Journey of a Veteran
Melvin Bridgmon | January 6, 2021 The story of Outreach Chicago’s (OC) leader Melvin Bridgmon is a long and complicated…
Feedback, done well, can lead to greater equity and inclusion. Unfortunately, feedback isn’t always done well. In this special blog series, leaders from around the world grapple with the tough questions and hard work that goes into ensuring feedback practices contribute to a more equitable future. If you would like to share your perspective on Feedback and Equity, please contact Annie at [email protected]
Why investing in Black girls’ futures goes beyond listening
Girls share their experiences as Black girls with muralist Austin Miles to help her create a mural for the Mending…
Afterschool Equity
Natasha Abrol | August 3, 2020 When the Black Lives Matter protests began this year, my university’s debate union, a…
A New Way To See: Collaborative Decision Making After Disasters
Isadora Hastings February 12, 2020 At Cooperacion Comunitaria, we work to help vulnerable communities rebuild private and public spaces post-disaster…
Building Equity Slowly
Yotam Polizer January 22, 2020 As migrants fleeing conflict arrive on the shore of Levos Island, Greece, IsraAID is there…
Feedback as Advocacy: Equity in the International Context
Samuel Addai-Boateng | December 4, 2019 Ghanaians, like many other Africans, define equity as the level of fairness in the…
Listening Deeply: Not Tokenizing Trauma in the Workplace
I work for Polaris, where one of our primary programs is operating the National Human Trafficking Hotline for human trafficking (among other work we do in the field such as policy advocacy).
Building a New Machine with New Tentacles: Moving Towards More Inclusive Philanthropy
There’s a very real movement happening right now around equity, diversity, and recognizing power dynamics that are hard-wired into philanthropy. These issues have existed for decades, but people are now getting more comfortable discussing things directly and that’s a good thing.
Asking the Hard Question: Does Our Feedback Work Promote Equity?
Valerie Threlfall and June WangNovember 8, 2019 What kind of feedback promotes equity? The Listen4Good team at Fund for Shared…
Can Listening After Disasters Provide an Opportunity for Gender Equity?
Fondo Semilas is a feminist fund: we are focused on listening to women’s voices and needs to move towards greater gender equity. We gather funds from other organizations and individual donors around the world and re-grant them to