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Neighborhood Self-Defense Against Environmental Racism
Workshop
Black, Brown, and low-income neighborhoods have been racially zoned to disproportionately host toxic polluters along floodplains, highways, and switchyards. Downwinders at Risk, a local 30-year-old grassroots clean air and environmental justice nonprofit, is working with neighborhoods to reverse this racist zoning practice in Dallas. This session will provide an overview of the origin of the Neighborhood Self-Defense Project (NSDP) within different Dallas communities. This includes the work in the Floral Farms community from the Shingle Mountain crisis ; the more recent Singleton Corridor plan in West Dallas that led to the formation of Singleton Unidos and the GAFs Gotta Go campaign; …
There is heightened interest in nonprofit demographic data — to gain visibility into equity in the sector, uplift the work of BIPOC-led organizations, and direct resources to the communities they serve. But duplicate and disparate requests for this information have created a significant burden on the same nonprofits we pledged to support. How, then, can we gather crucial demographic data to center equity in our work but avoid placing additional burden on historically marginalized nonprofits to collect and report it? Candid is exploring solutions that also decrease the grantee burden. In this session, we will share new findings from ongoing …
Shifting Power to Community Leaders: A Case Study in Participatory Action Research
Workshop
To advance racial equity in the nonprofit sector, we must shift the power at all levels — including in research and evaluation. Research in nonprofits has historically been grounded in white supremacist mindsets and ideologies that view impoverished neighborhoods and communities of color as passive recipients of services. In an effort to prove “what works,” the evaluation of services too often has involved external researchers coming in and validating or rejecting the work of that community, often leaving programs and communities under excessive scrutiny and unable to shape their own narratives. Recent years, however, have seen the increasing adoption of …
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Dr. Artika R. Tyner is committed to addressing a pressing issue that our nation faces – the reading crisis among our youth. This crisis represents a significant obstacle to academic success and social mobility for countless children across the country. As a leading expert in education and social justice, Dr. Tyner has dedicated her life’s work to empowering our youth through transformative approaches to education. In this presentation, Dr. Tyner aims to shed light on her innovative experience of fostering literacy, promoting diversity in books, and cultivating youth leadership development.
As an advocacy organization, Native Americans in Philanthropy’s approach centers on Indigenous values to create sustainable solutions for everyone. From environmental issues to sustainable economies to data sovereignty and stewardship, centering Indigenous worldviews provides a different perspective and opportunity to create, build, and grow. This session will share how the philanthropic sector has an opportunity to engage and invest in these solutions.
Main Stage – AI and Nonprofits: Transformative, Terrifying, or Both?
Main Stage
Can you read the news or sit in a meeting without at least one mention of artificial intelligence (AI)? In more ways than we can count, and faster than we could have imagined, AI—especially generative AI—is transforming the business, social, and civic landscape around the globe. Join us as, together, we learn more about this dynamic technology. We’ll explore with a panel of experts how AI can impact our organizations, how we can take action to reduce its risks, and how we can take advantage of AI to support the communities we serve. Download the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resources Guide …
Recipe for Change: A New Model for Juvenile Justice That Starts in the Kitchen
Spotlight
Café Momentum brings levity to some of the most challenging conversations as it takes kids out of jail and teaches them to play with knives and fire. But, levity aside, the program commits to teaching life, social, and employment skills to Dallas’ most at-risk youth, and has been a hit with everyone from philanthropists and dinner-goers to the young people participating in the program. This session will cover how Café Momentum’s paid internship model provides a transformative experience for justice-involved youth to help them achieve their full potential.