Dismantling Racism in Evaluation: If not now, then when?

Upon recent events, including the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Riah Milton, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, Selena Reyes-Hernandez, Rayshard Brooks and countless others who lost their lives to police violence, racism, or hatred, we had to ask ourselves does this work go far enough to change the current inequities in our […]

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Alone in my Basement.

Editor’s Note:June 15 th -21 st is Men’s Health Week. We think that emotional and mental health are critical components of men’s health. Over the course of the past several months, there have been extraordinary stressors that could heighten anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. These stressors disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, people of color […]

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June 17th, 2020: Investing in Community Resilience Webinar 3: Trauma-Informed Practice in Action

Building on the Foundation’s Trauma-Informed Philanthropy series, we are pleased to present a 10-month learning series, Investing in Community Resilience. This series, presented in partnership with the eXtension Foundation, will provide vital information to funders and cooperative extension professionals for developing trauma-informed, healing-centered approaches in their work. The third webinar, Trauma-Informed Practice in Action, will be on Wednesday, June 17th from 3-4pm EST. […]

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Supporting Organizations to Cope During This Time

Several weeks ago, we released our Cope. Recover. Grow. Framework for responding to the unprecedented needs during and post COVID-19. The framework is intended to guide us (staff and board) as we continue to support organizations and communities in the coming weeks, months, and beyond. We have asked funders, service providers, government, and others to […]

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