A Note: After May's What We've Been Reading was compiled, EPIP released a statement - Black Lives Matter - which includes resources, reading, and action steps for those looking to stand up against racial injustice and police brutality.

That message is available here: Black Lives Matter. Please read, reflect, and act.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we continue to add to our COVID-19 resources page. This month, our newest resources include looks at ways that philanthropy could potentially evolve to address long-term big-picture issues…

• In Nonprofit Quarterly, Kururama Masomere calls for philanthropy to redefine its definition of urgency to include the racial inequities and systemic issues that Black and brown communities face daily.
• In Inside Philanthropy, Dimple Abichandani asks philanthropy to move from relief to power, with a “long-term, large-scale philanthropic response to shift who has power in our democracy and our economy.”
• Carmen Rojas, PhD, asks “What are we going to do to shift the balance of power and resources” in her essay on philanthropy during COVID-19 in Medium.
• Trista Harris argues that now is the perfect time to dwell on the future in a LinkedIn post (and will be speaking more about how looking forward can help us now in her upcoming EPIP webinar).

...and a continued focus on the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color

• Teleangé Thomas, in Candid’s blog, notes that only a very small percentage (3.3%) of COVID-19 grants have had an explicit focus on marginalized populations and argues that doing good in a crisis can’t be color blind.
• PolicyLink has created a landing page on COVID-19 & Race that includes articles, principles and action steps to take.
• Native Americans in Philanthropy’s Coronavirus Resource Center includes a wealth of information about COVID-19, its impact on indigenous communities, and related response funds.