Pastor Corey Brooks, founder of Project H.O.O.D. in one of Chicago’s toughest neighborhood, focuses his work on accountability and responsibility. Plus, read the rest of the profiles from our October issue spotlighting people who are <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/toward-a-more-just-nonprofit-world">driving conversations about equity</a>.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Prospect Research Helps Fundraisers Examine Their Work for Bias
Santa Clara University’s Sharise Harrison hunts bias in advancement records and works to capture the full identities of potential donors. Plus, see all 15 profiles in our report on <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/toward-a-more-just-nonprofit-world">people driving the conversation on equity</a>.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Philanthropy Newcomer Becomes Insider and Challenges the Status Quo
Se-ah-dom Edmo, the rare American Indian to lead a grant maker, says conventional philanthropy has done little to advance the equity it claims to cherish. Plus: Read profiles of 15 professionals whose ideas, writing, activism, and work are <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/toward-a-more-just-nonprofit-world">driving conversations about equity</a>.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How a Series of Tweets Led to a Gender-Equity Campaign for Men to Embrace ‘Ally’ as a Verb
What began as a call-out on Twitter by the National Council of Jewish Women’s Sheila Katz snowballed into expert recommendations.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
She Wrote a Racial-Equity Instruction Manual for Nonprofits. Then She Wrote a Bestselling Book.
Heather McGhee, the former president of Demos, led an overhaul of the think tank that put racial equity at the center of its work.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Michael Adams, CEO of SAGE, has led the nonprofit’s push to re-engineer itself to focus on support and advocacy for LGBTQ seniors who are people of color. <b>Plus: </b>Read all 15 profiles of people who are <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/toward-a-more-just-nonprofit-world">driving discussions about equity</a>.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Grant Maker Opens Up Her Private Life Public to Show That a Disability Is More Than a Diagnosis
Ford Foundation’s Rebecca Cokley argues that grant makers must change how they view disabilities.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
An Investment Wizard Builds a Nonprofit to Offer Data Solutions for Equity
Where are disparities the greatest? Katie Kalvoda built the nonprofit Advance OC to map out the answers.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Telling Stories About Equity Often Forces Groups to Turn Inward, Says Communications Expert
Once a brand manager at Procter & Gamble, Eric Rigaud now helps organizations document their work to become more equitable. See the rest of our profiles spotlighting people who are <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/toward-a-more-just-nonprofit-world">driving conversations about equity</a>.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Century-Old Group Created by Private-School Alumnae Becomes a Force on Race and Disability
Kristy Trautmann leads a little-known Pittsburgh foundation that’s retooling to lead a growing new field.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects