Advancing Racial Equity In Philanthropy, Non-Profit, and Fundraising
Advancing Racial Equity In Philanthropy, Non-Profit, and Fundraising
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Breakin' It Down is dedicated to advancing racial equity in nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising.
Breakin' It Down, a fiscal sponsorship project of Mujeres Latinas En Accion, is volunteer-led. BID endeavors to contribute to economic empowerment and inclusive mobility in under-recognizerd. under-represented, and underserved communities in the Chicago area and career quality of diverse professionals and volunteers in the field who serve them, through relevant programming to actively strengthen their fundraising capabilities, fund development and resources, and mission impact.
To be the pivotal platform that focuses on advancing racial equity in the field and provides communication, cooperation, and collaboration among diverse fund development professionals who want to serve under-represented and underserved communities .
To engage participants in dialogue about key challenges in the nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising sector and explore best practices and different revenue-generating and sustainability strategies, as well as how to meaningfully respond to the state of our society and shape it moving forward, inspired by a racial equity framework and lens of the practice of healing.
GOAL 1. Serve Our Communities.
GOAL 2. Improve Our Profession
GOAL 3. Eliminate Bias and Advance Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion
For twenty years, the Breakin' It Down Planning Committee has held conferences focused on engaging diverse nonprofit and fundraising professionals in empowering conversations about the present state and future of the nonprofit, philanthropic, and fundraising sector and its impact on under-represented and underserved communities in the Chicago area. At that time, the field of nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising was undergoing noticeable professionalization, making nonprofits and the under-represented and underserved they sought to help more vulnerable to new institutional pressures and expectations as well as goal displacement, resource dependencies, and career quality of BIPOC professionals in the field. A group of nonprofit and philanthropic leaders spearheaded an inaugural conference in 2003.
The history and success of the Breakin' It Down conference are grounded in the culture of volunteerism and empathy embodied by its founders and committee members over the years. Over the years, BID has dedicated ourselves to partnering with diverse nonprofit, philanthropic, and community leaders in the city, to plan and execute our conference programs. We believe this is the best way to help our communities thrive, and to continue to provide our nonprofit professionals with opportunities to build acumen and strengthen networks integral to organization success.
The event brings together seasoned and emerging nonprofit professionals and administrators, academics, community activists, students, and other stakeholders who serve under-represented and underserved communities, with experts and distinguished philanthropic, nonprofit, and community leaders for a day of speakers, plenary panels, workshops, and professional speed networking with funders. It uses an interactive agenda that seeks to bring balance to expressive and instrumental elements and focuses on key challenges in the field, encouraging professional excellence, promoting professional opportunity through networking and collaboration, and exploring best practices and different sustainability strategies. Participants leave with an increased understanding of a substantive range of pertinent issues and an increased ability to be agents of change in our field.
FOUNDING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
ASIAN AMERICANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN PHILANTHROPY (AAPIP)
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN DEVELOPMENT (APAID)
BLACKS IN DEVELOPMENT (BID)
CENTER FOR ARAB AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY (CAAP)
CHICAGO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PHILANTHROPY (CAAIP)
CHICAGO LATINOS IN PHILANTHROPY (CLIP)
LATINOS IN DEVELOPMENT (LID)
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