I used to think...Now I think...
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Inviting people to the table is the goal. Now I think we don't need a table - we need real conversations - not at a Zoom meeting; not even necessarily at a table!
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(Old) exceeding agency expectations meant that I was doing the work. (New) We can do meaningful work in a way that works for us and those we serve.
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New idea I am taking away
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Are the changes we are responsible for making, directly reliant on what lies within us? and are we fully believing/tapping into that reservoir?
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How are social and institutional inequities in our community, being communicated at the policy level?
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My hope for this work in my community
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Strengthened collaborations and use of SDoH to help focus our work. Getting input from the community in a representative way
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Cross leveraging of funds to co-locate resources
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Biggest risk/fear for this work in the NEK
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Biggest risk/fear... that we won't have the courage to take significant risks, to transcend our fears!
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We quit b/c the work is so hard, requires so much from us personally, & is different from what dominant white colonialist Western culture traditionally sees and values as "work"
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It will all go away when the grant comes to an end
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Roadblocks that exist
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Effectively gathering data and representing diverse voices
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Sometimes questions about services and resources (or negative experiences with those services and resources) are met by organizations/ agencies with excuses and defensiveness rather than acknowledgement and accountability.
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Unwillingness (discomfort with?) to uncover our role in perpetuating the status quo and role in the persistent issues.
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Managers from some agencies are not engaged and the direct service staff who are, are not equidistant to enabling a shift
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Timeline for this is really short...
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How to capture community partners/individuals interest
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The use of stories rather than data to "inspire" others to action or willingness to open up to alternative ways of thinking and being
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How do we make people feel comfortable and a part of the conversation?
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Where can we go to sit with those who do not already have input or are not well represented?
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Who benefits from our decisions and actions and how
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Our already connected agencies / organizations. They are at this table, with a voice, and decision-making power.
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Who might be harmed by our actions
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People who we are trying to reach if they are not at the table
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Direct service staff who are not transparently supported by their managers or organizations to activate change.
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Who leads
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There are many leaders already out there. Maybe they don't want our input, support or involvement...
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Empowered Voices
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Who decides
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Can we commit to an open and inclusive decision making process (via widespread polling in different ways) for grant $?
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