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DEI Resources
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FutureGood facilitates a network of brilliant thought leaders through its DEI Leaders Cohort (sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies.) Below, is a curation of valuable resources and helpful articles about DEI written by and for the people who are leading the conversations.
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DEI Leaders - 2024 Session Recordings
Series: Future of Equity
The murder of George Floyd has made even more visible the injustices in our community and now is a critical time for our organizations to do our part in creating a more equitable future. Join Trista Harris in this 7-part series on creating an equitable future for your nonprofit or foundation and how to move from current reality to that ideal future.
Tools for Your Role as a Funder and Program Provider
Articles & Blogs
- Applied Research Center & Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity: Catalytic Change: Lessons Learned from the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment
- Book Riot: So You Want to Be Woke: A Reading Guide for White People
- Bustle: 17 Books on Race every White Person Needs to Read
- Charis Books & More: Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Book List for White Readers
- D5 Coalition: How to Talk About D5 in Foundations
- D5 Coalition: DEI Research and Tools: Resource Database
- Dismantling Racism: White supremacy culture
- FakeEquity: We Canât Train Our Way to Racial Equity
- Ford Foundation: From Generosity to Justice
- Ford Foundation: Participatory Grantmaking: Has Its Time Come?
- Harperâs Bazaar: When White People Are Uncomfortable, Black People Are Silenced
- Interpreter Education: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack
- Justice Funders: Resonance: A Framework for Philanthropic Transformation
- Law & Society Review: The Price of Civil Rights: Black Lives, White Funding, and Movement Capture
- Me and White Supremacy
- Medium: The Subtle Linguistics of Polite White Supremacy
- Modern Healthcare: Breaking Bias: A road map to boost women and minorities into healthcare leadership
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- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Beyond the Usual Suspects: Community Feedback for Funders
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Democratizing Philanthropy: Challenging Foundation and Social Justice Organizations
- National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Consultants to Grantmakers
- Nonprofit AF: Itâs 2020. Be bold or get the hell out of the way
- Nonprofit Quarterly: How Liberatory Philanthropy and Restorative Investing Can Remake the Economy
- Opening Pathways: Reflections and thoughts on the funder-grantee relationship from funder perspective
- Othering and Belonging Institute: Expanding the Circle of Human Concern
- Racial Equity Tools: Act
- Racial Equity Tools: Evaluate
- Racial Equity Tools: Organizational Assessment Tools and Resources
- Racial Equity Tools: Organizational Change Processes
- Racial Equity Tools: Paying Attention to White Culture and Privilege: A Missing Link to Advancing Racial Equity
- Racial Equity Tools: Plan
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Making Bigger Bets
- Story Prework Resourcing Networks for Equity, October 2019
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy: White People in Philanthropy: This is our Move
- The Colorado Trust: Centering Race in Healthy Equity Advocacy: Lessons Learned
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Podcasts, Videos & Webinars
- Kirwan Institute OSU: Universal Programs and Their Impact
- TED: VernÄ Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them.
- TED: Howard C. Stevenson: How to resolve racially stressful situations
Multimedia
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Pass the Reins: Shifting Decision-Making Power in Philanthropy
- Racial Equity Tools: Fundamentals
- Racial Equity Tools: Racial Equity Tools: new RET Resources April 2019
- Racial Equity Tools: Resource lists: Tipsheets
- Trust-Based Philanthropy: How Can Philanthropy Redistribute Power?
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: Learning about Equity & Justice: A Resource List
Tools for Your Role as an Employer
Articles & Blogs
- Applied Research Center & Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity: Catalytic Change: Lessons Learned from the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment
- Book Riot: So You Want to Be Woke: A Reading Guide for White People
- Bustle: 17 Books on Race every White Person Needs to Read
- Charis Books & More: Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Book List for White Readers
- D5 Coalition: DEI Research and Tools: Resource Database
- D5 Coalition: How to Talk About D5 in Foundations
- D5 Coalition: Philanthropic Paths: An Exploratory Study of the Career Pathways of Professionals of Color in Philanthropy
- Dismantling Racism: White supremacy culture
- FakeEquity: We Can’t Train Our Way to Racial Equity
- Harper’s Bazaar: When White People Are Uncomfortable, Black People Are Silenced
- Interpreter Education: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack
- Nonprofit AF: It’s 2020. Be bold or get the hell out of the way
- Othering and Belonging Institute: Expanding the Circle of Human Concern
- Medium: The Subtle Linguistics of Polite White Supremacy
- Modern Healthcare: Breaking Bias: A road map to boost women and minorities into healthcare leadership
- National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Consultants to Grantmakers
- Racial Equity Tools: Paying Attention to White Culture and Privilege: A Missing Link to Advancing Racial Equity
- Teaching While White
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy: White People in Philanthropy: This is our Move
- The Colorado Trust: Centering Race in Healthy Equity Advocacy: Lessons Learned
- The Guardian: Confronting Racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people
Multimedia
- Racial Equity Tools: Racial Equity Tools: new RET Resources April 2019
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: Learning about Equity & Justice: A Resource List
Tools for Your Role as an Economic Entity
Articles & Blogs
- Applied Research Center & Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity: Catalytic Change: Lessons Learned from the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment
- D5 Coalition: DEI Research and Tools: Resource Database
- D5 Coalition: How to Talk About D5 in Foundations
- Dismantling Racism: White supremacy culture
- FakeEquity: We Can’t Train Our Way to Racial Equity
- Fleur Larsen: Diversity and Inclusion Strategies for Philanthropy
- Ford Foundation: From Generosity to Justice
- Justice Funders: Resonance: A Framework for Philanthropic Transformation
- Modern Healthcare: Breaking Bias: A road map to boost women and minorities into healthcare leadership
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Democratizing Philanthropy: Challenging Foundation and Social Justice Organizations
- National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Consultants to Grantmakers
- Nonprofit AF: It’s 2020. Be bold or get the hell out of the way
- Nonprofit Quarterly: How Liberatory Philanthropy and Restorative Investing Can Remake the Economy
- Othering and Belonging Institute: Expanding the Circle of Human Concern
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Making Bigger Bets
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy: White People in Philanthropy: This is Our Move
Podcasts, Videos & Webinars
- Act.tv: Systemic Racism Explained
- REDF Workshop: Rodney Foxworth: Let’s Get to Work
- Schott Foundation for Public Education: Webinar: What if We used Wealth to Heal, not Harm?
