Leveling the Playing Field
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by Suhasini Yeeda
2w ago
Showing Up for Women this Women’s History Month and Beyond Every March, we celebrate and honor Women’s History Month by focusing on the incredible accomplishments of women. Our focus should go beyond the generosity of women like MacKenzie Scott, who has promised to give away most of her fortune by challenging traditional grantmaking. It stretches further than celebrating talented athletes like Caitlin Clark, who by breaking the Division I record for total points scored defied gender barriers and roles in college basketball, right in time for the most sacred season of March Madness.&nbs ..read more
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NCRP Remembers Janine Lee, President and CEO of Philanthropy Southeast  
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by Suhasini Yeeda
2w ago
The staff, board, and partners of the National Committee of Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) were deeply saddened to hear earlier this month about the passing of one of philanthropy’s most impactful leaders, Janine Lee.   Janine was the longtime president and CEO of Philanthropy Southeast, one of the country’s largest networks of philanthropic foundations and leaves a lasting impact on all who knew her.  “The warmth of her personality, combined with an unwavering commitment to the Southeast and a steadfast belief in the power of philanthropy, made her one of our field ..read more
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Following the Bat Signal: Funding Democracy Like You Mean It 
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by Trey Gibson
1M ago
NCRP Field Manager Trey Gibson In September 2023, Executive Director of Movement Voter PAC, Billy Wimsatt, penned an incredibly moving letter about the current state of funding for voter engagement. Since then, NCRP has shared this “Bat Signal” far and wide.   NCRP Field Manager Trey Gibson, a former civic engagement organizer in North Carolina, agrees. As she wrote soon after in Fund Organizing Like Our Democracy Depends on It…Because It Does, foundations and high net worth donors must focus on investing in communities, not just issues.   Whether it is an election year ..read more
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Philanthropy’s Love Problem 
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by Suhasini Yeeda
1M ago
“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb… Imagine how much easier it would be for us to learn how to love if we began with a shared definition.”  – bell hooks,  All About Love  bell hooks on PBS’ Charlie Rose Show (1995) As an artist and organizer, I have always been drawn to those authors who see writing itself as a vehicle of change and impact on larger social issues. bell hooks is one of those trailblazing writers whose work on race, feminism, and class have influenced me and countless others to tap into o ..read more
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History in the Service of Healing – and Democracy 
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by Suhasini Yeeda
1M ago
Mariana Barros-Titus When Washington, DC was established as the capital of the United States by the Residency Act of 1790, the city’s framers aimed to build a beacon of democracy for all the world to see. In its role as the federal city, DC was meant to serve as the national symbol for democracy. In many ways, their vision for the city to serve as a national manifestation of America’s democratic values has come to fruition; even if not exactly as they originally envisioned. Always, the local history of democracy in the District of Columbia has been a fractured one; its promise deeply warp ..read more
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NCRP Report: Philanthropy Must Play An Active Role in Reparations for Black People
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by Elbert Garcia
2M ago
CONTACT (S):  Russell Roybal rroybal@ncrp.org                             Elbert Garcia, egarcia@ncrp.org  NCRP:  Harmful Wealth Generation Necessitates Philanthropy’s Active Role in Reparations for Black People  Cracks in the Foundation: Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People in the DMV, the newest report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, examines grantmakers’ role in repairing the harm created by the wea ..read more
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Unpacking Philanthropy Ep. 3: Philanthropy’s Role in Racial Healing (Transcript)
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by Suhasini Yeeda
2M ago
The following is a transcript of Episode 3 of NCRP’s video series, Unpacking Philanthropy.  Check out the video here on LinkedIn.  Hello, and welcome to Unpacking Philanthropy. I’m Aaron Dorfman.   For the past several years, there has been a lot of talk in philanthropy about “racial healing.” Much of the conversation was driven by the W.K. Kellogg foundation.  I was skeptical of this concept at first. Some of you may have been, too. Some you still may be.  The concept of racial healing seemed fuzzy to me, and of limited utility and no nutritional value. Kind of like ..read more
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Support NCRP Members This #GivingTuesday & Beyond
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by ncrpmarketingdirector
2M ago
Every year, after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, comes Giving Tuesday – a day dedicated to donating to your favorite causes and organizations. This #GivingTuesday, we hope you will use your donations to push for a more just and equitable world. With what’s sure to be a fiery election season ahead of us in 2024, this is not the time to be frugal. Donations to progressive organizations are way down in 2023 across the board. And let’s be clear, the groups having the greatest impact are working 365 days a year and need multi-year financial support, coaching, and mentoring. That ..read more
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Fund Organizing Like Our Democracy Depends on It…Because It Does
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by Trey Gibson
2M ago
This past month, millions of people cast their vote in elections across the country to choose local leaders and decide on policies that will be consequential for their communities. Although some people considered these to be ‘off-year’ elections, organizers and nonprofit leaders who are committed to sustaining grassroots movements know that there’s really no such thing as an ‘off year.’ All elections shape the nature of the communities we live in, and there has been an immense amount of work that went into ensuring that the will of the people was heard. Yet after the votes are counted, there i ..read more
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Philanthropy’s Responsibility in Deepening Dialogue Not Fear
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by Aaron Dorfman
2M ago
For nearly five decades, NCRP’s mission has been to transform the philanthropic sector to one where funders build, share, and wield power in allyship with domestic social justice movements. Those social movements and the larger communities that we all serve are hurting. Aaron Dorfman We have all been horrified by the escalating violence that has killed thousands of Israeli and Palestinian civilians, the vast majority of them women, children, and families. While Israelis mourn their dead and wait for the fate of the hostages taken by Hamas, in Gaza more than 2 million Palestinians are being ..read more
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