As the U.S. inches closer to the midterm elections, threats to voting rights persist: The rise of rampant voter suppression, racial gerrymandering, and disinformation means that citizens across the country may not have the opportunity to have their votes counted and voices heard. Learn how Tides Foundation’s Healthy Democracy Fund grantees are applying smart, innovative solutions to address threats to democracy at the state and local level.
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This summer former first lady Michelle Obama’s nonprofit organization, When We All Vote, hosted the Culture of Democracy Summit with sponsorship support from several social change organizations, including Tides. In this blog post, Healthy Democracy Fund advisor Faith Cordell shares her experience attending the event and ways she believes we can all take action to build an inclusive democracy.
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Brickson Diamond has been an expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) long before it became a top priority for philanthropy. In fact, for the past two decades, Diamond has applied his expertise in DEI across numerous sectors including philanthropy, entertainment technology, investment management, and nonprofit. In this interview, Diamond tells us more about his calling and how he has been lending both his expertise in DEI and lived experience as an openly gay Black man to foster a more equitable world and support the next generation of LGBTQ+ professionals.
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“Philanthropy is not a field that is dominated by people of color. Putting the power into the hands of people of color to make change and dismantling the white savior stereotype I feel is really powerful, and something I hope continues.”
—Jakeya Johnson on how she thinks philanthropy can affect social change
Tides is partnering with Bowie State University to build the pipeline of future social change leaders. The historically Black university launched a philanthropy fellowship program to support its student body in learning about the business of philanthropy and gaining the experience necessary to serve as leaders in nonprofit management. In this interview, Erwin Acox Jr., Tides' director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, sits down with Stephanie Spencer and Jakeya Johnson in honor of Black Philanthropy Month to learn more about their aspirations as philanthropy fellows.
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