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Power: One of three provocations for funders to face the ‘fierce urgency of now’

Written by: Molly Schultz Hafid

Date: June 14, 2018

Editor’s Note: Molly Schultz Hafid received the Neighborhood Funders Group Award for Excellence in Philanthropy during last week’s Raise Up Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. In her stirring acceptance speech, she talked about three “provocations” for… Read More

Why examining power and privilege is critical to shifting culture in philanthropy

Written by: Lisa Ranghelli

Date: June 07, 2018

What does power have to do with equity? How can grantmakers better leverage power to help drive lasting, positive change in our communities? As the philanthropic sector’s interest in racial equity has grown, there has been… Read More

Announcing Power Moves for funders!

Written by: Caitlin Duffy

Date: May 29, 2018

The philanthropic sector is hungry. Equity has taken its rightful place as a central discussion in how funders do their work and seek to benefit their communities – a review of any prominent sector blog, publication… Read More

Announcing Power Moves for consultants!

Written by: Caitlin Duffy

Date: May 24, 2018

In philanthropy, everyone knows that foundation leaders and staff have power. But consultants are another group that can have an outsized impact – often unseen, behind closed doors. In advising grantmaker clients, the best and most… Read More

Re-imagining philanthropy’s power structure to address inequities

Written by: Kimberly Casey

Date: May 15, 2018

Editor’s Note: This blog post is the second in a series of guest features on NCRP’s exciting new resource, Power Moves: Your essential philanthropy assessment guide for equity and justice. Forefront graciously served as co-host of… Read More

Are you ready for a vision of philanthropy?

Written by: Maria Nakae

Date: May 09, 2018

Editor’s Note: This blog post is the first in a series of guest features on NCRP’s exciting new resource, Power Moves: Your essential philanthropy assessment guide for equity and justice. Justice Funders graciously served as co-host… Read More

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