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Join a panel discussion where Detroit Future Cities, along with their community partners, will share insights into their innovative model. Grounded in both data and community voice, this model aims to create positive impact and foster sustainable development. Learn how these organizations leverage community input, analyze data, and implement evidence-based strategies to address urban challenges effectively. From neighborhood revitalization to equitable resource allocation, discover how this holistic approach is shaping Detroit’s future.
A productive, equitable, internal culture aligned with a foundation’s mission and goals is essential to support nonprofit resilience and success. In other words, if we are striving to have more impact, we should look not just at our external strategies and theories of change but also at how our organizational behaviors, assumptions, and values either support or potentially undermine what we are trying to achieve.
While capacity building is a critical part of our work, traditional models of capacity building do not always account for culture, systems, and power in their design, failing to keep equity centered in their approach. GEO’s latest publication, Reimagining Capacity Building, explores principles for centering equity in our capacity-building efforts, explores the way inequities can show up, and offers steps we can take to address and mitigate those inequities.