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1/ For our first #FellowsFriday of #BlackHistoryMonth, we're celebrating Dr. @wendyruns, 2018 Ascend Fellow!
With @childmuseums, she leads place-based work in her hometown of Cincinnati to foster #racialequity w/ families through #TruthandReconciliation: ascend.aspeninstitute.org/four-outstandi…
With @childmuseums, she leads place-based work in her hometown of Cincinnati to foster #racialequity w/ families through #TruthandReconciliation: ascend.aspeninstitute.org/four-outstandi…
2/ As Director of @gwpublichealth’s @resilnation, Dr. @wendyruns is a champion of the national movement to address the root causes of childhood trauma, foster equity, and build community resilience. Read more about @ResilNation here: ccr.publichealth.gwu.edu
3/ Last month, Dr. @wendyruns & @resilnation premiered their first documentary, "Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation: Cincinnati" to unpack the history of #structuralracism in Black communities and share the narrative on #HowWeHeal:
It’s #FellowsFriday! Meet Ascend Fellow Georgia Mjartan, Exec. Director of @SCFirstSteps, a state agency & nonprofit committed to #2Gen #earlyedu programming that sets SC’s children & families up for success. Read about her leadership & values that drive her work in the thread.⬇️
+1 million SC children & parents, that’s how far @SCFirstSteps reaches.
Georgia explains how this state agency & 501(c)3 works at the community level - centering the voices of families and seeing each child w/ limitless potential - and also at scale. vimeo.com/373203874
Georgia explains how this state agency & 501(c)3 works at the community level - centering the voices of families and seeing each child w/ limitless potential - and also at scale. vimeo.com/373203874
🩺 Health concerns
🧑🍼Child care costs & availability
🗓️ Shifting work schedules
COVID-19 has magnified strains felt by #childcare workers & families. See how Georgia, ED of SC’s Early Childhood Advis. Council, took charge to support this vulnerable system.
ascend.aspeninstitute.org/child-care-is-…
🧑🍼Child care costs & availability
🗓️ Shifting work schedules
COVID-19 has magnified strains felt by #childcare workers & families. See how Georgia, ED of SC’s Early Childhood Advis. Council, took charge to support this vulnerable system.
ascend.aspeninstitute.org/child-care-is-…
It’s #FellowsFriday! Meet Ascend Fellow @kwameyaoanku, CEO & Chairman, Black Star Fund, an early-stage innovation fund that invests in Black #TechEntrepreneurs.
Read more about his vision, big ideas, and values that drive his work in the thread. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Read more about his vision, big ideas, and values that drive his work in the thread. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
By intentionally investing in diverse tech companies (over 50% led by Black women), @kwameyaoanku sees the potential to shift where & how wealth is created and managed to drive equity, economic transformation, and community change. #BLKFounder aspenideas.org/sessions/why-l… @aspenideas
What does solving 100X100 mean to @kwameyaoanku?🧮
His answer equals 100 Black innovation fund managers who manage $100M+ funds. Today, the lack of Black capital mgmt & entrepreneurs perpetuates inequality and reduces local and national economic success.
ascend.aspeninstitute.org/transforming-c…
His answer equals 100 Black innovation fund managers who manage $100M+ funds. Today, the lack of Black capital mgmt & entrepreneurs perpetuates inequality and reduces local and national economic success.
ascend.aspeninstitute.org/transforming-c…
It’s #FellowsFriday! Spotlight's on Ascend Fellow @ShereceWest, Pres.& CEO of @wrfound. She's a pivotal leader in #philanthropy stewarding investments in AR to produce measurable results & meaningful impact for communities, children, & families. Read abt her work in the thread.⬇️
Sherece is guided by stories of families, small businesses, her lived experiences, and the hard data exposing systemic inequities that erode paths to prosperity for Arkansans. Hear how she equitably approaches her work from Ascend’s ThinkXChange. #equity
What do Mississippi County, AR, & Washington, DC have in common? Mr. Scruggs & Sherece West-Scantlebury. They bring the stories from their communities to national leaders to inform and build thriving families & economies.
📖Full story in blog by Sherece: ascend.aspeninstitute.org/mr-scruggs-goe…
📖Full story in blog by Sherece: ascend.aspeninstitute.org/mr-scruggs-goe…
To kick off #FellowsFriday, meet Ascend Fellow Dr. Wendy Ellis (@wendyruns), Director of Center for Community Resilience (@ResilNation) at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University (@GWpublichealth)!
Dr. Ellis is growing a resilience movement to address inequities that propel social & health disparities often experienced by low-income families & communities of color, which are often passed from one generation to the next.
Read about @ResilNation here:
ccr.publichealth.gwu.edu/news-and-publi…
Read about @ResilNation here:
ccr.publichealth.gwu.edu/news-and-publi…
The #2Gen approach takes a racial & gender lens to ensure health, wellbeing, & equitable access to support children and families.
📑"State of the Field" pg. 27, presents Dr. Ellis's innovative work modeling how to put this principle into practice. ascend.aspeninstitute.org/state-of-the-f…
📑"State of the Field" pg. 27, presents Dr. Ellis's innovative work modeling how to put this principle into practice. ascend.aspeninstitute.org/state-of-the-f…
