This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Donita Volkwijn, writing for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, discusses the key considerations and next steps to take to start having internal conversations about race within organizations. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Indigenous organizer and tribal attorney, Tara Houska, and two social justice funders, Edgar Villanueva and Jason Franklin, discuss funding Indigenous resistance, activism, and organizing. • According to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Studies find that it is necessary to have more representation of minority communities in research projects. • Why is it critical to include accurate minority representation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are in a moment of great pain and opportunity. The combined crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and uprisings against law enforcement have exposed the broken parts of our systems…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A North Carolina assistant principal discusses the impact of racial literacy in the classroom and understanding how to reimagine teaching in a way that addresses race. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Gee argues that public-private partnerships are needed to break down the barriers of structural racism or society and the economy will suffer. • How can funders find…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an article for The Conversation, Allison Anna Tait explains how ancient land deeds are protecting the removal of people-owned confederate statues. • How can we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jin-Soo Huh, writing for EdSurge, discusses the challenges and shortcomings of doing DEI work remotely in education organizations. • Despite the hurdles, there are toolkits available…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part two in a three-part series. Read part one and part three. Philanthropy is continuing to miss the mark on addressing root causes of the exacerbated outcomes we’re witnessing from COVID-19…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Johane Alexis-Phanor shares five ways in which mainstream philanthropy ignores the problems of communities of color and fails to prioritize their needs. • How can mainstream philanthropy address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay F. Wiley and Samuel R. Bagenstos expose discriminatory impacts of public health policy failures, which place disproportionate burdens on marginalized communities. • How have rigid public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Smart Cities Dive, Cailin Crowe explains how Chicago’s appointment of Angela Tovar as chief sustainability officer addresses the relationship between racial inequities and climate change.…