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...
Taking Up Space:
An Intentional Daily Practice
This week marks the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising led by: Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans woman; Sylvia Rivera, a Latina trans woman; Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black trans woman; and Stormé DeLarverie, a multi-racial butch lesbian, among others. Their...
Making Space:
Why I (a Cis White Woman) Started Using Pronouns
As a kid, I sometimes hated my name. People often misspelled it or told me that the way I spelled it was a boy’s name. It was frustrating to be referred to as “Mr. Grimsley,” and this mislabeling taught me an important lesson early on about patriarchy. From there, I...
On Tulsa, Juneteenth, and (Un)Learning Dishonest History
As June comes to a close, we are reflecting on two particularly important moments and the role of education - and of educating - in the work of racial justice. June began with the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre and also marked the declaration - finally -...
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...
Taking Up Space:
An Intentional Daily Practice
This week marks the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising led by: Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans woman; Sylvia Rivera, a Latina trans woman; Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black trans woman; and Stormé DeLarverie, a multi-racial butch lesbian, among others. Their...
Making Space:
Why I (a Cis White Woman) Started Using Pronouns
As a kid, I sometimes hated my name. People often misspelled it or told me that the way I spelled it was a boy’s name. It was frustrating to be referred to as “Mr. Grimsley,” and this mislabeling taught me an important lesson early on about patriarchy. From there, I...
On Tulsa, Juneteenth, and (Un)Learning Dishonest History
As June comes to a close, we are reflecting on two particularly important moments and the role of education - and of educating - in the work of racial justice. June began with the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre and also marked the declaration - finally -...