The JAG blog is a space where you can learn about, participate in, and contribute to the conversation about equity for diverse communities. The goal is shared ownership and mutual engagement.
Here are some general rules of thumb for how we'll develop the conversation together:
Welcome to the new website of the Joint Affinity Groups!
It relaunches JAG as a proactive, engaging, and stronger collective of identity-based affinity groups that pursues more equity for diverse communities. JAG advances, aligns, and activates the work of many different groups. The new website represents the virtual space where all of us can come together to share resources and ideas and develop our work together.
Voila! Here is the JAG members only section, where we can connect and have the offline discussions and information sharing that can supplement our meetings.
During September and October of 2011, national JAG hosted the first-ever convenings between it and local networks of joint affinity groups in four regions of the country: the Bay Area, LA, NY, and the Twin Cities.
The four convenings have developed several follow-up opportunities to build stronger connections in 2012. National JAG intends to develop liaisons between it and local groups, coordinate one or more joint conference calls, and potentially share resources and other information through the JAG website.
The six partners of the Joint Affinity Groups (JAG) approached their annual meeting in San Francisco in October with urgency and excitement.
JAG partners (Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, Association of Black Foundation Executives, Hispanics in Philanthropy, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Native Americans in Philanthropy, and Women’s Funding Network) have been conducting monthly conference calls during 2011 to plan a resurgence for the network.
The new JAG website is pretty easy to use. We don't all need to be on a phone call together to connect and move the work forward. Here's a rundown of the functions and how to use them (where applicable):
In the comment area below, discuss your observations and thoughts from small groups that made you go aha! Here again are the three questions posed to the small groups:
In the comment area below, post your follow-up questions and other challenges and opportunities you’d like to share. Report on your work. Receive our answers and feel free to provide responses for others.
In the comment area below, let us know what you thought of the session and how our work might engage you in the future. What did you like? What would you like to see more of or less of?
During September and October of 2011, national JAG hosted the first-ever convenings between it and local networks of joint affinity groups in four regions of the country: the Bay Area, LA, NY, and the Twin Cities.
The six partners of the Joint Affinity Groups (JAG) approached their annual meeting in San Francisco in October with urgency and excitement.
In the comment area below, discuss your observations and thoughts from small groups that made you go aha! Here again are the three questions posed to the small groups:
