Can we talk about...? A podcast on leading for racial equity in philanthropy

The Giving Practice at Philanthropy Northwest
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Can we talk about...? A podcast on leading for racial equity in philanthropy

Can we talk about…? is a podcast that invites philanthropic leaders into candid conversations with their peers to normalize the messiness of leading for racial equity and reflect on what it takes to create lasting transformation. In Season 2: Equity on the Ground our hosts Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac explore what it looks like to operationalize equity on the ground in a diversity of contexts.  This podcast is brought to you by The Giving Practice at Philanthropy Northwest and made possible with support from the Ford Foundation. 

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Kent McGuire and Zoe Stemm-Calderon on Building an Inclusive Public Education

    Kent McGuire of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Zoe Stemm-Calderon from the Raikes Foundation sit down with Katie Hong to discuss their work on advancing equitable and inclusive public education across the United States. In this episode they share their foundations’ collaborative efforts as well as their own personal and professional experiences – both inside and outside of philanthropy – in the education space.

    1h 5m

  2. NOV 19

    Pearl Lujan and Abby Sarmac on Going Back to Our Roots with the Kindle Project's Indigenous Women's Flow Fund

    Abby Sarmac hosts a conversation with Pearl Lujan from the Kindle Project’s Indigenous Women’s Flow Fund. Together, they discuss their work as intermediaries and donors together on this project, and share how slowing down helped build deep and transformative relationships with Indigenous communities.

    45 min
  3. Eddy Zheng on Breath, Hope and Healing with New Breath Foundation

    NOV 12

    Eddy Zheng on Breath, Hope and Healing with New Breath Foundation

    President and Founder of New Breath Foundation Eddy Zheng shares his personal story and experiences navigating incarceration and detention for 21 years, and how hope, healing and breath, led him to create a foundation focused on dismantling institutions of policing, incarceration and deportation. The foundation is unapologetically committed to building long-term power in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, as well as cross-racial solidarity to buil...

    1 hr
  4. Chris Nanni on Operationalizing Equity in Fragmented Communities with the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

    OCT 17

    Chris Nanni on Operationalizing Equity in Fragmented Communities with the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

    Listen in as President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Chris Nanni weaves together personal and organizational reflections on driving equity in the most fragmented community in the Southeast. Chris shares a wealth of knowledge and ideas – particularly for listeners looking to learn from peers who are working to build bridges across their communities.Full Episode Guide: https://philanthropynw.org/podcast/givingpractice/chris-nanni?utm_source=Podcast_Platform&utm_m...

    53 min
  5. Monica Simeon and Zeke Smith on Moving at the Speed of Community in Eastern Washington with Empire Health Foundation

    OCT 17

    Monica Simeon and Zeke Smith on Moving at the Speed of Community in Eastern Washington with Empire Health Foundation

    Empire Health Foundation Vice Chair Monica Simeon and President Zeke Smith provide insight into what advancing equity looks like for a health conversion foundation serving politically and geographically diverse communities across seven countries and three tribes in Eastern Washington.

    56 min
  6. Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac on What's In Store for Season 2

    SEASON 2 TRAILER

    Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac on What's In Store for Season 2

    We’re back for Season 2! Join our season’s hosts Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac as they introduce themselves and share the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ behind Season 2: Equity on the Ground.

    17 min

  7. JAN 22

    Katie Hong, Lisa McGill, Abby Sarmac and Lalitha Vaidyanathan on Moving Forward Together: Themes and highlights from season 1

    In our final episode, four TGP Senior Advisors – Katie Hong, Lisa McGill, Abby Sarmac and Lalitha Vaidyanathan – reflect on the stories we heard across Season 1, sharing perspectives and advice based on their work as consultants supporting a diversity of philanthropy boards and leaders along their racial equity journeys. Together they reflect on the moment we’re in as a philanthropic sector and acknowledge the critical work of infrastructure groups who’ve paved the way for philanthropy to tak...

    58 min

  8. 12/13/2023

    Larry Kramer and Charmaine Mercer on paving the way for racial justice at the Hewlett Foundation

    In 2020, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation committed $150M to support racial justice alongside the development of an entirely new office – the Office of Culture, Race and Equity – to incorporate equity efforts across the foundation’s culture, operations, and grantmaking. In this episode, President Larry Kramer and Chief Equity Officer Charmaine Mercer reflect on what it took to get there and how their unique decentralized approach – called “the Hewlett Way” – played a role. A...

    48 min
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Can we talk about…? is a podcast that invites philanthropic leaders into candid conversations with their peers to normalize the messiness of leading for racial equity and reflect on what it takes to create lasting transformation. In Season 2: Equity on the Ground our hosts Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac explore what it looks like to operationalize equity on the ground in a diversity of contexts.  This podcast is brought to you by The Giving Practice at Philanthropy Northwest and made possible with support from the Ford Foundation. 

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