EQUITY RESOURCES

The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger offers the following resources to ensure organizations have a framework and peer support for implementing equity within their daily practices, policies, and procedures.

Equity Challenge & Learning Series

Join us for our Equity Challenge! Consultant Vaishnavi Hariprasad will guide organizations through a one-year equity challenge to help kickstart their equity journey through May 2024.

The bi-monthly peer learning sessions cover different topics, with a focus on how organizations are implementing the Blueprint’s Equity Continuum — and how organizations can start or continue their own equity journey.

Sessions are open to all in the Blueprint network, and you’re welcome to attend live or access resources later whenever it’s convenient for you.

Have questions as your organization kickstarts or continues its equity journey? Join Vaish for open office hours on Zoom during the “off” months to help you with your organization’s equity challenges, questions, and needs!

Attend the Equity Peer Learning Series!

Every other month on the third Tuesday from 9 - 10:30 a.m.
(through May 2024)

Final session:
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Join us on Zoom

Session #5: Program Implementation & Evaluation

During this session, we practiced using an equity lens for program implementation and evaluation.

Watch the webinar recording (passcode: 2V==UwpI).

Session #4: Forms of Power

During the fourth session hosted in January 2024, we reviewed the topics covered in 2023 and discussed the different forms of power and how they impact our work.

View the presentation slides and/or watch the webinar recording.

Session #3: Engaging in Equity Work

The third session, held in October 2023 included a panel discussion with Blueprint partners who are engaging in equity work, including language justice as well as authentic and equitable community engagement.

Watch the webinar recording (passcode: u&gExLx4); no presentation slides.

Session #2: Equity Assessment

During the second session hosted in August 2023, we demonstrated the Blueprint's Equity Assessment, which aligns with the Blueprint's Equity Continuum and provided concrete steps on how to implement the assessment within your own organization.

View the presentation slides and/or watch the webinar recording (passcode: dz#16?kR)

Session #1: Formulating an Equity Strategy

During the first session held in June 2023, we covered how to formulate a plan for a yearly equity goal or strategy plan, based on the Blueprint’s Equity Continuum. We shared a few organizations, each in a different phase of their equity journey ranging from assessing readiness to identifying strategy, etc., to provide participants with an array of examples that roughly follows the steps outlined below.

Step 1: Determine your why — Understand your organization's and community's motivations for equity work.

Step 2: Assess readiness — Identify where you see readiness in your organization.

Step 3: Develop your strategy — Identify areas where your organization is already leaning into equity and opportunities for improvement.

Step 4: Assess inputs and set your goals — Evaluate the resources available (like staff and volunteer time, financial resources, etc.) and establish short-, medium-, and long-term goals.

Step 5: Draft an equity strategy for the year — Create a concrete plan that outlines your organization's actions and commitments.

View the presentation slides and/or watch the webinar recording (passcode: M4*bS?t3).

Other Resources

Blueprint’s Equity Continuum:
This practical, self-assessment tool aims to provide partners — those working to alleviate hunger and poverty — with a way to assess your organization's progression in shifting policies, practices, programs, and measures to advance equitable outcomes. It can be a helpful framework and educational tool for conversations with staff, strategic planning with boards, project and policy development, and advancement of community leadership. Download the document >