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Racial Equity

Whether you care about access to healthcare, the environment, or wealth inequality -- racial justice intersects nearly every issue donors are working to address. Protestors have taken to the streets in 2020 to demand a a more just society and philanthropy can play a role in rebuilding a world where everyone has equal access to opportunity. Bookmark this page; it serves as your launchpad to learn, connect, and take action.

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Answering Philanthropy’s Racial Justice Question

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Confronting Anti-blackness in Immigrant Justice Philanthropy

NCRP: How would you describe philanthropy’s inclusion of and support for the Black immigrant and refugee community?Daranee Petsod: Very limited. The experiences of Black immigrant and refugee communities are largely absent from the dialogue and strategies of both immigrant rights funders and racia

Philanthropic Partnerships to Advance Reparative Justice

A collaboration between criminal justice reform advocates, storytellers and a pair of funders has birthed a new project to support the growing movement to close New York City’s Rikers Island jail, and serves as a model for how grantmakers can support reparative justice work.The Rikers Public Memor

Race, Equity, and Unavoidable Challenges for Philanthropy

The murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis has led to an outpouring of protest, rage, and in some cases destruction that should surprise no one. From Amadou Diallo to Trayvon Martin to Walter Scott to literally countless other killings (seen and unseen), we as a country have tolera