Most people can't see Hip Hop through the lens of it being a culture, yet it is, and it's wildly misunderstood and misrepresented at the detriment of real people's peace and happiness. More importantly for us, at Hip Hop For Change Inc, it is paramount that we understand how service needs change when working with a specific culture like Hip Hop and how these services have to evolve and respond to an ever-growing model. What does it mean to serve a specific community with specific cultural needs and how can that service stay authentic and relevant in the face of the hustle?

1. Serving Hip Hop?
HOW CULTURE SHAPES SERVICE AND HOW
SERVICE CAN CHANGE CULTURE

2. Thought Experiment

7. Hip Hop Saved My Life!

10. HipHopForChange, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit that uses
grassroots activism to educate people about socio-economic
injustices and advocate solutions through hip hop culture. We
raise funds for local causes that enrich marginalized and
historically oppressed communities.

12. THE MC Program

13. Social Justice Events

14. Hip Hop For Change Radio

15. Grassroots Fundraising on Race Issues Isn't Easy
• We had 55,000 conversations in
2016 alone
• We work in affluent
neighborhoods that lack diversity
• We don’t beat around the bush
• We have to face racist people
everyday

16. Our Staff

17. Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose

18. Community Work

20. Please visit HipHopForChange.org
to get involved and learn more.

21. TALK
Khafre Jay
Founder and Executive Director, Hip Hop For Change Inc.
Serving Hip Hop?
How Culture Shapes Service and
How Service Can Change Culture

23. TALK
Dana Chisnell
Co-Director, Center for Civic Design
When “Fail Fast”
Isn’t An Option
Redefining Risk Through Design
in Government Services