NATIONAL
GRANTMAKER
CONFERENCE
Centering Economic Equity: The Power of Intentionality
Joe Antolín
President and Chief Executive Officer
Asset Funders Network
Accelerating
Ideas
into
Action
Now more than ever, it is imperative for funders to stand resolute in their commitments and deliberately prioritize equitable economic justice in their grantmaking.
MAINSTAGE SESSIONS
Exploring the Roots and Horizons of Our Shared Asset-Building Journey
Brandee McHale
Citi Foundation
I believe AFN is the original system change leader — the network has always tried to understand the underlying root causes of economic inequality and adopt the role of bridge builders between different philanthropic fields, sectors, regions, and cultures. As the issues facing our communities become more complex and intersected, we all need to do that more than ever.
Qiana Thomason
Health Forward
Private foundations can advocate. You cannot lobby. But there are vast and permissible opportunities that we need to step into as a sector, particularly at the city and county levels. That's the only way that we're going to get systemic change.
Act on the statement “neutrality is not an option”
ACTION IDEAS
- Embrace bold risks where inaction only reinforces the status quo
- Look into our asset management
- Use asset-framing in our communications
