Case Studies
This section features in-depth case studies and short video case studies of leading philanthropic institutions in various areas of foundation grantmaking and governance. These case studies will concretely elevate evolving lessons and perspectives on diversity and effectiveness issues and opportunities within our sector.
Children, Youth & Families Grantmakers: A Case Study
In this web update, we feature an important new case study that we recently commissioned on children, youth and family grantmakers. Completed by former JEHT Foundation project manager Robin Templeton, this work underscores the key diversity promotion strategies and priorities of leading children, youth and family funders. It is essential reading for funders and field advocates whose concerns center around these central focal points of foundation programming and investment.
Diversity in Philanthropy Best Practices Study -- Health Foundations
This report, researched and written by Julie Tugend, former Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The California Endowment, highlights the considered experiences and views of leading health grant makers across the U.S. concerning some of the key insights they have gleaned about what practices advance or impede diversity in areas ranging from governance and management to grant making and contracting.
Video Case Studies
Jing Lyman, the founder of Women & Philanthropy, speaks eloquently on the loss of potential that the sector risks when it fails to embrace diversity.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Vice President for Civic Partnerships Ophelia Basgal discusses differences between approaches to diversity in the corporate sector versus the philanthropic sector.
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Executive Director, Christopher T. Gates, speaks of the imperative for mainstream organizations to take on diversity and inclusion now, to address society’s most intractable ills.
Embracing Diversity at the Baltimore Community Foundation
In this short video case study, Baltimore Community Foundation President & CEO, Tom Wilcox, discusses the “enlightened self-interest” that has led the Baltimore Community Foundation to embrace diversity.
Diversity and Inclusion at Kalamazoo Community Foundation
When the Michigan-based Kalamazoo Community Foundation decided to institute a diversity and inclusion policy on sexual orientation issues related to its grantmaking, it produced concerns among many members of its board and surrounding community. Jack Hopkins, Kalamazoo's CEO, talks about the process of addressing these concerns while maintaining the Foundation's commitment to diversity.