New $500,000 investment brings total commitment to $1 million.
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Experiences are needed on a much larger scale to provide aspiring Black leaders not just with connections but opportunities to put their skills to use through direct action projects to better suit them for leadership roles.
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As events began to return to an in-person format, planning inclusive and accessible events should be a top priority for organizations reengaging in community. Some key components provide critical opportunities for organizations to meet their community where they’re at and provide a welcoming experience for all attendees and partners.
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Last month, our team gathered for a retreat and created our recipe for community engagement. While it is organic and beautiful, it’s intentional and unapologetic. As holiday celebrations begin, we’re focusing on what is true and matters: community.
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We have all attended meetings, gatherings, or conferences where it was like pulling teeth to get people to engage or share out. On the flipside, we have left settings feeling empowered from all of the great connections and dialogue that we were able to engage in. No matter what end of the spectrum we fell on, we will never forget how that space left us feeling.
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Giving people the power to control the language that surrounds them is an act of radical love—it gives them the power to control the narratives surrounding them and the power to be their true selves in the stories we share about them.
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Workforce Development is a people-first approach focused on upskilling urban residents, current workers, returning citizens, and individuals with barriers to employment for long-term success and sustainability. Devon Buskin’s passion, coupled with his commitment to exposing communities to education, hands-on training, and career opportunities, fuels his work and ultimately builds trust in the communities Strategic Community Partners serves.
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I had to get comfortable with the uncomfortable in 2021. Working for a non-profit battling its own foundation of institutionalized racism, while simultaneously building my own business and brand. I had to work twice as hard to begin to think differently. When you are constantly being exposed to what is right and what the world is used to as a way to make change, you can fall victim to an old way of thinking. Our minds have to challenge these ideologies and thoughts that have for so long perpetuated inequity, and have kept us on a constant cycle of reinventing oppression.
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What started as a rough idea sketched out at my dinner table has grown in just six short years to a national organization and a growing team that is unapologetically committed to building the capacity of communities and placing power, influence, and resources directly in their hands.
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One game-changing teaching moment I can recall occurred during my graduate school experience at Wayne State University. I had just completed my EDA 8990 Internship in Administration and received future development feedback from my mentor.
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Strategic Community Partners (SCP) in partnership with NAF is excited to hear feedback from parents and caregivers related to youth career education and workforce development. The Ballmer Group has provided a planning grant to both SCP and NAF to support the creation of a strategic plan that will deepen the impact of the career pathway work with students, schools, parents, community organizations, and business partners within Southeastern Michigan.
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On Friday, August 20 our team had the pleasure of graduating five extraordinary organizations and their leaders from our first cohort of the Community Impact Incubator.
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Six years ago, I couldn’t have imagined where SCP would be today. Our team recognizes and celebrates that the collaboration and partnerships we are able to engage in today are the result of those who came before us and the shoulders we all stand on. When I think about our ancestors, I know this is beyond their wildest dreams—and I know there is yet much work to be done and good trouble to get into.
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The 2021 Culture for Change Conference kicks off in just a few days and our team is excited to welcome changemakers back for three-days of engaging and mission-driven sessions.
Looking for another reason to attend the 2021 Culture for Change Conference?
Here are our top five!
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Through nearly six years of mission-driven work, our team has found that an organization is more than just a name or a logo. It is a collection of people and their belief in a shared vision that truly makes an organization special. As our work continues to develop and evolve, our team is growing to help meet the needs of our community!
Today, we are thrilled to announce the addition of two talented and passionate professionals to our team and the promotion of a current team member who is leading powerful work alongside our partners.
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In the fall of 2020, Strategic Community Partners, on behalf of the Jamie and Denise Jacob Family Foundation and in partnership with Detroit Drives Degrees and Detroit College Access Network, collaborated to design and facilitate a feasibility study that was both nationally informed and contextually grounded in Detroit. The outcome of this study will lead to both a strategic implementation plan and, ultimately, the launch of a pilot college access and success center.
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A month ago, I sat in my home office (where I’ve sat for the last 13 months) and was reflecting on my team. My thoughts were not focused on the amazing work they do alongside and for communities, or their OKRs and progress toward our goals and vision. While that is all important to our work, what really stood out to me in that moment was my team, my people.
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The walls of our Community Center are much brighter thanks to the creative work of the Mint Artists Guild and Vianca Romero!
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Monica Marie Jones is a professional life coach and the owner of Monica Marie Jones Coaching. Through her work, Monica helps her clients plan and prioritize their lives in order to achieve their visions of success. Her work focuses on identifying the behaviors, mindsets and positive changes needed to support her clients through major transitions in their lives and careers.
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Racheal Allen is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Marygrove Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that manages operations and stewards the 53-acre Marygrove College campus in northwest Detroit as a resource for high-quality uses in the community.
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