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Black funding denied: Community foundation support for Black communities

Updated Numbers & Analysis This report was originally published in August of 2020. In March 2023, NCRP's Katherine Ponce examined the lessons learned since then, including looking at the updated numbers.   Sept. 2020 Editor's Note In an… Read More

Q&A: Is the disability community part of your diversity, equity and inclusion efforts?

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Date: August 24, 2020

Discussing disabilities, DEI and the current moment with Zakiya Mabery In this moment of racial justice reckoning, it is imperative that philanthropy lift up the voices of all Black people -- especially those whose unique challenges… Read More

Q&A: Reimagining safety and liberation with the Ella Baker Center

Written by: Elbert Garcia

Date: August 04, 2020

As calls to #defundthepolice reach the budget proposals of local and state decision-makers, we are reminded of the prescient call of NCRP members like the Ella Baker Center. In the wake of the murder of Trayvon… Read More

Former organizers drive change as elected officials

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: July 31, 2020

In a week that started with servant-leader John Lewis receiving a state viewing on Capitol Hill, it was fitting to see Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal hold Attorney General Bill Barr accountable about the administration’s arguably unconstitutional abuse of force against Black Lives… Read More

Philanthropy’s new normal needs to include AAPI communities

Written by: Stephanie Peng

Date: July 16, 2020

If the past few months have shown us anything, it is that there is no going back to normal. Beyond the unimaginable thought of full subway trains and crowded restaurants and bars, our “normal” was horribly… Read More

It’s time for philanthropy to dip into its pantries

Written by: Donna Schaper

Date: July 07, 2020

When the coronavirus first came to my consciousness, I went shopping. We made a plan: Don’t dip into our pantry until we need to. And when we had to, we would replace it immediately with another… Read More

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