From acknowledging the inherent power and privilege embedded within the field to understanding how diverse perspectives can lead to greater impact, foundations can use many practices and processes to integrate racial equity into their grant-making approaches.
Integrating racial equity in grant-making often requires foundations to make substantive changes to their grant application, due diligence, decision-making and reporting practices that are intended to change power dynamics and increase transparency. Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy recommends the following resources to learn more.