Can we talk about...? A podcast on leading for racial equity in philanthropy
Can we talk about…? is a podcast that invites philanthropic leaders into candid conversations with their peers to normalize the messiness of leading for racial equity and reflect on what it takes to create lasting transformation.
In Season 2: Equity on the Ground our hosts Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac explore what it looks like to operationalize equity on the ground in a diversity of contexts.
This podcast is brought to you by The Giving Practice at Philanthropy Northwest and made possible with support from the Ford Foundation.
Episodes
16 episodes
Pearl Lujan and Abby Sarmac on Going Back to Our Roots with the Kindle Project's Indigenous Women's Flow Fund
Abby Sarmac hosts a conversation with Pearl Lujan from the Kindle Project’s Indigenous Women’s Flow Fund. Together, they discuss their work as intermediaries and donors together on this project, and share how slowing down helped build deep and ...
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Episode 4
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45:05
Eddy Zheng on Breath, Hope and Healing with New Breath Foundation
President and Founder of New Breath Foundation Eddy Zheng shares his personal story and experiences navigating incarceration and detention for 21 years, and how hope, healing and breath, led him to create a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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59:36
Chris Nanni on Operationalizing Equity in Fragmented Communities with the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Listen in as President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Chris Nanni weaves together personal and organizational reflections on driving equity in the most fragmented community in the...
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Episode 2
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52:45
Monica Simeon and Zeke Smith on Moving at the Speed of Community in Eastern Washington with Empire Health Foundation
Empire Health Foundation Vice Chair Monica Simeon and President Zeke Smith provide insight into what advancing equity looks like for a health conversion foundation serving politically and geographically diverse communities across seven countrie...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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56:24
Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac on What's In Store for Season 2
We’re back for Season 2! Join our season’s hosts Katie Hong, Robin Martin and Abby Sarmac as they introduce themselves and share the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ behind Season 2: Equity on the Ground.
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Season 2
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17:11
Katie Hong, Lisa McGill, Abby Sarmac and Lalitha Vaidyanathan on Moving Forward Together: Themes and highlights from season 1
In our final episode, four TGP Senior Advisors – Katie Hong, Lisa McGill, Abby Sarmac and Lalitha Vaidyanathan – reflect on the stories we heard across Season 1, sharing perspectives and advice based on their work as consultants supporting a...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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58:27
Larry Kramer and Charmaine Mercer on paving the way for racial justice at the Hewlett Foundation
In 2020, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation committed $150M to support racial justice alongside the development of an entirely new office – the Office of Culture, Rac...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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48:28
Estakio Beltran and Bill and Holly Marklyn on shifting wealth and power with The Share Fund
In this special episode, founding members of The Share Fund, Estakio Beltran, Bill Marklyn and Holly Marklyn take us beyond the bounds of traditional governance and philanthropy, and into a new world of giving that makes the redistribution of w...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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47:32
Judy Belk and Debra Nakatomi on leading with lived experience
Judy Belk (senior advisor and former president and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation, also known as “Cal Wellness”) and Debra Nakatomi (CEO of NakatomiPR, trustee and former board chair of The California Wellness Foundation) exchange po...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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49:42
Monika Kalra Varma and Julia Wilson on talking about the hard stuff out loud with love
Listen in as Monika Kalra Varma, the first BIPOC president & CEO of BoardSource, and Julia Wilson, BoardSource’s outgoing board chair, share powerful stories and reflections on their experiences tackling the complexities of race equity work...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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54:07
(Español) Tanya Edelin y Dilcia Molina-Sanchez Sobre el Cambio de Poder a la Comunidad en la Sala de Juntas de la Fundación if
En este episodio, Tanya Edelin y Dilcia Molina-Sanchez comparten sus experiencias como miembros de la junta directiva de la Fundación if para Radical Possibility. A lo largo de su conversación, Tanya y Dilcia comparten cómo se sient...
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(English) Tanya Edelin and Dilcia Molina-Sanchez on Shifting Power to Community in the Boardroom at if Foundation
In this episode, Tanya Edelin and Dilcia Molina share their experiences as board members of the if Foundation for Radical Possibility. Throughout their conversation, Tanya and Dilcia share what it feels like to be on a board that is...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:03:59
Beth McCaw and LeAnne Moss on Whiteness and Embodiment
In this episode, Beth McCaw (Founding Funder of Threshold) and LeAnne Moss (Executive Director of Renton Regional Community Foundation) share honest reflections of their personal journeys as white women in anti-racist work.Together they ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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42:47
Sharon Miracle and Brenda Solorzano on Advancing Equity in Rural Environments
Listen in as Sharon (President and CEO, Yakima Valley Community Foundation) and Brenda (CEO Headwaters Foundation of Montana) share how they’ve worked with their boards and staff to transform their organizational cultures and center racial equi...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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50:59
Nichole June Maher, Aleesha Towns-Bain and Kevin Walker on 13 Years of the Philanthropy Northwest Board's Racial Equity Journey
Philanthropy Northwest’s current and two preceding Board Chairs – Nichole June Maher, Aleesha Towns-Bain and Kevin Walker – kick off our pilot season on racial equity work at the governance level, stitching together memories across 13 years of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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