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D5 was created to help foundations achieve greater impact in an increasingly diverse world. Since 2010, more than a dozen organizations, with connections to thousands of foundations, have come together through the D5 coalition to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by 2015. In this fourth and final program in NCG’s 2012 Diversity Series, funders will learn how D5 is working to make philanthropy genuinely inclusive of all diverse communities— racial and ethnic communities, LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities.

Grantmakers for Education's annual Benchmarking series helpers funders understand how the field is evolving, where and how funders are working, and what we are learning from this work.

Not every young person is lucky enough to enjoy the support of a functional family or social network, and many depend on the state in some capacity to help develop the skills necessary for achieving professional success and personal stability. In recent years, the Zellerbach Family Foundation , Stuart Foundation and W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation , among others, have supported organizations that use "youth voice" as a strategy to build the capacity of youth to advocate effectively for changes in the systems that directly affect their lives. This briefing provided an overview of "...

FSG's video FSG illuminates the potential of shared value in this short motion graphic.

NCG member Full Circle Fund shows us what a great infographic looks like.

This Grantmakers for Effective Organizations briefing paper explores the role grantmakers can play in assessing and nurturing an organization's internal health, while putting them on track to financial sustainability.

Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy examines the role of the arts in engaging, educating, and building communities and addressing social, economic, environmental, and other injustices

This detailed case study outlines the candid details of a complicated merger between two, very different, community foundations (the Community Foundation of Silicon Valley serving Santa Clara County and the Peninsula Community Foundation serving San Mateo County).