March 03, 2023 Backed By Diverse Funders, Liberation Ventures Is Pushing for Reparations and a "Culture of Repair" March 03, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe With an eclectic mix of funders and a holistic and long-term plan, this field-building organization is seeking reparations for Black Americans. We connected with co-founder and managing director Aria Florant to learn more.Read More
June 23, 2022 Why Catalytic Funding Is Key to Closing the Racial Equity Gap in Philanthropy June 23, 2022/ Rebecca Ferguson, Guest Contributor Guest contributor Rebecca Ferguson makes a case for unrestricted support to younger, smaller nonprofits led by people of color, and shares how a new fund from Salesforce is focusing its attention there.Read More
March 08, 2022 “Unprecedented Change” or More of the Same? Reports Assess Funders’ 2020 Response March 08, 2022/ Mike Scutari Two new reports unpack philanthropy’s 2020 response to calls for racial justice and the COVID pandemic. While both studies cite positive developments, progress, as always, is in the eye of the beholder.Read More
February 08, 2022 Can Community Foundations Rally Wealthy Donors to Back Racial Equity Work? February 08, 2022/ Mike Scutari Nexus for Equity + Opportunity Nationwide is a cohort of community foundations that launched in 2021 with a goal of recruiting wealthy donors to fund racial equity work. Leadership fills us in on its strategy and progress.Read More
August 26, 2021 All Talk? The Predictable Reality of Corporate America’s $50 Billion Racial Equity Promise August 26, 2021/ Philip Rojc A Washington Post analysis found major companies’ huge racial justice pledges flowing slowly and in unsurprising directions. It’s another reminder that we can’t expect the private sector to lead the way on social progress.Read More
August 16, 2021 Amid Hopeful Signs, This Is the Moment for Philanthropy to Buckle Down on Mental Health August 16, 2021/ Ken Zimmerman, Guest Contributor The mental health consequences of COVID-19 have been staggering, as have those of an ongoing racial reckoning. Guest contributor Ken Zimmerman unpacks how philanthropy can lean into a potentially transformative moment. Read More
June 02, 2021 How the Joyce Foundation Is Going Long With a New Five-Year Plan June 02, 2021/ Dawn Wolfe The Joyce Foundation made its last strategic shift just three years ago. This time around, it’s doing what it has already been doing in a more thorough way, in what it describes as a “refresh, not an overhaul.”Read More
May 12, 2021 From Talk to Action? Assessing Philanthropy’s Racial Justice Response May 12, 2021/ Philip Rojc How do BIPOC leaders in philanthropy rate the sector’s attempts to address racial injustice over the past year? We asked several prominent figures to weigh in. Here’s what they see changing, and what still needs to change.Read More