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Can the Early Childhood Workforce Crisis Be Fixed? How Dallas College and its partners are trying to break the mold.
Spark Talk
Dallas, like many fast-growing communities across the country, has an urgent need to provide low-cost, high-quality childcare and early childhood learning opportunities. Without new approaches, existing inequities in the early childhood space will continue to compound. In this conversation, you will hear from the student perspective how Dallas College is breaking down barriers for students to make higher education accessible. With the recent launch of an innovative early childhood baccalaureate program, Dallas College is working across boundaries with local school districts, federal grants and private philanthropy to train hundreds of new early childhood educators a year and give every child …
Citi Foundation and Urban Institute share Community Progress Makers Cohort 3, Citi Foundation’s flagship initiative across six place-based markets. Learn how a corporate foundation redesigned its practice as a Learning Organization and partner – not just funder, enhanced grantee partners’ experiences, co-created a learning community, and used enterprise capital (multi-year, unrestricted, scalable, and aligned grants) to drive impact and trust.
Black Joy in Green Spaces: Exploring Nature’s Positive Influence on the Health of Black Women
Workshop
What is Black Joy? It is an everyday aspect of the Black experience. Furthermore, it is a response to the flawed Strong Black Woman phenomena that promotes hyper-productivity over holistic pause. Black women often prioritize productivity over our personal peace of mind. And, sadly, the efforts we pour into achieving personal and professional success do not directly equate to greater protective factors when it comes to our health outcomes. The Black Joy in Green Spaces workshop was created to educate the community about nature’s influence on the health and healing of Black women. During this interactive workshop, you will learn …
Investing in young people is vital to increase economic mobility and build an economy centered on equity, justice, inclusion, and impact. By helping to fund the education of today’s under-resourced students, philanthropic organizations and corporations can champion visibility and increase representation in the workforce, paving the way for a diverse generation of leaders . This discussion will examine the history of how certain populations have been locked out of professional opportunities, comparing employment data for those with and without higher education, illustrating the life-changing impact of helping underserved young people pay for college. We will address how nonprofits, funders, corporations, and …
Exploring the Decline of Nonprofit Advocacy and Public Engagement
Workshop
Policy and Advocacy
Nonprofits are a catalyst for democracy and systems change in the United States. Our organizations bring individuals together to educate leaders — particularly policymakers — about our missions, community challenges, and potential solutions. Unfortunately, findings from recently released research commissioned by Independent Sector determined that a significantly lower proportion of nonprofits report advocating or lobbying today compared to 20 years ago. How can we get nonprofits off the sidelines and onto the playing field? The answer is simple. There is power in numbers. Together, nonprofits can strengthen our collective influence through our collective impact. This discussion will take a deep …
Increasing Trust: The Secret to Unlocking a New Wave of Giving
Spotlight
While the average American has grown richer, corporate profits are at record highs, and the number of nonprofits has exploded over the last several decades, giving to charitable causes in the U.S. has been stuck at roughly 2% of GDP for 60 years. The social good sector has an existential problem and declining trust is to blame. Join Kimberly O’Donnell, chief fundraising officer at Bonterra, as she unveils Bonterra’s vision to build trust alongside social good leaders like you to increase giving to 3% of GDP by 2033. You’ll learn how high efficiency, clear impact, strong visibility, and lasting relationships …
Building Better Together: The Power of Corporate Engagement in Community Impact
Focus Groups
In a post-pandemic world, the changing workforce and an increased focus on social equity are transforming how companies design their employee and community engagement programs. At the same time, nonprofits that are providing critical resources in our communities are seeing cuts in funding and an increased demand for services. Join Common Impact’s Chief Program Officer, Alana Francis de Govia to learn about this critical moment and opportunity to shape the future of work, social impact, and our communities. During the session, attendees will explore tangible mechanisms to design effective and equitable purpose-driven partnerships that elevate the capacity of nonprofits while …
People-Powered Philanthropy: Giving Circles as a Tool for Change
Workshop
Giving circles bring groups of people together to pool their money and decide where to make a collective gift. This is people-powered philanthropy—giving that is values-aligned and centers our communities and people. Giving circle members give in more strategic ways, are increasingly diverse, and bring more diverse opinions and information to bear when deciding how to give—all while filling in funding gaps and liberating capital to small, grassroots organizations. Want to learn more about this people-powered model and how you can build power and uplift your community? During this workshop, Philanthropy Together team members will explain why collective giving is …
Southern Dallas Thrives: Co-Creating Community With Intentional Investment
Workshop
Created in partnership with the PepsiCo Foundation and Frito-Lay North America, the Southern Dallas Thrives initiative provides vital investment opportunities to the Southern Dallas community to create lasting change and measurable impact. In this session, you’ll learn about the role of philanthropic investment and community partnerships that advance the lives of those who are often the most marginalized to co-create change.