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Diversity Resources
Resources to help grantmakers address diversity issues in their work
MCF Resources
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Articles
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MCF
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Diversity
Framework
Minnesota Council on Foundations
MCF's groundbreaking guideline that frames the discussion of
grantmakers' diversity practices around the four roles they play in a
civil society.
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Diversity Practices in Philanthropic
Organizations
Minnesota Council on Foundations
This special chapter of MCF's Principles for
Grantmakers and Practice Options for Philanthropic Organizations
documents offers foundations and corporate giving programs some fresh
ideas, good practices and current examples of diversity work in the
field.
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"Working Towards Diversity III" Report
Minnesota Council on Foundations, June 2005
MCF's third five-year benchmark
report on diversity, which reports
incremental improvements in applying strategies for inclusiveness among
Minnesota grantmakers.
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Building
on a Better Foundation:
A Toolkit for Creating an Inclusive Grantmaking Organization
Minnesota Council on Foundations, July 2001
The
toolkit offers straightforward guidance to help funders practice
diversity within their organizations and in their grantmaking.
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"Working
Toward Diversity II" Report
Minnesota Council on
Foundations, Sept. 2000
MCF's
survey of Minnesota grantmakers' inclusive practices and successful
and unsuccessful strategies to meet diversity goals.
Tools
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New Conversations About White Privilege Tool
The Saint Paul Foundation, September 2009
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"Race Matters" Toolkit
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this toolkit is designed to help
decision makers,
advocates and elected officials address policies and practices that contribute to inequitable
outcomes for children, families, and communities. The toolkit includes a PowerPoint presentation
that offers fact sheets on key areas (health, education, income security, etc.), a racial
equity impact analysis tool, community building strategies, and an organizational
self-assessment.
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LGBTQ Racial Equity Toolkit
Funders for LGBTQ Issues
Funders for LGBTQ Issues has launched a historic, online resource to
help grantmakers understand the critical issues facing lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender (LGBTQ) communities of color.
This toolkit includes a range of original funder tools, perspectives
from foundation and nonprofit leaders in the field, related publications
and much more. They hope to enhance the philanthropic conversation on
opportunity, diversity and equity.
Reports
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Building Diversity: A Survey of California
Foundation Demographics, Policies and Practices
The Foundation Center, September 2009
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Short Changed: Foundation Giving
and
Communities of Color
Applied Research Center, Spring 2004
This report discusses ways foundations concerned with social justice
have supported efforts.
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Addressing Diversity:
Making a Difference in Our
Communities
Center for Rural Policy and Development, 2003
This report highlights diversity programs in various Minnesota
communities.
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"The
Meaning and Impact of Board and Staff Diversity in the Philanthropic
Field"
Joint Affinity Groups, May 2002
This report shows that the philanthropy field has made some
progress in becoming more diverse, but still faces many important
challenges in addressing diversity issues if grantmakers are to
respond effectively to the needs of the communities they serve.
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Cultures
of Caring: Philanthropy in
Diverse American Communities
Council on Foundations, June 1999
This report offers viewpoints on philanthropy from affluent donors who
are African American, Asian American, Latino and Native American. The
donors share their feelings about giving; how they select the
organizations they support; how they feel about establishing private
foundations, setting up funds in community foundations and
contributing to existing charities
Articles
Web Links
Links to philanthropy-related sites and resources on diverse communities and cultures
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