Eleven Population-Focused Funds (PFFs) were awarded grants from D5’s Philanthropic Inclusion Fund in April 2012. These small capacity-building grants provide PFFs with the funds needed to build their fundraising capacity or participate in philanthropic conferences, forums, and membership organizations. The full list of grantees is below.
One of D5’s partners, Philanthropy New York, is hosting an event that will examine diversity in public service leadership at the top levels of government and its impact on engaging communities of color to help solve social policy dilemmas. Presenters include Anthony Winn, Director of the National Urban Fellows Public Leadership Diversity Intiative and Richard […]
D5 has released our annual State of the Work 2012 report. This year’s report features provocative stories from leaders in philanthropy on successes and challenges in creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive sector. To give you a flavor of the report, I’m sharing an excerpt of the report’s Foreword below. You can check out […]
The upcoming 2012 Council on Foundations Conference on April 29 – May 1, 2012 in Los Angeles features several exciting opportunities to explore ideas and strategies for strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion in philanthropy. I am pleased to highlight those sessions, beginning with a session designed by the D5 Coalition, and I encourage you to […]
How should philanthropy respond to the tremendous demographic changes taking place in the United States? One way is to weave the work of more diverse donors – “the best kept secret in philanthropy,” according to one of the leaders in the field – into more traditional philanthropy.
