Together for Change

In episode 11 of Together for Change, our host Christian Motley talks with community leaders from Rochester, New York, and StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer Blatz on how parents can lead change in their communities. Jackie Campbell, director of ROC the Future, describes how the Parent Engagement Collaborative Action Network is leading efforts to address inequities for children of color and...

In episode nine, we invite PolicyLink President and CEO Michael McAffee and the Equity Research Institute Director Manuel Pastor to share how the new Racial Equity Index arms activists and community members with data to support equitable policies. They explore with host Christian Motley why we need to look at the data to reimagine institutions designed to serve a multiracial society. Learn more at...

In episode eight, host Christian Motley asks community leaders how they're tapping into the knowledge and expertise within their communities to share an equitable recovery. He's joined by StriveTogether Vice President of Equitable Results Parv Santosh-Kumar, Baltimore Promise Senior Director of Data Initiatives Bridget Blount and Community Center for Education Results Executive Director...

In episode seven of Together for Change, host Christian Motely talks with StriveTogether Vice President Josh Davis, Harlem Children Zone CEO Kwame Owusu-Kessee and Thrive Chicago Interim President Sonya Anderson about a national initiative called Stay Covered Together why public health during the pandemic  is critically important in the Black community. Learn more at StriveTogether.org .

In episode six of Together for Change, StriveTogether's Christian Motley explores how one community applied the Theory of Action to pivot quickly to meet urgent needs of their community at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Rocky Mountain Partnership, formerly known as the Rocky Mountain Cradle to Career Partnership, is one of nearly 70 communities that make up the Cradle to Career Network....

In episode five of Together for Change, StriveTogether Senior Manager of Policy and Partnership Christian Motley goes "upstream" with StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer Blatz and Dan Heath. Dan, the author of Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen, explains why too often we're trapped in a cycle of reaction. "If you want the outcome to change, you have...

In episode four, author of Courageous Conversations about Race joins host Christian Motely and StriveTogether Executive Vice President Colin Groth. Change starts at home, by learning how to be uncomfortable in conversations about race. Colin shares a personal experience of "cancelling" a family member and receives helpful encouragement from Glenn on the need to engage in conversation. Gl...

In the third episode of Together for Change, Christian Motley hosts a conversation with StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer Blatz and Opportunity Insights Director of Policy Outreach David Williams.  Together they talk about data, race and mobility,specifically how data can help us hold each other accountable as work towards an equitable recovery. David shares data that Opportunity Insights...

As the United States grapples with dual pandemics, COVID-19 and racism, StriveTogether explores what we can learn from prior movements and what it will take to forge an equitable recovery for every family.  Guests: Conway Collis, president and CEO of GRACE and End Child Poverty California; Angela Glover Blackwell, founder in residence of PolicyLink; and Dolores Huerta, activist and president of th...

In a world where everything has changed, schools, nonprofits, governments need to change the way they do everything to create an equitable recovery for children and their families. We will explore the deep impact of COVID-19 and racial injustice is having on communities of color and the role of courage in creating systems that work for everyone. Guests: Rey Saldaña, president and CEO, Communities...

Learn about Together for Change from host Christian Motley , senior manager for policy and partnerships at StriveTogether . Christian leads a series of conversations with national and local leaders committed to equitable recovery so communities and families emerge stronger from COVID-19 and the systemic racism that endangers lives and livelihoods for so many in the United States. StriveTogether is...