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Minnesota Philanthropy Partners Employment Policy

This website by the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners includes a statement about diversity and equity in the workplace.    


Jessie Smith Noyes Investment Policy

This 2001 investment policy update by Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is designed to align with the philanthropic mission of the organization. It includes details on investment philosophy, spending and goals, guidelines, and exclusionary and inclusionary screens consistent with the foundation’s mission and values.  


The Challenge of Diversity

This brochure by Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation provides a statement of how diversification of the Board and staff has enriched the foundation’s focus and strategies.  


The Funding Exchange Model of Grantmaking

This 2011/2012 article by Barbara Heisler in Responsive Philanthropy provides case examples of foundations using an activist-advised model of grant making — democratizing philanthropy by handing grantmaking decisions to boards of activists that represent the diversity of the community.  


LGBT Latinos: Movement Building at the Intersection of LGBT Rights and Racial Justice

This website by Hispanics in Philanthropy provides grants to build the capacity of LGBT Latino nonprofits and programs. It is intended to bring together funders, community leaders, and experts to identify gaps, opportunities, and strategies for increasing philanthropic investments in the LGBT and Latino movement.