MRBF Board and Staff - Durham March Meeting Report Out

REFLECTIONS ON OPEN QUESTIONS: What questions are you still holding after yesterday’s conversations?

RECURRING THEMES

RESOURCING STRATEGIES FOR SCALE AND CAPACITY

 How to resource the breadth and depth of capacity that already exist?!  What amount of funding would give the NC orgs the runway to thrive and scale?  Challenging environment makes it difficult and is the work & scale enough for the moment  What is the most helpful thing funders can support?  How can we get enough funding to cover the needs in 11 states?  What is our role in being fundraisers for the region? Our resources are essential and distinct, but woefully less than what is needed for short- AND long-term needs  What does it take to resource and scale the depth and breath required to matched the current threats and opportunities?  Are any other states even close to NC in terms of organizational infrastructure?  Is the foundation willing to consider investing in new approaches/capacities at state tables?  Is North Carolina remotely replicable in the region because there is relative abundance of resources here?  How are we seeing learning opportunities across states and connecting them with each other to build capacity and create new mentoring/support relationships?  What org is telling the stories of our NC grantees?

INTER-STATE PROGRESS

POLITICAL OPPONENT PRESENCE

 Still balancing all the good work but the power of the right in terms of narrative, money, and influence.  Fighting misinformation

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