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Celeste Arista Glover \u201913 is helping to drive a paradigm shift in philanthropic practices.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn old-school philanthropy, the premise was \u2018How can we come in and save you?\u2019\u201d Glover says. \u201cThat\u2019s not how my team operates. We listen to the voices of community members to lift up their experiences and amplify their vision for opportunity. We ask, \u2018What do you believe would work best in your neighborhoods? What do you want to see happen?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Glover is Senior Community Philanthropy Officer at Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), where she connects North Texas nonprofits with opportunities related to funding, capacity building, and learning. She traces her people-centered approach to the Community Development and Planning (CDP) master\u2019s program at Clark.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CDP program \u00a0prepares students differently. It focuses on the community\u2019s voice, making sure there is a community leadership component to community development.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prior to her graduate-school studies at Clark, Glover was a Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda where she served as a teacher and youth advocate. Looking for a bridge to leverage her experiences in East Africa, she was drawn the CDP\u00a0program at Clark. \u201cI knew I had more to learn,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd I knew a master\u2019s degree would help me determine the best pathway for my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glover sees a clear through line from her studies at Clark to her community development work at CFT. \u201cThe majority of my CDP classes had an equity-embedded lens, with the voices of the marginalized front and center in every classroom,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd now at CFT, my team is very community-centered, and we try to adjust our grant-making practices to make sure the community voice is heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eye-opening experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glover says her time at Clark was transformational. \u201cI had never experienced such a diversity of thought and culture in a learning community. It was eye-opening for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Texas native embraced Worcester\u2019s vibrant and diverse immigrant communities. \u201cI loved hearing so many languages and seeing so many different religions celebrated together,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was a beautiful cultural experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also welcomed Clark\u2019s liberal and inclusive learning environment. \u201cIt was so freeing to be exposed to different ideas,\u201d she says, noting that the CDP program\u2019s small group settings invited rich and illuminating conversations. \u201cEvery voice was welcomed. We were given space and encouraged to be part of the dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Glover, the scholar-practitioners that make up the CDP faculty saw her and her fellow degree candidates as more than students. \u201cThey viewed us as student-practitioners,\u201d she says. \u201cIt felt like we were their peers. We just happened to be at an earlier point in the learning journey than they were.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glover considers the people she met at Clark to be \u201cforever\u201d people. \u201cThey influence who I am today,\u201d she says. \u201cClark is that kind of community, a place where you can learn and engage and authentically be yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celeste Arista Glover \u201913 is helping to drive a paradigm shift in philanthropic practices.   \u201cIn old-school philanthropy, the premise was \u2018How can we come in and save you?\u2019\u201d Glover says. \u201cThat\u2019s not how my team operates. 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