This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We say their names: Breonna Taylor in Louisville, KY, George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, GA, Tony McDade in Tallahassee, FL. Black Lives Matter, today and every day. We…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy News Digest interviews Lori Villarosa, Founder and Executive Director of the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity, about her work on equitable grantmaking to address the root…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alyssa Curran argues that equitable grantmaking practices are no longer optional – it is imperative – and offers steps to implement a racial equity lens in grantmaking. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alyssa Curran discusses the questions that grantmakers should first ask about their investments when adopting racially equitable grantmaking practices. • How can racially equitable grantmaking help advance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Race, ethnicity, and homelessness are thoroughly intertwined. This conclusion has been leaping out of data reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in recent years, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Futurity, Sandra Knispel describes the unintended discriminatory effects of India’s gender quotas towards already underrepresented groups. • How do India’s gender quotas reflect the pervasiveness…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Insitute releases a series that discusses how to measure job quality – with a focus on race, gender, and place – and monitor trends. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Stanford Social Innovation Review article, the authors discuss the role race plays in our society and why it’s time for the nation to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • KConnect is emphasizing the role that equity plays during the COVID-19 crisis, particularly in education systems during this time. • How can donors help address equity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the pandemic hits Native American communities, fortunately, there are Native American-led donation efforts that individuals can support to ensure reservations have access to essential supplies. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I recently found myself reflecting on the speed of trust as I read “Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding”, an illuminating new article based on a recent study by Echoing Green and The Bridgespan Group that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Catherine Crystal Foster discusses how local philanthropy can help address the disparities happening in communities due to COVID-19. • One suggestion is to boldly fund frontline workers…