NBC Boston: Taking a closer look at philanthropic inequities in Greater Boston
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A new report shows the region's philanthropic sector can raise up to $1 billion for women's and girls’ causes in a year, but only about 2% of that goes to efforts supporting women and girls of color.
"Greater Boston’s philanthropic sector can raise up to $1 billion for women's and girls’ causes in a year, but only about 2% of that goes to efforts specifically supporting women and girls of color, according to a new report.
The chief executive at Boston Women’s Fund, which commissioned the report, believes nonprofit groups supporting women don’t necessarily need to raise more money to address the disparity, they just need to rethink things."
“Are we over-extending in some areas and underfunded in others? Most likely – that’s what this report is telling us,” said Natanja Craig Oquendo, Boston Women’s Fund CEO. “It’s about redesigning how we are pooling our resources together, how we are partnering as a philanthropic sector.”
