Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Watersmeet Foundation highlights five-year Building Connections cohort to support grassroots, BIPOC-led organizations in Spokane
Summary
Leaders from Watersmeet Foundation described a five-year, 20-organization Building Connections cohort that centers BIPOC-led groups, an "equity healing" framework, relationship-based philanthropy and plans for impact investing during the City of Spokane's Equity Spotlight segment.
Watersmeet Foundation leaders described a multi-year philanthropy effort aimed at strengthening grassroots organizations in Spokane and across Eastern Washington during an Equity Spotlight segment produced by the Spokane City Council.
Lucretia Hill, community engagement strategy director for Watersmeet Foundation, said the foundation used a recent leadership transition to develop an "equity healing framework" and then design a funding initiative that now centers Black, Indigenous and people-of-color-led organizations. "We really looked at those who are directly impacted have the solutions for their communities," Hill said.
Jeri Rathbun, program director at Watersmeet Foundation, said the Building Connections initiative is a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
