Race and Ethnicity

SVCF’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Strategic Initiative is comprised of three prongs: catalyzing philanthropic investment, activating leadership and supporting learn and action in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. In…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors released a report on the best practices for diversity and inclusion efforts, and further explain how those practices help inform effective philanthropy.  •…

Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices reveals some troubling information about the diversity of today’s nonprofit boards: We’re making little progress in diversifying our boards, are dissatisfied…

Giving Compass’ Take: • This brief focuses on the policy and budget levers available for English learning funding at the federal, state, and local levels.  • How can donors play…

Since George Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer in May, entire fields have confronted — willingly or not — their track record on diversity, equity, and…

The question of how private donations can help end America’s long history of systemic racism has stumped even the country’s foremost philanthropists. Solving racism begins with directly addressing America’s persistent…

ith the arrival of spring, Platte Farm Open Space, located in the diverse, working-class neighborhood of Globeville in north Denver, comes alive with native grasses, pollinator gardens that attract bees…

Anti-Asian racism has a long history in the United States and often intertwines with misogyny, experts explain. On March 16, a man went on a shooting rampage at three Atlanta…

In the initial days of the pandemic, I—like many of you, I’m sure—imagined that I’d have so much more time to create. As a writer, I envisioned using what would…

The United States’ vaccination campaign has administered more than 143 million doses, with 15.5% of the total US population considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But the campaign has failed to reach some of the…

Few would question the importance of diversifying America’s teacher corps and ensuring their makeup more closely resembles that of the students they teach. But how? What are the most successful…

Afi Tengue, VP of Philanthropy & Impact at Giving Compass, and Ashindi Maxton, Executive Director of the Donors of Color Network, discuss the climate justice landscape and the new Climate…