Camelback Ventures presents...a FREE webinar entitled Walk Your Talk: Anti-Racist Grantmaking For White Funders on Monday, September 21 [1:15 PM - 2:30 PM EDT]
Camelback Ventures has spent the past 6 years learning the needs and wants of these diverse founders, and have come to better understand the unjust conditions in which entrepreneurship exists.
Through our Capital Collaborative program, we work with philanthropic leaders who want to deepen their individual and organizational commitment to racial and gender equity - but may not know how. Our unique approach brings together a community of white accomplices to engage in an introspective and concrete curriculum, to diversify their networks and make their grantmaking processes more equitable.
It is with that lens that we present this panel moderated by leadership expert and "recovering fundraiser" Kishshana Palmer. This panel will share how white foundation staff are stepping forward to advance racial justice in their organizations as well as their own personal work.
Kishshana Palmer is a national speaker, trainer, and coach with a 17 year background in fundraising, marketing, and talent management. She’s a supernova on any stage and platforms due to her charismatic and candid delivery. It doesn’t matter if she’s speaking about philanthropy, living your most authentic life, or diversity, the energy she brings to the stage is always entertaining and edifying.
Kishshana is founder of The Rooted Collaborative -- a global online community for Women of Color in Fundraising. She's the author of ""Hey, I'm New Here"", the host of the podcast A Shot of Vitamin K, an adjunct professor at Baruch College, a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer (CGT) and an AFP Master Trainer.
Kristi Kimball is the Executive Director of the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, which focuses on improving the quality of K-12 education in California and nationwide, with emphasis on charter schools, teacher and principal preparation and support, and parent information and engagement. The foundation also supports human services organizations that provide direct services throughout the Bay Area to help people climb out of poverty.
Nick Donohue is leading efforts to reshape New England’s public education systems to be more equitable and more effective, supporting strong futures for our region’s communities.
Nick is committed to elevating the issues of racism and white privilege in our education system, as he believes that without direct attention to these social realities and their impact, our progress as a nation educationally and socially will be limited. As a sought after thought leader in education transformation, Nick has worked throughout his career to expand access to high quality, innovative learning opportunities for students. His leadership in education reform continues to challenge traditional notions of schooling to respond to our changing world and the systemic inequities inherent in our systems of education, with the goal of preparing learners to contribute to a thriving democracy.
As Voqal’s education program director, Vinny is responsible for building the strategies, processes, systems and relationships that will build the Education Venture Fund’s investor community, deal flow and successful investments. Prior to joining Voqal, Vinny worked over 10 years for nonprofit and educational organizations. Most recently, he worked as the Merage Foundations’ Strategic Partnerships Director where he identified, cultivated and executed development and partnership opportunities for the foundations to maximize social impact in the areas of early childhood development. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY — and a product of NYC public schools — Vinny earned a bachelor’s in history at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s in education foundations, policy and practice at the University of Colorado-Boulder. An accomplished speaker and author, he has published numerous research reports, articles and book chapters.
Corey Scholes is a director of Education for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where she advises the Foundation on strategic program initiatives and opportunities related to education. One of her first major responsibilities at the Foundation was to help start the Ewing Marion Kauffman School, where she served as interim CEO during the school’s launch.
Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Scholes was a school designer for Expeditionary Learning in New York, where her responsibilities included teacher education, curriculum and leadership development, school sustainability structures, and new school recruitment.
"There’s an important balance between the work on ourselves (our identities, how we show up, how we talk about the work) and the work we do with others (our peers, organizations, and institutions) - and this experience has adapted in ways that reflect the interconnections between these aspects in really important ways.”"
Starting in January 2021, the program will kick off with personal and organizational assessments to develop your customized action plan supported by 1:1 coaching. You will meet and collaborate with your cohort in 3 dedicated Summits, with bonus virtual programming as well as opportunities to engage with Camelback Fellows and alumni interspersed.
There are huge disparities in funding on both the venture and philanthropic sides for founders of color and women, despite the myriad data that shows the many benefits of diverse teams. We know these disparities in funding are not the result of a ‘pipeline problem’ - and we know we can accelerate meaningful, systemic change by supporting both sides of the table.
