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
An Activist Turned Mainstream Environmental Leader Argues That Racism Is Killing the Planet
The Sierra Club’s Hop Hopkins makes the case that the environmental movement will never achieve its goals until it joins the fight for racial justice.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Interfaith Youth Core founder Eboo Patel argues that social-justice efforts can learn from Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
When Covid-19 Hit Neb. Immigrants, a Nonprofit’s New Hire Found New Ways to Connect Them With Help
Eric Garcia-Mendez hit the pavement to help Heartland United Way get pandemic relief and vaccine information to Latino and East African immigrants.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Mold Young Leaders, Share Power, and Acknowledge Injustice: Advice From Foundation Leaders of Color
Three grant makers share their views about what their white peers can do to advance equity.
By Keecha Harris
Contributor
4 Ways to Reshape Nonprofit Recruitment and Hiring
The head of a new nonprofit would like to transform the way nonprofits approach recruiting and hiring. Here’s how.
By Linda Nguyen
Contributor
Putting People With Disabilities Front of Mind, a Small Organization Revamps Operations
Maryland Philanthropy Network altered its physical space and its communications, events, and programs to be more welcoming to people with disabilities.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Foundations Need to Back Up the White House’s Equity Agenda With More Equitable Research
The funding criteria, proposal processes, and research methods used by many philanthropic organizations make it harder for grantees to produce data that reflect the challenges — and opportunities — in communities harmed by structural racism.
By Brian Quinn and Tina Kauh
Book on Racism Vying for a National Book Award Draws From Nonprofit Leader’s Work
Heather McGhee, who led the progressive think tank Demos and now chairs Color of Change, writes that racism in health care, voting rights, the environment, and financial regulation hurts white people as well as people of color.