Transformation is a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance. No matter the size of the change, it’s always one step at a time. Each of these small steps are taken one after another and repeated until change can...
CommunityBuild Ventures Cooperative
CommunityBuild Ventures is a pro-Black, solution-focused firm that’s committed to eliminating racial disparities by developing powerful and racial equity-driven leaders and organizations. One of the ways CommunityBuild Ventures accomplishes this goal is with the CommunityBuild Ventures Cooperative, a growing cooperative...
Shift the Power. Free the Money. Lessons in Community-led Grantmaking
Shift the Power. Free the Money. is a 4-part series to understand and embrace community-led grantmaking. Shift the Power. Free the Money. is a reflection on how to effectively shift power and center the voice and experience of Black people...
Key Skills to Move Towards Racial Equity: Practicing Accountability
“True accountability is not only apologizing, understanding the impact your actions have caused on yourself and others, making amends or reparations to the harmed parties; but most importantly, true accountability is changing your behavior so that the harm, violence, abuse...
Walking the Talk: What Embodying Racial Equity Looks Like at CBV
Working at CommunityBuild Ventures is like a dream come true. I wake up each morning calm and rested. I actually look forward to being a part of meetings, because I can show up as my full self regardless of the...
