Publications & Research

The following are a list of research, publications, and other tools sponsored or conducted by JAG and its partners:

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Reports from the 2007 Unity Summit

JAG hosted the Unity summit from February 5-7, 2007, at at the California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities in Los Angeles. The purpose was to engage in strategic thinking to challenge the way grantmakers do their work, foster new partnerships and collaborations, identify best practices, and produce a more coordinated and effective agenda for social change. Over 200 philanthropic leaders from across the country attended.

Download a report of summit highlights

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2002 Study: The Meaning and Impact of Board and Staff Diversity in the Philanthropic Field

In 2002, JAG sponsored a comprehensive national study that provides practical recommendations for foundations to address the growing diversity of the communities they serve: The Meaning and Impact of Board and Staff Diversity in the Philanthropic Field: Findings from a National Study. The study was based on research conducted by Rutgers University, the University of Minnesota, and the National Network of Grantmakers that included interviews with over 600 grantmakers nationwide. Among the findings was that diversity is widely misunderstood and that the composition of board of trustee members and executives in philanthropy doesn't reflect the diversity of staff members or communities.

Download the full study

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State of the Work Report

Since 2010, JAG has been chairing and coordinating the committee that produces the D5 Coalition's State of the Work (SOW) report, an effort to map philanthropy’s work on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The report is to be published annually from 2011-2015 as a series designed to guide D5's work and measure its progress over the next five years. The first report was released at the 2011 COF annual conference in Philadelphia. It includes information about board and staff composition; diversity and inclusion policies and practices; educational programs and tools; grant sizes and recipients; research efforts; and success stories.

Download a copy: State of the Work 2011: Mapping the Landscape and D5's Path Forward on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy