A new biography of Madam C. J. Walker shows how America’s first self-made female millionaire and Black entrepreneur put philanthropy at the center of her business and life.
Establishing a shared understanding of Fresno’s racist policies and practices is key to how The Shared Prosperity Partnership will share power with residents who have been routinely excluded.
If nonprofits and financial advisors are serious about working with African American communities, they must commit to diversity and inclusion across their organizations, and dedicate the resources to identify, solicit, and steward Black donors on their own terms. SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Tyrone Freeman at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and Stasia Washington at First Foundation Advisors. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
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.
COVID-19 and the horrific murders of George Floyd and other black Americans have amplified the desperate need for the US justice system to be radically reimagined.
Philanthropic investment in the public system through the social sector can enable statewide systems change. Here is the story of how one initiative transformed access to public higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Californians. Read other feature stories or Editor-in-Chief Eric Nee's note from the Spring 2020 issue.
The social enterprise digitalundivided is disrupting the startup world for black and Latinx women entrepreneurs. A Field Report from the Spring 2020 issue.
By expanding support to arts and cultural organizations in diverse neighborhoods, funders can provide a missing ingredient in the effort to advance equity.
A 1970s partnership between wealthy white liberals and black activists illustrates the tensions of race and power in philanthropy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
The Fairmount Corridor project revealed a central tension in community development: Community-based organizations both enhance and undermine democracy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
