It’s Time to Standardize Demographic Data to Advance Equity

It’s Time to Standardize Demographic Data to Advance Equity

Efforts to advance racial equity and diversity have led to a dizzying array of requests for data. Guest authors from Northern California Grantmakers and Candid make the case for a standard way to track demographics.

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A Tale of Two Valleys: Five Ways Philanthropy Can Change to Make Silicon Valley More Equitable

A Tale of Two Valleys: Five Ways Philanthropy Can Change to Make Silicon Valley More Equitable

A new report highlights five shifts funders can make to more effectively combat inequality. Though it’s geared toward giving in the Bay Area, its advice rings true for philanthropists across the nation.


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Unrestricted Money for Philanthropy-Supporting Organizations: A Case Study

Unrestricted Money for Philanthropy-Supporting Organizations: A Case Study

MacKenzie Scott has written a lot of big checks to philanthropy-supporting organizations. A new report offers some insight into how that might play out, based on a smaller—but impactful—program of dedicated PSO giving.

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Rallying Around Relief: In the Face of Wildfires, California Funders Take Action

Rallying Around Relief: In the Face of Wildfires, California Funders Take Action

As devastating wildfires have become the new normal in California, the state’s philanthropic community has stepped up in response, moving millions for relief. Who’s doing what with fires now burning at both ends of the state?

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A Time of Recovery: How Philanthropy Can Help the North Bay Arts Community After the Fires

A Time of Recovery: How Philanthropy Can Help the North Bay Arts Community After the Fires

Northern California Grantmakers recently released a report that explores the physical and economic health of North Bay arts groups in the wake of last year’s wildfires. We take a look at how donors can help and why they should.

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