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Funding for Inclusion: Women and Girls in the Equation

This 2012 guide from GrantCraft draws on the experience of foundations in 15 European countries on reaching and including women and girls in programs, and mainstreaming gender in projects and operations.  


Racial Equity Resource Guide

This resource guide by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been prepared as a shared tool for building a community of connected, informed and engaged practitioners. It provides practical resources that will assist those community-based organizations engaged in the fields of healing, equity and inclusion, diversity and the elimination of structural racism.  


Philanthropy and Communities of Color in Oregon: from strategic investments to assessable impacts amidst growing racial and ethnic diversity

This 2011 report by the Coalition of Communities of Color addresses a commonly identified need across communities of color and organizations of color to build and strengthen relationships with the local philanthropic community. This dialogue brought together the Coalition of Communities of Color and the Northwest Health Foundation to engage in a project to intentionally […]


MISSED OPPORTUNITIES: How Organized Philanthropy Can Help Meet the Needs of LGBTQ Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander Communities

This 2012 report explores the deep disparities in funding to LGBTQ AAPI communities. It extends the findings of AAPIP’s 2007 report, “Growing Opportunities: Will Funding Follow the Rise in Foundation Assets and Growth of AAPI Populations?” Missed Opportunities draws this data into more granular detail, surfacing the opportunities and challenges to investing in LGBTQ AAPI […]


Widespread Empathy: 5 Steps to Achieving Greater Impact in Philanthropy

This 2011 report by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations makes the case that having an organizational commitment to widespread empathy allows grantmakers to base their decisions on an authentic, firsthand understanding of the perspectives of grantees, community members and other stakeholders