Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Yesterday, the Los Angeles area Weingart Foundation declared itself all-in on equity, setting this as its exclusive focus.
In this, they join the Ford Foundation, which made a similar commitment to address inequality a little more than a year ago.
The statement made by Ford Foundation President Darren Walker at the time talked about not only the “what and why” of this intensive focus but also about the question of “with whom” priorities were to be set and “how” grants were to be made.
In this, the two statements have some of the same elements: unrestricted operating grants over project grants, for instance, along with listening more carefully to marginalized voices, and reflection on their position with their grantee partners...