Onward Towards Equity – October/November 2020
Volume 2020, Issue 9 The work of equity takes courage, commitment, and compassion. It’s not the easiest work, especially as we wrap up 2020, but in all things, we give thanks and remember who we are. I hope the words above from “Remember” by Joy Harjo, performer, and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and…
Read MoreSapelo Foundation Selects PSE to Manage Georgia Systemic Change Alliance
Four Networks Launch Georgia Systemic Change Alliance with $800,000 To Advance Meaningful, Place-Based Change for COVID Crisis and Racial Justice SAVANNAH, GA – In response to the COVID-19 crisis that has deepened existing racial, social, and environmental disparities, four placed-based networks emerged and united to launch the Georgia Systemic Change Alliance. The networks share three…
Read MoreBecome an Equity Sustainer
Whether in Adel, Savannah, Summerville, or Fort Valley, our intrepid community organizers bring the work of racial equity and shared prosperity to kitchen tables throughout Georgia. As members of their local communities, these advocates have shifted their work to keep their communities fed and safe by serving in food banks and administering COVID-19 tests in…
Read MoreKicking Off Equity Sustainers Week
We are grateful for each day we get to advance racial equity and shared prosperity. We have you to thank for our progress. Your contributions, thoughts, prayers, ideas, and presence have sustained us over the past 10 years. We are now looking towards the coming 10, 15, and 20 years to come, and we need…
Read MoreOnward Towards Equity – August/September 2020
Volume 2020, Issue 8 The Partnership for Southern Equity along with the equity ecosystem throughout metropolitan Atlanta is working hard to change the fundamental systems that perpetuate inequities. And at the same time, we see the immediate need to support Black and disinvested communities. We created the COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund as a part of…
Read MoreVice President of Strategy and Engagement Moves to Babcock Foundation
10-year veteran and Partnership for Southern Equity long-time advocate, Dwayne Patterson, advances racial equity as Babcock Foundation’s first Chief Equity Impact Officer To our dearest partners and friends, It’s with mixed emotions that I announce that Dwayne Patterson, Vice President of Strategy and Engagement and one of The Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) longest supporters,…
Read MoreOnward Towards Equity – July 2020
Volume 2020, Issue 7 – “Good Trouble” Some of my favorite memories as a kid in the 1980s are of my Aunt Claudette bringing me to work at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national office on Auburn Avenue. The people there “poured” their stories and hopes into me during that time, which in many ways…
Read More[UPDATE 3] Caring for our communities and our team…
With the persistence of COVID-19 cases in metropolitan Atlanta, conflicting responses to preventative measures, cancellation of events, and the advisement to limit contact, the Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) senior leadership team have decided to serve the equity ecosystem remotely and close our offices until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 (updated). We will assess a possible extension of our…
Read MorePSE Releases $150,000 COVID-19 Fund to Support Frontline Organizations
Dear PSE Community, We would like to announce to our Equity Circles, partners, and civic village that we are releasing applications for the COVID-19 Rapid Response Relief Fund. The application deadline is June 8, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. EST. As a part of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund from the United Way of Greater…
Read MoreThe South Has Something to Say: COVID-19 and Our Chance for Transformation
Op-ed published in Nonprofit Quarterly on May 4, 2020, followed by a webinar on May 20, 2020, with Grantmakers for Southern Progress, Kendeda Fund, Amalgamated Bank, MacArthur Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Healthcare Georgia Foundation, and Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation While the country grapples with an uncertain future, given COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on African Americans…
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