March 08, 2023 How a 75-Year-Old Foundation Dramatically Increased Funding for Groups Led by People of Color March 08, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe In 2019, Public Welfare Foundation announced a plan to move the vast majority of its grantmaking resources to Black and POC-led nonprofits. Its leadership unpacks the process and shares its results to date.Read More
January 18, 2023 It’s Time to Standardize Demographic Data to Advance Equity January 18, 2023/ Dwayne Marsh and Ann Mei Chang, Guest Contributors Efforts to advance racial equity and diversity have led to a dizzying array of requests for data. Guest authors from Northern California Grantmakers and Candid make the case for a standard way to track demographics.Read More
December 13, 2022 More Green Funders Than Ever Shared Diversity Data in 2022, but Most Still Avoiding the Sunlight December 13, 2022/ Michael Kavate For six years now, Green 2.0 has been tracking the diversity of staff at environmental nonprofits and foundations. More are submitting data than ever, but overall participation — and diversity at the top — remain frustratingly low.Read More
April 07, 2022 Hiring a DEI Consultant? Here’s How to Avoid Exacerbating Inequity in the Process April 07, 2022/ Aparna Rae and Kendall Guthrie, Guest Contributors The hiring process for DEI consultants and firms often perpetuates the inequities foundations are trying to address. There’s a way to fix this, according to two longtime philanthropic professionals—pay RFP applicants.Read More
March 16, 2022 A Big Gift to Barnard College Highlights Need and Opportunity to Support Women in STEM March 16, 2022/ Paul Karon A $55 million donation to Barnard College, the largest in the school's history, will fund expansion of science facilities at the elite institution. Can Barnard’s success be replicated elsewhere to support women in STEM?Read More
March 14, 2022 IP Explainer: What is Philanthropy Doing—or Not Doing—to Address Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? March 14, 2022/ IP Staff Philanthropy is difficult to navigate. That’s why we’ve produced a series of explainers to demystify the basics. Today, we delve into a huge topic in philanthropy right now—the need to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.Read More
December 03, 2021 Can We Close the Educator Diversity Gap? A Funder With a Big Footprint Wants to Find Out December 03, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen The teacher workforce remains mostly white, even as schools grow more diverse. As CZI leans into DEI, a new round of grants backs organizations working to expand the ranks of teachers of color.Read More
November 19, 2021 Report: Green Funders Still Won’t Share Diversity Data, Even Anonymously November 19, 2021/ Michael Kavate Over a year after national racial justice uprisings prompted new attention to equity, the latest report from Green 2.0 shows progress on diversity disclosures by NGOs, but very limited participation by foundations.Read More
November 11, 2021 Philanthropy Has Fallen Short in Its Efforts to Make STEM More Diverse—We Have the Tools to Fix It November 11, 2021/ Lorelle L. Espinosa and Tashera Gale, Guest Contributors While STEM education funders point to diversity, equity and inclusion as priorities, research from Sloan and Higher Ed Insight shows that their efforts have fallen short. In this guest post, the authors outline a path forward.Read More
May 11, 2021 How Melissa Madzel Builds Equity into Philanthropy Recruiting May 11, 2021/ Mandy Van Deven Some foundations are working to counter philanthropy’s history of discrimination in staffing. Mandy Van Deven interviews recruiter Melissa Madzel of Koya Partners to learn how she’s breaking down barriers.Read More
January 26, 2021 Why Are So Many Major Green Funders Still Not Sharing Their Diversity Data? January 26, 2021/ Michael Kavate Among the largest green NGOs and foundations reporting their diversity data, Green 2.0’s annual report card saw slight improvement. But its most jarring finding is that nearly three-quarters of funders asked are still not submitting information.Read More
August 12, 2020 How an Online Platform Aims to Diversify Nonprofit Board Leadership August 12, 2020/ Ade Adeniji Governing boards are overwhelmingly white. CariClub founder Rhoden Monrose tells us how his company connects young professionals to nonprofits, aiming to bolster the pipeline of diverse leaders and create lasting change in the sector. Read More
February 12, 2020 In the Latest Big Campus Environmental Gift, a Push to Cross Boundaries February 12, 2020/ Julia Travers Higher ed donors are stepping up support for programs focused on conservation, climate change and other green issues. A donation for a new interdisciplinary center at William & Mary shows how such gifts can play out.Read More
June 22, 2019 Amplifying New Voices: How Chicago Funders Are Investing in Diverse Leaders for Racial Equity June 22, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs More funders are grappling with issues of equity and who gets heard in civic debates. In Chicago, the Field Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation recently launched a new effort to elevate voices from historically marginalized communities. Read More