This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial equity has been a more explicit consideration for foundations, as CEP documented in a report released last month, but our data suggests that some communities continue to be overlooked. Across…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Jyoti Nanda explores how Latinx and Black students with disabilities experience criminalization in schools through punishment and segregation. • How can funders help schools better serve students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. PND spoke with Kavitha Mediratta, founding executive director of Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, a ten-year, $60 million initiative launched by Atlantic Philanthropies, about that question and what her program is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year, as we turn to philanthropic giving and think about how we can better invest in our communities, it is crucial that we center Black women and their lived…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that have raised awareness of structural racism, the nonprofit sector has seen relatively little change, and its leadership still does not accurately represent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2021 Capital Collaborative was such a transformative experience because it hit on so many components of my life: The personal (how race has played a role in where I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A little over 100 years ago, the U.S. Congress ratified the 19th amendment, which ruled that women could not be denied the right to vote because of their sex. This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What do Americans, particularly white Americans, mean by the term diversity? For much of the past two decades, associate professor of sociology Sarah Mayorga has worked to find out. For…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Paraprofessionals earn less than other school-based staff and commonly juggle multiple responsibilities while working full time and raising families. Going back to school to get a teaching license or college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The demand for after-school and summer learning programs far outstrips their availability in rural America, according to a new report from the Afterschool Alliance. Such programs can provide a safe space for children,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is again at a crossroads of racial reckoning. The death of George Floyd and the 2020 summer of protests for racial justice added new urgency to ongoing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a recent report, we found a strong link between incarceration and homelessness among formerly incarcerated people. But while we examined racial and age disparities among that population, we weren’t able to…