California Foundations Agree to Invest More in Minority Areas
From the author: Under pressure from minority members of the California Legislature,10 of the state’s largest foundations will give an additional $30 million over the next three years to nonprofits in communities of color.
Author(s) : Aurelio Rojas
Strengthening Nonprofit Minority Leadership and the Capacity of Minority-Led and Other Grassroots Community-Based Organizations
The purpose of this report is for the development of new grantmaking efforts that would focus on capacity-building and leadership development for community-based organizations serving ethnic minority populations.
Author(s) : The Foundation Coalition
Funding The New Majority: Philanthropic Investment in Minority-Led Nonprofits
This study builds extensively on Greenlining’s prior reports on foundation giving to minority-led organizations.This study examined two foundation samples: the twenty-five largest national independent foundations by asset size and the ten largest California independent foundations by asset size in 2005.
Author(s) : Christian González-Rivera, Courtney Donnell, Adam Briones, Sasha Werblin
A Call for Diversity Data Is Met With Silence by Many Green Funders
From the author: An initiative to get nonprofits and foundations to publicize diversity statistics.
Author(s) : Tate Williams
Latinx Health Equity in California: Facing Disparities and Building for the Future
From the authors: This report is intended to inform funders about the obstacles to achieving Latinx health equity in California, as well as promising practices for change—with the ultimate goal of increasing philanthropic support for Latino-serving organizations advancing health equity in California and across the Americas.
Author(s) : Hispanics in Philanthropy and the University of California – San Francisco
California Foundations Agree to Invest More in Minority Areas
From the author: Under pressure from minority members of the California Legislature,10 of the state’s largest foundations will give an additional $30 million over the next three years to nonprofits in communities of color.
Author(s) : Aurelio Rojas
Diversity and Inclusion in the Foundation Boardroom: Voices of Diverse Trustees
From the authors: This report presents the practical knowledge and experiences of diverse individuals who have served on foundation boards over the last two decades. Their insights provide a compelling context for foundations seeking to build diversity and create an inclusive culture within their boards.
Author(s) : Council of Michigan Foundations
Latino Leadership Foundation Boards
From the authors: This report presents data on foundation staff and board diversity, lifting up the perspectives of Latino leaders themselves, based on interviews with 15 current and former board members. The analysis synthesizes interviewees’ experiences, highlighting the contributions Latinos bring to the boardroom, the challenges they face, and recommendations for moving forward.
Author(s) : Grace Sato and Seema Shah
Foundation Board Leadership: A loser Look at Foundation Board Responses to Leading with Intent 2017
Leading with Intent surveyed 1,759 chief executives and board chairs representing over 1,300 organizations. Survey reponses measured nonprofit organizations leadership composition, culture, and board practices.
Author(s) : BoardSource
The Nonprofit Sector’s Board Diversity Problem
Author, David Biemesderfer notes their is an issue in diversifying boards and provides his perspective as the CEO of United Philanthropy Forumn on ongoing contributions to diversify their board.
Author(s) : David Biemesderfer