Todays Face, Tomorrows Future

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Todays Face, Tomorrows Future
Friends of Talladega College Meeting New York,
NY October 11, 2005
Voices for Americas Children 2007
Forum October 11, 2007
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Caseys Race Matters Story
Using the Race Matters Toolkit
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Race Matters Internal External Work

• INTERNAL
• Hard-wiring equity into internal documents
• Using the Racial Equity Impact Analysis in policy
  discussions
• Inclusive purchasing, grantee diversity,
  workforce diversity
• Foundation-wide competencies on equity
  (grantmaking and direct services)
• EXTERNAL
• Local United Ways
• 8 state child advocacy organizations
• Application to multiple areas of Casey work e.g.,
  system reform, community change, leadership
  development, direct services
• National networks Build Initiative, Voices for
  Americas Children

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Race Matters PATHWAYS

• Deep and Narrow. Select one issue area and use
  its full scope of work to model how racial equity
  can be addressed.
• Broad and Narrow. Select one tool and use it
  across all areas of the organization.
• Broad and Deep. All units use all relevant tools
  throughout their work.
• Internal before External. Development of
  internal capacities before going public.
• External before Internal. Use of public event to
  publicize commitment to equity before or in midst
  of building internal capacity.

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Race Matters SOME VOICES MEMBERS WORK
In Using the Race Matters Toolkit

• Action for Children, North Carolina
• Use toolkit to improve publications (i.e., school
  suspension report)
• Use toolkit to train partners to use racial
  equity lens
• Expansion of networks as result of lens has led
  to further diversification of Board
• Kentucky Youth Advocates
• Use toolkit to revise State Kids Count Databook
  so data lift up racial disparities and offer
  suggestions to close gaps
• Use tools to review policies proposed for a state
  Policy Blueprint

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Race Matters SOME VOICES MEMBERS WORK (Cont)
In Using the Race Matters Toolkit

• New Mexico Voices for Children
• Proposed state legislation (memorial) to
  undertake Racial Equity Impact analysis on all
  legislation affecting kids
• Use Toolkit Fact Sheets as a template for
  developing state-level Fact Sheets
• Commitment to having Board reflective of the
  state population has produced 6 new Board members
• Wisconsin Council on Children Families
• Hard-wired questions about racial equity into
  staff guidelines for shaping policy priorities
• Developed fine-tuned policy priorities using
  tools

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Race Matters RESULTS

• Greater organizational staff capacity awareness
• An increase in use of Race Matters tools
• Board and staff diversity
• An increase in funds to support efforts
• An increase in the number of reports written
  materials using an equity frame
• New connections to local training technical
  assistance resources
• A plan of action that reflects an understanding
  of an equity frame

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RACE MATTERS TOOLKIT

• Race Matters
• Race Matters Users Guide
• Race Matters PowerPoint
• Making the Case
• Whats Race Got to Do With It
• Fact Sheets
• Shaping the Message
• How to Talk About Race
• Doing the Work
• Racial Equity Impact Analysis
• System Reform Strategies
• Community Building Strategies
• Organization Self-Assessment

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Race Matters HOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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Race Matters HOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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Race Matters LESSONS LEARNED

• Repeated exposure necessary because of density
• Improved uptake when TA immediately follows
  training
• Demography of staff, level of Executive
  Directors enthusiasm inform different pathways
• The more people know, the more they realize they
  dont know
• Not extra work but moving work from necessary to
  sufficient

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Q A
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Thank You!