Fighting Racism Requires Nonprofits and Foundations to Learn How to Talk Openly About Injustice
A new tool kit explains how to ditch the savior language and showcase the aspirations and common humanity of people at the center of philanthropic missions.
Diversity Isn’t Enough: New Book Offers Guide for Inclusion in Fundraising
Angelique Grant and Ron Schiller of the Aspen Leadership Group offer practical advice, like starting an inclusion council and taking advantage of campaigns.
By Eden Stiffman
Contributor
Misperceptions of Native American Life Fuel Discrepancies in Hiring, Study Says
Inaccurate perceptions about Native American life contribute to a sharp under-representation of Native Americans employed by U.S. foundations, according to a new report from the First Nations Development Institute.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Racial Justice Is the Top Priority for Education Grant Makers
Thirty-nine percent say it should be a primary focus of education philanthropy over the next one to three years, according to a survey of grant makers by Grantmakers for Education.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Foundations Report Progress on Racial Justice — but Some Groups See More Support Than Others
The highest percentage of foundations had undertaken new efforts for groups that serve Blacks, the lowest to groups that serve Native Americans.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Asian American Nonprofits Hope to See More Anti-Racism Money Directed Their Way
As philanthropy has boosted funding to address the nation’s legacy of anti-Black racism, advocates for Asian Americans hope the recent interest in social justice broadens to include their communities, which have also been the victims of hate.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
Philanthropists and Charity Leaders Discuss Better Ways to Fund and Operate Nonprofits
During the last few months the Center for Effective Philanthropy created a series of podcasts with notable philanthropists, charity leaders, and innovators who discussed better ways to fund and operate nonprofits. See our collection of these “Giving Done Right” podcasts.
Diversity Mandates From Foundations Make It Harder for Nonprofits to Do Their Jobs Well
Nonprofits are more likely to succeed when they hire people with different points of view, different life experiences, different ways of thinking, and different ideas on how to solve hard problems. When grant makers ask about demographics, they rarely focus on these characteristics.
By Debi Ghate
Contributor
How the YMCA Is Tackling Racial Justice and Billions in Lost Revenue
Kevin Washington, CEO of the YMCA of the USA, talks about meeting member Ys where they are when it comes to DEI — and the devastating impact of closing the groups’ in-person programs.
By Jim Rendon
Contributor
Kresge and Hewlett Pour Another $45 Million Into Racial Equity
These latest grant announcements add to the multi-billion response from philanthropy that has materialized since the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
Can Philanthropy Make Itself Compatible With Democracy?
The new presidential administration will be much more open to the progressive goals shared by much of the philanthropic world. One of those goals should be eliminating its own democratic deficiencies, says the author of a major new book on philanthropy.
By Paul Vallely
Contributor
Philanthropy’s Agenda for Rebuilding Our Democracy
We’ve spent four years defending our nation against authoritarianism, but we can’t stop now. Philanthropy needs to embrace a bold plan to overhaul a system badly out of sync with democratic principles.
By Joe Goldman
Contributor
Nonprofit Leader David Shapiro on How Mentoring Can Expand Equity
The latest edition of Giving Done Right, a podcast produced by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, features the CEO of the national nonprofit MENTOR.
Philanthropy’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights and Strengthen Democracy
To mark Election Day, we’ve collected the Chronicle’s best recent reporting on philanthropy’s role in shoring up democratic institutions and protecting voting rights.
Leader of a Refugee Resettlement Nonprofit Discusses How Donors Can Help or Hinder Charitable Work
In the latest edition of Giving Done Right, a podcast produced by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Chiang Nicolette talk with Chitra Hansta.
Black Girls Must Be a Focus — Not an Afterthought — of Racial-Justice Giving
Philanthropic funding for our country’s 65 million women and girls of color is minuscule at a time when their struggles should be central to efforts to achieve racial equity.
By Monique W. Morris
Contributor