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Changing the Culture of Philanthropy in Michigan: From Audacious Beginnings to Real Results

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The latest NCRP journal, Responsive Philanthropy, features an article on the results and learnings from the Council on Michigan Foundation’s six-year initiative to transform Michigan philanthropy to become more diverse and inclusive. Vicki Rosenberg of Rosenberg and Associates, traces the TMP from its audacious beginnings to the real results it has achieved here.


Foundation Center and Open Society Foundation Launch BMAFunders.org

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Philanthropy New York’s blog has a great post about the new portal BMAfunders.org by Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations. You can see the original post here. At BMAfunders.org, visitors can sign up for e-mail updates to learn about news and events related to black male achievement, as well as submit grants data, case studies, and philanthropic milestones.


Grassroots Philanthropy—Giving At Every Level

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At D5, we believe in the importance of showcasing the work being done to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the field. The following post is the first in our ongoing series:  Building the Movement: Voices of Leaders Working to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy. by  Valerie Oliver-Durrah, President and CEO, Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic All of us […]


A Call for Change

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D5’s session at COF’s Annual Conference in Chicago, Engaging the Heart and Mind of Philanthropy, was a call for change. A change in how philanthropy thinks about risk.  A change in how philanthropy assumes change happens.  And a change in the rules that govern how philanthropy does its work. The opening COF panel of mayors […]


Organizations Need to “Lean In” Too

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Check out today’s Op-Ed in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Mary Ellen Capek of Capek Consulting. It talks about how organizations that “leaned in” and are committed to confronting and challenging collective cultures and norms can affect real change in philanthropy.    By Mary Ellen Capek   | Mar. 28, 2013 Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, Lean […]