2022 Annual Evaluation Report
Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable
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This lookback summarizes progress by the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable (GBRER) over the past five years (2017 - 2022) and articulates emerging strengths and challenges of its development processes and organization.
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2022 WNY Scan: An update of community needs
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB)
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As this report makes clear, the region continues to face challenges, yet there are numerous bright spots that point to positive transformation.
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Buffalo-Niagara Regional Labor Market Study
INVEST Buffalo-Niagara
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A labor market study in the Buffalo Niagara region. This study focuses on workforce development challenges, key industries, and the local workforce ecosystem, with recommendations to address workforce shortages, diversity issues, talent retention challenges, and alignment between education and employer needs. This study outlines various recommendations for initiatives in Buffalo.
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Do Nothing About Me Without Me: An Action Guide for Engaging Stakeholders
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)
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Stakeholder engagement is the art and science of becoming more connected as a grantmaker. It is based on the belief that those closest to a problem have important insights that will help shape solutions.
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How Funders are Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity
Hewlett Foundation
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This report summarizes the results of a field scan conducted between January and August 2021 as part of this strategy refresh.
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Listing of Black-Owned WNY Businesses
That Brown Bag
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Amplifying black excellence. One business at a time. Unveiling the hidden gems: Celebrating black excellence in business, community, and culture!
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Literature Review for Buffalo Together Community Response Fund
Rainbow Research
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What does the existing literature say about patterns and possibilities on the Eastside of Buffalo?
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The Curb-Cut Effect, Angela Glover-Blackwell
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
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Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
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The Fundamentals of Trust-Based Philanthropy
Arizona Grantmakers Forum
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In this two-part series, a collaboration with Arizona Grantmakers Forum and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, we walk through the fundamentals of trust-based philanthropy.
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What Racism Costs Everyone & How We Can Prosper Together [DISCUSSION GUIDE]
The Sum of Us, Heather McGee
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ZERO-SUM THEORY: Many white Americans view race as a zero-sum game: There’s an us and a them, and what’s good for them is bad for us.
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When & Why Diversity Improves Your Board’s Performance
Harvard Business Review
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Evidence that board diversity benefits firms is mixed. A 2015 meta-analysis of 140 research studies of the relationship between female board representation and performance found a positive relationship with accounting returns, but no significant relationship with market performance. Other research has found no relationship to performance at all.