UW Reflection Padlet Group 6 by Wael Altali https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e Given the events of 2020 (and prior)— global pandemic, national racial reckoning, political upheaval, recession, etc.— and other changes/emergent needs and opportunities in the region… What might need to be different about the United Way's Impact Strategy in 2021 and beyond? en-us 2021-04-02 18:36:41 UTC 2021-04-05 14:46:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Community-Centered Investments https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383293349 - In the past year, UW has deployed resources straight out to the community -- leading to more community-centric investments, and less donor-centric work. Hope this continues.
- Need to ensure that our CI strategy is grounded in and led by community voices and those with lived experience.]]> 2021-04-05 14:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383293349 Staff Capacity https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383300660 - COVID has added a whole range of new responsibilities to the CI team. Need to explore this and examine staff capacity
- UW needs to do less.
- Amidst the many instances of racism and violence that have happened in this country, it's hard to fully show up at work when your community is in crisis. We're glad that UW leadership have acknowledged crises like George Floyd's murder and the violence facing the UW community, but it isn't enough. We need to fundamentally shift to address and prioritize racial equity and justice.]]> 2021-04-05 14:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383300660 Address shifts in employee and users data needs https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383309833 2021-04-05 14:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383309833 Examine our external-facing language and re-center racial equity and justice https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383331124 - Move away from "white savior" language and approaches
- Not only is our staff disproportionately white, we don't have many staff members who live in the "hardest hit" communities, and may not fully understand the lived experiences of these residents.]]> 2021-04-05 14:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383331124 Need to increase our capacity to address and drive systems-level policy change https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383344508 - Move away from one-off investments, and instead focus more on moving/driving policy change
- Examine whether UW's staffing structure is set up to be a leader on policy change.
- Increase staff capacity for policy and advocacy]]> 2021-04-05 14:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383344508 Racial justice and equity https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383360796 Center and prioritize racial justice and equity in all that we do, both internally and externally.]]> 2021-04-05 14:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/liloaltali/yrlpdk0v8kinla3e/wish/1383360796