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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? Despite being historically underfunded, these institutions have been essential in educating Black people, developing leaders, and addressing inequality.

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“The Rent is Too Damn High!”—The Rise of a National Tenants’ Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2019, I moved home to start KC Tenants, which is the citywide tenant union here. So, it is a bit of a circuitous journey, but it starts with eviction research and then there is a whole other story about organizing. SD: What is the Homes Guarantee campaign and how has it developed over time? The rent is too damn high.

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Transformation Time: 4 Ways To End Centuries of Gender, Race Bias in Leadership

Fundraising Leadership

Change the work culture, change the system, change the path forward for all female leaders and it is possible to change not only the workplace, but the world. The researchers collected data on 757 female leaders spanning a time period from the 19th century to the end of 2019.

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GivingTuesday CEO: Everybody Is Generous

Fundraising Leadership

” “It is really powerful to feel like we are part of something bigger than ourselves,” says Curran, formerly Chief Innovation Officer and director of the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at 92nd Street Y, where she co-founded GivingTuesday in 2012, before launching it as a separate independent entity in 2019.

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Inclusive Board Meetings

Stanford Social Innovation Review

From 2019 to 2021 corporate boards increased their diversity by 50 percent , just as many social sector boards have responded to societal wakeup calls by recruiting more members who can represent the communities they serve. By Katie Smith Milway & Susan Wolf Ditkoff The research is clear: diverse teams get better results.

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Recentering Philanthropy toward Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Isabelle Leighton, executive director of Donors of Color Network and former founding director of Equality Fund, the two leaders discuss how to move the philanthropic sector toward racial and social justice. It looks different. It’s not institutional.

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Global Tech Leader: Why Collaborating And Supporting Women in Tech Is Urgent  

Fundraising Leadership

I wanted to understand what this type of fundraising was,” she says. And working with alumni, she was “influenced by the stories the alumni told about the impact Harvard Business School had on their lives.” Kristin Naragon, VP of global marketing and strategy at Akeneo, at a recent conference. It was eye-opening,” Naragon says.