Government Alliance on Race and Equity - a podcast by Michael Hancox

Topic:Strategies and tools for addressing racism personally and professionally
Guest& Organization:Dwayne S. Marsh serves as Vice President of Institutional and Sectoral Change at the new Race Forward. The new Race Forward is the union of two leading racial justice non-profit organizations: Race Forward and Center for Social Inclusion (CSI). He also serves Deputy Director of Government Alliance on Race& Equity (GARE), a core program of the new Race Forward.
Prior to GARE/Race Forward, Marsh was, for six years, a senior advisor in the Office of Economic Resilience (OER) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. There, he helped advance sustainable planning and development through interagency partnerships, departmental transformation, and funding initiatives managed through OER. He was OER’s principal coordinator for a $250 million grant program and led the development of capacity building resources that reinforced the work of pioneering grantees in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Under his leadership, OER prioritized equity as a foundational principal for its planning and investment initiatives.Marsh brings to GARE/Race Forward his expertise and considerable experience in coalition building for regional equity and leadership development for policy change. He provides technical assistance and capacity building knowledge to equitable development initiatives that address continuing disparities in affordable housing, transportation investment, and environmental justice.
Before HUD, Marsh spent a decade at PolicyLink, the national organization committed to economic and social equity. Before PolicyLink, he directed the FAITHS Initiative for eight years at The San Francisco Foundation, building a nationally renowned community development and capacity building program that continues to this day.
Resources:http://www.raceforward.org/ (Race Forward)http://www.racialequityalliance.org/ (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
http://www.centerforsocialinclusion.org/ (Center for Social Inclusion (CSI))https://www.lgc.org/ (Local Government Commission )
https://www.newpartners.org/ (2018 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference– February 1-3, 2018)

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