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Learn how philanthropy can support disability organizers in pushing back against harmful health policy changes.
This report offers a first-ever, detailed examination of how U.S. foundations focus their support for disability communities.
Learn why taking the initiative to build relationships and engage with movement leaders and communities is essential for effective grantmaking.
Learn why funding Black disabled-led organizations must also include the expertise of Black disabled people working in philanthropy.
Find out how non-Native philanthropy can learn from Indigenous models of giving.
Learn from the example of one philanthropic collaborating centering disability in their care funding.
Learn more about the the Advancing Participation in Philanthropy Tool (APPT), a self-assessment tool to help philanthropy shift power in support of participatory grantmaking.
Grants from the Mellon Foundation are supporting projects that celebrate disabled dancers throughout the country.
Gabriel Foster, Co-founder & Executive Director of the Trans Justice Funding Project, shines a spotlight on the importance of centering the leadership of trans people in funding decisions, particularly in relation to intersecting oppressions such as ableism
Emily Harris reflects on her time as the executive director of the Forum and shares stories of the change that is starting to take hold in the philanthropic sector.
Learn about the barriers to funding that disabled activists face - and how to remove those barriers.
Learn how funders can support disability rights activists before the grantmaking stage.
With funding from the MacArthur Foundation, Access Living is working to identify and dismantle root causes of overincarceration of disabled people.
Emily Harris reflects on philanthropy's ableist past and urges the sector to move forward in a way that truly embraces disability inclusion.
Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska discuss the importance of supporting authentic disability representation in the media.
Learn the many ways in which funding can critically shift the care and research landscape for Long COVID patients.
Learn why de-siloing funding is crucial for achieving true housing justice.
A call for housing funders to center disabled perspectives.
Develop an action plan for deepening practices of disability justice in your grantmaking.
Three ways funders can support community reentry for formerly incarcerated disabled people.
Learn why a commitment to intersectional disability inclusion funding requires dismantling traditional segmented grantmaking categories.
Learn why philanthropy cannot ignore funding rights and justice for disabled LGBTQIA+ communities.
A conversation about funding direct action and organizing with Julie Farrar, a longtime disabled organizer and activist, along with Jen Matheson, who leads the Advancing Disability Justice program at Northwest Health Foundation.
A conversation with Kristy Trautmann, Executive Director of FISA Foundation, about the Disability Inclusion Pledge.
Disability is a natural part of the human experience. Disabled people are part of the beautiful threads of diversity woven throughout our world. It’s important to recognize that disability is, for so many, a celebrated identity connected to a vibrant history, culture, and community.
An introduction to the methodology, context, and key findings from the 2023 Foundation Giving for Disability report.
Two lessons learned by a philanthropic intermediary funding social justice and liberation work.
Three essential reminders for funding the work of disabled people of color.
Supported by funding from the Disability Rights Fund and its sister fund, the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, women in Indonesia fought to protect their reproductive rights.
A conversation with Sandy Ho and Dr. Richard Besser on why it's essential that philanthropy applies a disability lens across all of their operations and grantmaking.
Seed funding from Open Society Institute (OSI)-Baltimore supported policy change and organizing to address unjust arrests of unhoused people with disabilities.
Philanthropy cannot continue to ignore disability rights and justice or relegate disabled people to the sidelines.
Learn why philanthropy cannot ignore funding for disability rights and justice.
A reflection on opportunities philanthropy has to direct funding toward systemic issues impacting the disability community.
A deeply honest spotlight on the multitude of ways ableism continues to show up across the philanthropic sector.
Learn about concrete actions WITH Foundation is taking to ensure their grantmaking practices are truly accessible and inclusive.
A conversation with Ingrid Tischer about what funders need to know about disability-inclusive grantmaking.
A conversation with Ingrid Tischer about why and how to dismantle the charity model of disability in philanthropy.
A conversation about philanthropy's role in dismantling ableism.
