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Racial Equity Resource Guide

This resource guide by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been prepared as a shared tool for building a community of connected, informed and engaged practitioners. It provides practical resources that will assist those community-based organizations engaged in the fields of healing, equity and inclusion, diversity and the elimination of structural racism.  


Widespread Empathy: 5 Steps to Achieving Greater Impact in Philanthropy

This 2011 report by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations makes the case that having an organizational commitment to widespread empathy allows grantmakers to base their decisions on an authentic, firsthand understanding of the perspectives of grantees, community members and other stakeholders


Foundation Investment Management Practices: Thoughts of Alpha and Access for the Field

This 2012 report by the Association of Black Foundation Executives provides an assessment of the barriers preventing minority money managers from working in philanthropy and recommendations to the field.  


Giving Back, Giving Together: Starting a Giving Circle in Your Community

This brochure written by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy is a brief guide for starting a giving circle.  


Diversity and Inclusion in the Foundation Boardroom: Voices of Diverse Trustees

This 2012 publication from the Council of Michigan Foundations presents the practical knowledge and experiences of diverse individuals who have served on Michigan foundation boards and provides a compelling context for foundations seeking to build diversity and create an inclusive culture in the boardroom.