In 2007, The Race & Equity in Philanthropy Group, in collaboration with Marga Inc., created this report to highlight the need for greater dialogue and enhance practices around race and equity in the broader field of philanthropy.
This 2012 blogpost by David Maurrasse provides examples of approaches community foundations have explored to increase their capacity to engage communities of color.
This 2010 action guide by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the Interaction Institute for Social Change defines stakeholder engagement as it applies to the work of grantmakers as engaging grantees and other relevant stakeholders in strategy, development and grantmaking practices. This guide provides grantmakers with a variety of options for engaging stakeholders and creating positive […]
This 2012 publication by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations features the Council of Michigan Foundations’ Peer Action Learning Network (PALN) as one of six in-depth case studies on learning communities. The PALN was formed to strengthen participant organizations’ capacity in diverse and inclusive leadership, management, and grantmaking. This report explores how learning communities can be powerful […]
This 2012 guide from GrantCraft draws on the experience of foundations in 15 European countries on reaching and including women and girls in programs, and mainstreaming gender in projects and operations.
