This week: Where is DEI in operations? Top weekly reads. Trending convos in CONNECT.

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** As Foundations Reimagine Themselves, They Should Give Attention to DEI in Operations
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Many foundations have shifted toward a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion, but there seems to be a glaring miss amidst all this DEI work—who gets to participate in it. Chantal Forster and Satonya Fair explain.
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“I advise other philanthropists to invest and operate with an eye on three levers of change – programs, policy, and power. [...] Don’t be afraid to support advocacy. Changing the rules of the game is an important lever that philanthropists can and should be attentive to. Finally, we have to work on helping the people most harmed by systems, who don’t have a voice at decision-making tables, build power. We can do this by funding and supporting grassroots organizing and movements.” [more] ([link removed])
—Lisa Hamilton, Annie E. Casey Foundation, on BlackHer

Ten essays on the theme of analyzing DEI work through an intersectional lens, made possible by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. [more] ([link removed])

“In an authorizing culture, there are visible signals to staff and board that equity is a priority for the organization, allowing team members to actively and intentionally pursue equity.” [more] ([link removed])
—Maya Thornell-Sandifor, Borealis Philanthropy, on Giving Compass blog

“We are practitioners of participatory grantmaking, an approach where people with lived experience of issues of injustice and inequality decide where the philanthropic dollars that affect their lives go. [...] We seek not only to hear the voices, but to share power through decision-making on grants.” [more] ([link removed])
—Participatory Grantmaking Collective, in Nonprofit Quarterly

“Civil society, and the philanthropy that funds its work, has always been America’s secret sauce. It is the place between the limits of government and the demands of the market where we are free to speak our mind, assemble our allies, and challenge the status quo.” [more] ([link removed])
—Greg Baldwin, VolunteerMatch, in The Chronicle of Philanthropy

“Philanthropy has a vital role to play in advancing a collaborative cross-sector strategy that drives lasting systemic change and envisions communities where [immigrant] families are safe and belonging is nurtured.” [ ([link removed]) more ([link removed]) ] ([link removed])
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—MacArthur Foundation

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