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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.


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.


How are Foundations Communicating their work on Diversity?

This 2009 case study completed by Paul Bachleitner for the Diversity in Philanthropy Project focuses on best practices and opportunities in communications to expand diversity in philanthropy. The report considers the views of leaders of five prominent foundations in the United States.  


The Inclusive Nonprofit Boardroom: Leveraging the Transformative Potential of Diversity

This 2011 report by Patricia Bradshaw and Christopher Fredett from the Nonprofit Quarterly distinguishes between functional and social inclusion of diverse board members and offers that both are needed for transformative change.  


Racial Justice & Inclusion: A Primer For LGBT Movement Funders

This 2007 publication by Movement Advancement Project provides information to LGBT movement funders to work explicitly on issues of racial justice and inclusion within and around the LGBT movement.  It makes the case for why funders for LGBT equality should work explicitly on racial matters, recommends philanthropic approaches to racial justice and inclusion, and identifies […]