May 31, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
NEW BOOKS
Grant Making With a Racial Equity Lens, explains what a “racial-equity lens” is, why foundations should use such an approach, how to incorporate it into grant making and operations, and how to overcome possible stumbling blocks. Defined as “disciplined attention to race and ethnicity while analyzing problems, looking for solutions, and defining success,” a focus on racial equity is contrasted with race-neutral practices, which attempt to ignore race and ethnicity altogether. The publication argues that a racial-equity lens provides a clearer view of the causes and symptoms of social problems, including patterns of disadvantage and issues that predominantly affect one ethnic group. Several foundation officials offer advice and personal stories of making grants to improve racial equity.
Publisher: GrantCraft, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10017; (212) 573-4879; http://www.grantcraft.org; 29 pages; available free for download on the organization’s Web site.
