Moving Past the DEI Checklist – Even in a Remote Environment
Starting an optional book club for colleagues to discuss Robin DiAngelo or Ibram X. Kendi’s work. Adding Juneteenth, Ramadan or Lunar New Year to your organization’s internal calendar. Creating a DEI discussion channel on Slack. When approached thoughtfully, these...
Promise54 Announces Latest Promotions
We are thrilled to announce three promotions on our team! Cornelius Lee and UnSuk Zucker have been promoted to Partner, and Jaime Grimsley has been promoted to Associate Partner. Cornelius (he/him) joined Promise54 as an Associate Partner in 2018, and the accuracy of...
The Unrealized Impact 2.0 Dataset.
Data Geeks: This Post is For You.
Sometimes clients or audience members ask us whether our public research findings are “statistically significant.” As a refresher for those who are more than a few years out from their last statistics, economics or business course, statistically significant findings...
A Chief Diversity Officer Will Not Solve Your Problems
By mid-June of 2020, more than 21 million Americans participated in mass Black Lives Matter protests across the country in response to murders of Black people at the hands of police — including George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Tony McDade,...
Becoming Worthy of the Communities We Serve — Philanthropy Can and Must Do Better
Heather: As a Promise54 board member and a foundation staff member, navigating the space between my personal DEI values and the constraints of traditional philanthropic models is rewarding and challenging. I see my work in both capacities as pushing organizations to...
Authors’ Perspective:
Our Love/Hate Relationship with Unrealized Impact 2.0
Today we release Unrealized Impact 2.0: The Hard Truth about Where We Are and Ways to Move Forward. This marks the culmination of a year and a half of work, all fueled by a mix of love and hate and informed by a lifetime of experiences. Hate. We hate that this kind...

Moving Past the DEI Checklist – Even in a Remote Environment
Starting an optional book club for colleagues to discuss Robin DiAngelo or Ibram X. Kendi’s work. Adding Juneteenth, Ramadan or Lunar New Year to your organization’s internal calendar. Creating a DEI discussion channel on Slack. When approached thoughtfully, these...

Promise54 Announces Latest Promotions
We are thrilled to announce three promotions on our team! Cornelius Lee and UnSuk Zucker have been promoted to Partner, and Jaime Grimsley has been promoted to Associate Partner. Cornelius (he/him) joined Promise54 as an Associate Partner in 2018, and the accuracy of...

The Unrealized Impact 2.0 Dataset.
Data Geeks: This Post is For You.
Sometimes clients or audience members ask us whether our public research findings are “statistically significant.” As a refresher for those who are more than a few years out from their last statistics, economics or business course, statistically significant findings...

A Chief Diversity Officer Will Not Solve Your Problems
By mid-June of 2020, more than 21 million Americans participated in mass Black Lives Matter protests across the country in response to murders of Black people at the hands of police — including George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Tony McDade,...

Becoming Worthy of the Communities We Serve — Philanthropy Can and Must Do Better
Heather: As a Promise54 board member and a foundation staff member, navigating the space between my personal DEI values and the constraints of traditional philanthropic models is rewarding and challenging. I see my work in both capacities as pushing organizations to...

Authors’ Perspective:
Our Love/Hate Relationship with Unrealized Impact 2.0
Today we release Unrealized Impact 2.0: The Hard Truth about Where We Are and Ways to Move Forward. This marks the culmination of a year and a half of work, all fueled by a mix of love and hate and informed by a lifetime of experiences. Hate. We hate that this kind...