Tools for Your Role as a Community Citizen
Articles & Blogs
- Book Riot: So You Want to Be Woke: A Reading Guide for White People
- Bustle: 17 Books on Race every White Person Needs to Read
- Charis Books & More: Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Book List for White Readers
- D5 Coalition: DEI Research and Tools: Resource Database
- Harper’s Bazaar: When White People Are Uncomfortable, Black People Are Silenced
- Interpreter Education: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack
- Law & Society Review: The Price of Civil Rights: Black Lives, White Funding, and Movement Capture
- Living Cities: #GoodReads: Books We're Reading on Racial Equity
- Me and White Supremacy
- Medium: The Subtle Linguistics of Polite White Supremacy
- Nonprofit AF: It’s 2020. Be bold or get the hell out of the way
- Othering and Belonging Institute: Expanding the Circle of Human Concern
- Teaching While White
- The Guardian: Confronting Racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people
Podcasts, Videos & Webinars
- Act.tv: Systemic Racism Explained
- Green Card Voices: Video Stories
- Kirwan Institute OSU: Universal Programs and Their Impact
- Race: The Power of an Illusion
- TED: Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?
- TED: VernÄ Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them.
- TED: Howard C. Stevenson: How to resolve racially stressful situations
Multimedia
- Not in Our Town: Diversity Training Tools
- POC Online Classroom: Palestinian Justice Syllabus
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: Learning about Equity & Justice: A Resource List
Thought Leadership Pieces by DEI Leaders
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Aisha Alexander-Young, Meyer Foundation
- Aisha Alexander Young | Leckey Forum 2019
- Staff Opinion: If Black lives matter, what about 'Black-on-Black...
- Building A Race Equity Culture: Arizona Housing Coalition
- âNon-Racismâ Is Not Enough
- Boomer vs. millennial, practical vs. progressive: How Charlotteâs mayor and her daughter build bridges over their differences
- Chief Equity Officers Are the Next Step in Promoting Equity at...
- Chera Reid: Evaluation Roundtable
- How to Push DEI Conversations Out of the Comfort Zone
- Building Principle-Based Strategic Learning: Insights From Practice
- Power Moves: Your essential philanthropy assessment guide for equity and justice
- Pushing Practice: Luminare Group
- Grantmaking That Advances Equity: A Teaching Case
- Weekly Reads: September 18, 2019: PEAK Grantmaking
- Learning in Philanthropy: Measure Results: IssueLab
- What Would It Take To Align Foundation Mission and Evaluation Practice
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Dwayne Proctor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Future of Equity: Building a more equitable organization (webinar)
- How Philanthropy Can Give Young Men and Boys of Color What They Need to Thrive (Opinion)
- What Is Health Equity? And What Difference Does a Definition Make?
- Where Mental Health and Social Justice Meet
- Is Philanthropy Using Inequitable Practices to Achieve Equity?
- Discrimination in America: Solutions for Health
- Keeping communication on the health equity agenda
- Racism? Or Barriers to Health Equity? Communicating Health Equity
- Wealth Matters for Health Equity: Mobile Access
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Lindsay Hill, The Raikes Foundation
- Is Philanthropy Using Inequitable Practices to Achieve Equity?
- Life Maps: A Foundation for Liberation
- Answering Philanthropy's Racial Justice Question
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Margie Andreason, The Northwest Area Foundation
Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
- The Importance of Diversity (and Inclusion): A Call to Action for Community Foundations
- Voices Of Equity: Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker Turnaround Artist
- Building an inclusive economy through racial equity in Buffalo, NY
- Podcast: Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
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Cory Anderson, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
- Embracing innovation could accelerate progress in philanthropy
- AR Equity 2025 Staff Stories: Cory Anderson
- Marga Inc.: Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group
- The Bridge-COVID-19 Response through an Equity lensÂ
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Jennifer Ingram, Calibrated Lens
- Exploring Differences, Reducing Harm, Evolving Strategies
- United Way of Greater Cincinnati Strengthening VisionÂ
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Joe Scantlebury, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Annenberg Institute: Effective Teaching as a Civil Right
- Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens
- What Does it Take to Embed a Racial Equity
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Karyn Sciortino Johnson, McKnight Foundation
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Lauren Padilla Valverde, California Endowment
- Public help needed to end inequities
- Californiaâs ag worker: suffering in silence
- Food policies donât make nutritional sense
- Strategies for Narrowing the Power Gap in Philanthropy...
- Systems Change with an Equity Lens Community Interventions that Shift Power and Center Race
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