Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Anna Shipp

Principal Policy Associate, Research to Action Lab | Urban Institute
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Anna Shipp is a principal policy associate in the Research to Action Lab at the Urban Institute, where she leads a body of work supporting local leaders in creating vibrant, just, and climate-forward economies. Her work bridges gaps between research and practice by translating findings into actionable and holistic policy solutions that serve people, places, and the planet. Shipp’s 20 years of interdisciplinary experience spans workforce development, small business development, economic development, urban sustainability, and climate resilience and includes diretct service, policy advocacy, and policy research. Shipp previously served as executive director for the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia.

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Presentations from Facing Race 2024

Navigating and Curating Equity Resources and Tools for Local Government

Local government staff actively seek resources to help advance their internal and external racial equity efforts, such as resources on conducting equity-related assessments, engaging and empowering community members, and equitably allocating resources, among others.

To meet this need, the Urban Institute’s Office of Race and Equity Research (ORER) launched the Equity Tools Clearinghouse: an open-access, user-centric tool for state and local government officials to find resources to help them embed equity into different areas of their work.

Ongoing discussions with our GARE colleagues have also informed the development of a Racial Equity Continuum that grounds this work in several stages and focus areas for practitioners to contextualize where they are along their racial equity journeys.

In this interactive workshop, ORER will introduce the Clearinghouse and connect local practitioners and other stakeholders to a wide range of resources meant to facilitate and advance racial equity efforts. We will first contextualize this work using insights and stories we have heard from localities that drove the need for the Clearinghouse.

Then, we’ll demo the Clearinghouse tool in breakout groups before reflecting on how it can be improved and how this initiative can complement work being done across other networks, coalitions, and projects.

This session is for local practitioners and other organizations seeking resources to support their teams as they conduct racial equity work. We hope this workshop further contextualizes participants’ understanding of their jurisdictions’ racial equity work and presents useful and actionable resources that practitioners can take away and share with their teams.

Speakers: Celina Barrios-Millner, Anna Shipp