This brochure by Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation provides a statement of how diversification of the Board and staff has enriched the foundation’s focus and strategies.
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 2006 publication by Betty Emarita of Effective Communities provides a series of questions to help community foundations become more intentional catalysts for social justice by recognizing specific causes of racial inequalities and how to change them.
This 2005 guide created by the Inclusiveness Project at the Denver Foundation provides an intentional focus on race and ethnicity, but is adaptable to other dimensions of inclusiveness. It includes detailed steps, worksheets and sample documents for making a long-term organizational commitment to inclusiveness.
This 2012 report by the Social Policy Research Associates provides a summary of findings and lessons learned from the California Endowment (TCE) capacity building for minority‐led organizations project. The evaluation focused on understanding the outcomes of TCE’s investment in strengthening minority‐led organizations, as well as learning about successful strategies of capacity building and leadership development […]
