Professor john a. powell (Othering and Belonging Institute) discusses how targeted universalism can help support building one’s thinking and practices around equity when working in collaboration with others.
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Episode Notes
In this episode, we’re sharing a 2019 Collective Impact Convening keynote talk titled, “From the “Why” to the “How”: Operationalizing Equity in Collective Impact” by Professor john a powell, who serves as Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California Berkeley.
Following the keynote, Michael McAfee, President and CEO of PolicyLink, joins Professor Powell in a discussion about what’s needed to prioritize equity within collective impact work.
Episode Contents
1:27: Sheri Brady of the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and co-lead of the Collective Impact Forum introduces Professor john a. powell.
4:36: Keynote talk by Professor john a. powell on the topic of “From the Why to the How: Operationalizing Equity for Collective Impact.”
29:47: Sheri Brady introduces and welcomes Michael McAfee, president and CEO of PolicyLink, to join Professor Powell in a fireside chat.
Footnotes and Resources
- Targeted Universalism: Policy and Practice
- Equity: The Soul of Collective Impact
- Equity Matters in Collective Impact
- Getting to Yes: How to Generate Consensus for Targeted Universalism
- Moving Equity from Theory to Practice
- Bringing an Equity Lens to Collective Impact
More on Collective Impact approach to collaborate for social change:
- Infographic: What is Collective Impact?
- Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact
Have a question related to collaborative work that you’d like to have discussed on the podcast? You can send it to us at info@collectiveimpactforum.org.
