On the blog, Kyle Rinne-Meyers reflects on his sabbatical experience and how it helped him better understand the role strategy and learning plays in advancing racial equity.
Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation shares important insights into how grantmakers can build strong relationships with the communities they serve remotely.
Funders Together, GEO, PEAK, and SCG are excited to co-host and launch the Making the Case Collaboratory with our members and the Equitable Evaluation Initiative.
This week, American democracy came under siege in full public view leaving no room for misinterpretation or indifference, begging the question of how we as leaders of philanthropy - as stewards of humanity - will choose to respond next.
Having real conversations about where we want philanthropy to go is crucial for building a shared vision for what we want to see from our field and beyond.
2020 underscores what many of us in the social change field have been arguing for some time: the fight for a truly inclusive, equitable democracy and economy is a long one.
Decision-makers such as elected officials and institutional funders have historically ignored and underinvested in BIPOC communities. Conscientious funders are asking big, long-overdue questions: how do grantmaking policies, practices, and cultures play a role in perpetuating imbalances in power and resource allocation? How can we, as grantmakers, address that?