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Registration is open for the next Gathering to BREATHE cohort. We're inviting those who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color to join this virtual gathering. Cohort facilitators Nick Allen and Whitney Tucker are leading these sessions. We're sharing more details here. 

Imagine this scenario. A grantmaker comes in, tells a community or nonprofit exactly what they need, provides funding for programs and services only based on what they feel is best and then leaves, never to be heard from again. 

What is wrong here? A lot. It is impersonal, it does not honor the wisdom or expertise of those closest to the issue, and it does not address what the community actually needs. At John Rex Endowment, we know there’s a better way to approach philanthropy. 

That’s exactly why we work closely with The Kaleidoscope Project. In partnership, we’re reimagining philanthropy and shifting power back to the community (where it belongs).  

John Rex Endowment are proud to offer “Gathering to BREATHE” for the second year– a 3-session peer program for Black leaders looking to “amplify wisdom, increase agency, and lessen burdens” of their racial equity work.  

Facilitators Becky Eschenburg and Debby Warren invite white nonprofit leaders who are working to center racial equity and justice in their organization to join a 4-session peer program/ affinity group.

Register today to join our upcoming racial equity workshop: Courageous Conversations: A Racial Equity Journey, on Tuesday, February 20.

John Rex Endowment welcomes Alma Barnett, Loretta Harper-Arnold, and Brenda Williams-Brown to our Board of Directors.

Meet Bryan Lewis, our new board chair, and check out a preview of what's ahead for the Endowment in 2024.