Don’t miss the op-ed by Kresge Foundation President and CEO Rip Rapson in which he calls his fellow environmental funders to task for perpetuating a “green ceiling” within the environmental movement—where people of color and other groups are under-represented among staff and boards of environmental organizations, and grassroots organizations are less likely to receive philanthropic dollars. […]
D5 is working with partners to develop and pilot diversity data standards. Critical to this effort is building the field’s ability and willingness to collect and share demographic data about who works in and leads philanthropic institutions, and about who benefits from philanthropic investments. Here, we showcase three recent articles that make the case for […]
The message is getting out and it is being heard: transparency and accountability – with data – are vital to the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. On March 4, D5 took part in the West Coast briefing for top environmental groups and for media on the recent report by Green 2.0, The State of Diversity in […]
New GuideStar Data Tracking Program On October 16, D5 joined GuideStar to launch a new tool for foundations and nonprofits to share data about who works in and leads organizations to give us a better picture of the sector. The voluntary data collection tool, based on demographic data standards developed by D5 with several partners […]
At D5, we believe in the importance of showcasing the work being done to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the field. The following post is part of our ongoing series Building the Movement: Leaders Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy. Danielle Deane, Principal at The Raben Group and Director at Green 2.0—an initiative to […]
