Thank you to Philanthropic Initiatives for Racial Equity for their research on the following resources. 

Philanthropy & Diversity/ Racial Justice Websites:

Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP). www.aapip.org

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is a national membership and philanthropic advocacy organization dedicated to bridging philanthropy and Asian Pacific American (APA) communities. AAPIP engages APA communities and philanthropy to address unmet needs; serves as a resource for and about APA communities; supports and facilitates giving by and to APA communities; and incubates new ideas and approaches for social justice philanthropy.

Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE). www.abfe.org

The mission of ABFE is to promote effective and responsive philanthropy in Black communities. ABFE strives to increase philanthropy within and toward Black communities as a vehicle for social change.

DiversityInc www.diversityinc.com
DiversityInc.com launched in 1998.  They publish original content to their website every business day.  Most of their news content plus their Career Center and the Diversity Resource Guide are available for free.


Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR). www.gcir.org

GCIR seeks to move the philanthropic field to advance the contributions and address the needs of the world's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and refugee populations. GCIR has become an invaluable resource to many foundations, whether they have immigrant-specific funding initiatives or wish to incorporate the immigrant and refugee dimension into their core grantmaking programs.

Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP). www.hiponline.org

Founded in 1983 to promote stronger partnerships between organized philanthropy and Latino communities, HIP has developed into a transnational network of grantmakers committed to strengthening Latino communities across the Americas.

National Network of Grantmakers (NNG). www.nng.org

The National Network of Grantmakers is an organization of individuals involved in funding social and economic justice. NNG works primarily within organized philanthropy to increase financial and other resources to groups committed to social and economic justice. NNG’s newly formed Racial Equity Committee works to reduce economic, racial, and social inequities through philanthropic policies and practices that engage diverse stakeholders in transforming existing power relations.

Native Americans in Philanthropy. www.nativephilanthropy.org

Native Americans in Philanthropy seeks to engage Native and non-Native peoples in understanding and advancing the role of philanthropy through practices that support Native traditional values for current and future generations.

Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE). www.racialequity.org

The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) is a multiyear project  intended to increase the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at combating institutional and structural racism in communities through capacity building, education, and convening of grantmakers and grantseekers.

Racial Justice Funders Collaborative. http://www.racialjusticecollaborative.org/

The Racial Justice Collaborative is a partnership of private and corporate foundations, family foundations and individual donors that share a commitment to support and learn from communities seeking racial justice. The collaborative will provide grants to partnerships involving lawyers and community organizations that are using legal and non-legal tools to achieve equity and fairer policies for communities marginalized by race, ethnicity, and immigrant or citizenship status.

•Articles and Reports:

Association for the Study and Development of Community. (September 2000). Community Foundations Building Bridges and Capacity to Strengthen Immigrant Race Relations. Gaithersburg, MD: Association for the Study and Development of Community. Available: http://www.capablecommunity.com/projects/cfir.html#pubs

The purpose of this document is two-fold: (1) to share the knowledge that the national funders, participating community foundations, and consultants have developed during the first year of the Community Foundations/Intergroup Relations program; and (2) to provide a tool for funders to use when they consider and evaluate grant projects that are intended to strengthen intergroup relations between recent immigrants and long-time residents.

Belton, E., & Linnell, D. (2003) Nonprofit Effectiveness: Inclusiveness Matters. Boston: Third Sector New England’s Diversity Initiative. [Electronic Version] http://www.diversityinitiative.org/section/451.html

It is an evaluation of the 13-year-old program to support diversity in Greater Boston's nonprofit community.  The report includes a comparison of the 1996 evaluation of this initiative, and highlights lessons learned as well as case studies from the grantees of the program.

Cardona, C. (ed.) (2002). The Meaning and Impact of Board and Staff Diversity in the Philanthropic Field: Findings from a National Study. MN: University of Minnesota.

This Joint Affinity Groups (JAG) study offers practical recommendations for foundations looking to address the growing diversity of the communities they serve.  

Donors Forum of Chicago, Minnesota Council on Foundations, New York Regional Association of Grantmakers, and Northern California Grantmakers. (2001). Building on a Better Foundation: Toolkit for Creating an Inclusive Grantmaking Organization. Available: http://mcf.org/mcf/resource/diversitytoolkit.htm

This report presents a framework for incorporating inclusiveness and diversity into the structure and operations of grantmaking organizations.

Effective Communities Project. (February 2005). Community Philanthropy and Racial Equity: What Progress Looks Like. Minneapolis, MN: Effective Communities Project.

This report, based on visits to nine organizations, examines how community philanthropy can deepen social justice work, especially in the American South

Expanding Non-Profit Inclusiveness Initiative. (2003). Inside Inclusiveness: Race, Ethnicity and Non-Profit Organizations. Denver, CO.: The Denver Foundation. Available: http://www.denverfoundation.org/images/Inside_Inclusiveness_Exec_Summ.pdf

This report summarizes extensive research undertaken by The Denver Foundation’s Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative presenting numerous case studies on inclusiveness practices of Metro Denver nonprofit organizations.  The findings include data on the best practices and barriers to building inclusiveness. Inclusiveness at Work: How to Build Inclusive Nonprofit Organizations, is a supplementary 18-module workbook that helps nonprofits develop their own blueprint for building inclusiveness. 

Foster, J., Scheie, D., & Williams, T. (2001) Improving Race Relations and Undoing Racism: Roles and Strategies for Community Foundations. Minneapolis, MN: Rainbow Research. Available: http://www.rainbowresearch.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={C8913045-31AF4400-AEDF-C82F60D76936}&DE={270209AE-5D3B-412A-9241CB95DACDC7AE}

This report presents findings from two-year learning projects which engaged more than 110 community foundation representatives, to document and strengthen the foundations' efforts to improve race relations and undo racism in their communities.

Gallo, M.M., & Khan, S. (2005). Out for Change: Racial and Economic Justice Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities. New York, NY: Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues. Available: http://lgbtfunders.org/lgbtfunders/docs/LGBT-REJ.pdf

This report highlights a number of issues facing LGBT communities, as well as existing organizing efforts among LGBT groups that effectively address racial

and economic justice matters. There is a pressing need for greater financial resources to support these important community organizing efforts.

Maurrasse, D. (2005). Race, Class, Power in Philanthropy: Promising Practices. New York: Marga, Inc. Available: http://www.margainc.com/Documents/Race%20Culture%20Power%20and%20Inclusion%20in%20Foundations

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