Weekly Reads—September 20, 2024

Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

“My vision for effective philanthropy and a more equitable existence for Black disabled people, centers on disability justice. … Not only do we need more Black disabled leaders in the professional grantmaking sector as trusted decision-makers, but more efforts and work that are led by Black and BIPOC disabled people should be funded. When philanthropy centers the leadership of the most impacted, everyone benefits.” [more]
Ryan Easterly, Executive Director, WITH Foundation, for Disability & Philanthropy Forum

“Our holistic view of global giving in 2023 reflects research and analysis derived from current Data Commons initiatives and partnerships, cross-referenced against findings by other leading sector analysts. We go beyond familiar philanthropic metrics, often narrowly focused on financial donations to charities, to also report on giving money, time, items and voice in many different contexts, including giving to community groups and non-family individuals.” [more]
GivingTuesday

“We know that ableism is a barrier to achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion, and ableism is not solved with baseline adherence to the ADA. We need to be committed to disability justice that goes beyond the ADA, and intersects with racial justice, as we work to create a more equitable future.” [more]
John Palfrey, MacArthur Foundation

“Philanthropists face their own specific barriers to action, many of which are psychological and unconscious. In philanthropy, moving capital effectively is the crux of the work, and inaction can have significant consequences for the issue areas and populations that donors support. Happily, donors can take small steps [such as those detailed in our report Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving] to change their circumstances and ultimately move past the obstacles that prevent them having the type of impact they hope for.” [more]
Nicholas A. Tedesco, National Center for Family Philanthropy