Dates/Time
July 14, 2020
10:30 am-11:45 am

Panelists will share key program strategies and help us see how their work builds toward greater systems change that benefits people, communities, and land. We’ll hear examples from funders working at different intervention points in this work including resident empowerment, leadership development, decision-support research, and policy change, and how long-term aspirations are advanced through shorter term gains. We will also explore how these approaches are being impacted by COVID-19 and racial justice organizing and actions.

Melanie Mitros Ph.D., Vitalyst Health Foundation (kick-off panelist & moderator)
How risky investments are critical to healthy communities.
Bryan Crawford-Garrett, Thornburg Foundation
How leadership development leads to regenerative food policy.
Jessica Gonzalez, LISC Phoenix
How working in neighborhoods scales to systemic change. What it means to work in community.
Paula Randolph, Babbitt Center for Land & Water Policy
How access to information and knowledge empower people to protect water resources.

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