This 2011/2012 article by Barbara Heisler in Responsive Philanthropy provides case examples of foundations using an activist-advised model of grant making — democratizing philanthropy by handing grantmaking decisions to boards of activists that represent the diversity of the community.
This website by Hispanics in Philanthropy provides grants to build the capacity of LGBT Latino nonprofits and programs. It is intended to bring together funders, community leaders, and experts to identify gaps, opportunities, and strategies for increasing philanthropic investments in the LGBT and Latino movement.
This 2012 toolkit by Western States Center provides exercises to examine the barriers that organizations need to overcome to become inclusive of their LGBTQ members. It contains case studies that highlight the successes groups have had in breaking new paths towards inclusiveness and culturally specific engagement.
This 2009 toolkit by the Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado offers suggested language for organizational policies and procedures, information employees and employers should know about gender identity and employee discrimination, and definitions of important terms. The goal is for organizations to utilize this information to make meaningful changes in their companies.
This 2012 report by the Funders for LGBTQ Issues, stems from a campaign to launch a multi-year initiative to increase grantmaking and strengthen lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and people of color (POC) organizations and communities. This report focuses on the stories of five foundations that have made an intentional commitment to engaging communities […]
