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Building on a Better Foundation

This 2000 toolkit by Donors Forum of Chicago, Minnesota Council on Foundations, Northern California Grantmakers, and New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (now Philanthropy New York) provides a framework for grantmaking organizations to address inclusivity in their roles as funders, employers, businesses and community partners. For each role the toolkit gives case examples, questions for […]


Inclusiveness at Work: How to Build Inclusive Nonprofit Organizations

This 2005 guide created by the Inclusiveness Project at the Denver Foundation provides an intentional focus on race and ethnicity, but is adaptable to other dimensions of inclusiveness. It includes detailed steps, worksheets and sample documents for making a long-term organizational commitment to inclusiveness.  


Engaging Donor Advised Funds in Impact Investing: A Toolkit for Community Foundations

This 2012 toolkit by the Council on Foundations, Imprint Capital and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation provides resources to community foundations looking to engage their donors in an impact investment program. The toolkit provides information regarding the entire process from feasibility to implementation.  


The Common Vision Guide to Structural Change Grantmaking

This guide by Funders for LGBTQ Issues provides a step-by-step framework for structural change grantmaking utilizing historical experience, relationships and needs within diverse communities.  It includes a structural analysis worksheet, an impact assessment tool, and sample RFPs.  


New Conversations about Race and Racism

This CD by the St. Paul Foundation is a discussion tool designed for use by neighbors, friends, family members, co-workers, members of faith communities and civic and recreational clubs. It provides a framework for discussions about race and racism.