Robert L. Dortch Jr.

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Congrats to Kelli Lemon and the Urban Hang Suite family on their one year anniversary. Thanks for creating a space for us to be us. My son and I are exhibiting photos at Urban Hang Suite until Jan 2020. The exhibit is titled "Black Man's Quilt". Stop by and feel the love at UHS.

Laura Lafayette with the Maggie L. Walker Community Land Trust just shared at Rise & Shine Breakfast@Peter Paul that everyone in RVA lives in the shadows of segregation and systemic racism and we need to stop fighting over the pie but make the pie bigger to achieve true equity

Damon Jiggetts just challenged the Rise & Shine Breakfast@Pete Paul crowd when he shared, " God requires that we don't shrink, but put our foot to the pedal for our children and community"

Damon Jiggetts, Executive Director of Peter Paul is asking the audience at the Rise and Shine Breakfast@Peter Paul "How can we be better advocates for our community?" How are we serving families in the best way possible? What's our value proposition for our children?

Todd McFarland, CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Metro Richmond, is sharing at the Dreammakers Breakfast that we will not program our way out of systemic and structural racism. We must change the odds for young people not just expect them to beat the odds.

Karla Bruce of One Fairfax shares that education is an economic driver. Therefore, achieving equity is not just a moral imperative but it's an economic one which starts with leadership, strategic thinikng and requires us to change how we do business in our community. #EdequityVA

How do we change the dialogue to address the large achievement gaps and graduation rates between white students and students of color to ensure that all students have access to quality learning experiences that successfully prepare them for college, work and life? #EdequityVA

Dr. Aaliyah Samuel is encouraging us to make the connection on how equity and education impacts economic growth in Virginia and nationally. #EdequityVA

Dr. Aaliyah Samuel encourages us to use the equity conference to get different perspectives to help inform our educational practices because at the end of the day equity is about who we are and what we bring to the work..#EdequityVA

At Blackwell Elementary School with the community dreaming about the future for the student and families of RPS. #Dream4RPSandCAP-ThoughtCatcher

@AlanBlankstein Good morning Alan, Our marketing consultant is coordinating this on behalf of the Robins Foundation. I believe you'll have been in communication. I am available to answer any questions you may have. Please email me at robert.dortch@robinsfdn.org and we can meet after July 9th.

@RLDortchJr Hi Robert, I hope you’re well. I’m producing the Petersburg Rising documentary w an award winning PBS team. Also back next month. Can we talk? 812-320-4710

Superintendent Kamras vision for RPS 1. Every student feels loved. 2. Students run to the classroom to learn 3. Our community leverages diversity and takes responsibility for all of our children . #RVASchools

The Richmond Public School history is both tragic and triumphant. How do we move forward so that each student has an opportunity to thrive and succeed in spite of challenges they experience? Superintendent Kamras just asked what's your dream for RPS? #RichmondPublicSchools

RMHF HEARTs is helping us see that art can be a force multiplier that brings attention to the issues in ways that grant making cannot do alone.. How does philanthropy have the vision to see the innovative ways that art can heal and help create a more equitable RVA?#RMHF

Is the philanthropic community willing to share power with the communities and organizations we're funding? If the answer is yes, What does transformative shared power look like in real time for foundations and emerging communities? #MIElive

Can we truly do good as foundations, if we continue to grant funds in emerging communities of color, but are not fully invested in confronting and solving the complex racial and economic justice issues that hinder our ability to maximize phlanthropic impact? #MIElive

Catherine Banat precisely explains why there needs to be a sense of urgency about our philanthropic work. The problems are so big and the time is so short! How does philanthropy adapt and accelerate our process and still achieve desirable social and financial impact? #MIElive