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On November 7th, the Leaders of Color Collective partnered with AMPT: Advancing Nonprofits for LoCC in at AMPT, an event where nonprofit leaders of color came together for a panel discussion and community building.
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The panel consisted of five leaders from a diverse set of organizations: ángela munguía, Executive Director of AMPT; Jamyle Cannon, Executive Director of The Bloc; Christina Bourné, Director of Development at Forward Momentum Chicago; Sheerine Alemzadeh, Co-Director and Co-Founder of Healing to Action; and Edwin Martinez, Executive Director and Co-Founder at Centro Sanar.
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At the forefront of the discussion was the effort of undoing “white bias”, which can pervade every aspect of an organization’s existence. For example, philanthropy often dictates to nonprofit organizations of color that they must have the right results before funders will provide resources, leading organizations to prioritize metrics over the process. This same malefaction can also cloud an organization’s culture. The status quo of top-down leadership and lack of attention to staff care lead to leadership feeling isolated and team members feeling devalued, ultimately crippling the work.
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In discussion of how to untangle from these long established and unhelpful yardsticks, each panelist had unique perspectives to share based on their challenges and successes as nonprofit leaders. A common theme was humanization: seeing each other as people first, rather than a metric or goal; centering the people who do the work through collective decision-making; and challenging the “great man theory” through co-leadership models that allow leaders to be vulnerable and lean on each other for support. Watch their conversation in-depth here.
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The leaders left energized to go back to their respective teams and talk about what they learned. Many shared that they felt a renewed gratitude for the power of community. “We need each other,” one attendee wrote post-event.
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Be on the lookout for the next event in 2025. There are several discussion topics in the works for following events: cultivating an engaged board, organizing community-led fundraising, and continuing to build collective power to make positive changes in the philanthropy sector.
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The Leaders of Color Collective is immensely grateful to the panelists who shared their insightful experiences, to AMPT for collaborating on the event, and to all of the attendees who contributed to the energy and vulnerability in the room.
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If you are a nonprofit leader of color and you would like to get involved with the Leaders of Color Collective, please reach out to Jessica Jones-Lewis at jessica(at)loganfdn(dot)org.
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Thomas Brennan from The War Horse on the Daily Show
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Thomas Brennan, Executive Director of The War Horse News, sat down with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show to talk about the latest War Horse film, “Shadows of Fallujah,” in which he and his fellow platoon members open up for the first time about their experience fighting in the Battle of Fallujah in Iraq 20 years ago and healing from the losses of that battle.
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"For 20 years, I have watched as the conversation about war and the experiences of the men and women who actually execute those wars on the ground be controlled by public affairs officers and senior military officials," Brennan said. "So around the 19th anniversary, I went back to [my platoon] and I said, I really want to tell our story. I want to show the American public what happened during Phantom Fury from our perspective."
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You can watch Shadows of Fallujah here, or read it here.
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The First-Ever San Quentin Film Festival
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Photo credit: Jim Wilson/The New York Times
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The San Quentin Film Festival, brainchild of Rahsaan Thomas and Cori Thomas, brought the red-carpet atmosphere and industry crowd to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. It is the first film festival to be held in a prison. They showcased short films from six finalists, all produced by currently or formerly incarcerated filmmakers, before an impressive audience including stars like Kerry Washington from "Scandal" and Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld.
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Congratulations to the following partners who were also recently featured in news and media:
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And well done to the following partners, who recently received awards:
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Open Applications
- Advocates for Urban Agriculture Capacity Building Grant: The Capacity Building Grant is a grant fund housed by Advocates for Urban Agriculture in partnership with Food:Land:Opportunity (F.L.O.) and is model for community-led resource distribution. These funds support urban farms and community gardens to enrich the local food economy, production and distribution throughout the Chicago area. The application deadline is December 6th at 3:00pm CT.
- Thriving Youth, Stronger Communities Grant: The Lohengrin Foundation is launching Thriving Youth, Stronger Communities, a youth and community center capital investment initiative. Projects must focus on a new construction youth and community center or the conversion of an existing building into a youth and community center in Chicago. The Foundation anticipates awarding one grant, totaling up to $15M, to support their grantee partner throughout the pre-development, construction, and occupancy phases of their project. The two-step proposal process begins with a Letter of Interest, which is due December 6th at 11:59pm CT.
- University of Chicago Social Sector Lab: AMPT is collaborating with the Social Sector Leadership Program at the Crown School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice to offer a new “Social Sector Lab” course, which will match teams of students with AMPT-affiliated organizations to examine a central strategic question that, if answered, could help you make an important decision that could increase your impact. The application deadline is December 16th.
- Microgrants for Small Newsrooms: This grant and mentoring program as part of the ongoing PluPro project aims to empower 50 small, local and independent media outlets in the EU. The goal is to foster resilience and viability through capacity-building activities, design-learning innovation, and a repository of case studies and best practices. Maximum award amount is €5,000. The first application deadline is December 17th at 1pm CET.
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Job Openings
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Investigative Journalism Bureau: "This gripping series traces the compelling journey of Michael Fraser and his wife Ann. Michael, housebound by pain, and incurable disease, sees his choice for medically assisted death (MAID) as a powerful solution to his suffering."
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inewsource: “There are many more migrants than appointments. The app’s lottery system for distributing appointments has meant that the wait for some has stretched for months. For Ana’s family, it’s been over a year, with no way of knowing when they will get an appointment. "
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Oklahoma Watch: “'With additional scrutiny, we can see there are very few Bibles on the market that would meet these criteria, and all of them have been endorsed by former President Donald Trump,' Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Executive Director Colleen McCarty said."
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Coda Media: "The reasoning for bringing in AI tools to monitor patients is always that it will make life easier for us, but in my experience, technology in healthcare rarely makes things better. It usually just speeds up the factory floor, squeezing more out of us, so they can ultimately hire fewer of us."
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The War Horse News: "As I write this, I have tears in my eyes. I’m afraid of what this journey will do to me and what the reaction will be. But the further I travel in life beyond the house-to-house fighting, the more I wonder how my body—and my mind—survived it, and whether I still will. "
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We'd like to hear from you!
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Thanks for reading! We have an open call for content from our partners to highlight the brilliant work they're doing in the community. If you are a current grantee or partner with The Reva and David Logan Foundation and you would like to contribute to our next newsletter, please reach out to Sabrina Boggs, Communications Coordinator at sabrina(at)loganfdn(dot)org. Please note that we will not share fundraising campaigns.
In addition, we are frequently reposting our grantees on our social media, so make sure to follow us and tag us in your posts! Links to our socials are below.
See you next time!
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