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Our Pride Month celebration continues with a spotlight on the Third Wave Fund. Read six questions for Morgan “Mo” Willis and Mars Marshall, Co-Directors of Third Wave Fund, to discover their vision and strategies for advancing LGBTQ rights. Michelle Dominguez reports: • Willis and Marshall’s leadership journey • Key initiatives of Third Wave Fund • The impact of their work on social justice Let’s discuss! What do you think about Third Wave Fund’s role in promoting social justice? #PrideMonth #LGBTQRights #Leadership #SocialJustice #ImpactfulGiving #ThirdWaveFund #GenderJustice #YouthActivism #Intersectionality #CommunityGrantmaking #InclusivePhilanthropy #SystemicChange #MarginalizedCommunities #LeadershipDevelopment #EquitablePractices

"Over the decade 2012-2021, charitable giving to #LGBTQ+ organizations more than doubled...However, this still amounts to less than $1 out of every $500 donated going to support LGBTQ+ organizations." Interesting report here on trends over the last decade-plus, and a reminder that there is still much to do in advancing equity in #philanthropy.

Check out my latest for Forbes on trust-based philanthropy and how pass-through models for funding Black, trans-led organizations (I.e. through larger LGBTQ organizations) often inadvertently perpetuate systemic inequity that can impede an organization’s capacity to thrive.👥🏳️⚧️ #GivingTuesday

Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's Equitable Giving Lab reports on charitable giving to diverse communities and under-resourced groups.  Their newest report found that, from 2015 to 2019, donations to LGBTQ+ groups increased 46.3 percent, more than twice that to non-LGBTQ+ nonprofits (24.9%), but the LGBTQ+ groups received just 0.13 percent of overall philanthropic support. This the first report to include all giving: individual, foundation, and corporate. Along with the report, the researchers also released a searchable, national database of more than 2,773 LGBTQ+ nonprofits, which includes information on their missions and budget sizes. https://lnkd.in/gV9pXupv Other key takeaways from the report, "Measuring Giving to LGBTQ+ Organizations": 🔹 Giving by individuals represented the largest share of revenue. 🔹 A greater share of LGBTQ+ organizations’ total contributions come from government grants. 🔹 LGBTQ organizations focused on #civilrights and #advocacy received the largest portion of philanthropic support. 🔹#marriageequality was a major driver of funding for LGBTQ organizations. After the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in 2015, funding for it and other LGBT equality programs dropped dramatically. 🔹 Una Osili, associate dean for research and international programs at the School of Philanthropy, points to the report's finding that funding spikes in response to threatening events, like the election of Trump and Pulse Nightclub shooting. She says LGBTQ+ groups can learn from the tactics disaster groups employ: communicate with their supporters year-round, not just when their mission is in the news. #ObergefellvHodges #lgbtq #lgbtqrights #lgbtequality #philanthropy

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Good things happening at THE JPB FOUNDATION, including increasing their giving by 20%. Foundations are required to pay out 5% of their assets; JPB will pay out 12%. “Philanthropy needs to be part of the chorus of voices that are speaking up for how essential multiracial democracy and its institutions and practices are,” Bhargava said. ... ""JPB’s focus will be on supporting groups that increase the political sway of people of color, LGBTQ people, and workers; fighting online misinformation; and making grants to faith-based institutions and other groups that work to get people with different backgrounds and beliefs to find common ground." ... "The foundation’s new grant-making programs are: Democracy, Gender, and Racial Justice; Community and Worker Power; Movement Infrastructure and Explorations; Faith, Bridging, and Belonging; and Reproductive Justice, Medical Research, and NYC Community Grants." https://lnkd.in/eJQTvCxz

Let's talk about the intersection of the arts, activism and philanthropy: • "Ongoing efforts to roll back social gains, such as reproductive and LGBTQ rights, have made one thing clear: Focusing on politics alone won’t create lasting social change.... Instead, what drives long-term shifts is culture — the public attitudes and narratives that underlie progress. That’s why some of the most effective social movements combine activism with art.... When artist-activists and community and labor organizers work together, they have the power to convert minds and hearts and transform societies." Read Ken Grossinger's opinion piece in 'The Chronicle of Philanthropy': https://lnkd.in/gaFkkGJA   • "We know from the research that the arts and the humanities allow us to be more empathetic, to see the humanity in other people, to put ourselves in other people’s shoes, and to have more empathy. We cannot be a just nation if the citizenry lacks empathy, lacks the capacity to see the humanity in other people, especially people who don’t look like them or who may be of a different economic or social background." Read the interview with Ford Foundation president Darren Walker: https://lnkd.in/gM9QbupR • "The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a social impact funder at the intersection of music, public space, and community building, today announced it will spend down its $150M in assets over the next two decades and will close its doors in 2041." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gnT8Dx_S

Chronicle of Philanthropy Opinion: Art + Activism = Change. But It’s a Formula Philanthropy Largely Ignores. By Ken Grossinger (co-founder and chair of the CrossCurrents Foundation and the author of “Art Works; How Organizers and Artists are Creating a Better World Together”.) Ongoing efforts to roll back social gains, such as reproductive and LGBTQ rights, have made one thing clear: Focusing on politics alone won’t create lasting social change. Political debates and legislation are too closely tied to the whims of the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. Instead, what drives long-term shifts is culture — the public attitudes and narratives that underlie progress. That’s why some of the most effective social movements combine activism with art — music, film, theater, visual arts, and more. When artist-activists and community and labor organizers work together, they have the power to convert minds and hearts and transform societies. Many are using art to create powerful narratives — taking control of the stories that shape how we think about history, culture, people, and places. https://lnkd.in/g6xnYWpd

The second annual LGBTQ+ Index, from Indiana University School of Education - Indianapolis is out. Some Key Takeaways: 🔹 LGBTQ+ organizations saw a 76% increase in assets from 2019-2021, concentrated in the largest organizations. 🔹 Charitable giving to #LGBTQ+ organizations has more than doubled over the past decade. Still, less than $1 out of $500 donated goes to support their efforts. 🔹 Growth varied across different types of LGBTQ+ organizations. 🔸 LGBTQ+ public-society benefit (such as grant-making organizations), education, and elders and aging organizations saw remarkable growth. 🔸 LGBTQ+ #HIV/AIDS organizations saw the lowest growth.  🔹 Diverging growth trends have led to an expanding community of LGBTQ+ organizations focused on a broader range of issues than a decade ago. This information is a valuable benchmark for nonprofit organizations within the sector. But, also good for development officers and nonprofit leaders to align their efforts. And, donors and funders to identify gaps in existing resources and get clear on the unique needs of LGBTQ+ organizations. #diversity #fundraising #nonprofits #philanthropy #foundations #research

Elements of the charitable sector appear to be suffering from long COVID, which impacts those infected for months and even years. New data from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) shows executive and staff burnout top the list of issues. In a new report, “State Of Nonprofits 2024: What Funders Need To Know,” one-third of nonprofit leaders surveyed say that they are “very much” concerned about their own burnout (33%), and half report that they are more concerned about their burnout now than last year. LGBTQ+ identifying leaders reported moderately higher levels of concern about their own burnout than their non-LGBTQ+ identifying counterparts. https://lnkd.in/gx6E8D9r