We profile 15 professionals whose ideas, writing, activism, and work are driving conversations about equity. Read about thinkers and doers, Twitter pros and essayists, philanthropy outsiders and insiders, and more.
Talking About Equity
Meet 8 professionals: A fundraiser with a podcast. A CEO whose tweets started a movement. A grant maker with a gift for storytelling. These and other leaders deliver messages that aim to challenge, inspire, and bring about change.
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Talking About EquityAn Activist Turned Mainstream Environmental Leader Argues That Racism Is Killing the Planet
The Sierra Club’s Hop Hopkins makes the case that the environmental movement will never achieve its goals until it joins the fight for racial justice. -
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A Celebrated Advocate Makes Her Private Life Public to Show That a Disability Is More Than a Diagnosis
Ford Foundation’s Rebecca Cokley argues that grant makers must change how they view disabilities. -
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What Love-Based Activism Means for Today’s Racial-Equity Movement
Interfaith Youth Core founder Eboo Patel argues that social-justice efforts can learn from Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. -
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How a Series of Tweets Led to a Gender-Equity Campaign for Men to Embrace ‘Ally’ as a Verb
What began as a call-out on Twitter by the National Council of Jewish Women’s Sheila Katz snowballed into expert recommendations. -
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Philanthropy Newcomer Becomes Insider and Challenges the Status Quo
Se-ah-dom Edmo, the rare American Indian to lead a grant maker, says conventional philanthropy has done little to advance the equity it claims to cherish. Plus: Read profiles of 15 professionals whose ideas, writing, activism, and work are driving conversations about equity. -
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A Texas Nonprofit Tackles the Lack of Board Diversity in One of America’s Most Diverse Cities
Mando Rayo’s New Philanthropists is building a pipeline of people of color. -
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An Unorthodox View of Equity From a Black Pastor Fighting Poverty and Violence on Chicago’s South Side
Pastor Corey Brooks, founder of Project H.O.O.D. in one of Chicago’s toughest neighborhood, focuses his work on accountability and responsibility. Plus, read the rest of the profiles from our October issue spotlighting people who are driving conversations about equity. -
Talking About Equity
Fundraiser Turns to Podcasting to Shine a Spotlight on Black Development Professionals
A longtime fundraiser, Kia Croom, gives other Black philanthropy professionals a space to underline their value to the field and find support.
Equity in Action
These 7 leaders are challenging the status quo and working to change nonprofits from within — in fundraising, communications, grant making, outreach, and more.
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Equity in Action
When Covid-19 Hit Neb. Immigrants, a Nonprofit’s New Hire Found New Ways to Connect Them With Help
Eric Garcia-Mendez hit the pavement to help Heartland United Way get pandemic relief and vaccine information to Latino and East African immigrants. -
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An Investment Wizard Builds a Nonprofit to Offer Data Solutions for Equity
Where are disparities the greatest? Katie Kalvoda built the nonprofit Advance OC to map out the answers. -
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She Wrote a Racial-Equity Instruction Manual for Nonprofits. Then She Wrote a Bestselling Book.
Heather McGhee, the former president of Demos, led an overhaul of the think tank that put racial equity at the center of its work. -
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Prospect Research Helps Fundraisers Examine Their Work for Bias
Santa Clara University’s Sharise Harrison hunts bias in advancement records and works to capture the full identities of potential donors. Plus, see all 15 profiles in our report on people driving the conversation on equity. -
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How a White Nonprofit CEO Rewired His Brain as His Organization Overhauled Itself in a Racial-Equity Effort
Michael Adams, CEO of SAGE, has led the nonprofit’s push to re-engineer itself to focus on support and advocacy for LGBTQ seniors who are people of color. Plus: Read all 15 profiles of people who are driving discussions about equity. -
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Telling Stories About Equity Often Forces Groups to Turn Inward, Says Communications Expert
Once a brand manager at Procter & Gamble, Eric Rigaud now helps organizations document their work to become more equitable. See the rest of our profiles spotlighting people who are driving conversations about equity. -
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A Century-Old Group Created by Private-School Alumnae Becomes a Force on Race and Disability
Kristy Trautmann leads a little-known Pittsburgh foundation that’s retooling to lead a growing new field.
