Pertaining to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
This community foundation listserv query gathers information about requiring grantee partners to adopt a DEI policy in order to receive funding.
We are pleased to congratulate Allie Watson, Kristin Aspin and the Women’s Fund Childcare Initiative of Ashland County Community Foundation, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and Claudia Y.W. Herrold.
Established by the Philanthropy Ohio Board of Trustees in 2013, the Guiding Principles are a set of values that establish a framework for expected behavior and decision-making among Philanthropy Ohio members. Members shall abide by the applicable principles and be informed by the Diversity Principles.
In this program recording, learn how foundations can support racial equity through advocacy efforts.
The fall Philanthropy Review edition features how funders are addressing sustainability and how philanthropy can contribute to this space even if your organization does not consider itself a climate, sustainability or environmental funder; Philanthropy Forward ’22 Plenary Speaker Grace Chiang Nicolette, of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, on meeting this moment; how to create an environment that challenges biases; the four new Philanthropy Ohio board members; and more!
This program celebrated Black Philanthropy Month and shared the origins of the CREA Foundation as a philanthropic response to racial injustice. Additionally, learn about trends in corporate philanthropy.
Today is the National Day for Racial Healing, the annual observance created by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2017 and observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a time for contemplation and collective action on #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism and an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.
As February / Black History Month comes to a close and March / Women’s History Month dawns, a focus on excellence in leadership is fitting to uplift all that is deserving of philanthropic and social impact investment. Focusing on the struggles of our past has its place – so that we never forget. But highlighting the excellence in our legacies provides a vital and proactive perspective.
