BUILDING RESOURCES TO END RACISM
The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) is a multiyear project intended to increase the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at combating institutional and structural racism in communities through capacity building, education, and convening of grantmakers and grantseekers.
PRE PUBLICATIONS
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Catalytic Change: Lessons Learned from the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment
The purpose of this report is to share lessons learned from piloting a Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment developed by the Applied Research Center (ARC ) and the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE ) with two different foundations — the Consumer Health Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, DC ; and the Barr Foundation, a family foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. View the publication HERE.
Critical Issues vol. 1: Measuring What We Value
"The debate inside and outside California about AB 624, the state bill that would mandate the collection and posting by foundations of data about their grantmaking to communities of color, presents a clash between well-intentioned but misdirected intervention by government and defensive reactions from the philanthropic sector. The net result, whatever happens to the legislation – which seems unlikely to pass in its current form, anyway – is that mistrust between the two sectors could widen. There is danger that the debate will distract attention from the most profound issues of race and power that the bill is trying to address." -- Gara LaMarche in foreword to “Measuring What We Value,” the first volume of PRE’s new Critical Issues Forum.
This is clearly a critical moment in philanthropy. Unfortunately, it is one that has been fraught with far more heat than light. Our goal at this stage is to look beyond AB 624, with interest in reframing much of the debate toward meaningful and long-term strategies to increase philanthropic support for racial and social justice.
Toward the end, we have invited seven writers – each with deep knowledge and long track records in racial and social justice issues – to share their perspectives on the legislation. We’ve asked them to consider the questions grantmakers and nonprofits should be addressing long after the fate of this one bill is decided. View the publication HERE.
Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens
PRE, in partnership with GrantCraft, is pleased to announce the release of Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens.The publication was developed to assist grantmakers deepen their understanding and actions regarding race, ethnicity and equity. Highlighting practical strategies, the guide examines a multitude of ways to use a racial equity lens. From analyzing problems, understanding field or community, or developing a new program, the guide provides thoughtful lessons and stories based on real experiences from grant makers. View the publication HERE. At checkout, enter discount code PRE20 to receive 20% off.
Cultivating Interdependence: Guide for Race Relations and Racial Justice Organizations
Throughout the country, grassroots organizations are at work in communities large and small promoting racial justice and improved race relations. While their broad aims are often the same, many of these groups differ in their philosophies and employ widely differing methodologies. Too often, these groups avoid collaboration, foregoing the advantages it would bring because they are unable to see beyond their particular perspectives. Cultivating Interdependence is a guide for changing that dynamic. It builds on the anti-racism and related concepts outlined in Holding Up the Mirror, its predecessor volume. The guide also incorporates practical insights gleaned from the many community groups that attended the Joint Center's four how-to forums (directed by the NABRE program), and offers specific recommendations on working with grantmakers. View the publication HERE.
Changing the Rules of the Game: Youth Development & Structural Racism
With support of the Ford Foundation, the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) and mosaic consulting embarked on an 18-month study into the ways select community organizations engage youth in confronting structural racism. For this report we use the definition of structural racism developed by the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change: “The history, public policies,institutional practices, and cultural stereotypes and norms that together maintain racial hierarchies and inequitable racial group outcomes.” View the publication HERE.
