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What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves and operate. However, evaluation has for the most part remained untouched. Knowing how race/racism has influenced both, philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally reinforce racism. Equitable evaluation shifts the current evaluation paradigm to one that centers equity/racial equity, so that it is more aligned with the values and intentions of current day philanthropic endeavors.
National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady
The annual Council on Foundations-Commonfund study found that private foundations reported an average 13.1 percent return on their investment assets last year, and that 33 percent of foundations to increased their giving over 2019.
Walking the Talk: Values-Based Grantmaking
Grantmaking practices are some of the most public (and sometime the only) expression of grantmakers’ values. Values include what grantmakers care about, how they sees the world, and their orientation toward grantseeker partners. Despite this, grantmaking practices are not always aligned grantmakers’ values. Learn how to bring a values-based approach to your grantmaking in a workshop.