Does Your Definition of Leadership Exclude Women of Color?
The thought-provoking article from HBR, below, highlights the need to redefine leadership in our organizational contexts. Summary: Many organizations have committed to diversifying their leadership and promoting more women of color to…
2021 Annual Conference, Session 2: Candid Conversations in a Cultural Moment
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The Work of Racial Justice Workbooks
As a part of her PCP webinar on empathy, Christy Vines shared these two practical workbooks put together by Ideos: The Work of Racial Justice Workbook, Session 2: Identity & Perspective The…
Racial Equity and Philanthropy
Summary: This research, from Echoing Green and Bridgespan, lays bare the racial disparity in today’s funding environment and argues that population-level impact cannot happen without funding more leaders of color. Christy Vines…
Foundation Equity Practice Assessment
Exponent Philanthropy has a really useful self-assessment for foundation board/staff on current equity practices- takes less than 5 min and provides some helpful insights for moving forward! Exponent Philanthropy’s Equity Practice Assessment
What You Can Do to Support Black Communities
I was on a great call with Southern California Grantmakers a few days ago on supporting black communities in philanthropy. Although it’s more focused on LA county and from a more secular…
Bryan Stevenson on the Frustration Behind the George Floyd Protests
This Q&A from The New Yorker prompted introspection among some of our members about how our faith requires not only forgiveness, but also the confession that enables us to more fully receive…
Eliminating Implicit Bias in Grantmaking Practice
In this article from Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), authors Nancy Chan and Pamela Fisher share their journey of taking practical steps to incorporate DEI into the grantmaking process of one foundation,…