Insights from the Field
The following curated resources may be helpful to those looking to sharpen their knowledge in matters of diversity, equity and inclusion.
In these publications and with the dynamic data tools linked here, we benefit from qualitative and quantitative insights as well as narrative perspectives that can inform our work and the pathways we want to create for deepened equity journeys.
Essential Reads
- Accessible Operations, Disability & Philanthropy Forum
- Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture, Equity in the Center
- Breaking Through Barriers to Racial Equity 10-Essays Series, Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Business Case for Racial Equity, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Disability-Inclusive Grantmaking, Disability & Philanthropy Forum
- Equity Values in Action, Learnings from a Lab, Change Elemental
- Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens, Philanthropic Institute for Racial Equity
- Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding
- Why DEI Matters for Nonprofits, Council of Nonprofits
- Indigenous Centered: Improving Equity and Accountability For Native American Communities with Community Foundations, Native Americans in Philanthropy
Data Deep Dives
- Diversity Among Philanthropy Professionals Report, CHANGE Philanthropy, EPIP, Funders for LGBTQ Issues
- Indigenous Philanthropic Professionals Report, Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP)
- LGBTQ Philanthropy OUTLook Research, Funders for LGBTQ Issues
- Mismatched: Philanthropy’s Response to the Call for Racial Justice, Philanthropic Institute for Racial Equity
- Overlooked Part One: Foundation Support for Asian American and Pacific Islander Leaders and Communities, Center for Effective Philanthropy
- Overlooked Part Two: Foundation Support for Native American Leaders and Communities, Center for Effective Philanthropy
- Tribal Nations Listening Session Report: Uncovering the Funding Priorities of Tribal Nations and Native Communities, Native Americans in Philanthropy
Dynamic Data Dashboards
- ALICE Project, Michigan Association of United Ways
- Investing in Native Communities, Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP), Candid
Equity Stories
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