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Is your board ready to advance equity?

Written by: Rick Moyers

Date: February 21, 2019

For more than 20 years, survey data has highlighted the persistent lack of diversity on nonprofit and foundation boards in the U.S. Perhaps in reaction to that, a significant number of nonprofit and foundation chief executives… Read More

Commitment to racial equity: Consumer Health Foundation

Written by: Lisa Ranghelli

Date: February 12, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is a Power Moves toolkit Power in Practice example. “Issues of race and racism dominated the media and political landscape over the past 2 years. During that time, I was heartened that racism was… Read More

2 Place-based equity funders hold up a mirror to examine their power

Written by: Reed Young

Date: February 04, 2019

“Do you want to be powerful?” asked Jeanné Isler, NCRP’s vice president and chief engagement officer, as she opened the first deep-dive webinar in a series from The Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN).… Read More

Recent calls for foundation engagement leave out grantees and communities they serve

Written by: Ryan Schlegel

Date: January 23, 2019

Two recent philanthropic sector news items have attracted the attention of philanthro-folks on social media. Both channel current debates about whose voices are heard in public discourse, and both hint at opportunities for foundations to embrace sharing… Read More

2 Years and counting: The Field Foundation’s equity journey

Written by: Lisa Ranghelli

Date: January 10, 2019

“At the heart of our work have been these central questions: Is racial equity in philanthropy even possible? Can the fallacy of philanthropic expertise fall away to create room for the nonprofit visionary to lead? In… Read More

The most popular blog posts of 2018

Written by: Peter Haldis

Date: January 01, 2019

Last week, we recapped many of NCRP's activities and accomplishments from 2018. One thing we didn't mention: In 2018, we added 96 posts to NCRP's blog. And, if you follow NCRP on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, you've… Read More

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