Based on a survey of 145 Executive Directors or CEOs (“EDs”) of human service-oriented nonprofits in Philadelphia, this study uncovered both similarities and differences between organizations led by African Americans and those led by white Executive Directors.
When philanthropists are deciding what stories and organizations they strategically support, it's important for them to understand and consider the diversity of paths, perspectives and entry points into the world of news and media making.
Co-hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, the Setting the Table webinar series explores ideas at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity and social justice
The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021, focused support for community-centered journalism, digital equity research and policy, community-led and operated radio stations, and filmmaking, with an emphasis on supporting artists from, and films about, underrepresented communities.
A new report from the Urban Affairs Coalition reveals that Black-led nonprofits continue to struggle connecting with regional funders despite “racial reckoning.”
IPMF announced $8.9 million in grants for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region community that support media-making, narrative shift around violence and community safety, filmmaking, digital equity and journalism.
What philanthropy needs is not a new framework, but a new endgame, racial liberation, which requires an intentional and laser-like focus on breaking systems of oppression that are based in white supremacist culture.
