Getting to the Root Cause
By Root Cause Podcast
Getting to the Root CauseJul 27, 2022
Staff Spotlight: A conversation with Colette Stanzler
Get to know our Managing Director Colette Stanzler in a conversation where she shares her professional path to Root Cause and the social sector, projects she has worked on, changes she has observed in the industry given her vast experience, and what she likes to do in her free time!
Healthy Aging and Community Engagement in Washtenaw County, MI
How does a community foundation engage older adults and map local systems to inform its investment in healthy & fulfilling aging?
Rural Philanthropy and Community Engagement from Washtenaw County, MI to Coös County, NH
Rural communities across the country are unique and complex places where current and future resources - food, water, energy - are found and its people are essential members of our economic workforce. Although nearly one in five Americans live in a rural area, only 6 percent of foundation grants target such communities. Tune in to hear Colette Stanzler, Managing Director at Root Cause, moderate a discussion about the challenges of, and learnings from, rural philanthropy, with panelists Chris Lemon, Senior Community Investment Officer at the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, which serves Washtenaw County, Michigan, and Sonya Salanti, Director of the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, which serves Coös County, New Hampshire and its surrounding communities in the United States and Canada.
Root Cause's Strategic Plan with Abby Fung and Abby Alexanian
In 2022, we went through the process of creating a new Strategic Plan for Root Cause. This plan sets the stage for us to make sure we are living by our Principles of Engagement and organizational values - internally and externally - for 2022 and beyond. For insights behind the scenes of our planning and to get to know more members of the Root Cause team, listen to our Podcast episode with Abby Alexanian and Abby Fung.
Interviewer:
Erin Rodriguez, Executive Director at Root Cause
Staff Spotlight: A conversation with Consuela Greene
Get to know Root Cause's Principal Consultant, Consuela Greene. Learn about why she is driven to do her work, where her unique ability to bring people together and facilitate comes from, and her excitement about the future of Root Cause and the social sector.
Interviewer:
Erin Rodriguez, Executive Director at Root Cause
A Conversation on Radical Inclusion
Listen to a conversation on Radical Inclusion with Root Cause Executive Director, Erin Rodriguez; Principal, Consuela Greene; and Jean Workman, Executive Director of The Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality. This discussion explores the practice of radical inclusion in the work of the Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality as they engage their local community to include their voices in a strategic planning process addressing infant mortality in the county. Consuela and Jean were inspired by the concept of radical inclusion presented by the Equity Meets Design and The Equity Lab and applied it to this project. The equityXdesign process is created by Caroline Hill from 228 Accelerator, Michelle Molitor from The Equity Lab, & Christine Ortiz from Equity Meets Design.
Speakers:
Consuela Greene, Principal at Root Cause
Jean Workman, Executive Director of the Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality
Moderator:
Erin Rodriguez, Executive Director of Root Cause