Racial Justice Resources
Advancing Racial Justice: Philanthropic Resources and Responses
Recent protests continue to draw renewed attention to long standing issues of racial justice in a wide variety of communities.
Many donors are asking for information from Community Foundation about what they might consider as action steps. How might we advance both racial justice and economic equity opportunity? Organizational capacity and self determination needs require the redistribution of resources and power to groups with Black agency. When done well philanthropy is one of many means to achieve this goal. If you agree and if you are able, please consider making a contribution of time, talent, treasure and voice to one or more of these or similar local organizations.
Community Unity Music Education Program (CUMEP)
Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources
SURJ (Tompkins County Showing Up for Racial Justice)
Ultimate Reentry Opportunity (URO)
Here are some local organizations you can join and/or access educational resources & training opportunities.
Business Leaders of Colors (BLOC)
Diversity Consortium of Tompkins County
Michelle Courtney Berry, Courtney Consulting
Rise to Equity Excellence, LLC, Paula Ioanide
Tompkins County Human Rights Commission
We share a selection of resources which recently have been sent out from philanthropic infrastructure organizations.
NY Funders Alliance Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Resource Page
NYCON (New York Council on Nonprofits) DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) assessment tool
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations “Hope is Not a Strategy for Change”
Nonprofit Quarterly
“Time to Untether Philanthropy to Back Black-Led and Defined Work”
“Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism”
Council on Foundation’s
A CALL TO ACTION: PHILANTHROPY’S COMMITMENT DURING COVID-19
Hill Snowdon Foundation: Black-led Organizing Map
Borealis Philanthropies: This is Movement. Not just a moment
Movement for Black Lives Foundation
Change Philanthropy: Igniting the Sector to Advance Equity
Building an Inclusive America: Finding Common Ground
Center for Effective Philanthropy
“Foundations, Act on What You Control to Confront Racism”
“Race, Equity, and Unavoidable Challenges for Philanthropy”
Chronicle of Philanthropy
“The Racial Funding Gap Can’t Continue in the Pandemic”
“To Achieve Justice, Philanthropy Must Give Up Its Power (Opinion)”
Central New York Community Foundation “Racial Equity and Community Trauma”
National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy
“PHILANTHROPY’S POWER TO DISRUPT TYRANNY – STARTING WITH ITSELF”
Stanford Social Innovation Review “The Struggle to Overcome Racism”
135 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities
Additional Community Foundation resources from past philanthropy education convenings, meetings and surveys:
Social Justice Grants Analysis Dashboard
Tompkins County Demographics Dashboard
Women’s Fund: Cultivating Confidence, Building Skills
The Art of Participatory Leadership: Discussion and Metrics
Inspiring Stories, Empowering Community: College Initiative Upstate
Donor Advisor Fund 2019 Survey Report
Social Capital in Tompkins County 2012 CIPA Presentation
2012 CIPA Social Capital Report Part I
2012 CIPA Social Capital Report Part II
Volunteer Leadership and Service: Natural Leaders Initiative (NLI)
