistake silence for disengagement. It's often a sign of deep reflection.
Who are we gatekeeping for and why, asks Toya Randall of @voicevisionvalu. "Our communities continue to be in crisis ... What are we protecting ourselves from?" #GEO2022
“My mom understood poverty and oppression, but she was not defined by it.” @shawnginwright is telling a beautiful and generative story about at #GEO2022 about the humanness of systems change.
Excited to be back at the 2022 National GEO Conference in Chicago in person and ready to LEARN to gain, UNLEARN to discard, and RELEARN to transform. Are you ready? #2022GEO#Calendow
What do our community partners need - as defined by them - to create a fair, just and thriving society? A key question for grantmakers, from Nat Chioke Williams of @HillSnowdon at #2021GEOLearn.
#PopHealthRT Pearls from Phillip Alberti: "Tracking the gaps is not the same as measuring equity, and health equity.". Are the same opportunities available to ALL and not just the privileged few?
#PopHealthRT#inclusivehealthyplaces#healthyrichmond, @CalEndowBHC
Joseph Griffin & Gambino Arredondo are in the house at the National Academy Workshop talking about the importance of community controlled, community designed space to co-create inclusive places.