The Council is hosting a special series of workshops focused on “Aligning Practices with Values.” Many funders have made commitments to equity, and we are providing programs and resources to support moving to impactful action. Join CCP and the Mission Investors Exchange to learn how funders can use one of the most powerful tools we have available to further missions and increase impact: investment portfolios.
This one-pager provides a snapshot of key research that you and your organization can use to approach financial due diligence with equity that bolsters an organization’s financial health and ability to achieve its mission over the long term.
The Council is hosting a special series of workshops focused on “Aligning Practices with Values.” Many funders have made commitments to equity, and we are providing programs and resources to support moving to impactful action. This workshop will help you understand core Equity concepts, definitions, and context of usage so that communicators are prepared to reference the concepts in your work across your organization.
The Council is hosting a special series of workshops focused on “Aligning Practices with Values.” Many funders have made commitments to equity, and we are providing programs and resources to support moving to impactful action. This workshop will cover commonly held beliefs that underlie most approaches to evaluation and how they can undermine equity.
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) report looks at the latest available grantmaking data (2016-2018) of 25 community foundations – from Los Angeles to New Orleans to New York City to St. Paul.
CHICAGO, IL -- Racial tensions and calls for police reform are not new topics in this community, by any means. In fact, back in 1998, the city paid good money to bring to Aurora a national program called Study Circles (now, Everyday Demoracy).
RICHMOND, VA -- Dominion Energy and its charitable foundation are committing $5 million to help community reconciliation and rebuilding across the company's 20-state footprint.
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announced today grants of $1,034,525 in support of four strategic priorities: youth empowerment, basic needs and rights, environmental conservation and education, and animal welfare.
Funders are responding to calls for racial equity and justice in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and in the midst of a global pandemic revealing stark racial inequities. CCP has compiled member statements of support and commitments to action.
HARTFORD, CT -- In this CT Mirror article, Patricia Baker, president of the Connecticut Health Foundation, which focuses on health disparities, gives her brief thoughts on the State virus data and health disparities.
Based on survey responses of 205 leaders of nonprofit organizations with annual expenses between $100,000 and $100 million, Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations provides a collection of data on topics such as how diversity relates to the work of nonprofits and what demographic information nonprofits and funders alike are collecting — and how that information is used. The data in this report can inform foundation leaders and staff as they consider how they can most helpfully engage with their grantees on the topic of diversity.
The Black Giving Circle Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is celebrating Black Philanthropy Month #BPM2019 with an event featuring Dr. Tyrone Freeman Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Unversity of Indiana, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.