Equity and Racial Justice Philanthropy Resources
[Last updated June 2020]
In recent days, the Arabella Advisors team has fielded multiple requests from clients and partners looking for ways to use philanthropy and impact investing to support equity, racial justice, and an end to all forms of violence against Black people. Even as we continue our own work on this front, we have compiled an (admittedly incomplete) list of resources that we hope others may find useful.
Background and Basics
- A list of Books, Essays, Video Essays, Podcasts, and Films: Here
- Books and Essays related to Philanthropy:
- Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva
- America is Burning by Vanessa Daniel
- Philanthropists Bench Women of Color, the M.V.P.s of Social Change by Vanessa Daniel
- Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism by Will Cordery
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- Places to Sign Up for Racial Justice Training: Here
- Resources for Black Employees Seeking Comfort
- Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling with a Painful Week – Vice
- An Open Letter to Black People Wanting to Find Peace in the Midst of Grieving – She+ Geeks Out
- Resources for Black Healing – Micalah Webster
- White Allyship
- Checklist for White Allies – Power Shift Network
- White Allyship 101: Resources to Get Started – Dismantle Collective (multiple resources)
Organizations to Consider Supporting
National Organizations
- RaceForward
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
- Equity in the Center
- Othering and Belonging Institute
- NAACP
- Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
- Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE)
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Black Alliance for Just Immigration
- Blackbird
- Color of Change
- Groundswell Fund
- Trans Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project (TGI Justice Project)
- National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
Organizations Directly Supporting Protesters
- The Movement for Black Lives- Verified Bail Funds
- The Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative– Colin Kaepernick’s Legal Defense Initiative
- Black Lives Matter Direct Donation Page
- The NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- The National Bail Fund Network
Organizations Directly Supporting Policy Change
- Reclaim the Block
- Communities United Against Police Brutality
- Campaign Zero: Policy Solutions and Donation Page
- The ACLU Donation Page
- Black Futures Lab
- Black Youth Project 100
- Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD)
Continuing Your Racial Equity Journey
- Talking About Race – National Museum of African American History & Culture [multiple resources]
- 11 Terms You Should Know Better to Understand Structural Racism – The Aspen Institute
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation Racial Equity Resource Guide [multiple resources]
- RaceWorks – Stanford University (racial literacy toolkit) [multiple resources]
- The Curb Cut Effect – Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Putting Racism on the Table – – Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers [series of videos]
- Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture – ProInspire
- Dismantling Racism Works Workbook – Dismantling Racism Works [multiple resources]
- Anti-Racism Resources – Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein [multiple resources]
Racism, Equity, and COVID-19
- Former CDC Head Pushes for Equity in Pandemic Policies, Nonprofit Quarterly
- For vulnerable black communities, the pandemic is a “crisis on top of a crisis,” Vox
- Why some people of color say they won’t wear homemade masks, CNN
- Grantmakers Must Put Equity at the Forefront of the Coronavirus Response
- 10 Ways Inclusive Leaders Can Mitigate Bias When Talking About Coronavirus
- Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future
- COVID-19 Racial Equity and Social Justice Resources
- NBC News: Coronavirus fears show how ‘model minority’ Asian Americans become the ‘yellow peril’
- Forbes: 5 things to know about coronavirus and people with disabilities
- Toronto City News: Why homeless people are at double risk of getting and spreading coronavirus
[Last updated June 2020]