This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is the first in a series of posts contributed by the Feedback Incentives Learning Group, a group of funders dedicated to encouraging peer funders to listen to the people most…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial equity is a huge buzzword in philanthropy today. Many individual donors and foundation leaders are thinking about why they might get involved and also how to pursue racial equity…
A broad ecosystem of nonprofits, coalitions, and leaders of color are working across the United States to transform the criminal legal system to one that is just and equitable. Insights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The power in this approach is that we get to pick our own champions. Billy Kinney, one of the Native members of Fund for Shared Insight’s participatory grantmaking group for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Instead of relying on funders, governments, and nonprofits to engage communities and incorporate their input into institutionally led strategies for improving people’s lives, peer-driven change occurs when constituents identify their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have always believed in the power of storytelling. From adolescence, I was writing short stories, forcing my brothers and my cousins to act out skits I devised, gabbing away in…
The outpouring of generosity on the African continent in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been tremendous. Not only have private donors increased their giving; African countries have also witnessed the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a funder supporting organizations that create and provide Jewish learning opportunities, the Jim Joseph Foundation is inherently in a position of power in the funder-grantee relationship. While we acknowledge this reality, we also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We at the Alliance see our conferences as key opportunities to promote racial equity, especially since they bring large audiences together to exchange ideas, tools, and practices about ending homelessness.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I write to you today from Mni-Sota Makoce — the homeland of the Dakota and Anishinaabe people. I acknowledge the ancestors, past, present, and emerging, of all the land we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why is GlobalGiving so passionate about supporting community-led nonprofits? Honestly, we could write a book on this subject. But it’s really quite simple: The world’s biggest problems aren’t being solved fast enough…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How will history books mark this period? As the time when the cracks of social injustice and racial inequity reached their breaking point and gave way against the ravages of…