This 2013 report by Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) and Common Counsel Foundation presents research on 146 nonprofit social change organizations led by Native Americans to benefits Native communities, the issues they address and the range of strategies they utilize. This research report, which includes recommendations for funders, informs NAP’s Native Voices Rising project that […]
The third in a series, D5’s State of the Work 2013 features lessons learned from executives of the American Express Foundation, the Baltimore Community Foundation, Access Strategies Fund, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Capek Consulting, Russell Family Foundation and FSG. The report draws on the successes and challenges of philanthropic leaders […]
This 2009 study commissioned by the Council of Michigan Foundations is the first demographic study of Michigan foundation staff and trustees. Survey questions were based on those developed by the Foundation Center that were used in other regional studies on diversity in philanthropy.
This second Future Matters report from 2008 focuses on the many ways that immigrants and their communities, in the U.S. and their nations of origin, interact with community foundations. It also looks at the practices and meanings of philanthropy within immigrant communities, which varies by culture, generation, and expectations of the individuals and families. As varied […]
This article written by Dr. Sherry Magill, President of Jessie Ball duPont Fund for the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy issue, describes her pursuit of larger more diverse board of directors.
