The 2023 Advancing Equity Awards were held on January 19 at the Clinton Presidential Center in conjunction with the first Racial Healing Certification Convocation.

The event was scheduled to commemorate National Racial Healing Day, which was established by the WK Kellogg Foundation to observe on the Tuesday after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This day is for reflecting on shared values ​​and planning how to heal from the effects of racism.

Alandra Washington, Vice President of Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness for the WK Kellogg Foundation, headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, was the meeting speaker.

Guests were welcomed by Charlotte Williams, Executive Director of the Center for Public Philanthropy at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, and Dean Victoria DeFrancesco Soto. The attendees were also welcomed by Stephanie Street, Executive Director of the Clinton Foundation, and Jay Bart, Director of the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.

The Women’s Fund of Arkansas received the 2023 Advancing Equity Award.

Race Healing Strategies Education and Training Certificates received by David Bimesderfer, President and CEO of the United Philanthropy Forum; Aaron Dorfman, President and CEO, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy; Deborah Ellwood, President and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation; Sathonia Fair, President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking; Mizmun Kusairi, VP of Candid Planning; Tracey Slater-Rigo, Director of Member Engagement and Partnerships, United Philanthropy Forum; Jim Taylor, chief equity officer, Urban Institute; Marcus Walton, President and CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations; and Zohra Zori, VP of networks for Candid.

— Story and photos by Kimberly Dishong

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