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Translating Complexity Into Effective Practice

This 2013 issue brief by philanthropic advisor OMG Center for Collaborative Learning describes the process undertaken by this 30-year old consulting practice to institutionalize organizational policies that build and support staff to carry out work that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.


Native Voices Rising: A Case for Funding Native-Led Change

This 2013 report by Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) and Common Counsel Foundation presents research on 146 nonprofit social change organizations led by Native Americans to benefits Native communities, the issues they address and the range of strategies they utilize. This research report, which includes recommendations for funders, informs NAP’s Native Voices Rising project that […]


2013 State of the Work: Inspiration & Ideas for Advancing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Philanthropy

The third in a series, D5’s State of the Work 2013 features lessons learned from executives of the American Express Foundation, the Baltimore Community Foundation, Access Strategies Fund, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Capek Consulting, Russell Family Foundation and FSG. The report draws on the successes and challenges of philanthropic leaders […]


Michigan Organized Philanthropy Demographic Survey Results

This 2009 study commissioned by the Council of Michigan Foundations is the first demographic study of Michigan foundation staff and trustees. Survey questions were based on those developed by the Foundation Center that were used in other regional studies on diversity in philanthropy.


Future Matters: Communities on the Move: Community Philanthropy, Immigrants and Giving

This second Future Matters report from 2008 focuses on the many ways that immigrants and their communities, in the U.S. and their nations of origin, interact with community foundations. It also looks at the practices and meanings of philanthropy within immigrant communities, which varies by culture, generation, and expectations of the individuals and families. As varied […]