PRE Releases a New Guide for Grantmaking With a Racial Justice Lens Includes tips and resources for responding to resistance, tackling anti-Black racism and white supremacy, and more

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Washington, D.C. (1/22/2020) – Over the past decade, there has been a slow but steady growth in the number of foundations that are giving attention to racial equity to solve longstanding social and environmental challenges. But even with the right intentions, these efforts address only part of the root causes and solutions to these critical issues.

Ferguson and Other Structural Racism Flashpoints: The Philanthropic Strategic Response and Role

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This meeting was convened in response to the co-sponsoring funders, as well as recognizing the need for shared space among funders and activists to strategize both about the most effective ways to address the
current moment before us, but also thinking more about the long-view and how better to be prepared as we know other flashpoints have occurred and will occur.

CI5 Timeline

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DONATE Critical Issues 5 Timeline This historical timeline attempts to capture, in one place, many significant moments, events, controversies and victories that have defined the racial landscape since the turbulent days following the LAPD/Rodney King beating verdict over two decades ago. When communities in Los Angeles rebelled, “race riots” exploded the commonly held myth that … Read more

National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers; Sharpening Your Racial Justice Journey: Lessons from Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

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Lori Villarosa, will share lessons and insights from PRE’s recent research to inform its upcoming guide, Guide to Racial Justice Grantmaking. The webinar will highlight case studies and emerging themes around how individual grantmakers and grantmaking institutions are moving the needle to advance a racial justice agenda. It will also reflect on how the landscape has … Read more

PRE’s Funders Lab on Racial Equity of Economic Security in the South

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The Lab is a unique opportunity for funders working in Southern communities to go deeper around issues at the intersection of racial and economic justice, including community investments, public/private collaborations, program strategy, capacity building, infrastructure, and communications, among others.

Critical Issues Forum Vol 4.

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Mobilizing Community Power to Address Structural Racism is the fourth volume of the Critical Issues Forum series, which aims to deepen the discourse around important progressive racial justice issues within philanthropy. In this journal we share essays from a number of community activists, as well as interviews with activists and funders, tackling a range of current issues, challenges and opportunities as they strive to strengthen approaches to engage communities in a movement toward a truly multiracial democracy.