BOOK CORNER June Book of the Month
“Traditions of giving back, self-help, mutual assistance in philanthropy in Latino, Asian American, Native American, and Arab American communities are as old and deep as their presence on this soil,” begins the report Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Philanthropy: A Scan of the Landscape. “Today, increasing numbers of people of color, long stereotyped as receivers rather than givers, are finding innovative ways to leverage personal assets to benefit their communities.”
Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Philanthropy: A Scan of the Landscape shares research conducted by New Ventures in Philanthropy, an initiative of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. Mapping the field of racial, ethnic and tribal funds, they identified more than 85 foundations, funds, programs or initiatives with a primary purpose of engaging donors in racial, ethnic and tribal communities and/or supporting these communities. These are referred to in the report as RETP.
Primarily aimed at the philanthropic community, the research and report hopes to build awareness of RETP funds as strong, viable options for donors and to enhance their visibility among the philanthropic community. The lessons it contains, however, are useful for anyone interested in expanding giving to and engagement of people of color, and of other marginalized groups, in charitable organizations. “…Race, ethnicity and culture contextualize the meaning and practice of donor and philanthropy education. The dynamics of race, economics, history, tradition, social context, religion and language are ever-present parts of this landscape—sometimes far on the horizon, and often, right in front.”
An important lesson offered up in the report is the need for “cultural competency” for engaging donors. The RETP funds, working specifically within their communities, are developing expertise that we can all learn from. Engaging individuals across from diverse racial, ethnic and tribal backgrounds and from across the class spectrum to have a voice in creating solutions to today’s most pressing problems is critical to the long-term vibrancy of these communities. By broadening longstanding giving traditions to include organized funding, we can find the resources needed to make long-term change.
A link to download the PDF version of Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Philanthropy: A Scan of the Landscape is available at the Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers website. The link is the last entry under the materials section.
View previous Class Action Book of the Month selections...
May 2009:The Price of Privilege
April 2009: Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path Toward Soclal Justice
March 2009: Immigrants and the American Dream: Remaking the Middle Class
February 2009: Affirmative Advocacy: Race, Class, and Gender in Interest Group Politics
December 2008: (Movie) Zoned In
November 2008: Virtual Inequality: Beyond the Digital Divide
October 2008: The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers and the Great Credit Crash
September Book of the Month: Race and Class Matters at an Elite College
July Book of the Month: Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill)
June Book of the Month: Without a Net: The Female Expereince of Growing Up Working Class
May Book of the Month: Women Without Class: Girls, Race and Identity
April Book of the Month: Trembling in Bones
March Book of the Month:The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality
February Book of the Month: Class and Parenting
January Movie of the Month: The Story of Stuff
December Book of the Month: Graceful Simplicity: Towards a Philosophy & Politics of Simple Living
November Book of the Month: All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life
October Movie of the Month:The Milagro Beanfield War
September Book of the Month: Tearing Down the Gates
August Book of The Month: Staff Picks
July Book of the Month: Theory of the Leisure Class
June Book of the Month: Capitalism 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons
May Book of the Month: Death in the Haymarket
April Book of the Month: Food Politics
March Book of the Month: Psychology and Economic Injustice
February Book of the Month : What's My Name, Fool?
December Book of the Month:
Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming
November Book of the Month: Awol
October Book of the Month: Class Passing
September Book and Video of the Month: Beyond Silenced Voices and Declining By Degrees
August Books of the Month: Human Cargo and Gathering the Sun
July Book of the Month: The Overworked American by Juliet Schor
June Book of the Month: More Money Than God by Steven R. Leder
May Book of the Month: Global Class by Jeff Faux
April Books of the Month: Classified and Strapped
March Book of the Month: Welfare Brat, A Memoir by Mary Childers
February Book of the Month: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
January Book of the Month: Invisible Privilege: A Memoir about Race, Class, and Gender by Paula Rothenberg
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