Philanthropy
Overview
Resources in this section cover two aspects of philanthropy – issues related to the institution of philanthropy, particularly in the U.S., and ways in which philanthropy has sought to increase racial equity in some of the areas in which philanthropies work. Racial equity issues at the institution level include understanding philanthropies as institutions of privilege, strategies and examples to interrupt and transform that privilege, and the positive and negative results of those efforts, where available. In terms of areas of work, the resources look at some of the thinking behind major initiatives created by philanthropy explicitly to work on reducing racial inequities or promote racial equity or healing, plus results to date, where known and available. This section also notes resources that link both issues (institutional and areas of work), such as Flipping the Script: White Privilege and Community Building, which describes how white privilege helps define the ways in which philanthropies create interventions, engage with others and evaluate work they fund, and ways things might be different. Also, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity’s and Grantcraft’s publication Grantmaking with a Racial Equity Lens, provides practical strategies on how to use a racial equity lens to develop new programs, understand community issues, and analyze problems, as does Catalytic Change: Lessons Learned from the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment.
Key sites
- The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
- National Council on Responsive Philanthropy
- Bay Area Justice Funders Network
- #Unite4Equity
- Change Philanthropy
Research
- Social Justice Philanthropy: The Latest Trend or a Lasting Lens for Grantmaking? Executive Summary
- Short Changed: Foundation Giving and Communities of Color
- Funding America's Nonprofits: The Non-Profit Industrial Complex's Hold on Social Justice
- The Nonprofit Industrial Complex and Trans Resistance
- Analysis of Policies, Practices and Programs for Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resource Guide
- Lessons-Learned In Addressing Racial Equity In Foundations
- Beauty And The Beast: Can Money Ever Foster Social Transformation?
- Catalyzing Networks for Social Change 2011
- Critical Issues Forum, Volume 5: Moving Forward
- Freedom Funders: Philanthropy and Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965
- The Exit Interview: Perceptions on Why Black Professionals Leave Grantmaking Institutions
- Race, Power and Democracy: Synthesis of Select Philanthropic Efforts Following Key Flashpoints
- Facing Race: A Renewed Commitment to Racial Equity
- Pennies for Progress: A Decade of Boom for Philanthropy, a Bust for Social Justice
- Implicit Bias and Philanthropic Effectiveness
- The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change
- As the South Grows: Strong Roots
- What does Philanthropy Need to Know to Prioritize Racial Justice?
- Advancing Racial Equity in Philanthropy: A Scan of Philanthropy-Serving Organizations
- Deciding Together Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking
- State of Foundation Funding for the Pro-Immigrant Movement: A Movement Investment Project Brief
- Resonance: A Framework for Philanthropic Transformation
- How “Movement Capture” Shaped the Fight for Civil Rights
- State of Foundation Funding for the Pro-Immigrant Movement: A Movement Investment Project Brief
- Philanthropy’s Power to Disrupt Tyranny – Starting With Itself
- Learning in Philanthropy: A Guidebook
- Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table
Practices
- Community Foundations Take the Lead: Promising Approaches to Building Inclusive and Equitable Communities
- Community Philanthropy and Racial Equity: What Progress Looks Like
- Ecosystem Grantmaking A Systemic Approach to Supporting Movement Building
- What America Needs Now from Foundations
- Funding Movement Building: Bay Area Approaches
- Summary of Community Conversations
- Philamplify: Honest Feedback to Improve Philanthropy
- Ferguson and Other Structural Racism Flashpoints: The Philanthropic Strategic Response and Role
- Funding Movement Building: Bay Area Approaches
- How Can we Help You?
- The Need for Black Rage In Philanthropy
- 5 Core Practices of Grantee-Centric Philanthropy
- In the Trump Era, Nonprofits Need a New Social Contract With Foundations
- Racism in Philanthropy: Effective Practices for Grantmakers Webinar
- Operationalizing Equity: Putting the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion Framework into Action
- Changing the Converstion: Philanthropic Funding and Community Organizing in Detroit
- Progressive Funders: You May be Part of the Problem
- The Equity Journey: New Schools Venture Fund and Lumina Foundation Pursue Diversity on the Road to Equity
- America is burning: White people in philanthropy, what is your move?
- #DisruptPhilanthropyNOW - Invitation for Courageous and Collective Action
- Power Moves: Your essential philanthropy assessment guide for equity and justice
- Finding the right path: One funder network’s journey toward racial justice
- Journey Towards Intersectional Grant-Making
- Decolonizing Wealth:Indigenous Wisdom to heal Divides and Restore Balance
- A Call to Modernize American Philanthropy
- Race: What We’ve Learned So Far
- RE-TOOL: Racial Equity in the Panel Process
- The Ethical Argument for Foundations to Increase Their Annual Payout Rate Beyond 5%
- The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Consultants to Grantmakers
- Amplifying Movement Knowledge for Philanthropy
- Addressing Racially Biased Financial Analysis
- Racial Equity & Impact Investing
- Philanthropy Self-Assessment For Working With Tribal Communities
- Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide
- Now Or Never: What is Philanthropy’s Point of No Return?
- Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism
- It takes Roots to Challenge Philanthropy
