When it comes to the work needed to advance racial equity, there is no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone, says Elicia Gonzales, the executive director of the Women's Medical Fund.

‘Equity in Philanthropy’ will show organizations how to improve themselves to solve problems rather than patching them.

Since a shared vocabulary is the necessary first step for discussing racial equity, Generocity has put together a glossary of terms you might find useful.

"For Equity to be realized, it must constantly and consistently be integrated into everything we do and think about," says Nonprofit AF's Vu Le.

The Philadelphia Foundation's Pedro Ramos talks racial equity, community conversations and accessibility in philanthropy.

In the next few weeks you will see stories from our freelancers looking at philanthropy, social impact investing, community development, and education and arts through the lens of racial equity.

Traditionally, the ACLU has fought its social justice battles in the courtroom and the halls of legislatures across the country, but now it is taking its fight to the streets in the form of grassroots advocacy and voter education.

Mental health, youth leadership, the digital divide and nine more themes we'll be focusing our reporting on next year.