Conversations in Philanthropy: GEO President and CEO Marcus Walton

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As a network of funders, nonprofits and communities are at the center of our work. This time of crisis has made it clear that philanthropy must not merely make short-term changes for temporary relief, but pivot to a new normal by shifting more power to the people working on the ground to strengthen communities.

How can we be better partners for the long haul, and permanently change processes and practices that are not serving us, or nonprofits, but are barriers to effecting transformational change? What does it take to build, operationalize and sustain a trust-based culture that proactively addresses power and equity?

Join us for a conversation with Marcus Walton, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), where he and conversation partners will discuss findings in the recent report by Echoing Green and The Bridgespan Group titled: Racial Equity and Philanthropy - Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table. This conversation will bring together the data and the community-based practices that are working to address racial equity in philanthropy to provide practices grantmakers can implement in this time of crisis and beyond.