We are excited to host the CHANGE Philanthropy 2017 Unity Summit: Investing in Movements for Equity at the New Orleans Marriott, which will take place September 18 – 22, 2017!

 

The UNITY Summit will bring together over 500 partner members and sector allies which represent diverse idealities and lived experiences to explore and examine philanthropic equity strategies. 2017 Unity Summit:  Investing in Movements for Equity will highlight how philanthropy can align its investments along the themes of Resistance, Protection, and Empowerment.

 

THE SUMMIT PARTNERSHIP GOALS WILL BE TO:  

• To highlight integration of diversity, inclusion, and social justice into philanthropic practice.

• To amplify equitable philanthropic practices that address structural and institutional change.

• To magnify community priorities of our partners with an intersectional approach.​

 

SUMMIT FRAME:

The entire CHANGE UNITY Summit Planning Team hopes you’ll choose to join us and invest in for what’s shaping up to be our most successful UNITY Summit yet!  We look forward to seeing you in NOLA!

 

2017 Unity Summit:  Investing in Movements for Equity will highlight how philanthropy can align its investments along the themes of Resistance, Protection, and Empowerment. 

 

• Resist. United to resist forces of injustice, intolerance, and prejudice; the promotion of inequitable practices and policies. Supporting real structural and institutional CHANGE by shifting philanthropy energy and efforts towards a more inclusive and just society.

• Protect. Secure, invest, preserve and protect the power, advocacy and lived experiences of diverse communities against infringement. Honoring gifts and cultivating qualities of individuals to expand human capital for social impact to lead movements that advance CHANGE through equity.

• Empower. Inclusive collective engagement and facilitative process for problem-solving and decision-making which honors the wisdom of diverse communities in organizing to build collective power, a bold vision, and movement towards a shared goal to empower real CHANGE.

 

IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING NOTE:  The Summit convening will begin at 12:00 PM on September 19 and close at 2:00 PM on September 21. Individual partner events/pre- & post-session will take place on the front and back end of the Summit.