Webinar Series:
Redefining Risk
In a climate of fear and erosion of progress, we aim to chart a path forward for racial justice organizations by grounding in bravery and speaking truth to power.
Past Webinars:
Webinar #1:
Risky Business: Moving from Fear to Bravery to Create a Just Society with Vu Le and Jennifer Njuguna
Date: Jun 27, 2024, 01:00 PM EST
Nonprofit AF’s Vu Le and Common Future’s Jennifer Njuguna led an eye-opening webinar on June 27th, where they dove into organizational risk. Learn how bias and fear influence our risk perception, hindering progress toward equity.
Jennifer Njuguna, Common Future, CO-CEO
Vu Le, Nonprofit AF
Webinar #2:
Beyond Racial Backlash: The Role of Funders, Intermediaries, and Practitioners in Forging Ahead Together
Date: Jul 31, 2024, 01:00 PM EST
It's no secret that there is mounting opposition to policies, laws, and practices that seek to address racial harm. However, what is less clear is the role various actors in our sector play in responding to the backlash while keeping an eye on a more equitable future. What challenges are practitioners facing? How are funders meeting the moment? What power dynamics are intermediaries navigating? Earlier this year, Dalberg and Common Future hosted roundtable discussions with funders, intermediaries, and practitioners to explore these questions and more. After months of discussion and reflection they've unearthed insights that paint a picture of what we're up against and how each of us needs to show up.
Moderator: Allison Jones, Common Future, VP of Brand and Storytelling
Panelist: Joe Dougherty, Partner, Dalberg
Panelist: Jennifer Njuguna, Common Future, CO-CEO
Panelist: Jess Yupanqui Feingold, Common Future, CO-CEO
Panelist: Sandhya Nakhasi, Common Future, CO-CEO
Panelist: Reggie Shuford, Executive Director,North Carolina Justice Center
Panelist: Cate Fox Director, AmbitioUS
Webinar #3:
Centering Community to Derisk our Economy
Date: Nov 4th 01:00 PM ET
The risks we see in our economy today - inequality, climate catastrophe, concentration of power - are the result of how our systems, especially our financial systems, are structured to prioritize financial returns above all else. At this moment, it might be worth examining the risk-return frameworks we’ve depended on to build up our current economy. How might an orientation towards a community benefit return reduce our exposure to these persistent and looming risks we see in our economy?
Moderated by: Victoria Monteiro, Chief of Staff, Common Future
Panelist: Jaime Gloshay, Managing Director of Impact Investments, Common Future
Panelist: Kururama Masomere, Director of Capital Strategies, Justice Funders
Panelist: Krystle Okafor, J.D., MSW Director, Just Communities, Office of the Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Webinar #4:
Fighting for Justice, Multiracial Democracy, and an Equitable Economy in Dark Times
Date: Feb 12, 2025 01:00 PM
In 2025 and beyond, how can we craft a shared vision of an equitable economy in a multiracial democracy? What lessons can we learn from past movements? What agendas and plans can we put in place today? How can we strategically take on risk as we fight for justice?
Join Common Future, PolicyLink, and Brava Leaders for our first webinar of the year where we will discuss these questions and more, exploring challenges ahead and the opportunities that could inform our collective work in 2025.
Moderator: Allison Jones, Common Future, VP of Brand and Storytelling
Panelist: Jennifer Njuguna, Common Future, CO-CEO
Panelist: Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder-in-Residence, PolicyLink
Panelist: Karla Monterroso, Founder and Managing Partner, Brava Leaders