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UBF, Social Ventures Partners (SVP) and MOCA After connecting with this spark of hope, several
Cleveland joined together to present “Rx Racial groups have organized to build pathways to racial
Healing: A Path Toward Equitable Opportunity and healing and transformation in our community. As
Outcomes for All.” The presentation was one example, UBF leveraged “The Case for Funding
coordinated by UBF Community Programming Black-led Social Change” created by the
Manager, Robbin Hudson, who worked with Association of Black Foundation Executives, to
partners for the community-wide event that drive funding for social change. Robbin Hudson
featured Cleveland native, Dr. Gail Christopher. connected a number of our community-based
partners with Social Ventures Partners to help SVP
BRINGING A WORLD understand partners’ experiences
and difficulties seeking funding.
VIEW TO CLEVELAND The seeds that were planted
sprouted and grew, and by
Dr. Christopher presented her transcendent January 2019, several of these organizations had
vision for racial healing and overcoming the false become contenders in SVP’s grantmaking process.
narrative of racial hierarchy to more than 100 That process continues. V V
community representatives in September 2019.
“The principle of partnership and relationship UBF rises to support the work of deconstructing
which fuels racial healing was evident on so many racism in the social sector, philanthropy and
levels,” said Dr. Christopher. “I believe it is an beyond.
important step on the journey toward equity and
racial healing in my hometown, Cleveland, Ohio.”
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