Karthick Ramakrishnan

Philanthropy & Funding

Investments in Racial Equity Need to Move Inland

By Kathleen Kelly Janus & Karthick Ramakrishnan 1

Inland regions are rapidly diversifying, and leaders of color in places like the Inland Empire need investment. Philanthropy needs a new playbook for this intersection of racial equity and regional equity.

Civic Engagement

Civil Society in a Majority-Minority America? California Offers Both Hope and Caution

By Karthick Ramakrishnan 2

The contours of civil society are influenced—but not bound—by America’s larger demographic curve. On the leading edge of that curve, California shows the kind of intentional, strategic role that civil society might play in a more equitable and sustainable future.