Addressing race and racism in our giving circles and in our communities is complex, challenging, yet necessary work — and we need each other to keep learning and growing, wherever we are in our journeys.
Our Racial Equity Community of Practice serves as an ongoing, active learning space for giving circle members who are interested and working on embedding a commitment to racial equity in all aspects of their giving circle work, from group culture to grantmaking practices.
Members of the Racial Equity Community of Practice gain access to monthly live sessions, recorded webinars, online facilitated discussions, and curated resources and tools. Importantly, members can discuss and connect with others on the same journey toward racial equity commitment and practice. There is no cost to participate.
Our Racial Equity Community of Practice launched in 2020, in partnership with Community Investment Network and CommunityBuild Ventures, convening giving circle leaders looking to deepen their commitment and practice of racial equity through webinars and small group discussions.
A special thank you to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for their support of the Racial Equity Community of Practice!
Want to attend and gain access to recordings for all upcoming Racial Equity Community of Practice sessions? Please complete the sign-up form below.
Join us as we learn the ins and outs of Trust-Based Philanthropy and expand our understanding of it’s definition. Facilitated by Pia Infante of The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, this session will go beyond grantmaking to explore the 4 dimensions of Trust-Based Philanthropy. Participants will gain valuable tools not only to shift their grantmaking but also their giving circle’s overall culture.
Through personal contemplation and storytelling, we will explore how place-based giving circles can support racial justice. Learn about the unique benefits and challenges that place-based giving provides, and what leadership looks like in this space.
Please complete the following form to let us know more about you. We’ll follow up soon with an access link to our private Racial Equity learning forum and calendar invites for upcoming live sessions.
Philanthropy Together is committed to putting racial equity at the core of all of our work. As part of our mission to support the work of existing giving circles and strengthen the movement of collective giving, we are dedicated to enabling giving circles to embed and advance racial equity within their work.
Although the road is long, we believe we all have the ability to practice a lifelong commitment to racial equity. To do so, we must collectively share in the responsibility to continue on a journey towards liberation.
In our collective giving movement, we look to upend white supremacist colonial structures that have used philanthropy to concentrate wealth and power in the hands of few, and elevate the deep wisdom and experience of community-based and collective philanthropy.
Read more about Philanthropy Together’s commitment to racial equity.
As a member of the Racial Equity Community of Practice, you’ll gain access to a private group on Philanthropy Together’s Community Forum to allow for in-depth conversations with other giving circle leaders.
