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A collection of selected media clips connected to the work of the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.

2024

A black-and-white photo of a man in a wheelchair shaking hands with other nonprofit professionals.

What do we know about nonprofit leaders and staff with disabilities?

Candid, 7/22/2024

A green graphic for a new podcast episode audio and transcript from Collective Impact Forum. The episode is titled "For Philanthropy to Succeed, All Strategies Must Address Disability" and features photos of all guests, from left to right: Miya Cain of FSG, Rebecca Cokley of the Ford Foundation, Ryan Easterly of WITH Foundation, and Sandy Ho from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.

For Philanthropy to Succeed, All Strategies Must Address Disability

Collective Impact Forum, 7/17/2024

Photo taken by Adrian O. Walker. Sandy Ho is sitting outside against a wall in a power wheelchair. She’s wearing a long sleeved white shirt, yellow pants, and brown shoes with a silver buckle. She has short dark wavy hair, and she is smiling at the camera.

Eight Questions with Sandy Ho, New Executive Director of the Disability & Philanthropy Forum

Inside Philanthropy, 7/10/2024

2023

Five Presidents' Council meeting attendees discussing at a white-clothed round table.

Presidents’ Council of the Disability & Philanthropy Forum

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, 10/16/2023

Aqua blue graphic for an article titled "Including Disability Justice in Our Gender Justice Work." Featuring a photo of Dana Huber, the writer of the article and the Director of Programs & Strategic Learning at New York Women's Foundation. The piece was originally published on the Women's Funding Network website.

Including Disability Justice in our Gender Justice Work

New York Women’s Foundation, 9/6/2023

A collage of five images. From left to right a photo of a PEAK2023 QR code on a dark purple background. A blurred photo of Slack where the center is focused on the channel disability-inclusion-pledge. A snapshot of captions being edited to use in a PEAK video. White text that reads "belonging begins with us" on a colorful background of red with green and blue swirls. And a photo of Emily Ladau's book that shows the chapter titled "Understanding Disability as Part of a Whole Person."

Taking the Disability Inclusion Pledge: A progress report on PEAK’s journey

PEAK Grantmaking, 08/23/2023

Digital collage of a black disabled activist posing and staring softly and fiercely at camera, she is wearing a white blouse and a lilac gradient circle is haloed behind her head. The circle is framed with illustrated white orchids and the collage rests on an orange and yellow gradient. Courtesy of the artist Jen White-Johnson.

Black Disabled Creatives and Funding Disability Rights and Justice

The Reader, Grantmakers in the Arts, 08/06/2023

The word "ableism" spelled out on wooden letter blocks.

Is “Ableism” the Right Word?

Forbes, 07/27/2023

Gail Fuller and Leah Craig standing in front of a screen displaying a purple PEAK2023 slide. The conference took place May 8 - 10 in Baltimore.

Simple Ways for Philanthropy to Move Towards Greater Disability Inclusion

PEAK Grantmaking, 06/23/2023

A white mobility cane against a yellow crosswalk. The user's brown shoes and pants are blurred in the background.

Report Finds Scant Funding for Disability Rights and Social Justice — and Points the Way Forward

Inside Philanthropy, 04/26/2023

African businesswoman in wheelchair presenting her report to colleagues

Focus on disability rights growing, but intersectional support lags

Philanthropy News Digest, 04/18/2023

2022

Three people in an office-a white woman, a black woman, and a white man in a wheelchair-sitting around a table having a meeting

This Funder Forum Wants to Help Philanthropy Include and Center Disabled People

Inside Philanthropy, 12/16/2022

A zoomed out full body shot showing three Black and disabled friends (a non-binary person with a cane and tangle stim toy, a non-binary person sitting in a power wheelchair, and an invisibly disabled femme) smiling and taking a cell phone selfie together. All are outdoors in front of a white wall.

Seeking justice and equity for people with disability

Philanthropy Australia, 10/6/2022

Woman with a prosthetic arm sitting on a pink sofa looking at her laptop.

Humanizing the Hiring Process Must Include Accessibility for People Who Are Disabled

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 8/2022

A black woman sitting at her desk with her lap top.

Strategies for inclusive grantmaking

Nature Medicine, 4/2022

A man in a wheelchair sits at a desk with two microphone as he is being interviewed by the woman.

Foundations Pledge More Than $3 Million to Launch Disability-Focused Philanthropy-Serving Organization

3/8/2022

Man with a prosthetic arm typing on the keyboard of a laptop on his lap.

Disabled People Are Not Invisible — Even if Grant Makers Too Often Overlook Us

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 1/6/2022

2021

Centering Disability, 11/21, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Explainer – Race and Disability: A New Reckoning, 10/26/2021, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Once Left Out of the Ford Foundation’s Strategy, Disability Rights Gets Its Own Program, 10/15/2021, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Putting People With Disabilities Front of Mind, a Small Organization Revamps Operations, 9/23/2021, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
‘You Get Proud by Practicing’: The Path to Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy, 9/7/2021, Council on Foundations
The Importance of Evidence: How funders and advocates are leveraging our Advancing Human Rights research, 9/1/2021, Human Rights Funders Network
Philanthropy: Listen to the Voices, Leadership, and Lived Experiences of People, 8/31/2021, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality, 7/27/2021, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
How Funders Can Make Disability Visible, 6/30/2021, Stanford Social Innovation Review

2020

Cripping Philanthropy: How Collaborating with the Disabled Community Can Change Grantmaking, 9/9/2020, Pop Culture Collab
Philanthropy Often Overlooks Disability Rights. Can a Coalition of Major Funders Close the Gap?, 9/1/2020, Inside Philanthropy
In Covid-19 Crisis, Philanthropy’s Attention Must Focus on People With Disabilities, 4/30/2020, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Disabled Americans can’t be a Covid-19 afterthought, 4/23/2020, CNN

2019

Real Equity Means Including People With Disabilities in Philanthropy, 4/2/2019, The Chronicle of Philanthropy