Below, Lynne O’Hara, Executive Director of the Special Hope Foundation, shares her recent experience speaking on a D5 panel at Northern California Grantmakers’ Diversity in Philanthropy Series and shares insight on the intersection of disability and philanthropy. I recently had the opportunity to speak on a panel at Northern California Grantmakers’ Diversity in Philanthropy Series, […]
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 […]
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.
Here, Maria Mottola from the New York Foundation, discusses philanthropy’s role in helping people to better understand the challenges facing a specific group of Americans and the importance of firsthand experience in creating mutual understanding. – Kelly Philanthropy NY: Convening for Change When a Sufi Muslim group announced plans to construct an Islamic […]
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 […]
