Rockefeller Brothers Fund originally published this piece on January 15, 2025. Written by RBF's Stephen Heintz, President and CEO, and Mark Adiedo, Vice President, People and Culture/Chief Diversity Office.
Erica Hamilton, CEO & Founder of The Memo I Never Got and Michelle Kedem, Founding Partner of On-Ramps share their learnings and invite you to join them on February 6th to dive into this topic more.
Following the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent movement to advance racial equity commitments to fund racial equity saw an increase. Unfortunately, few of these commitments were directly aimed at reparations, a comprehensive collection of...
How the backlash against DEI work across the board reflects the deeply ingrained racial stereotypes perpetuated by the 'Magical Negro' trope, revealing the challenges faced by DEI specialists in effecting genuine organizational change.
This is part 1 of Philanthropy New York’s ‘Our Journey’ series which will highlight various internal shifts our organization has made to take the necessary steps towards becoming an anti-ractist organization as outlined in our Strategic Framework.
While more funders have committed to center and invest in DEI and organizations serving and supporting racial equity, a lack of understanding of what it means to be a Black-led organization has led to practices that are frequently performative,...
Ariane Cruz, PNY's Philanthropy Fellow, shares how she is working to dismantle the barrier between herself and public policy in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, City Hall, and beyond.