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Webinar Recording: Racial Equity in Lean Foundations: Staying the Course Towards Inclusive Philanthropy

Explore insights from Exponent Philanthropy’s 2025 publication, Racial Equity in Lean Foundations: Staying the Course Toward Inclusive Philanthropy, which examines how lean funders are navigating racial equity work amid legal and political complexity. This discussion highlights key findings from the report, grounded in data and real-world experiences from lean funders across the country. You’ll hear... Read More

Passing the Baton: How One Foundation Is Expanding Equity Through Relay Grants

The Holloway Family Foundation’s Annual Relay Grant is a streamlined, trust-based approach to grantmaking that places funding decisions directly in the hands of women nonprofit leaders of color. In 2020, several reports highlighted persistent disparities in philanthropic giving to women and girls of color, as well as inequities faced by organizations led by people of color... Read More

Key Insights From the 2025 Racial Equity in Lean Foundations Publication

Philanthropy thrives when it listens, learns, and evolves to meet the needs of the communities it serves. In recent years, lean funders have increasingly recognized that racial equity is not an optional add-on but central to their mission, regardless of focus area. Yet, as this report shows, progress is neither uniform nor assured. While some... Read More

Mapping the Lean Funder’s Equity Journey

We’ve interviewed dozens of lean funders at various points during their equity journeys over the years. Through those conversations, emails, and a review of documents, policies, and practices, we were able to create a rough map of the lean funder’s equity journey. This journey has four phases: Thinking about equity Making policy changes Building trust... Read More

How Lean Funders Engage the Foundation’s Board in Racial Equity Work

The most frequent equity question lean funders ask us is: How do I engage my board in racial equity work? Unfortunately, there is not an easy nor straightforward answer. As we interviewed foundation boards and staff across the country in various phases of equity work, we heard two main approaches to engaging the board in... Read More