A call for funders to reconsider existing grantmaking practices that perpetuate oppression.
Insights on what funders must be aware of to truly advance justice through their grantmaking work.
Why it's vital for grantmakers to center people with lived experience in their grantmaking work.
Learn from disability advocates serving on participatory grantmaking committees.
by Megan E. Doherty Although disability is a natural part of the human experience, our cultures and institutions—including philanthropy—have long...
by Lane Harwell, Program Officer, Creativity and Free Expression, Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation's Creativity and Free Expression (CFE) program...
Dr. Yolanda Muñoz discusses why it's imperative to include the disability community in grantmaking work that addresses climate change.
To better understand and learn from disability-inclusive grantmaking practices, foundations can use the following questions both for internal reflection and...
Powerful insights on rethink our understanding of how to support truly disability-inclusive arts and culture.
Dr. Subini Annamma urges philanthropy to stop centering whiteness and shift toward centering BIPOC disabled people. Click here for a...
Lydia X. Z. Brown calls on philanthropy to center multi-marginalized disabled people within their work and equitably redistribute resources. Click...
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on health equity and disability, Dr. Poorna Kushalnagar speaks to...
This guide for funders, created by Open Society Foundations (OSF), a member of the Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in...
This interview is a Q&A with Nora Phillips, Legal Director, Al Otro Lado. As the alarming impact of COVID-19 on...
As part of a commitment to upholding “Nothing about us without us” and consulting with the disability community, teams may...
Drawn from the Ford Foundation's capacity-building efforts with program staff, this guidance is intended to support grantmakers as they build...
Findings from this survey of the Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy provide insight for each foundation as well as a potential baseline for future data collection about disability inclusion in philanthropy.
The National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers (NNCG) working paper is a starting place of learning for the Disability Inclusion...
This interview is a Q&A with Cindy Bentley, Executive Director at People First Wisconsin. As the alarming impact of COVID-19...
This interview is a Q&A with Cara Liebowitz, Former Development Coordinator at the National Council on Independent Living. As the...
This interview is a Q&A with Jen Bokoff, Director of Development at the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights...
This interview is a Q&A with Dessa Cosma, Executive Director at Detroit Disability Power. As the alarming impact of COVID-19...
This interview is a Q&A with Bryan O’Malley, Executive Director at CDPAANYS. As the alarming impact of COVID-19 on people...
The Disability Inclusion Fund, housed at Borealis Philanthropy, hired Sandy Ho, a Research Associate at The Lurie Institute for Disability...
by Nikki Brown-Booker, August 2020 I am a Filipino/Black woman with a disability who works in philanthropy. When I enter...
Wondering how to engage in rich conversations with grantees and prospective grantees to understand how they are addressing disability? Want...
How can funders live their values and work toward disability inclusion? This video offers practical insight from disability advocates on...
Listen up, funders! The time is now to ensure that disability is no longer relegated to a niche grantmaking area...
COVID-19 demonstrates that disability inclusion in philanthropy is more crucial than ever. In this webinar, hosted on April 22, 2020...
Remember: it takes a journey to achieve truly disability-inclusive grantmaking, and the journey is ongoing. Here's a round-up of insight...
There are many steps to take to catalyze disability-inclusive grantmaking. This guide offer fives key strategies to start. 1. Ask...
In this resource, you'll learn about strategies to bring disability inclusion to your workplace and grantmaking practices. There are many...
This interview with Ryan Easterly, Executive Director of the WITH Foundation, is part of a series about disability-inclusive grantmaking. The...
This interview with Belen Vargas, Former Senior Vice President of the Weingart Foundation, is part of a series about disability-inclusive...
This interview with Myroslava Tataryn, disability rights program officer for the International Human Rights Program at Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, is...
This resource offers four disability-inclusive approaches, each accompanied by examples, to inform your foundation's responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. For...
This interview with Northwest Health Foundation's Jen Matheson, Director of Programs, and Laura Nash, Communications Consultant, is part of a...
