Culture Change
Change Can Wait? The Privilege of Waiting
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Whether you think change takes time or it’s long overdue often depends on how much power you have in a system. Timelines for change are political.
Racism and statues/symbols
Highlander Center Arsonist Leaves Behind Spray-Painted White Power Symbol
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A white supremacist-inspired arson committed last month at the Highlander Research Education and Center in Tennessee, which has trained social justice organizers for 87 years, reminds us of the enormous importance of social movement infrastructure.
community foundations
In Charlottesville, Community Foundation Will Center Equity in Its Philanthropy
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A year and a half after the “Unite the Right” rally and white supremacist violence roiled the Virginia college town, the local community foundation is working to center equity in its work, both in its grantmaking and in the public role it plays in the Charlottesville community.
social justice
5 Lessons to Guide the Transition to a More Just Philanthropy
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Far too often, philanthropy has reinforced existing centers of power. It doesn’t have to be this way. Over the past year, Justice Funders listened to thought leaders in the field. Five core lessons stand out.
voter suppression
Americans “Discover” How Vulnerable Their Democratic Institutions Are
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Voter suppression efforts in 2018 remind us of what should require no reminder: American democracy is highly imperfect and fragile.
racial bias
Hiding and Discovering White Supremacy
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White supremacy language has entered the mainstream media and nonprofit conversations, but talking about the problem more explicitly doesn’t solve it. NPQ senior editor Cyndi Suarez illustrates the gap between conversation and action, and challenges nonprofits to put their power where their mouth is.
International philanthropy
Narcissism, Poverty Porn, and Donor Backing: More Than Me Scandal Follows a Too-Familiar Aid Recipe
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This latest scandal in international aid should put the cap on some of the ugly behaviors of do-gooders abroad, but there always seem to be more donors for poverty-porn-wielding white saviors.
Nonprofit News
Post-Charlottesville Philanthropy Helps Preserve Black Historic Places
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One year ago, white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia rocked the nation. It also spurred a national conversation regarding historic preservation and the need to more adequately acknowledge Black contributions in the nation’s historical narrative.
Culture Change
Will Cultural Change Follow Political Change in Charlottesville?
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Less than a year after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the city will soon have a new city manager to join its new police chief and city attorney and its first Black female mayor. That doesn’t mean that everything has changed.
foundation grantmaking
An Education Foundation Expands the Equity Lens in its Grantmaking
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In reaction to the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, a foundation alters its strategy and funding.