#194 - Racial and Economic Justice includes Nonprofits buying POC with George Suttles

Join me and George Suttles as we talk about the opportunity that Diana Noriega and he have seen together in making a coalition to look for ways in collecting data to build some kind of marketplace where nonprofits were able to procure services from BIPOC vendors, contractors, or consultants and do business with them. This is an interesting topic as you will learn how to begin to organize other nonprofit leaders and not just think about how you spend your money, but really attach it to values that make a big difference in the community.

To connect with George: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgesuttles/

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:

The Laundromat Project - https://laundromatproject.org/meet-george-suttles/

Good Shepherd Services - https://goodshepherds.org/

Common Fund - https://www.commonfund.org/

MWBE - ttps://www.mwbe-enterprises.com/

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TIME STAMPS

TOPIC: Why Are Trying to Gather Data About How Nonprofits Purchase

02:21 - 03:49

TOPIC: Talking to People in this Space to Learn More About the Best Practices

07:01 - 08:29

QUOTES

“It really came into clear focus for me, both at the height of the pandemic and the racial reckoning of 2020. We had all of these nonprofit organizations that were doing deep DEI work, and they were looking at their organizational, programmatic, leadership practices, and things of that nature. So a lot of us in the sector that the next sort of natural step would be, we'll look at where nonprofits are spending their money.” - George Suttles

“It's important to understand how nonprofits are thinking about procurement.. the opportunity to procure from BIPOC vendors, consultants, and contractors.”  - George Suttles

“Here's an opportunity to elevate the conversation, not just thinking about how we spend our money but really attaching it to values that were connected to racial and economic justice… opportunities to not just impact communities that we cared about through our programmatic and organizational activities, but our economic activity as well.” - George Suttles

“The fact of the matter is we just want to try and create tools that will be easy to use and highly impactful. Whether that looks like a digital marketplace, where buyers and sellers in the nonprofit ecosystem can connect, then we'll try our best to sort of manifest that.” - George Suttles

“These ideas aren't new. Really smart folks like you and others have been thinking about this and trying to build marketplaces in trying to build connectivity around procurement and supply chain for many years.” - George Suttles

“I think there's this new appetite to try and do this work, understanding that racial and economic justice is incredibly important. And it's going to help us sort of rebuilding New York City…” - George Suttles