Looking at indirect cost rates through an equity lens. Trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads.

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** Indirect Cost Coverage in Project Grants: An equity issue
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BDO FMA’s John Summers and Rodney Christopher show how indirect cost rate policies for project grants are often untapped opportunities to drive equity using demographic data.
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** Weekly Reads
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“A Letter to the Americans with Disabilities Act on Its 32nd Birthday: ADA, as you embark on another adventure around the sun, here is what I would like those who are celebrating you to do:
1. Recognize that your passage was not enough. It was among a series of strong action towards disability equality, but growth means recognizing limitations.
2. Remember that there are many who continue to live in your shadows, even as we celebrate and honor those who helped to shepherd in the powerful ways disability rights are now enshrined in our democratic institutions.
3. Convene more disabled leaders and thought partners, and give space for disabled people—particularly BIPOC femmes, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and trans disabled people who are not only underresourced but overlooked, even by the immense umbrella of protections that you offer.” [more] ([link removed])

Sandy Ho, Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy, for Disability Philanthropy Forum

“Commit to accessibility in every way possible: Inclusivity goes beyond where we invest our resources, it must be ingrained in the way we operate, how we communicate, and how we approach our work. Making conscious efforts to eradicate ableist practices and languages across the board is an important first step toward supporting disability rights in everyday practice.” [more] ([link removed])
Darren Walker, Ford Foundation, for Disability Philanthropy Forum

“The COVID-19 relief fund was an opportunity for us to try different giving tactics and gain important new insights about our work... In the process, we have learned it is possible – even desirable – to be both fast and slow, responsive and strategic, and to act urgently but also deliberately during a crisis. That may be the most important lesson that the foundation gained from our experiences with the COVID relief fund that will help us be more effective in the future.” [more] ([link removed])
Matthew Carr and Johanna Morariu, Walton Family Foundation
“Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are now the fastest-growing philanthropic vehicle in the U.S., crossing over one million individual accounts for the first time in 2020. This is due to the flexibility, ease of use and democratized accessibility of the vehicle – from individual to family to workplace to online fundraising platforms usage. DAFs have expanded the philanthropy model by being more accessible and actively used by more donors.” [ ([link removed]) more] ([link removed])
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