This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The latest issue of brand new far-right magazine Compact repeats Candid racial equity numbers that include pledges, double counting, and in-kind giving to decry the “dizzying array” of foundations willing to throw “no-strings-attached money” at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When my career propelled me to leap from the world of dance to The Public Theater, the powerful impact and influence of reviews by critics became even more clear to me. Not only…
While Brittani Williams was busy working toward her bachelor’s degree, the student loan debt she was quickly accruing rarely crossed her mind. Her focus was on her coursework. A first-generation…
When Dr. Amy Barnhorst treats patients for mental illness in county jails, emergency rooms, and psychiatric hospitals, she sees more than the person standing before her. She takes in their life…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year marks the 5th anniversary of Black Maternal Health Week. This week brings light to the disheartening disparities of Black birthing families that are most impacted by the US…
“Traditionally, advocacy has been a few people speaking on behalf of others. But…it is also about movement building and power building, grassroots engagement, and community organizing. It is about people…
“The story of philanthropy in the United States has not been fully told, for it has been told historically as a largely white story, a largely inherited wealth story” —…
In 2020, social justice issues moved front and center in ways most of us couldn’t have predicted. As some of the largest and broadest demonstrations for racial justice in U.S.…
In early December 2021, I was seeing a physical therapist for a shoulder injury. During one of my visits, the therapist was alternating between me and another patient on an…
Much of FSG’s work with companies focuses on advancing various forms of equity (especially racial and gender equity) through philanthropic commitments directly to social justice movements or as part of their business practices and…
Last year, New York joined a handful of other states, including California, Minnesota, Hawaii, Washington, and Maryland in granting overtime pay to farm workers. Yet as the law took effect on…
Grants management professionals are strategically positioned to influence a funder’s racial equity and racial justice funding. But in three decades of working in and with foundations, I have consistently seen…