Racial Equity
Racial Equity Means Economic Gains for New Orleans, Mississippi
A pair of studies released by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation argue that the metro New Orleans area could realize a $43 billion increase in economic output by 2050 and Mississippi a $54 billion increase if racial equity gaps are closed....
Rashad Robinson, President, Color Of Change
PND spoke with Robinson via email about the impetus behind the organization’s founding, hate speech on college campuses, and the state of race relations in America....
'Racial Equity Here' Commitment Launched to End Structural Racism
Led by Living Cities and the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, a joint project of Race Forward and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, the effort seeks to address structural racism by transforming institutional policies, practices, and norms....
Sector Partnerships Promote Jobs, Equity, Report Finds
Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the report highlights ways in which sector partnerships can help businesses close persistent racial disparities and achieve greater equity in the workplace....
Lumina Awards $1.6 Million for Racial Justice, Equity Programs
Nineteen colleges and universities will receive a total of $625,000 grants in support of efforts to give students a voice in shaping changes to their college experience....
Study Calls on Funders to Change Grantmaking Process to Support South
A report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy and Grantmakers for Southern Progress finds that the grantmaking process typically puts Southern organizations at a disadvantage....
NoVo Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $34 Million for Social Justice
Through the foundation's Radical Hope Fund, grants were awarded to nineteen U.S. and international social justice organizations in support of efforts to address climate, economic, environmental, gender, LGBTQ, and racial justice....
Echoing Green Announces 2018 Fellowship Awards
Each of the thirty-five nonprofit and for-profit entrepreneurs will be provided with up to $90,000 in seed funding over two years....
Justice on Both Sides: Transforming Education Through Restorative Justice
Maisha T. Winn, a professor of education at the University of California, Davis, makes a compelling case for the use of restorative justice (RJ) practices in schools as a way to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline that has destroyed the lives of too many young people of color....
Maurice Jones, President/CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
PND spoke with Jones about LISC's work in underresourced communities, the power imbalance inherent in such work, and his vision for unlocking the abundant talent and creativity that exists in those communities....
Study Finds Michigan Economy Would Gain $92 Billion With Racial Equity
A report from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Altarum estimates that ending discriminatory policies and practices and closing wage gaps in Michigan would generate additional earnings, spending, and tax revenues....
Addressing Racial Equity With an Organizational Change Lens
May 17, 2018Yaro Fong-Olivares, a consultant at Community Resource Exchange, shares four strategies designed to move the needle on organizational change efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion....
Joyce Foundation Awards Grants for Racial Equity, Economic Mobility
In its first grantmaking cycle since refocusing its funding priorities on advancing racial equity and economic mobility, the foundation awarded fifty-nine grants to organizations working to reduce gun violence, broaden educational and economic opportunity, and promote a cleaner environment....
Citi Awards $20 Million Through Community Progress Makers Fund
The fund supports innovative nonprofits in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington, D.C., working to roll out new approaches to long-standing urban economic challenges....
Economy Would Gain $8 Trillion Without Racial Disparities, Study Finds
According to an updated study from the Kellogg Foundation and Altarum, the U.S. economy would be $8 trillion larger by 2050 if the country eliminated racial disparities in health, education, incarceration, and employment....
Cal Wellness Commits $13 Million to Improve Health of Women of Color
The foundation announced new initiatives designed to address health issues that disproportionately affect women of color....
