Weekly Reads
“Communities are the cornerstone of society. But too often, philanthropies view local investment as a nicety that can be overlooked, instead of a necessary first step in solving global problems. Now more than ever, we cannot afford to abandon the power of local community. We need to innovate and invest in it like never before.” [more]
Angela F. Williams, United Way Worldwide, in Philanthropy News Digest
“If we are to meet justice while working in a field filled with wealth gathered from stolen lands and enslaved people, then we need each other to move resources to where they should go. We need to hold ourselves accountable in an environment that asks very little of us, and to support and encourage each other when our surroundings try to pull us back toward a status quo that normalizes oppressive ways of being and doing.” [more]
Albertina Lopez, PhD, Center for Evaluation Innovation, for Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
“Moving toward racial equity requires that we increase the pace of wealth accumulation for Black families while simultaneously disrupting the extraction of wealth from Black communities and institutions.” [more]
Garnesha Ezediaro, Bloomberg Philanthropies, in Candid's Philanthropy News Digest
“Key take-aways from a recent funder discussion hosted by Resilia and PEAK Grantmaking about ways to advance trust-based capacity building:
- The Biggest Capacity Building Challenge of BIPOC-led Nonprofits continues to be Fundraising
- Funders Need to continue to Lighten Grantmaking & Reporting Processes
- Ask. Listen. Act.
- Reimagine Capacity Building Support by Looking Beyond Western Leadership Styles”
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Todd Pittman, Resilia
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