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Conrad Prebys Foundation Launches Leaders in Belonging Initiative

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, more than 400 individuals gathered at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center for a "Conversation on Belonging" with UC Berkeley Professor john a. powell. At the event, The Conrad Prebys Foundation, the largest private foundation in the region, announced its new Leaders In Belonging initiative. The effort will provide unrestricted awards of $100,000 each to five "fierce community advocates" working to identify, transform, and eliminate barriers to inclusion, justice, and sustainability in the greater San Diego region. This annual award is designed to provide leaders with vital support that will allow them to continue their work and help them build movements for change. 

Key Points: 
  • At the event, The Conrad Prebys Foundation, the largest private foundation in the region, announced its new Leaders In Belonging initiative.
  • "The Leaders In Belonging initiative will lift up the dedicated but often undercelebrated heroes in our community who make that their mission every day.
  • The Leaders In Belonging award will be conferred for past achievements in supporting belonging and the funds will go to the individual recipients to use as they see fit.
  • The Conrad Prebys Foundation is dedicated to helping create an inclusive, equitable, and dynamic future for all San Diegans.

Media Advisory: Prebys Foundation to Host UC Berkeley Professor john a. powell to Speak on the Power of Belonging

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 

Key Points: 
  • Here we will learn and discuss the concept of belonging and announce the creation of a new community award.
  • Building a community in which everyone feels that they belong is central to the work of The Conrad Prebys Foundation.
  • Nobody has been more influential in promoting the idea of belonging than john a. powell, who leads the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley.
  • On May 30, please join john a. powell and the Prebys Foundation in a community event to discuss how to build a culture of belonging in our community.