Sharing this piece written by my daughter Tiana. kevinmd.com/blog/2020/06/why…
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Beyond the board statement, what should boards do to ensure that their organizations are living their values? @VernettaWalker and @Sage_Network Robin Stacia answer this and much more in this informative webinar: bit.ly/2YwbH72 #NPQBoards #Board #BlackLivesMatter
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George Floyd & Eric Garner died gasping for air as police officers stole their last breath. It's time to end these revolting practices. I’m supporting @GillibrandNY’s Senate introduction of the Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act to make police chokeholds illegal.
I have more emotions than I can name, but this quick read captured several: Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A Lot by @GoldingGirl617 link.medium.com/SQFju300R6
We’re experiencing this. Thank you for making this day special.
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When I wrote “Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America,” some white readers said it was too brutally honest for them to take at times. I hope today’s video of that young man being hunted and killed shows you why I wrote it and how we black folk feel. Rage. Pain. Grief.
Awesome. #BlackGirlMagic
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Check it out. I'll be sharing strategies and insights on DEI at Legal Issues in Museum Administration 2020 morethancle.ali-cle.org/lega… via @ali_cle.
"We would refer readers to a recent article by Vernetta Walker that explores this issue more deeply." A Nonprofit Conflict of Interest Elicits a Public Reminder nonprofitquarterly.org/a-non… via @npquarterly
Quote for the day: "The learning takes place outside of our comfort zone in spaces where there’s dissonance." Marcus Walton, Leader Discusses Potential and Pitfalls of Efforts to Boost Equity in Grant Making disq.us/t/3lwiso4
Equity work is both inward facing and outward facing: We have to address equity within our organizations and at the same time build it into the work we do in the world.
Writing in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Independent Sector President and CEO @DanCardinali discusses how we can renew civil society and strengthen democracy, even in this divided time. ssir.org/articles/entry/equi…
Brilliant minds at work. “What We Need to Know & the Future of Nonprofit Regulation. #LiveAtUrban
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<Just knocked on the door & entered my patient’s room>
Patient: [on the phone, looks up & sees me] “I’ve got to go, the food guy is here to get my lunch order.”
Me: “Hello, I’m Dr. Webb. I’m the doctor in charge of your care while you’re in the hospital...”
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@VernettaWalker leads excellent #implicitbias workshop for @IDSAInfo Board of Directors before @IDWeek2019 so important for #leadership to commit @Armstrws
