Wednesday, October 6 at 11am - 12pm
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On October 6, we'll gather for Engaging Your Board to Further Racial Equity and Justice.
Since FLY's founding in 2000, its work has always been to serve and support youth of color (primarily black and brown youth), and has always been committed to racial justice. As it continues to evolve from an organization that offers service to one that works for justice for all, a commitment to racial equity and justice has become one of FLY’s core values. FLY’s Board continues to evolve along the way. Board members have collectively learned, challenged themselves, and grown to embody these values alongside youth and staff, especially over the past three years.
Ali Knight, FLY President & CEO, and June Wang, FLY’s Board Chair, are ready to share insights, practices, and learnings from FLY’s journey to engage the board in deep and meaningful dialogue and action in service of FLY’s evolution. They will share tools and anecdotes from the past three years of a successful, enriching partnership between the Board and staff to promote racial justice and equity in our society.
About the Nonprofit Racial Justice Summit:
The Summit is hosted by Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (SVCN), Thrive Alliance and Sacred Heart Community Service. The Summit is designed for the region's nonprofit organizations leadership, staff, and board members.
The Summit will be a learning environment where we can deepen our understanding about how to meet the nonprofit racial equity pledge and to advance racial justice and equity within our institutions and in our community. It is also a call to action for nonprofits.
The art for the Summit -- No Going Back -- was created by Bay Area artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez.
Ali Knight is the President and CEO at Fresh Lifelines for Youth. Mr. Knight has 20 years of public service as a champion for change and a crusader for justice reforms. Earlier experiences include senior leadership roles at the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and at the Vera Institute of Justice in NYC. Ali also taught courses in criminal and juvenile justice at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU. He has a Masters of Public Administration from NYU, and a Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
June Wang is an independent consultant at CHANGE/D Consulting. She has spent over 20 years in the social sector, supporting both foundations and nonprofits to improve practices. Her most recent work focused on strengthening nonprofit capacity to implement feedback loops, serving as the Program Director at Listen4Good, an initiative of the Fund for Shared Insight. She supports organizations to use data and experience for learning and improvement and is an experienced manager and facilitator. Previously, she was the Organizational Learning Officer at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and has also served as interim evaluation and learning director at The Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She previously held positions in nonprofit strategic planning, corporate social responsibility, and market research. She volunteered with Mercy Ships in West Africa and currently serves as the board chair at Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY), a nonprofit working to dismantle the school to prison pipeline. June has a B.A. in Asian Studies and History from Williams College and an M.B.A. from the International Business School at Brandeis. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Registration is FREE for all Racial Justice Summit webinars. Use the form below to register for this session. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to join us on Zoom.
SVCN strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, or to request the OtterAI transcript, please email Danna Elneil at [email protected].
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