The Fund Raising School Director Dr. Bill Stanczykiewicz recently sat down with Dr. Una Osili to preview a new report on engaging donors of color for The First Day podcast. The report provides tremendous insight into the ways that communities of color shape American philanthropy. A full transcript is provided below or you can watch… Read more »
By Tyrone Freeman, Ph.D. Novelist and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has so far given at least US$560 million to 23 historically Black colleges and universities. These donations are part of a bid she announced in 2019 to quickly dedicate most of her fortune to charity. Scott’s gifts, including the $6 million she donated to Tougaloo… Read more »
By the Women’s Philanthropy Institute The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) team recently had the opportunity to attend Branches of Reciprocity: Growing Ancestral Philanthropy with Girls*of Color. This virtual convening, hosted by Grantmakers For Girls of Color (G4GC), provided a vital perspective on how G4GC operates, and how others can work alongside girls of color. For… Read more »
The nonprofit sector is bigger than charity. Social movements such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo continue to shape America and reflect the awesome nature of the social sector. By Tifany R. Boyles, Red Philanthropy Philanthropy plays a powerful and expansive role in society. Unfortunately, the definition of philanthropy has become too limited. When… Read more »
By the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy DEI Committee Last month, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy launched an eight-month partnership with the Washington Consulting Group to support our school’s strategic planning process, focusing on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and our school’s commitment to an anti-racist agenda. In this blog post, we… Read more »