Leadership Team member Vicki Rosenberg, President of Vicki Rosenberg & Associates, discusses the importance of diverse trustees and board members in a recent blog for BoardSource. Vicki asks some very important questions : Does your board have a commitment to diversity and inclusion? Has it defined what that means? Has it grappled with the value it […]
Jasmine McGinnis, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Public Administration at George Washington University, offers a call to action to the field of philanthropy. View the document.
The statistics are all too familiar. Nearly every major indicator of economic, social, and physical well-being shows that black men and boys in the U.S. do not have access to the structural supports and opportunities needed to thrive. The unemployment rate of black men is more than double that of white men. According to a […]
CHICAGO — D5 has commissioned three organizations to conduct Insights on Diversity research that will provide actionable insights for leaders who want to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of philanthropy. “Philanthropy exists for the common good. Leaders from foundations large and small are taking action to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion because […]
D5 goes global? Our fiscal sponsor, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), is a regular contributor to a quarterly, London-based e-zine called Philanthropy UK. Their summer issue was devoted to the topic of diversity in philanthropy, and RPA’s President & CEO Melissa A. Berman graciously showcased the work of D5 in their column, “Letter from America.” Please […]
