This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabella Garcia offers some examples of technological innovations and their potential for preserving fading indigenous languages. • What can you do to preserve essential cultural practices…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Data from the Council on Criminal Justice reveals a decline in the racial disparities in incarceration in the United States, although dramatic gaps remain. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In terms of people of color employed by foundations, little has changed over the years; if anything, it’s possibly worse. In 2014, ABFE reported that only 3 percent of the nation’s philanthropies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If done properly, evaluation holds the potential to be a valuable tool for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in individual foundations and throughout the work of the field. Indeed,…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this video, the United Philanthropy Forum brings together members and colleagues to define racial equity. • How can philanthropists better understand how grantees see racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achieving equity is a current pursuit among many in philanthropy, and one that is often referred to as a journey. To be clear, there is no end-of-the-road and the starting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jerry Metcalf shares his experience going through a jury trial and how sentence length and the concept of ‘justice’ differ between plea deals and trials. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Triangle Community Foundation defines equity and why it matters in philanthropy as well as provides insights into implementing more equitable practices. • What are you currently…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Edmund L. Andrews reports that automated speech recognition is about half as reliable when it comes to Black speakers compared to white speakers. • Failure to recognized…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Phil McKenna reports that the Dakota Access Pipeline will need a more thorough environmental assessment after a federal judge ruled the prior assessment insufficient. • Lawsuits can be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Claudia Williams urges funders to adopt a race and gender lens in their COVID-19 response to address the needs of people who are affected by systemic inequalities. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michele Kumi Baer reminds donors to focus on giving with a racial equity lens during the coronavirus crisis. • How can you maintain a focus on…