This 2008 op-ed by John C. Gamboa of the San Jose Mercury News makes arguments in favor of proposed California legislation (AB 624) that called for foundations to collect and report diversity-related data.
In this 2008 article, Adam Meyerson, Executive Director of the Philanthropy Roundtable, expresses opposition to proposed California legislation (AB 624) that called for foundations to collect and publicly disclose diversity-related data on the composition of their staffs and boards of trustees, and percentage of grants awarded to organizations serving diverse communities.
This 2008 Noyes News blogpost, contains a re-publication of Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation’s statement of support for AB 624, following the agreement between California legislators and funders that led to the withdrawal of the proposed legislation. The Foundation’s continued dissemination of the statement is intended to support continued dialogue.
This 2010 blogpost written by Rosetta Thurman discusses the Florida law “that prohibits government officials from requiring that foundations disclose the race, religion, gender, income level, sexual orientation, or certain other characteristics of their employees and board members, as well as those of their grant recipients” and the effect of this law on those encouraging […]
This 2008, Keeping a Close Eye, blogpost by Aaron Dorfman, executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy discusses the need for foundations to increase the effectiveness of grantmaking in the community and the controversy surrounding proposed legislation in California (AB 624).
