Non-family Staff Peer Network: Racial Equity Discussions with Board and Staff

Join your peers and special guests Jennifer Langton and Chantelle Fisher-Borne for a continued space to share about racial equity within your foundations. Jennifer will share from her own experiences of learning and change at the Tzedek Social Justice Fund, a foundation which “redistributes money, resources, and power to support systems change and community healing in Asheville, North Carolina.” Chantelle leads Out in the South Initiative and has experience tackling tough issues in the South. Discuss how to approach tough conversations and how to bridge the gap that oftentimes exists between donors, board, and staff on equity issues. Bring your topics, favorite resources, and questions for peer staff members.

Related Resources

• Website: Tzedek Social Justice Fund
• Book: Decolonizing Wealth
• Book: Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
• NCFP Event: Racial Justice in Family Philanthropy Symposium
• Book: How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

NCFP’s Non-family Staff Peer Network, chaired by Denise Porche, Steve Toben, and Kim Wright, is designed for senior level non-family staff members who work at family foundations in NCFP’s Friends of the Family network. This time is peer-directed, with NCFP staff and other outside experts serving as resources. Join your peers and build a network of colleagues facing the unique challenges, complications, and joys that are inherent in this role.