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Category Archives: News from the field

The Freedom to Celebrate

Roger Doughty, Executive Director of Horizons Foundation pens this beautiful letter celebrating the San Francisco Pride.


The Impact of a Funder Collaborative

This video tells the story of San Francisco Bay Area philanthropic community’s response to 9/11. The AAPIP Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) is a funder collaborative, working with sixteen AMEMSA (Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian) community organizations. The CEF increases capacities to build collective power within AMEMSA communities, leading to greater potential for long-term […]


Changing the Culture of Philanthropy in Michigan: From Audacious Beginnings to Real Results

The latest NCRP journal, Responsive Philanthropy, features an article on the results and learnings from the Council on Michigan Foundation’s six-year initiative to transform Michigan philanthropy to become more diverse and inclusive. Vicki Rosenberg of Rosenberg and Associates, traces the TMP from its audacious beginnings to the real results it has achieved here.


Foundation Center and Open Society Foundation Launch BMAFunders.org

Philanthropy New York’s blog has a great post about the new portal BMAfunders.org by Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations. You can see the original post here. At BMAfunders.org, visitors can sign up for e-mail updates to learn about news and events related to black male achievement, as well as submit grants data, case studies, and philanthropic milestones.


Grassroots Philanthropy—Giving At Every Level

At D5, we believe in the importance of showcasing the work being done to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the field. The following post is the first in our ongoing series:  Building the Movement: Voices of Leaders Working to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy. by  Valerie Oliver-Durrah, President and CEO, Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic All of us […]