Weekly Reads
“Our funding strategies are only as strong as the collective well-being of our nonprofit partners, so let’s consider a new version of nonprofit capacity, one that considers the sustainability of nonprofit staff in their roles. This version of well-being includes not only a competitive wage and reasonable working hours but also supporting the mental health of nonprofit staff.” [more]
Beth Brown, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, for Center for Effective Philanthropy
“As funders, working on a trust-based model calls for us to view the problem we are trying to solve through a wider lens than just something for which we can write a check. When working with Indigenous communities, for example, it means engaging with the legacy and ongoing impacts of colonization as it affects the problems we are trying to address.” [more]
Gena Rotstein, Karma & Cents, for Stanford Social Innovation Review
“Grant makers need to draw a clear line between inoculating themselves against attack and giving up at the first serious challenge... The most important question to ask isn’t ‘How can we protect ourselves?’ but ‘What are our values?’ Supporting people of color as they pursue freedom and self-determination should top the list.” [more]
Lori Villarosa, Ben Francisco Maulbeck, and Gihan Perera, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity, for The Chronicle of Philanthropy
“When evaluating our organizations and programs, we must ask: are we making our work inclusive of people with disabilities? More than 12.5 million people work in the U.S. nonprofit sector. We estimate that more than 1 million of these nonprofit workers have a disability, and yet far too often they are not fully represented and supported in our sector. How often does our sector talk about—and address—ableism in our organizations?” [more]
Akilah Watkins, PhD, Independent Sector
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