Job alert!📢 Urban Institute is hiring a research assistant to expand our research portfolio examining policy solutions to advance racial equity. #jobs #racialequity urbn.is/3t3j2dC

New on the blog: we reflect on the work ahead this Black History Month and highlight P4A projects investigating critical questions about racial equity. bit.ly/3s8Xo7r

Join us today! #LiveAtUrban

Join our conversation on 2/11 exploring how equity-focused leaders can leverage data to inform race-conscious solutions, featuring key contributors from The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System. RSVP below!

What a week! 🤩 With our 14th Tableau Conference officially in the books, we're catching up on some of the top moments from TC21. Read more on the blog! #Data21 tableau.com/about/blog/202…

We're hiring 2 directors to support our new Office of Race & Equity Research: one to lead federal equity initiatives (urbn.is/3CtSXX3) & another to lead racial equity analytics (urbn.is/3tTDlca). Please help us spread the word!

A new report-- in collaboration with School of Public Affairs & Schar School-- explores how nonprofits fared throughout the pandemic, donation trends, & geographic & demographic data on nonprofit staff & those they serve. Learn more: urbn.is/2WOokfE

We're hiring 2 new directors to support our new Office of Race & Equity Research: one to lead federal equity initiatives (urbn.is/3CtSXX3) & another to lead racial equity analytics (urbn.is/3tTDlca). Please help us spread the word!

What have we learned about philanthropic support for direct cash assistance? Join us on Monday as experts discuss the implications & future of philanthropic efforts aimed at transferring cash directly to people. #LiveAtUrban urbn.is/37S4div

Excited to work with Equity Scholars on data/analyses that respond to real-world needs & near-term policy choices. Welcome Shauna Cooper, Dr. Dawn M Dow, John “renegade teacher and scholar” Eason, Dr. Luisa Godinez-Puig, Michael Neal, Brian Smedley, Karishma Furtado, & Diana Guelespe! urbn.is/3n0Bvoo

Disaggregating data by race and ethnicity is a critical tool for exposing racialized systems of privilege and oppression. But many high-value datasets lack sufficient information on race and ethnicity.
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#LiveAtUrban , 9/13: Join Shena Ashley, Mary Bogle, Benjamin Soskis, Fay Walker, Sonia Torres Rodríguez, Sarah Rosen Wartell, ToniaWellons, & others as they reflect on the implications & future of philanthropic efforts aimed at transferring cash directly to people. urbn.is/3CXqB8u

.Shena Ashley: 'This new landscape has to be matched with a broader imagination in the way that we deliver the programs & not adding more... issues on top of people to prevent them from accessing the particular benefits.' (via Bill Lucia) urbn.is/3jYne8D

What is the extent of racial and ethnic discrimination in health care and social services? New research from Urban Institute explores the perception of unfair treatment across five settings. urbn.is/37t1FHx

.Sarah Rosen Wartell: 'We’re eager to collaborate with these 20 community organizations to help close equity gaps & strengthen public faith in vaccines.' urbn.is/3fY22i9

Tomorrow: Shena Ashley & other experts join Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) to discuss the impact of pandemic spending on underserved communities. Was the response equitable across communities? Learn more & register to attend: urbn.is/3lAmuJu

Next Thursday, join Shena Ashley & other experts for a Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC)-hosted discussion on the impact of pandemic spending on underserved communities-- & whether that response was equitable across communities. Details: urbn.is/3lAmuJu

Vulnerable communities needed pandemic funds. But did they get it? And if not, how can we make sure they do?

Experts from The Brookings Institution, Urban Institute, Opportunity Insights, and the White House will share their views on these questions on Aug. 12th

Join us:
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Join me at the Roundtable Listening Forum with the Academy and the PRAC: The Impact of Pandemic Response Programs and Spending on Underserved Communities napawash.org/events/joint-f…