Promoting Philanthropy's Multicultural Transformation
Dr. Hanh Cao Yu
Vice President
Social Policy Research Associates

What does it mean for a foundation or an organization to become a “culturally competent” organization?  This question has been addressed through an institutional change framework developed by Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) in its work with several major foundations.  This framework focuses on sustainable institutional transformation based on shared vision for diversity work, an authorizing culture to support multiculturalism, and appropriate organizational policies, procedures and systems to implement diversity grantmaking principles and values.

Our guest, Dr. Hanh Cao Yu, will speak about The California Endowment’s newly released Foundation Diversity Policies and Practices Toolkit.  The Toolkit captures how foundations across the country address diversity within their institutions, providing innovative examples of policy statements and procedures that incorporate diversity into grantmaking and organizational practices.  The Toolkit was designed to offer foundations an opportunity to enhance dialogue and engagement around issues of diversity, equity, and social justice while integrating ideas into policy and practice.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Hanh Cao Yu has 20 years of experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research.  Her work has focused in the areas of non-profit and foundation capacity building, community change, adolescent development, school reform, and multicultural education.  She also has considerable experience in working with philanthropic foundations to assess strategic funding priorities, institutional change, program performance, and effective outcome measures for a variety of community-based and public sector programs.  Dr. Yu co-led the Evaluation of the Kellogg Foundation’s Capitalizing on Diversity Cross Cutting Theme from 1996 to 2005.  She is a noted national presenter on effective approaches to conducting multicultural evaluations.


To learn more about Dr. Yu and her work, please link to:   www.spra.com/ab_our_staff.shtml

Come and join us for a networking reception with other fundraising professionals and non-profit leaders.  This will be a wonderful opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues, make new contacts and discuss issues that are affecting us all in the current economic climate.

A special thank you to our sponsor of the July Luncheon Program